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HomeFinal27 Sept, 21:25 BSTCaesars Superdome
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Week 3 / Game Review
Raiders close out Saints in a 35-27 swing game
Las Vegas paired a concentrated passing attack with the decisive turnover edge, surviving New Orleans’ prolific short-area production and late-game resistance.
116 receiving yards · 35 routes
Explore the game data01 / The takeaway
13TargetsBowers was the Raiders’ offensive fulcrum
Brock Bowers dominated a passing game that otherwise distributed modestly, combining heavy opportunity with explosive per-route production and a touchdown. Kirk Cousins was efficient enough to turn that concentration into a winning offensive script.
02 / The takeaway
4TouchdownsSaints passing volume could not overcome giveaways
Tyler Shough delivered touchdown volume and fed Chris Olave and the tight ends, but the lost fumbles and interception were the defining counterweight. Las Vegas’ defense made enough disruption plays to blunt a productive New Orleans yardage day.
03 / The takeaway
19CarriesThe backfields offered workload clues, not clean fantasy answers
Ashton Jeanty owned Las Vegas’ rushing workload but found little rushing efficiency, while Mike Washington Jr. supplied the touchdown burst in limited offensive work. New Orleans split its rushing work, with Travis Etienne leading the carries and Alvin Kamara seeing a much smaller receiving role.
Bowers defines Las Vegas’ winning formula
The Raiders did not need broad receiver production because Bowers controlled the middle of their aerial attack. His usage was not merely a scoring spike: he commanded an enormous slice of the targets and air yards, ran a full route complement, and converted opportunity at an elite per-route rate. His catchable-target result also supports the connection rather than leaving the performance solely to difficult throws or broken plays. Cousins supplied the clean point-guard performance around him. He protected the ball, produced touchdown passes, and completed a high share of attempts while posting positive passing EPA and CPOE. The sack fumble that was not lost remains a reminder that the Saints created pressure, but Las Vegas avoided the turnover avalanche that ultimately separated the teams.