In a game that went down to the wire, the Las Vegas Raiders snapped their 10-game losing streak with a 19-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The first quarter of action was stagnant, with the Raiders’ most explosive play being their first – a screen pass to Brock Bowers going for 32 yards. However, the Jaguars defensive front provided issues for Aidan O’Connell in the pocket as they sacked him twice in the first 15 minutes.
Jacksonville got on the scoreboard first with a 26-yard punt return and unnecessary roughness penalty on the Raiders setting them up in prime position at the 29-yard line. The drive was capped off with a one-yard touchdown rush up the middle from Tank Bigsby.
The Raiders offense got clicking in the second quarter off a 13-yard scramble from O’Connell and a 29-yard dot to Tre Tucker . A rush up the middle from Alexander Mattison – the running back’s first rushing touchdown since Week 6 – tied the game at seven.
On the Silver and Black’s next drive, Daniel Carlson nailed a 49-yard field goal to give the team a 10-7 lead with 10:28 left in the second quarter. After another defensive stop on the Jaguars, Ameer Abdullah would account for 24 scrimmage yards on the offense’s third straight drive to end with a score – with Carlson making a 37-yard field goal to make it 13-7.
This was the first time the Raiders held a lead going into halftime since Week 12 against the Denver Broncos.