Oh, it was ugly. No doubt about that. But what the Las Vegas Raiders did at the tail end of the clash with the Cleveland Browns this past Monday was show complementary football can be a Silver & Black possibility.
Think about it, for a minute. That interception — the deep pass from quarterback Derek Carr intended for wide receiver Zay Jones — should’ve been the knockout punch that sent the Raiders face first into to the turf. Folding is a habitual Raiders exercise. But, instead, Las Vegas’ much-maligned defense rose to the occasion, got a stop and the ball back to Carr and the Raiders offense.