Raiders Outlast Jets 38-33 Despite Defensive Struggles

WHO:

NY Post - Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick characterized the defense’s performance as “Jets being Jets.”

NY Post - The New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders played in the game.

raiders.com - Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins scored a touchdown on a 1-yard quarterback sneak and threw two touchdown passes to tight end Brock Bowers, including a 12-yard one-handed catch.

raiders.com - Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby sacked Jets quarterback Geno Smith for a 10-yard loss.

raiders.com - Raiders running back Dylan Laube returned a Jets kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.

raiders.com - The Raiders placed defensive end Patrick Johnson on the Reserve/Injured list.

raiders.com - Raiders analyst Eric Allen previewed the team’s matchup with the Jets.

NY Post - Ryan and Frankie discussed the Jets’ loss in a postgame breakdown.

WHAT:

PFF - The Raiders held off the Jets to win by five points.

NY Post - The Raiders defeated the Jets 38-33.

NY Post - The Jets’ record fell to 2-6 after the loss.

NY Post - The Raiders ended a four-game losing streak with the victory.

NY Post - The Raiders’ defense allowed 33 points; the article described its performance as a historic low point and said the offense helped the team survive.

NY Post - A separate preview identified the Raiders’ inconsistent run offense and difficulty stopping the run as concerns.

raiders.com - The Raiders’ matchup was listed as their Week 8 game.

NY Post - A Raiders-Jets preview covered the matchup, prediction and points to watch.

WHERE:

NY Post - The game was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

raiders.com - The Raiders traveled to New Jersey to play the Jets.

Fox News Sports - The game was scheduled as a Sunday afternoon kickoff in North Jersey.

WHY:

NY Post - The Raiders’ victory was described as badly needed and as allowing the team to continue believing its season could still amount to something.

NY Post - The article cautioned that beating the Jets did not resolve the problems behind the Raiders’ four-game losing streak.

HOW:

NY Post - The NY Post’s “Heroes, zeros and the full blitz” article assessed performances in the Jets’ loss.

raiders.com - The Raiders scored through Cousins’ quarterback sneak, his touchdown passes to Bowers, and Laube’s kickoff-return touchdown.

The Raiders beat the Jets 38 to 33, ending a four-game losing streak. Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, while Dylan Laube returned a kickoff 95 yards. Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick summed up the defense’s showing: “Jets being Jets.”