Raiders 38, Jets 33: Cousins Leads Comeback, Chinn Seals Week 8 Win
Updated: 12 hours ago
The Las Vegas Raiders erased two nine point deficits and beat the New York Jets 38 to 33 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Kirk Cousins accounted for four touchdowns, Brock Bowers caught two scores, and Jeremy Chinn ended New York's final threat with an interception in the end zone with seven seconds left. Las Vegas improved to 4 and 4 and ended a four game losing streak. The Jets fell to 2 and 6.
The decisive sequence
New York controlled the first half and led 23 to 14 at the break after scoring on every possession. The Jets extended the lead to 30 to 21 when Braelon Allen broke a 21 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Las Vegas answered with three straight touchdown drives. Cousins scored on a one yard sneak, then led an 84 yard march capped by a two yard touchdown pass to Jalen Nailor for a 35 to 30 lead with 11:33 remaining.
The Jets cut the margin to two on Jason Sanders' fourth field goal. Matt Gay answered with a 53 yard field goal that gave Las Vegas a 38 to 33 lead with 27 seconds left. New York reached the Raiders' 35 after a penalty, but Chinn intercepted Geno Smith's end zone throw with seven seconds remaining. That final takeaway preserved a comeback built by the Raiders' offense after halftime.
Verified leaders
Kirk Cousins completed 19 of 26 passes for 247 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He added a rushing touchdown.
Brock Bowers caught seven passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
Mike Washington Jr. carried 25 times for 83 yards.
Geno Smith threw for 290 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Braelon Allen rushed 21 times for 147 yards and a touchdown.
Adonai Mitchell caught seven passes for 142 yards and a touchdown.
How the game flipped
The Jets gained 439 net yards to Las Vegas' 333 and held the ball for 30:02, only four seconds longer than the Raiders. Those totals show why the result felt harsh for New York. The difference was finishing. The Jets produced four Sanders field goals and went two for six in the red zone, according to the team's official postgame analysis. Las Vegas turned its best second half chances into touchdowns, then converted Gay's late field goal into a five point margin.
Special teams also mattered. Dylan Laube's 95 yard kickoff return touchdown answered New York's first touchdown and prevented the Jets from fully controlling the first half. It was the Raiders' first kickoff return touchdown since 2011. The return kept Las Vegas within one point before the Jets rebuilt the lead.
Football and fantasy consequences
The Raiders return to .500 with a functioning passing core around Cousins and Bowers. Cousins' accuracy and four total touchdowns make him a viable superflex starter when the matchup supports volume. Bowers remains an automatic fantasy starter because his target share and red zone role survived a difficult first half. Nailor's touchdown was useful, but he remains a matchup dependent option rather than a weekly lock.
For New York, Allen and Mitchell produced major fantasy numbers despite the loss. Allen's 147 rushing yards confirm lead back upside, while Mitchell's career high 142 receiving yards gives the Jets another explosive option beside Garrett Wilson. The counterargument is sustainability: New York scored on its first six possessions but still settled for four field goals and failed to protect the lead. Smith's late interception is the immediate reminder that yardage alone did not finish the game.
What comes next
Las Vegas enters Week 9 at 4 and 4 with the four game skid over. New York is 2 and 6 and travels to Kansas City next. The Raiders must still repair a defense that allowed 439 yards and 33 points. The Jets must turn more red zone trips into touchdowns and find a way to close after building a multi score advantage.
Reporting cutoff and sources
Final status, score, scoring sequence, leaders and team totals were checked November 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM CST. No unverified postgame injury was included. The official gamebook remains the next checkpoint for a deeper third down, red zone and sack expansion.
The official Raiders status above was opened and verified on November 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM CST at the exact public X URL. It is editorial evidence for the Raiders’ confirmed Week 8 result, not a social repost.
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