Antonio Pierce not shying away from chance at getting Raiders' full-time head-coaching job

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More than half of the Las Vegas Raiders' wins this season have come with Antonio Pierce at the helm.

The Raiders fired Josh McDaniels after a 3-5 start this season and going 6-11 last year, giving the former NFL linebacker the interim job after he served as the team's linebackers coach.

And he's been quite impressive. In his head-coaching debut, he got a victory over the team he won a Super Bowl with in the New York Giants.

Now, after an upset victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas, his record is 4-3 and the Raiders are 7-8 in a season that seemed dead when McDaniels was let go.

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Interim head coach Antonio Pierce of the Las Vegas Raiders runs off the field after defeating the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 2023. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

It's clear the Raiders are playing for their new coach, and after early success, he doesn't seem like he's shying away from the opportunity to have the interim title dropped.

"I'm going to keep saying it: As long as it looks right, sounds right and smells right, I'm fine with it," Pierce told reporters on Tuesday, per ESPN. "Win, lose or draw, and I'm going to be me, and [the players] are going to be them. And when this bad boy's over with, hopefully it all works out and we're together for more years to come."

"And hopefully [Raiders owner] Mark Davis sees improvement and growth within our team; he sees the style and play that he wants from the Raiders; he sees a fan base that's behind us; he sees a building that loves coming to work and loves being here and people that's covering the team, enjoying covering