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.
DYLAN LAUBE GOING THE DISTANCE!!!#DENvsLV | @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/XafqaGpcIq
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) November 24, 2024
- 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.
The throw and catch pic.twitter.com/TMvhqGrugy
— NFL (@NFL) November 24, 2024
- Tyree Wilson 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 ran a 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.
4th and Cole!!!#DENvsLV | @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/nfAv1RWipv
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) November 24, 2024
- Both teams traded late field goals as the Raiders took a 13-9 lead at halftime. The Broncos get the ball to start the second half.
- The Broncos went three-and-out to start the second half.
MINSHEW PICKED OFF. AWFUL THROW…pic.twitter.com/OWTOLX6KCv
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 24, 2024
- Minshew threw a terrible pass and it was intercepted by Denver’s Brandon Jones and he returned it to the Raiders’ 18 on Las Vegas’ first drive of the second half. The Broncos then took a 16-13 lead. Minshew is tied for the NFL lead with 14 turnovers.
- Denver leads 16-13 going into the fourth quarter.
- The Broncos converted their fourth field goal of the game to extend their lead to 19-13 with just more than 12 minutes to go.
- A 13-yard completion from Minshew to Brock Bowers on third and 23 sets up a 53-yard Daniel Carlson field goal to cut Denver’s lead to 19-16 with 8;59 to go.
- The Broncos cruised down the field after Carlson’s field goal and scored to take a 26-16 lead with just over five minutes to go.
- Carlson hit his fourth field goal of the game to make it a 26-19 game with 3:38 to go.
- The Raiders forced a three-and-out (Denver killed just 15 seconds) and get the ball on their own 24 with 3:12 to go with all three timeouts down a touchdown.
- Minshew is sacked and hurt shoulder. Desmond Ridder goes in.
- Ridder was strip sacked and Denver recovered, all but icing the game.