Raiders vs. Saints: Week 3 Live Game Thread

New Orleans, LA. -- The Las Vegas Raiders look to start the season 3-0 as they travel south to face the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Both teams are coming off surprising Week 2 wins and enter Week 3 aiming to build on that success.

Las Vegas' Week 2 win over the Los Angeles Chargers showed a side to the Raiders they had not shown in years. Despite their lack of success running the ball, Las Vegas stuck with it and drained valuable time off the clock. Las Vegas controlled the game and forced the Chargers' hand.

Las Vegas' upcoming schedule is set to get much more difficult following Sunday's game against the Saints. The Raiders must keep trying to get ahead of one of the league's most challenging schedules this season.

Ahead of the team's Week 4 matchup against the Saints, Raiders veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins noted that Las Vegas' growing offense is starting to come together.

“I do think there's confidence. I'll always say that I go where my reads take me, and I've certainly missed reads where maybe the ball should have gone to someone else. But for the most part, I just go where I feel the defense is telling me to put the football,” Cousins said earlier this week.

“Coaches I think always do a good job of formation-ing where they want the football to go, if you will. I just play it out true and honest the best I can. In some games, that's led to certain players getting a lot of touches, but it's never really conscious by me."

The Raiders' offense is still a work in progress. Cousins noted how much of that work comes from preparation during the week. However, as Las Vegas showed during the preseason, they tend to make significant progress as a unit following a game.

“I think that's a big part of NFL football is not just the game plan. First of all, the system that you install in the spring and in camp, but then the game plan week to week, and then the in-game plan, if you will, through over four quarters. So, there's a lot of schematics that take place,” Cousins said.

The Saints are sure to give the Raiders another hard-fought game on Sunday. It will be interesting to see how Klint Kubiak's Raiders respond to their first true road game together.

Be sure to follow along with our live game thread during the contest.

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START OF THE FIRST QUARTER

PENALTY: Holding on Tre Tucker, in Saints' territory.

SCORING UPDATE No. 1: Raiders connect on a 41-yard field goal. Raiders lead, 3-0.

PENALTY: Illegal shift called on Saints' offense.

SCORING UPDATE No. 2: Saints score touchdown on 2-yard pass. Extra point blocked. Saints lead 6-3.

PENALTY: Penalty called on Saints' kickoff outside the landing zone. Raiders first down at their own 40-yard line.

PENALTY: Offensive offsides called on Raiders center Tyler Linderbaum.

START OF THE SECOND QUARTER

SCORING UPDATE No. 3: Raiders connect on a 37-yard field goal. Tie game.

PENALTY: Holding called on Saints' offense.

PENALTY: Pass interference called on Saints' defense. First down Raiders at Saints' 11-yard line.

PENALTY: Roughing the passer called on New Orleans. First and goal for the Raiders from the Saints' 5-yard line.

SCORING UPDATE No. 4: Raiders score on a short pass from Kirk Cousins to Michael Mayer. Raiders lead 13-7.

SCORING UPDATE No. 5: Saints score a touchdown. Tie game, 13-13.

PENALTY: Illegal contact called on Saints' defense. First down Raiders at midfield. One minute left in first half.

TIMEOUT: Raiders call first timeout of the first half. Raiders' first down at Saints' 25-yard line.

TIMEOUT: Cousins sacked for 11-yard loss. Raiders use second time out of the first half.

TIMEOUT: Raiders use third and final timeout of the first half.

TIMEOUT: Saints use their second time out of the first half.

PENALTY: Unecessary roughness called on Saints' defense. First and goal for the Raiders.

TIMEOUT: Saints use second timeout.

SCORING UPDATE No. 6: Raiders score convert a short field goal. Raiders lead 16-13 going into halftime.

START OF THE THIRD QUARTER

PENALTY: Neutral zone infraction on Raiders' defense. First and goal for the Saints.

SCORING UPDATE No. 7: Saints score touchdown on short pass. Saints lead 20-16.

TURNOVER: Dylan Laube fumbles ensuing kickoff. Saints recover the ball deep in Raiders territory.

SCORING UPDATE No. 8: Saints score touchdown on short pass. Saints lead 27-16.

SCORING UPDATE No. 9: Raiders score a touchdown on a 36-yard run by Mike Washington. Saints lead 27-22 after a failed two-point conversion.

PENALTY: Raiders penalized for kicking the ball out of bounds. Saints first down at their 40-yard line.

PENALTY: Delay of game called on Saints' punt team.

START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER

TUNOVER: Raiders force and recover a fumble. Raiders' first down at their own 40-yard line at the start of the fourth quarter.

SCORING UPDATE No. 10: Raiders score a touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Cousins to Cody White. Raiders fail to convert a 2-point conversion. Raiders lead 28-27.

TURNOVER: Saints throw an interception to Hezekiah Masses, who returns it to the Saints' 4-yard line. Masses fumbles. Recovered by the Raiders. Raiders have first and goal, up by one, with seven minutes left in the game.

SCORING UPDATE No. 11: Raiders score touchdown on short pass from Cousins to Bowers. Raiders lead 35-27,

TIMEOUT: Raiders use their first timeout of the second half. Fourth and one for the Saints' offense.

TURNOVER: Raiders sack Shough on fourth and one. Raiders ball.

PENALTY: Illegal contact called on Raiders' defense, negating an interception. Automative first down for the Saints.

TURNOVER: Raiders force and recover fumble. No flag.

Raiders win 35-27.

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