Perhaps the most pleasant surprise of the Oakland Raiders’ Week 1 victory over the Tennessee Titans was how well the Oakland secondary played. Though Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota had 256 passing yards, most of them were of the empty variety. Tennessee did not have a passing touchdown all game. Mariota’s 10-yard scamper was the only time the Titans found pay dirt in Week 1.
The Raiders definitely got great play out of front-seven players like Justin Ellis, Khalil Mack and Eddie Vanderdoes, but hats off to the guys playing in the back-end.