Raiders Vs Rams Week 1
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No sooner did the NFL 2020 schedule come out, but oddsmakers had put out the first numbers for all of the opening week games. The Raiders open their 2020 season in Carolina where they are currently 1-point underdogs to the Panthers with new quarterback Teddy Bridgewater according to various betting sites.
The Raiders finished the 2019 season at 7-9 while the Panthers were 5-11. It’s a tight contest, with the home team appearing to get the edge.
These are the first lines for the week’s games courtesy of Foxbet.com.
Thursday, September 10th
Kansas City -10.5 vs. Houston (O/U 56.5)
Sunday, September 13th
New England -6 vs. Miami (O/U 44)
Baltimore -8 vs. Cleveland (O/U 49)
Buffalo -5.5 vs. New York Jets (O/U 40.5)
Carolina -1 vs. Las Vegas (O/U 46.5)
Seattle -1 @ Atlanta (O/U 48.5)
Philadelphia -6 @ Washington (O/U 44)
Detroit -1 vs. Chicago (O/U 46.5)
Indianapolis -7.5 @ Jacksonville (O/U 46.5)
Minnesota -3.5 vs. Green Bay (O/U 47)
Los Angeles Chargers -4 @ Cincinnati (O/U 46)
San Francisco -7.5 vs. Arizona (O/U 45)
New Orleans -4.5 vs. Tampa Bay (O/U 49.5)
Dallas -3 @ Los Angeles Rams (O/U 49.5)
Monday, September 14th
Pittsburgh -3 @ New York Giants (O/U 48)
Denver -3 vs. Tennessee (O/U 41.5)
It took a complete team effort for the Los Angeles Rams to knock off the Oakland Raiders Monday night, both defensively and offensively. There were quite a few standout performances from the Rams, but there were also some disappointing ones, too.
Here are studs and duds from Monday’s 33-13 win over Oakland.
WR Brandin Cooks
Cooks didn’t have 150 yards and two scores, but he had a great first game with the Rams. In the first half alone, he drew two pass interference penalties for a total of 87 yards. That doesn’t show up on the stat sheet, but it certainly doesn’t go unnoticed by savvy fans and or the coaching staff.
In the end, he finished with five catches for 87 yards, the longest of which went for 30 yards. He showed a willingness to go over the middle with defenders lurking, while also displaying awareness along the sidelines. He’s exactly what the Rams were hoping he’d be.
Offensive line
The offensive line was near-perfect in this one. Jared Goff was only sacked once, but that was largely his fault after he stood in the pocket too long and wasn’t aware of Bruce Irvin looping around. Goff admitted after the game that the sack was on him, complimenting the entire offensive line for the job it did protecting him.
In the running game, Gurley had nice running lanes to burst through, rarely getting hit behind the line of scrimmage. The unit didn’t miss a beat with Austin Blythe filling in for Jamon Brown.
CBs Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib
There was a lot of hype surrounding the Rams’ secondary entering this season, and needless to say, it lived up to expectations. While it’s still very early, the early returns on Peters and Talib are excellent. We didn’t hear Talib’s name called much in this one, but that’s a good thing. He was great in coverage and didn’t let Jordy Nelson do much of anything, limiting him to just three catches for 23 yards.
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Peters was even better, shutting down Amari Cooper. He held him to just one catch for 9 yards, intercepting Carr in the fourth quarter and returning it for a touchdown. If this is how the corners are going to play every week, expect teams to target their running backs and tight ends the way Oakland did.
OLB Samson Ebukam
Ebukam got off to a hot start, and although he cooled down in the second half, he made a handful of nice plays early on. In total, he had three tackles for loss – though one was a gift after Derek Carr fell down – which led all players in the game.
On that same drive, Ebukam stuffed Doug Martin on a swing pass in the Raiders’ own territory, a great stop in the open field. Later in the game, he snuck into the backfield to bring Marshawn Lynch down for a 5-yard loss.
RB Todd Gurley
It wouldn’t be a “studs” section if Gurley didn’t make an appearance. The reigning Offensive Player of the Year picked up where he left off last season, rushing for 108 yards on just 20 carries. His longest run of the game was 23 yards, while also adding three catches for 39 yards and a touchdown on a tap pass from Goff.
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He showed the same explosiveness and burst he had last season despite not playing in the preseason, setting aside any concerns about rust or needing time to get up to speed. He’s once again going to be an MVP candidate.
Honorable mentions: LB Cory Littleton, DE Michael Brockers, WR Cooper Kupp