National Football League
Las Vegas 34, Denver 24
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 17, 2021
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 69°
Head Official: Ron Torbert
Attendance: 76854

Derek Carr was 18-for-27 passing for 341 yards and two touchdowns, Kenyan Drake had a touchdown run and catch, and the visiting Las Vegas Raiders beat the Denver Broncos 34-24 on Sunday.

Henry Ruggs III had three catches for 97 yards and a touchdown and Josh Jacobs ran for another for Las Vegas (4-2).

Terry Bridgewater was 35-for-49 passing for 334 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions, Noah Fant had nine catches for 97 yards and a score. Courtland Sutton had eight receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown for Denver (3-3).

The Raiders were playing their first game since Jon Gruden resigned as head coach after offensive emails were made public last week. Rich Bisaccia was elevated to interim head coach.

Las Vegas went ahead 7-0 just 3:06 into the game on Carr's 48-yard TD pass to Ruggs. The Broncos answered on the ensuing drive with Bridgewater's 23-yard touchdown strike to Tim Patrick.

Daniel Carlson's 50-yard field goal gave Las Vegas a 10-7 lead but he missed from 43 yards after Bridgewater threw an interception.

After five punts, the Raiders struck just before halftime. They got the ball at their own 18-yard line with 1:01 left, and after two short completions Carr hit Darren Waller for 36 yards. That set up a 31-yard TD pass to Drake with 30 seconds left.

Denver managed just one yard on its first possession of the second half and Las Vegas answered with another score. The Raiders got the ball on their 44 and needed just four plays to score, with Drake running the final 18 yards to make it 24-7.

The Broncos responded with a 32-yard field goal by Brandon McManus to cut the lead to two touchdowns but Jacobs scored on a 3-yard run to make it 31-10 at the end of the third quarter.

Denver cut it to 31-17 when Sutton caught a 12-yard TD pass with 11:16 left but Carlson hit a 30-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17 with 7:57 to play.

Bridgewater made it a 10-point game with a 4-yard TD pass to Fant.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Las Vegas   Denver
Josh Jacobs Player Javonte Williams
16 Attempts 11
53 Yards 53
3.3 Avg Yards 4.8
1 Touchdowns 0
6 Long 30
Receiving
Las Vegas   Denver
Henry Ruggs III Player Noah Fant
3 Receptions 9
97 Yards 97
32.3 Avg Yards 10.8
1 Touchdowns 1
48 Long 26
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Las Vegas 426 86 340 4 2 3 5.0 1
Denver 421 112 309 3 1 0 2.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Denver will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Broncos have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Las Vegas will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Raiders have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .667 after a loss.