Despite arriving in New Orleans late due to flight delays, the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the struggling New Orleans Saints 25-10. Rookie tight end Brock Bowers set two NFL records, while Ameer Abdullah ran for 115 yards.
NEW ORLEANS — Aidan O'Connell and the Las Vegas Raiders played with a lot of energy — and looked pretty sharp — for a last-place team that had every excuse to be sluggish and sleep-deprived.O'Connell passed for two touchdowns, tight end Brock Bowers broke two rookie NFL records, and the Raiders won for just the fourth time this season, 25-10 over the struggling New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
The convincing victory came after flight delays so long on Saturday that players didn't get into their New Orleans hotel until after midnight — less than 12 hours before kickoff.'These guys didn't blink, flinch,' Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said with a satisfied grin. 'We got in at 1 o'clock in the morning, got up this morning and rolled.'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 and Puka Nacua's 2023 mark of 105 catches by a rookie at any position. Bowers also surpassed Darren Waller's franchise mark of 107 receptions in a season, which had stood since 2020.'It's pretty shocking to me,' Bowers said of his records, saying he had 'no clue what to expect, coming from college to the NFL.'Ameer Abdullah rushed for 115 yards for the Raiders (4-12) — the journeyman running back's first 100-yard game in his 10 NFL seasons.'I'm not surprised by it,' Abdullah said. 'I put a lot of work in. I'm very consistent.... I'm happy for it, but I still think there's a lot more out there for me.'O'Connell finished with 242 yards passing, including a 3-yard TD pass to Jakobi Meyers and an 18-yarder to Tre Tucker as the Raiders won their second straight on the heels of a 10-game skid.'Better late than never,' O'Connell said. 'We have a resilient bunch of guys and I'm sure it was probably harder for people to believe that when we were losing a lot of games.'Daniel Carlson kicked four field goals — his longest from 54 yards — for Las Vega
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