The Las Vegas Raiders are on a roll and wide receiver Davante Adams is leading the way. The Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 27-20 for their 3rd straight victory, and Adams was a dominant part of the game plan with 8 catches for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Adams has 85 career receiving touchdowns, and that ranks 5th among players in their first 9 seasons. The only players with more touchdowns in their first 9 seasons include Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Marvin Harrison and Terrell Owens.

Both of Adams' touchdown receptions came in the first 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter. He caught a 31-yard scoring pass from quarterback Derek Carr with just 32 seconds gone in the second half, and he also caught a 45-yard TD pass off a flea-flicker from Carr less than 4 minutes later.

After a slow start, the Raiders are starting to play with more consistency. They raised their record to 5-7 with the victory, and while they are still playoff outsiders and longshots to get there, they are becoming a dangerous opponent.

The Chargers are also on the outside of the playoff structure, and this loss hurt them badly.

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In addition to Davante Adams, the Raiders received another huge game from running back Josh Jacobs. He carried the ball 26 times for 144 yards and a touchdown. The Raiders improved to 5-1 in games where Jacobs has rushed for 100 yards or more.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, but he was under pressure from the Las Vegas pass rush throughout the game. He was sacked 5 times, and Chandler Jones had 3 of those sacks for the victorious Raiders.