Silver And Black Pride · Oct 19, 2021
Just stats baby: Week 6 vs Broncos
Photo by Steve Nurenberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Las Vegas Raiders went into mile-high and dominated the Denver Broncos with a 34-24 win. The Raiders' offense averaged 8.19 yards per play, and the defense forced four turnovers.
Let's deep dive into the advanced stats that stood out this week.
Play action, and RPOs come alive.
The offense for the Raiders has been immune to play-action passing. With former coach Jon Gruden as the play-caller, The offense used play fakes on 11.5 percent of their dropbacks which was dead last in PFF metrics. Insert Greg Olson, and that all changed on Sunday.
