Bills Offense Perfect Test For Revamped Raiders Defense

In Week 2, the Las Vegas Raiders travel to Buffalo to take on Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs and the rest of the Buffalo Bills' offense. The Raiders are one of four teams in the NFL who play their first two games of the season on the road.

Last season, the Bills were the second-highest-scoring offense in the National Football League, averaging a little over 28 points per game.

Buffalo undoubtedly poses many threats for a Raiders defense still trying to solidify who they are. The Raiders' defense, already motivated to show how much progress they've made since last season, doesn't have to look far for confirmation that it's on the right track.

After scoring 13 points in the first half, Russell Wilson and the Denver offense gained only 52 yards passing and scored only three points in the second half against the Raiders' defense last Sunday.

The ability to make the proper adjustments will be a positive the Raiders' defense can take into next week.

“I thought Pat [Graham] and his staff did a great job at halftime," Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels said. "I thought the players did a really good job of executing. We tightened it down a little bit and tried to get on them so there were not as many simple completions."

For defensive end Maxx Crosby, opening up the season in such a hostile environment, while overcoming adversity is exactly what the defense has been working on all offseason.

On Sunday against quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills, the Raiders will have the chance to put the lessons learned against the Broncos to use.

"It’s a testament to all the guys in this locker room," Crosby said. "We’ve been doing it all OTAs and all camp. We have to go out there and show the world that we’re improving."

"We stayed calm. We did a great job the whole first half, I feel like defensively. We let them leak out of the pocket, they made a couple of plays, but we went in at halftime behind, 13-10."

"We didn’t panic; we didn’t start freaking out. I was like: ‘OK, we know what we need to do. We just need to stay calm, keep doing our job, and beat the man in front of us.’ I feel like we did that majority of the game.”

Las Vegas' defense is determined to prove it has taken a step in the right direction, playing well enough to win a second consecutive game on the road -- especially against a high-powered offense like Buffalo's would send the message loud and clear.

The Silver and Black remain on the road this week as they travel to play the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 1:05 p.m. EDT/10:05 a.m. PDT.

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