Las Vegas.- Thanks to a solid defense, as well as a balanced ground game, the Las Vegas Raiders held off a late comeback attempt to beat the Cleveland Browns 20-16 today.
The Browns got to the Raiders’ 9-yard line, but Deshaun Watson was sacked by Charles Snowden with 41 seconds left to seal the score.
The Raiders were able to win despite their star player Davante Adams (hamstring) and defensive end Maxx Crosby (ankle) missing the game due to injury. Their defense allowed the Browns just 241 total yards.
Alexander Mattison ran for 60 yards for the Raiders, who had 152 yards and five different players ran for at least 10 yards, the most since the Seahawks in 2010. Las Vegas also became the first team since the Jets to defeat the Bengals in 2010. With two receivers scoring on the ground.
Las Vegas has not rushed for more than 55 yards in any game this season.
Gardner Minshew completed 14 of 24 passes for 120 yards and was sacked twice by AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett.
