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Everything was going well in Sin City to start the 2026 NFL season, as Kirk Cousins led Klint Kubiak’s new regime to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2021.
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Cousins → go → 2021
But the Raiders have lost their last four games, including their most recent 35-21 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams, who got back on track Sunday.
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who → lose → track
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page → contain → partners
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that → create → newsroom
With the recent skid, some begged the question whether Kubiak would change quarterbacks considering Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, has yet to hear his number called in his rookie season.
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number → beg → season
Kubiak squashed that speculation on Monday.
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Kubiak → squash → Monday
"[Cousins is] playing at a very high level, and he’s got to continue to do that for us to win," Kubiak told reporters, via ESPN.
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Kubiak → play → ESPN
"We got to keep helping all the surrounding areas.
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We → got → areas
[I’m] excited for him to go play against the Jets.
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him → ’m → Jets
So, that settles it: Cousins will be the starting quarterback against the 2-5 Jets on the road this Sunday.
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Cousins → settle → road
Kubiak invited the debate about Cousins’ job security, though, when he said "everything" would be evaluated after another loss.
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everything → invite → loss
But when you look at his argument, the numbers back it up for Cousins.
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numbers → look → Cousins
He has the most passing touchdowns of any quarterback in the NFL this season (16), while sitting third in passing yards (1,877).
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He → have → yards
He’s completed 62.6% of his passes and thrown only five interceptions to his 16 touchdowns.
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He → complete → touchdowns
Cousins also owns a 97.4 quarterback rating through seven games this season.
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Cousins → own → games
But when exactly will the Raiders be bringing Mendoza in, if at all?
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Raiders → bring → Mendoza
Kubiak said the Miami product is "going to play football," though his support for Cousins outweighs that notion now.
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support → say → notion
"Kirk is playing really well, and we’re in the hunt," Kubiak added.
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Kubiak → play → hunt
"It’s really important that we keep playing really well behind him and keep developing Fernando.
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we → ’ → Fernando
This was the plan all along for Kubiak, who hoped that Cousins would work his offense efficiently and allow Mendoza time to develop behind him.
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Cousins → hop → him
Las Vegas has hit a rough patch, but Kubiak is poised and confident Cousins and the rest of the team will be back on track against a struggling Jets squad, who gave the Miami Dolphins its first win of the season in Week 7.
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who → hit → Week
As for Mendoza, his time will come – just not right now.
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time → come → Mendoza
"Fernando is going to play at some point.
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Fernando → go → point
It’s not going to be this week," Kubiak said.
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Kubiak → go → ?
If the Raiders lose to the Jets on Sunday, perhaps it’s a conversation worth having again with the first-year head coach.
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it → lose → coach
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