LAS VEGAS -- As Mike Tyson infamously said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. And in a town that has seen so many of his world championship fights, it seemed only fitting that the Las Vegas Raiders in general -- Derek Carr, in particular -- had to come off the canvas Monday night.
Indeed, the Raiders, in the first regular-season NFL game in Las Vegas, recovered from their early standing-eight count to upset the New Orleans Saints 34-24. Carr, in complete control of Jon Gruden’s offense in this, their third year together, outdueled NFL all-time passing leader Drew Brees at Allegiant Stadium to improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2017.