HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders went after Titans quarterback Cam Ward in just about every way on Sunday, pressuring him on more than a third of drop-backs in the 20-10 victory.
But that was Tennessee.
Getting to Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is a whole different conversation.
“He’s as good as you can get,” Raiders coach Pete Carroll said. “He really is. He’s a fantastic football player, creative and innovative and tough, and he’s running like crazy this year, which really just makes him a bigger threat. So this is as hard as it gets.”
The Raiders will get their chance to see what they can do about defending the three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback when they visit the AFC West rival Chiefs on Sunday.
Mahomes has been sacked on 4.5% of drop-backs this season. Ward, by contrast,