Silver And Black Pride
The Las Vegas Raiders were idle on Sunday as they prepare for their Week 2 Monday Night Football matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, so let’s check in on a few former Raiders: Davante Adams, Hunter Renfrow and Divine Deablo.
Adams found paydirt on a 16-yard throw from Matthew Stafford with 9:40 left in the fourth quarter to give the Los Angeles Rams a 27-16 lead. Not only did that help the team seal the win and was the receiver’s first score with his new club, but it was also a milestone catch for the wideout. He became the 32nd player in NFL history to eclipse 12,000 career receiving yards and tied Antonio Brown, Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall, and Jimmy Smith for the 11th-most 100-yard receiving games in league history (46), per Rams’ staff writer Stu Jackson. Additionally, that was Adams’ 104th receiving touchdown, putting him one behind Mike Evans for ninth all time. In 37 games with the Raiders, the wideout logged 2,869 yards and 23 touchdowns.
After Renfrow missed all of last season with an autoimmune disease, it was nice to see him put together a two-touchdown performance on Sunday. While the Carolina Panthers’ comeback effort fell short, the wideout’s scores came late in the third quarter and with 1:58 left in the game to make it a one-possession contest and give the team a chance to win. Renfrow was a class act during his time in Las Vegas, so this is a performance everyone in Raider Nation can be proud of.
The Atlanta Falcons’ defense was dominant on Sunday night, holding the Minnesota Vikings to just six points all game and shutting them out in the second half while getting good contributions from Deablo. The linebacker made several plays throughout the game, including breaking up a pass and recovering a fumble. The latter set up a field goal that pushed Atlanta’s lead to two possessions in the fourth quarter and was the final nail in the Vikings’ coffin.
