Silver And Black Pride
Here are some live updates from the Las Vegas Raiders home game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday:
Raiders’ quarterback Gardner Minshew fumbled the first play of the game, but recovered it for a three-yard loss. The Raiders get a first down, but then had to punt after Minshew couldn’t concert on third down and three. He tried to hit rookie star tight end Brock Bowers, but star Denver cornerback had his covered. It could be a fun matchup for the rest of the game.
Denver had some chuck plays and quarterback Bo Nix made some plays, but a penalty hurt Denver and it had to punt on its first drive. The Raiders got good pressure on Nix on the drive.
Rookie center Jackson Powers-Johnson was called for unnecessary roughness and then had a bad snap on the Raiders’ second drive, which led to a quick punt.
Denver tackle Mike McGlinchey had holding penalties that erased big gains in Denver’s first two drives. But Denver got a first down on first and 20 in the drive. The Broncos took a 3-0 lead with 2:47 to go in the first quarter.
Las Vegas sixth-round pick, running back Dylan Laube had a 59-yard kick return to the Denver 40 in the first quarter. It was the first big play by the rookie, It was the Raiders’ longest kick return in five years.
The Raiders cashed in after Laube’s return as Minshew hit Ameer Abdullah for a short touchdown to take a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter.
Tyree WiIson got a sack for the second straight game on third down, forcing Denver into a field goal to make the score 7-6 in the second quarter.
The Raiders rana beautiful fake punt after a three-and-out as punter A.J. Cole hit linebacker Divine Deablo for a 34-yard gain to get to the Denver 30. It setup a field goal as the Raiders extended their lead to 10-6 with less than four minutes to go in the first half.
