While the five turnovers was the headline of the Las Vegas Raiders’ defensive performance in Sunday’s 37-12 win over the Denver Broncos, there was another encouraging development: Arden Key had one of his best NFL games to date.
The defensive end came back in Week 10 after missing two games with a foot injury and looked like a different player. He had two tackles — but his impact was bigger than that —and he was as active as he’s ever been since being drafted in the third round in 2018.
Key will likely always be a rotational player, but if he can give the same energy off the bench moving forward this season, it will help the Raiders’ defense.