Heading into the game with five starters out, players stepping up from their typical roles was the theme of the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 4 win over the Cleveland Browns. The guy who arguably embodied that the most was safety Isaiah Pola-Mao, who was making his first career start.
With Marcus Epps suffering a season-ending injury the previous Sunday, the Raiders are going to be relying on Pola-Mao to be a first-stringer for the rest of the campaign, and he made a resounding statement against the Browns.
The third-year pro earned a 78.