Raiders defensive end earns weekly AFC honor

Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his show Monday during a 33-27 overtime triumph implicit the Baltimore Ravens astatine Allegiant Stadium.

Crosby sacked Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson doubly and deed the 2019 NFL MVP 4 different times. He pressured Jackson 10 times and earned a people of 93.3 from Pro Football Focus, tied for the champion among walk rushers successful Week 1.

The Raiders’ walk unreserved pressured Jackson connected 54.4 percent of his dropbacks, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.

“We’ve been moving together, and we truly instrumentality this occupation seriously,” Crosby said. “You spot each these guys making plays. We’ve been emphasizing the small details successful practice, and you saw it tonight. It was a bully start, and present we person to transportation it implicit connected a abbreviated week successful Pittsburgh.”

Las Vegas visits the Steelers connected Sunday successful Week 2.

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