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Hunter Renfrow joined exclusive institution successful Raiders past during Sunday’s 17-13 triumph implicit the Broncos astatine Allegiant Stadium.
He went precocious implicit the mediate to snag a drawback connected an 18-yard summation that was his 90th reception of the season, becoming conscionable the 3rd wide receiver successful franchise past to scope that people successful a season.
Jerry Rice reached that full successful 2002. Tim Brown did it 4 times. Both are successful the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“It’s incredible,” Renfrow said of the accomplishment. “Those are 2 of the champion to ever play, particularly for the Raiders. So it’s an grant to beryllium mentioned with those guys, but it’s not astir that. It’s astir winning games for sure.”
Renfrow helped that origin with 3 catches for 40 yards and a touchdown successful the triumph to support the team’s postseason hopes alive.
He said immoderate idiosyncratic records volition beryllium that overmuch sweeter if the squad is capable to execute its goals.
“Derek (Carr) has done a large occupation of getting maine the shot this year. The violative enactment has done a large occupation of stepping up and letting him get the shot to me,” Renfrow said. “It’s cool, but let’s spot however we decorativeness this happening out.”
Tight extremity Darren Waller has besides reached the milestone twice, including a team-record 107 grabs past season. Another choky end, Todd Christensen, besides surpassed 90 catches twice.
Running backmost Charlie Garner had precisely 90 catches successful 2002.
Renfrow has 92 catches for 949 yards and six touchdowns with 2 games to play this season.
Carr hurting
Carr went straight into the aesculapian structure grabbing astatine his near enarthrosis aft his fumble successful the 3rd quarter.
He didn’t miss an violative snap, but it was the 2nd clip successful arsenic galore games helium needed aesculapian attraction during a game.
“He got deed successful the chest, went successful the tent, came backmost retired and we volition spot however helium is going into this week,” interim manager Rich Bisaccia said aft the game. “Seems similar helium is fine.”
Carr, who was backed up by Nathan Peterman connected Sunday due to the fact that Marcus Mariota is connected the COVID list, didn’t dependable acrophobic astir his playing status.
Still, helium was hurting. “I ne'er prevarication to you, truthful I’ll conscionable archer you I don’t consciousness good,” helium said.
Perryman returns
The Raiders’ defence got a large boost with the instrumentality of Pro Bowl linebacker Denzel Perryman, who missed the 2 erstwhile games with an ankle injury.
He wasted small clip making his beingness felt with a tackle connected Melvin Gordon connected the archetypal play of the game.
Perryman, who remains successful the apical 10 among the league’s starring tacklers contempt the absence, finished with a season-low 5 stops connected Sunday.
His beingness was inactive felt by his teammates, who rallied for their champion statistical show of the season.
“He’s a peculiar cat,” antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby said. “The mode helium plays, you tin archer it matters to him. I would not privation to beryllium deed by him. I don’t attraction however tiny helium is, helium puts a dent successful everybody. He’s conscionable a antithetic benignant of player. He’s relentless, helium brings leadership. He’s a feline you tin spot backmost there.”
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Carr’s touchdown walk to Renfrow successful the 2nd 4th was his 20th of the season.
He is 1 of conscionable 4 players to propulsion for astatine slightest 4,000 yards and 20 touchdowns successful each of the past 3 seasons, joining Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes.
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