Jimmy Garoppolo threw two touchdown passes to fellow newcomer Jakobi Meyers and the Las Vegas Raiders spoiled Sean Payton’s Denver debut with a 17-16 win over the Broncos.
The Raiders’ defense then held Denver to its only three-and-out, giving the ball back to Garoppolo with about five minutes left.
Payton returned to the sideline after a year’s sabbatical in the FOX broadcast booth in large part to revive Russell Wilson’s career after the quarterback’s worst season. Wilson looked much better than he did last year with Nathaniel Hackett at the helm, completing 27 of 34 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns without an interception.
Lutz was good from 24 yards out to push Denver’s lead to 16-10 midway through the fourth quarter. That capped a 16-play, 75-yard drive that followed Jackson’s end-zone interception after the Raiders had reached the Denver 1. Wilson threw two 5-yard touchdown passes in the first half. The first was to wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey, another of Payton’s former Saints players, on Denver’s first drive. That marked the first time since 2008 at Oakland that Denver had scored a touchdown on its first drive of the season.
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