Two quarterback conversations are driving the league's news cycle, and in both of them the consensus is litigating the wrong man. Start in Las Vegas, where the No. 1 pick finally got on the field.
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San Francisco and Minnesota are both 5-0 at the top of the table, with Kansas City 4-0 just behind them.
Kubiak's conditional framing — 'if he can't go' — plus a refused injury timeline reads closer to doubtful than the tag suggests.
The most important number from New England's 45-17 win over Las Vegas isn't 374. It's 4. That's Ashton Jeanty's long run. Ten carries, 27 yards, 2.
Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium, Sunday 1:00 p.m. local. The Patriots are laying 3.5, and I'm paying for it. The Raiders are 3-1 with a plus-31 point differential.
Kansas City is 4-0. Patrick Mahomes isn't why, and the final score is going to convince a lot of people otherwise. Mahomes finished 15 of 30 for 225 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, a 97.
Two 3-0 teams. Identical 88 points scored. And one of them is the biggest road favorite of the week. That's what Allegiant Stadium gets Sunday at 4:25 local, and the consensus has already decided…
The Raiders are 3-0 and the scoreboard says everything is fine. The rest of the numbers say Las Vegas is a passing team wearing a running team's jersey.
Las Vegas is 2-0 and the market is offering a plus price to take them. New Orleans is 1-1 and laying 3.5 at home.
Kubiak hedged Bowers to a pregame workout and ruled out 'DP' — but the Raiders' TE room has 66 receiving yards all year. The work is going elsewhere.
Kubiak's lone injury note: No. 31, a concussion. Rookie S Treydan Stukes has no proven backup, and DraftKings still lists Vegas at -3.
The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-0, and the final score says they won by 12. Neither of those numbers explains what actually happened.
The Raiders Are 1-0 and the Chargers Are 0-1. Lay the Touchdown Anyway. One week is the least informative sample in football, and the market has already priced everyone who thinks otherwise.
Dolphins at Raiders: The Total Is the Whole Story Raiders -3.5. Total 41.5. Moneyline Miami Dolphins +160, Las Vegas Raiders -178.