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By the Numbers: Brock Bowers continues historic start

The Raiders got a strong performance from Brock Bowers and allowed just 14 points on defense, but it wasn't enough to overcome four turnovers against the Rams.

Here are some key takeaways and metrics from Sunday's 20-15 loss to Los Angeles.

Defense Shows Up At SoFi

The Raiders defense limited Matthew Stafford to only 14 pass completions and 154 passing yards. It was Stafford's fewest passing yards in a game with 10+ pass attempts since Week 16 of the 2018 season (116).

Stafford and the Rams offense went 2-of-10 on third down, logged only one drive of 50+ yards – which ended in a missed field goal – and ran more than five plays on just three of their 11 possessions.

What aided Los Angeles was four takeaways by the defense. All 20 of their points came off turnovers and both of their scoring drives began in Raiders territory. The Raiders have given up 47 points off turnovers over the past three games.

Maxx Crosby had the Raiders' lone sack to up his career total to 58.5 career sacks and move into third place on the franchise's all-time sacks list, passing Anthony Smith (57.5). Crosby finished the game with three tackles (one solo), one sack and one pass defensed.

Cornerback Nate Hobbs recorded six solo tackles – including a big fourth-down stop – and his third career interception.

Feeding The Rookie

Rookie tight end Brock Bowers led the Raiders in receptions (10) and receiving yards (93) for the third straight week. He became the fourth tight end in NFL history and first since Jace Amaro in 2014 to record a double-digit reception game in the first seven games of his career.

With his eight receptions in Week 5, nine receptions in Week 6 and 10 receptions on Sunday, Bowers is the first rookie tight end in NFL history with at least eight catches in three straight games.

He leads all players in receptions (47) and is eighth – first among tight ends – in receiving yards (477).

While the first-year playmaker continues to impress, Head Coach Antonio Pierce emphasized the fact that in order to win games, it can't just be "the Brock Bowers show."

"We've got to get off of DBs and find a way to get open," he said. "We've got to protect. Everything goes into it, it's not only the quarterback, not only the OC and the head coach. All 11, everybody involved in the gameplan has got to do their part throughout."

Mattison Leads Run Game

The Raiders ran a season-high 75 offensive plays and tallied 122 rushing yards on a season-high-tying 29 rush attempts. Alexander Mattison received his highest share of offensive snaps in a game this season (69.6 percent) and recorded 23 carries for 92 yards (4.0 avg.).

It marks Mattison's highest rushing total since Week 4 of last season when he ran for 95 yards against Carolina as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. The 23 carries are the third most in a game in Mattison's career and his most since Week 5 of the 2021 season (25 carries). His 92 rushing yards are the most by a Raiders player this season.

Zamir White also returned to action after missing two games due to injury and added three carries for 13 yards.

"I thought we did a good job in the run game," Pierce said. "I thought we were physical. I thought we were coming off the rock there. I thought the running backs ran hard."

Penalties and Red Zone Offense

From Weeks 1-3, the Raiders committed only 11 penalties and were the least penalized team in the NFL. But from Weeks 4-7, the Silver and Black have committed 31 penalties for an average of 7.75 penalties per game (T-24th).

From Weeks 1-4, the Raiders were one of three teams to score on 100 percent of their drives that entered the red zone (10-of-10) and had the league's seventh-best red zone touchdown rate (70 percent). Over the last three games, however, the Raiders' red zone touchdown rate has dropped to 42.9 percent (3-of-7). Against the Rams, the Raiders committed penalties (two of 10 on the day) on both of their red zone possessions and had to settle for two field goals.

Kicker Daniel Carlson tied his single-game career high with five made field goals (5-of-5) and accounted for all 15 of the Raiders' points. It was his third career game with five made field goals and first that ended in regulation.

View the best photos from the Raiders' Week 7 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium.

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