2026 · Week 3
Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints
Sep 27, 2026 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Las Vegas Raiders defeated New Orleans Saints 35–27. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Raiders only a 36% shot beforehand. Raiders improve to 3-0; Saints fall to 1-2. Kirk Cousins paced the offense with 248 passing yards and 3 TDs; 3 rushing yards. Saints turned it over 2 times to Raiders's 0.
Team stats
| LV | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 26 |
| 361 | Total yards | 403 |
| 248 | Passing yards | 255 |
| 113 | Rushing yards | 148 |
| 22/33 | Comp / Att | 29/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:39) 14-M.Gay 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.
- Q1(:54) (Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass short left to 83-J.Johnson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q110-D.Carlson extra point is Blocked (99-T.Booker), Center-46-C.Adomitis, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(11:30) 14-M.Gay 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.
- Q2(5:49) 66-T.Zuhn reported in as eligible. 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 87-M.Mayer for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q214-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.
- Q2(1:57) (Shotgun) 6-T.Shough pass short left to 87-N.Fant for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q210-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Adomitis, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(:04) 14-M.Gay 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.
- Q3(6:44) 6-T.Shough pass short left to 83-J.Johnson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN [98-M.Crosby].
- Q310-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Adomitis, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(5:54) 6-T.Shough pass short right to 87-N.Fant for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Adomitis, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(3:29) 4-M.Washington right guard pushed ob at NO 1 for 35 yards (21-J.Reid). Las Vegas challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 4-M.Washington right guard for 36 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(9:27) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 82-C.White for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(6:28) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 89-B.Bowers for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q414-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.
Box score
LV
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 22/33 | 248 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ashton Jeanty | 19 | 56 | 0 |
| Mike Washington Jr. | 5 | 54 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Bowers | 10 | 13 | 116 | 1 |
| Ashton Jeanty | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Tre Tucker | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Michael Mayer | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 |
| Jalen Nailor | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Cody White | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Malik Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 29/42 | 255 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Travis Etienne | 13 | 57 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 9 | 36 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| CJ Donaldson | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 9 | 13 | 107 | 0 |
| Travis Etienne | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 8 | 8 | 53 | 2 |
| Devaughn Vele | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 4 | 4 | 33 | 2 |
| Kendre Miller | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Bryce Lance | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |