Cousins, Raiders outscore Saints on Sunday in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, La. (Interstat) — Kirk Cousins threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 3 yards to lead the Las Vegas Raiders past the New Orleans Saints 35-27 on Sunday at Caesars Superdome. Las Vegas improved to 3-0, while New Orleans fell to 1-2 before an announced attendance of 70,006. Cousins connected with Michael Mayer, Cody White and Brock Bowers for scores. Bowers finished with 10 receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown. Ashton Jeanty added 19 carries for 56 yards and three catches for 37 yards. Matt Gay kicked three field goals. Tyler Shough completed 29 of 42 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 36 yards for New Orleans. Juwan Johnson caught eight passes for 53 yards and two scores, Noah Fant had four catches for 33 yards and two touchdowns, and Chris Olave recorded nine receptions for 107 yards. Nakobe Dean led Las Vegas with 12 tackles. Kaden Elliss paced New Orleans with nine tackles.