Alexander Mattison and Zamir White combined for 110 yards rushing and the Las Vegas Raiders' defense held tight in the second half to earn a 20-16 victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Tre Tucker and DJ Turner each ran for a touchdown, while quarterback Gardner Minshew was 14-of-24 passing for 130 yards. Las Vegas (2-2) held Cleveland (1-3) to 119 yards and six points in the second half, while overcoming an early 10-point deficit.
Deshaun Watson was 24-of-32 passing for 176 yards for the Browns, with one touchdown and one interception. Jerry Jeudy had six receptions for 72 yards for Cleveland, which was hurt by a second-half holding penalty that negated an 82-yard touchdown as well a missed extra point, both in the fourth quarter. Cleveland still had a chance to take a late lead, starting a drive at its own 31-yard line with 3:17 remaining.
The Browns advanced to the Raiders' 9 before Watson was sacked on fourth down by Charles Snowden. The Raiders took over and ran off the final 41 seconds. The Browns jumped out to a 7-0 lead, taking the opening drive of the game 70 yards in 15 plays and finding the end zone on a 1-yard pass from Watson to tight end Blake Whiteheart.
After a Raiders three-and-out on their first possession, Cleveland took a 10-0 first-quarter lead on a 56-yard field goal from Dustin Hopkins. The Raiders responded with an 11-play, 70-yard drive on their next possession that finished with a 3-yard TD run from Tucker. The Raiders' defense began t.