EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kirk Cousins got up after his 1-yard touchdown run, crouched near the Raiders’ sideline and started flapping his right elbow like a chicken wing.
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Cousins → get → wing
It made for a viral social media moment on a day filled with highlights for the Las Vegas quarterback.
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It → make → quarterback
Cousins threw three touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 2-yard toss to Jalen Nailor in the fourth quarter, to help the Raiders snap a four-game skid with a 38-33 comeback victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.
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Raiders → throw → Sunday
Oh, and there was that curious celebration after his TD run made it a two-point game in the third quarter.
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it → be → quarter
“I call that my wellness celebration,” the 38-year-old quarterback said with a smile.
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quarterback → call → smile
“We do a lot of tissue work here.
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We → do → work
At my age, it’s especially helpful.
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it → ’ → age
So I said someday if I run a touchdown in, I’m going to give a shoutout to all the staff that works so hard to help us feel good and be one of the healthier teams in the league.
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us → say → league
Cousins initially forgot to do it until Brock Bowers, who caught two TD passes from Cousins, reminded him.
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who → forget → him
“Brock, who doesn’t say much,” Cousins said, “goes: ‘Hit them with the wellness celebration!’”
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Cousins → say → celebration
Cousins and the Raiders (4-4) certainly felt pretty good after this one, which was sealed when Jeremy Chinn made a toe-tapping interception in the end zone on a desperation heave by Geno Smith in the closing seconds.
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Chinn → feel → seconds
Cousins was 19 of 26 for 247 yards and rookie Mike Washington Jr. ran for 83 yards on 25 carries for the Raiders, who trailed the Jets (2-6) by nine at halftime and allowed New York to score on its first six possessions.
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York → run → possessions
Dylan Laube returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.
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Laube → return → touchdown
“It took everything we had today, but it’s great to get a win,” Cousins said.
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Cousins → take → win
“To be .500 in November now and playing meaningful football is important.”
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be → play → football
Ashton Jeanty, who earlier in the week said it seemed the Jets’ defense has players who don’t like to tackle, ran for 9 yards on just two carries in a reduced role but caught three passes for 64 yards — including a big play on the go-ahead scoring drive.
With the Raiders trailing by two, Cousins tossed a screen pass to Jeanty — who stumbled and then zipped downfield for 45 yards to get to the Jets 13.
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who → say → Jets
“Ashton is still going to be a big part of our team,” coach Klint Kubiak said.
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Kubiak → go → team
“He made a huge catch.
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He → make → catch
He’s going to be a huge part of our run game going forward.”
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He → go → game
Five plays later, Cousins connected with Nailor to put Las Vegas up 35-30 with 11:33 remaining.
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Cousins → connect → 11:33
After New York got a 31-yard field goal by Jason Sanders, Las Vegas chewed up the clock and got a 53-yarder by Matt Gay with 31 seconds remaining.
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Vegas → get → seconds
The Jets got the ball at their 35 with 27 seconds left and a 15-yard catch by Garrett Wilson and an unnecessary roughness call on Chinn put the ball at the Raiders 35.
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catch → get → 35
But Smith’s throw into the end zone with 14 seconds left was picked off by Chinn.
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throw → leave → Chinn
“It’s an understatement to say that we’re all disappointed in the way this one ended,” Jets coach Aaron Glenn said, “with not getting a victory in this game.”
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Glenn → ’ → game
Smith was 20 of 32 for 290 yards and touchdowns to Adonai Mitchell and Isaiah Williams and the INT for the Jets, who have dropped three in a row.
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who → drop → row
Braelon Allen ran for 147 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.
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Allen → run → carries
“I think we didn’t do enough to win the game,” Smith said.
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Smith → think → game
“So that’s really where my focus is, is how can we improve and get better so that we can finish the game?”
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we → ’ → game
Jets and Raiders go back and forth on the scoreboard to start the game
The Jets got a 21-yard field goal by Sanders on their opening drive, and the Raiders followed with Cousins’ 12-yard TD pass to Bowers on third-and-goal.
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Raiders → go → third
Sanders kicked a 36-yarder and Smith threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Williams on New York’s third drive.
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Smith → kick → drive
But Las Vegas snatched the lead right back when Laube returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to put the Raiders back up, 14-13.
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Laube → snatch → Raiders
It was the first kickoff returned for a TD in the NFL this season, and the first of Laube’s three-year career.
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It → return → career
Smith’s over-the-shoulder fade pass to Mitchell on fourth-and-1 from the 12 for a touchdown put New York up 20-14.
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pass → put → York
New York gets a rare score right before halftime
The Jets entered having been outscored 107-6 in the final two minutes of the opening half in two seasons under Glenn.
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Jets → get → Glenn
They got a 39-yard field goal to go up 23-14 with 9 seconds left for their first points this season in the last two minutes of the first half.
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They → get → half
Las Vegas made it a two-point game at 23-21 on Cousins’ 2-yard TD pass to Bowers to open the second half.
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it → make → half
After Allen rumbled 21 yards for a touchdown to put the Jets up 30-21, Cousins pushed forward and over the goal line for a 1-yard TD.
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Cousins → rumble → TD
The Jets’ scoring streak ended on their seventh drive late in the third quarter.
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streak → end → quarter
Injuries
Raiders CB Darien Porter didn’t return after injuring his groin on Las Vegas’ first defensive play.
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Porter → return → play
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