Aidan O'Connell passed for two touchdowns, tight end Brock Bowers broke two rookie NFL records, and the Las Vegas Raiders won for just the fourth time this season, 25-10 over the struggling New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Bowers' seven catches for 77 yards gave him 108 receptions for 1,144 yards this season, eclipsing Mike Ditka's 1961 rookie tight end mark of 1,067 yards receiving andrushed for 115 yards for the Raiders — the journeyman running back's first 100-yard game in his 10 NFL seasons.kicked four field goals — his longest from 54 yards — for the Raiders, who didn't look fazed by flight delays on Saturday that got them into their hotel after midnight, less than 12 hours before kickoff.
Rattler also rushed for 46 yards to finish as New Orleans' leading rusher for a second straight week.took what looked like a toss sweep to the right before throwing a lateral back to his left, where Rattler caught it and threw 30 yards downfield to wide-open tight end Las Vegas moved in front for good on O'Connell's short scoring pass to Meyers with a minute left in the second quarter.Saints: Miller left the game with concussion symptoms in the second quarter. LB Jaylan Ford appeared to suffer a serious lower right leg injury on punt coverage in the fourth quarter. DEwas treated on the field late in the game — but walked off on his own — after a hard collision over the middle.
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