Kirk Cousins has 301 touchdown passes successful his 15-year NFL career, his archetypal 3 Sunday for the Las Vegas Raiders sparking their Week 1 victory.
The Raiders rolled to a 27-13 triumph implicit the Miami Dolphins astatine Allegiant Stadium, enthralling a raucous capableness crowd. Cousins completed 21 of 30 passes for 160 yards and first-half touchdowns — his 299th and 300th — to wide receiver Jach Bech and moving backmost Ashton Jeanty respectively.
Cousins is the 15th backmost successful NFL past to propulsion 300-plus touchdown passes, tossing his 301st successful the 3rd 4th to Jeanty to mitigate 2 second-half picks. The shifty sophomore rushed 23 times for 102 yards, moving down a rebuild violative line, adding six receptions catches for 45 yards.
Miami backmost Malik Willis completed 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards, an interception and ran for a 14-yard, third-quarter people aft Cousins threw a prime connected the 2nd play of the 2nd half. The Dolphins finished were 2 of 10 converting 3rd downs and the Raiders recorded 5 sacks.
Cousins guided a 16-play, 93-yard opening thrust with abbreviated completion aft abbreviated completion— the past of which went to Bech uncovered, slanting toward the extremity portion for 15-yard score. His touchdown walk to Jeanty implicit the mediate capped a seven-play, 54-yard second-quarter drive.
Miami answered with a tract goal, Las Vegas led 17-6 astatine halftime and Cousins threw excessively precocious for Bech, hitting Miami information Michael Taaffe instead. Willis scored a fewer plays later, but moving backmost Dylan Laube brought the ensuing kickoff backmost to midfield.
Cousins capped the thrust by uncovering Jeanty unfastened successful the level for a 13-yard score.
Rookie information Treydan Stukes intercepted Willis connected the pursuing possession and Matt Gay kicked his 2nd tract goal. Jaylen Wright returned the ensuing kickoff 79 yards for Miami. But wide receiver Cody White stopped him from scoring, linebacker Nakobe Dean sacked Willis connected 3rd down and the Dolphins missed a tract goal.
Maxx Crosby added a fourth-quarter sack (and shared different with chap borderline rusher Kwity Paye) arsenic Cousins threw a fourth-quarter prime and the Raiders proceed their play adjacent Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine SoFi Stadium.
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