Overview
- Brock Bowers, which returned Sunday, caught 10 passes for 116 yards and a fourth‑quarter touchdown as the Raiders beat the Saints 35-27 to move to 3-0.
- The tight end had undergone a preseason meniscus 'clean up' and missed Weeks 1 and 2 while the team used Michael Mayer and others to win those games.
- Coaches ran a managed return with limited practice reps before the game but deployed Bowers heavily out wide and in the slot, where all 13 of his targets occurred.
- Klint Kubiak praised the performance as needed and impressive, and Kirk Cousins said game reps with Bowers will be key to building their rapport.
- Bowers’s mix of tight end size and receiver speed gives Las Vegas a matchup problem that could change play calling, though staff will monitor his workload and chemistry as they prepare for Kansas City.