Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
Problematic matchup
Texans tight end vs. Raiders’ defense
The Raiders could have done a lot of small things differently to flip a 30-29 loss to Kansas City in their last game, but at the top of list is their coverage of Travis Kelce. The star tight end tore Las Vegas apart in the red zone with four touchdown catches. The rough outing dropped the Raiders to 24th in the NFL in defending tight ends, per Football Outsiders’ DVOA ratings. Kelce is in a class of his own, but there was a lot of buzz coming into the year on the second-year Brevin Jordan, who starred locally as part of Bishop Gorman High’s national championship teams from 2014-17. His potential breakout was delayed, however, as he suffered an ankle injury in Week 2 that’s sidelined him for the past three games. But Jordan is back practicing after the bye week and expected to return for what he told the Texans’ team website would be a “special” and “awesome” opportunity to play in his hometown.