And the Raiders are a bad team, maybe the only team in the AFC West with worse talent than Denver. Here’s what irked me: It’s one thing to try trickeration on the big stage of the Super Bowl, especially when you’re trying to keep the ball out of the hands of Manning, among the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.īut nobody confuses Las Vegas quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for Manning. The Raiders, who will have trouble marching to the end zone against a strong wind, took the gift from Payton and went 44 yards in 10 plays to take a 7-0 lead before quarterback Russell Wilson and the Denver offense got on the field for the first time this season.
The strategy failed because Tremon Smith of the Broncos kickoff team committed a penalty, touching the football before it traveled the required 10 yards after leaving the boot of Lutz. Payton handed Las Vegas a far-too-easy touchdown because his gamble didn’t pay off. Shake those orange-and-blue pompoms for Payton for the bold move of attempting to end Denver’s six-game losing streak against the Raiders by opening the game with an onside kick.īut it’s only genius if it works.
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