Brock Bowers Didn’t Hold Back After Raiders Lose to Jaguars
The Las Vegas Raiders saw the return of Brock Bowers, who looked like his old self in the 30-29 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 2 at Allegiant Stadium.
Bowers hasn’t looked healthy since the Raiders’ Week 1 win over the New England Patriots. Despite playing through a knee injury, Las Vegas finally shut him down to fully heal from the setback to start the season.
Moreover, that decision was right considering how Bowers played against the Jaguars. The Georgia product recorded 12 receptions for 127 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Although Bowers’s individual performance was fantastic, he didn’t hold back on how it felt to return to the field in a Raiders loss.
“It’s not a great feeling,” Bowers said postgame (h/t Vegas Sports Today). “You want to come back in here and celebrate with the guys. It sucks. You can’t celebrate anything… I think we’re definitely still working on finding that identity, especially now that we’re getting everyone back to full strength. So I’m just excited to see what the rest of the year holds.”
Raiders QB Geno Smith Talks Brock Bowers Return
With Bowers back for Las Vegas, quarterback Geno Smith had a security blanket to go to in the middle of the field. Moreover, it seemed
“He’s one of the best players on our team, one of the best players in the NFL,” Geno Smith said postgame (h/t
“A lot of those catches a lot of guys don’t make. You can just see his impact on the game when he’s out there. He’s such a dynamic player. At one point, they were double-teaming him, triple-teaming him trying to stop him and that just opens the field for the rest of the guys.”
Now the Raiders have little time to regroup before their Week 10 road game against the Denver Broncos, with just three days to recover. At 2-6, their playoff hopes are gone, leaving them focused on finishing the season strong and playing spoiler down the stretch.
Raiders Have Positive Takeaways Despite Loss to Jaguars
Despite the overtime loss, Raiders head coach Pete Carroll pointed to several positives from the team’s performance as they look to build off the performance. Las Vegas will look to have a better showing on the road this time around after losing 31-0 to the
“This was a really positive game in so many ways,” said Pete Carroll (h/t Raiders Wire). “Unfortunately, we couldn’t get off the field in the second half. Our numbers in the first half, we did gr
“And a missed extra point. So, there’s a lot of positives. We played well, we did a lot of good things today. Our resolve about hanging tough and keep coming back and keep working to finish.”
Broncos Urged to Trade for ‘Next Level’ $84 Million WR
One of the big frustrations for the Denver Broncos and their fans this season has been the inability of second year quarterback
Even with those struggles, a 6-game winning streak and a 7-2 record headed into a Week 10 home game against the lowly
So, maybe, the idea should be to get Nix more targets to hit on those downfield routes — specifically another superstar wide receiver to play alongside Pro Bowler
The DNVR Denver Broncos Podcast pitched Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle as the player the Broncos should target ahead of the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, November 4.
“Waddle is the one for me,” DNVR’s Ryan Koenigsberg said on Monday, November 3. “And it goes back to what I said in the first segment about leveling up. Can you find a player, can you find a wide receiver who microwaves the levelinig up process? Each level is harder to get to … and I think that one of the ways the Broncos can help Bo Nix get to the next level is by getting a receive who’s at that next level.”
What the Broncos might give up for Waddle or how they might make the money work is a little more complicated. In terms of compensation, he’s probably worth a 2026 second round pick or 2026 third round pick.
In terms of salary, it’s a lot to bite off — he signed a 3-year, $84.75 million contract extension in May 2024 of which he’s still owed $78.615 million over the next 3 seasons.
The thing is, he might be worth it. And the Broncos are going to be big spenders, conceivably, in every offseason from here on out as the disastrous, $85 million
College WR Group One For The Ages
Waddle, 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, played 3 seasons for the University of Alabama from 2018 to 2020, where he was the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2018, a 3-time All-SEC selection, the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2019 and won a College Football Playoff national championship in 2020.
Even more incredible? He did all that while playing alongside 3 other first round picks at wide receiver. Waddle was taken No. 6 overall by the Dolphins in the 2021 NFL draft —
Dominant NFL Wide Receiver From Start
Waddle had 104 receptions as a rookie and started his career with 3 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons before career lows across the board in 2024 with 54 receptions, 700 yards and 2 touchdowns.
It’s important to point out the drop off wasn’t really Waddle’s fault.
The quarterback play for the Dolphins has been miserable/despicable over the last 2 seasons. Waddle missed 3 games due to concussions in 2024, the blame of which falls mostly on the shoulders of Miami’s quarterbacks for putting him in dangerous situations.
In 2025, Waddle has been up to more of the same work that has made him an elite NFL wide receiver. In 2025, he has 41 receptions for 586 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Dolphins have stumbled to a 2-7 start — the reason
