The Las Vegas Raiders are 3-0 for the first time since 2021 after a 35-27 comeback win over the New Orleans Saints. Down 27-16 late in the third quarter at the Superdome, they scored 19 straight points and forced four fourth-quarter takeaways, including Hezekiah Masses' interception and Jeremy Chinn's strip of Tyler Shough on 4th-and-1. Scott Gulbransen also owns his pregame miss on the takeaways.
Then the question everyone's asking: is this team for real? Scott lays out three tests. The defense hasn't allowed a fourth-quarter point in three games. Kirk Cousins went 22 of 33 for 248 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers, which pushes the Fernando Mendoza timeline back again. And Klint Kubiak's second-half adjustments in his old building have NFL.com calling him the early Coach of the Year frontrunner. For each one, Scott says what would change his mind.
He also covers the schedule caveat (Miami and the Chargers are a combined 0-6), the 2021 comparison, Brock Bowers' 10-catch, 116-yard return, Jack Bech's broken forearm and trip to IR, and why Treydan Stukes' concussion status matters so much this week.
The Chiefs preview: Patrick Mahomes is 13-2 against the Raiders, Kenneth Walker III gives Kansas City a real run game, and Vegas has the Chiefs favored by around 5.5. Scott looks at whether Rob Leonard should blitz or make Mahomes be patient, why Bowers against the linebackers is the key on offense, and why Mike Washington Jr. deserves closer to 10 carries.
Thursday: Carrington Harrison of SiriusXM joins the show, Scott makes his pick and the Raider Nation Court of Public Opinion takes your calls.
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Chapters:
00:00 Show open: Raiders 3-0 for the first time since 2021
01:45 Is this Raiders team for real?
02:28 Saints recap: 19 straight points, 4 takeaways
03:36 Where I was wrong about the Saints game
05:32 Three things that decide if it's real
05:54 No. 1: Coffee is for closers
08:20 When somebody finally scores late
09:57 Thursday: Carrington Harrison joins the show
10:18 No. 2: Kirk Cousins answers the doubters
11:48 Brock Bowers proved me wrong
12:55 Cousins' real test: the Chiefs pass rush
14:32 Why Fernando Mendoza keeps waiting
14:43 No. 3: Klint Kubiak for Coach of the Year?
16:34 Who have they beaten?
18:34 The 2021 comparison
19:07 Jack Bech's broken forearm
20:46 Treydan Stukes and the concussion protocol
22:39 Chiefs week: the AFC West picture
23:07 Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III
24:27 Chiefs favored in Vegas, Mahomes 13-2 vs. Raiders
25:16 The matchup that decides it
26:13 Rob Leonard: blitz or make Mahomes be patient?
27:59 Bowers vs. the linebackers, more Mike Washington Jr.
28:49 Win Sunday and the doubters go quiet
29:02 Lose a close one? Nobody panic
30:38 What to watch this week
31:36 Call in for Thursday's show
33:19 Wrap-up and sign-off
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