Journeyman QB Gardner Minshew and star Davante Adams teamed up to stun the Ravens in Week 2. Can this pairing work to keep Adams in Vegas?

Quarterback play and the Raiders' young defenders are among top topics heading into the Week 3 matchup against Carolina Panthers.

Many had questioned the Las Vegas Raiders' decision to name veteran quarterback Gardner Minshew II their starter going into the 2024 season. At the time, the concerns were valid; Aidan O'Connell had led the Silver and Black to a 5-4 record with wins over all three of the Raiders' division rivals while starting the last nine games of the 2023 season as a rookie,

Antonio Pierce met with Adams at the team hotel Saturday night with a simple message: We're going to get you the ball. A lot.

Davante Adams so a big jump in his production in Week 2 and he was quick to praise Gardner Minshew for his play.

Gardner Minshew isn’t the type of leader who’s going to go helmet-to-helmet with a defender exchanging words; he’s more likely to laugh it off.

“Let ‘em talk that [expletive],” defensive end Maxx Crosby told owner Mark Davis after the game, per a September 15 X post from The Athletic’s Tashan Reed. “We gon’ back it up. We gon’ back it up. Let’s [expletive] go!” Quarterback Gardner Minshew also had words for the people who don’t believe in the Raiders.

Entering the 2024 season, many speculated that Las Vegas Raiders star receiver Davante Adams was a prime candidate to be dealt at the trade deadline, but

Gardner Minshew was greeted by Maxx Crosby on the sideline after throwing an interception in the Raiders’ game against the Ravens on Sept. 15. The defensive end had a simple message for his quarterback.