Cousins leads Raiders past Jets in high-scoring road win

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Interstat) — Kirk Cousins threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing score as the Las Vegas Raiders beat the N.Y. Jets 38-33 in an NFL game at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Attendance was 70,080. Las Vegas improved to 4-4, while the Jets fell to 2-6. Cousins completed 19 of 26 passes and guided a Raiders offense that also got seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns from Brock Bowers. Dylan Laube returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and Matt Gay made a 53-yard field goal with 27 seconds remaining. Geno Smith threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns for New York, which also got 147 rushing yards and a touchdown from Braelon Allen and seven receptions for 142 yards and a score from Adonai Mitchell. Jason Sanders made four field goals. Jamien Sherwood had 14 tackles for the Jets, while Nakobe Dean had 12 tackles for Las Vegas and Jeremy Chinn added 10 tackles and an interception.