Replay: Las Vegas Raiders defeat Jacksonville Jaguars in Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
The Las Vegas Raiders gave coach Josh McDaniels a successful homecoming in his debut on their sideline.
Josh Jacobs, rookie Zamir White and Austin Walter ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson’s first game with the Jaguars.
The game kicked the Hall of Fame's Enshrinement Week into high gear, with the Gold Jacket Dinner, Canton Repository Grand Parade, Class of 2022 Enshrinement and Journey concert to follow over the next couple of days.
Raiders stars Derek Carr and Davante Adams warmed up but they didn’t get a chance to play their first game together since Fresno State. Carr, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and Adams, the All-Pro receiver acquired in blockbuster trade with Green Bay, were among many starters who sat out for both teams.
Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence wore a backward cap on the sideline while third-string quarterback Jake Luton was started.
The NFL’s first preseason game began 40 minutes late due to severe weather that forced fans to seek shelter.
As expected, things got sloppy after the opening kickoff.
Top pick Travon Walker committed a roughing-the-passer penalty on Raiders backup QB Jarrett Stidham on the first play from scrimmage. Walker later registered a sack.
The highlight of the game didn’t count. Jacksonville’s Willie Johnson returned a punt 88 yards for a score on the final play of the third quarter but it was nullified by a holding penalty.
McDaniels grew up in this historic football town and played for Canton McKinley High School on this field at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, known as Fawcett Stadium during his time as varsity quarterback.
He begins his second stint as an NFL head coach after winning six Super Bowls as an assistant under Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots. McDaniels was 11-17 with Denver in 2009-10.
Pederson also begins his second turn as an NFL head coach after sitting out 2021. He guided the Philadelphia Eagles to the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory and three playoff appearances in five seasons from 2016-20.
Pederson has already changed the culture in Jacksonville following a disastrous 2021 season under Urban Meyer, who lasted only 11 months.
He’s tasked with trying to turn one of the league’s worst organizations into a winner. The Jaguars have had one winning season in the last 14 years.
Daniel Carlson connected on field goals of 32 and 55 yards to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Ameer Abdullah scored on an 8-yard run in the second quarter and Stidham scrambled 12 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-0 late in the first half.
Down 27-3, the Jaguars found the end zone when Kyle Sloter tossed a 5-yard TD pass to Nathan Cottrell late in the fourth quarter. Cottrell ran up the middle for the 2-point conversion.
WHACKED
Stidham withstood a late hit from Walker and connected with Keelan Cole for 31 yards on the opening play. He was 8 of 15 for 96 yards.
WORKLOAD
White, the team’s fourth-round pick, had 52 yards on 11 carries, including a 14-yard run on his first touch. Jacobs ran for 30 yards on five carries. Walter had 49 yards on eight carries and an 8-yard TD.
REVENGE TOUR
Former Raiders defensive end Arden Key got two sacks in his first game for Jacksonville. Key had three sacks in three seasons with the Raiders.
NEXT UP
Jacksonville hosts Cleveland next Friday night.
Las Vegas hosts Minnesota on Aug. 14.
Here's how the game unfolded from our live updates throughout the night.
Happy homecoming for Josh McDaniels
It looks like Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels' return to Canton will be a smashing success. Austin Walter's 8-yard touchdown run with 7:53 left in the game gives Las Vegas a 27-3 lead.
The Jaguars are on the board
Jacksonville's first points of the preseason belong to backup kicker Elliott Fry. His 46-yard field goal late in the third quarter cuts the Las Vegas lead to 20-3.
Thayer Munford sees first NFL action
Former Massillon and Ohio State standout Thayer Munford opened the second half at right tackle for the Raiders.
Las Vegas drafted Munford in the seventh round last spring.
Attendance update
Tonight's attendance: 17,129. Quite a few folks have chosen catch some second-half action,
Jarrett Stidham returns, Las Vegas cashes in before halftime
Raiders quarterback Jarrett Stidham returned late in the first half and scored on a 12-yard run to give Las Vegas a 20-0 halftime lead.
Stidham is 8 of 14 for 96 yards.
Nick Mullens helps increase Raiders lead
Quarterback Nick Mullens, who almost led the short-handed Browns to a win over the Raiders last year, helps increase the Las Vegas lead.
Mullens engineers a 5-play, 50-yard scoring drive that ends with Ameer Abdullah's 8-yard touchdown run. The Raiders lead 13-0.
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Oh so close
Jacksonville's Ryan Santoso tried to upstage Daniel Carlson's successful 55-yard field goal with a 60-yard attempt.
Santoso fell just shot. The Raiders carry a 6-0 lead into the second quarter.
Jaguars defense erupts
But ...
Back-to-back sacks from Jaguars defenders Travon Walker and Arden Key forced a fourth-and-22 for the Raiders from the Jacksonville 37.
It was no sweat for Daniel Carlson. His 55-yard field goal increases the Las Vegas lead to 6-0.
Raiders strike first
Daniel Carlson's 32-yard field goal gives the Raiders a 3-0 lead.
It was a rough start for No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker. The Jaguars linebacker was whistled for a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty on the first snap of the game. It was tacked on after a 31-yard completion from Jarrett Stidham to Keelan Cole.
Honoring the Class of 2022
The Jaguars and Raiders are forming a guard of honor near midfield as members and family members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 are introduced.
Kickoff time is set for 8:40 p.m.
A steady rain continues, but the skies are brightening as both teams return to the field.
Kickoff time is set for 8:40 p.m.
Severe weather delays Hall of Fame Game kickoff
Kickoff will not be at 8 because of a weather delay. As skies darken to the west, Tom Benson Hall of Fame officials asked fans to seek shelter.
The scoreboard message: "Severe weather is approaching. Seek shelter immediately."
The earliest the game will start is 8:40.
When, where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
The game kicks off at 8 p.m., Thursday, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
How to watch, livestream the Raiders-Jaguars game
Thursday's game will be televised by NBC, which is WKYC Channel 3 in Northeast Ohio. Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth will be on the call.
The game can be livestreamed on fuboTV.
Jacksonville Jaguar stars Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne will not play in the Hall of Fame Game
Any Clemson football fans hoping to watch former Tiger teammates Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne play for the Jags on Thursday will be disappointed. Pederson told the media Thursday the young duo will sit this one out.
Jake Luton will start at QB for the Jags, who also will be without No. 2 quarterback C.J. Beathard, who is working his way back from a groin injury.
At running back, look for the quartet of Snoop Conner, Mekhi Sargent, Ryquell Armstead and Nathan Cottrell to play Thursday in Etienne's absence.
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Will Raiders quarterback Derek Carr play Thursday?
Like Lawrence, don't expect to see Raiders QB Derek Carr in action on Thursday.
The Raiders backup QB is Jarrett Stidham, while Nick Mullens and Chase Garbers also are on the roster.
Former Massillon star Thayer Munford expected to make Raiders debut
Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels is not the only one with Stark County ties in the game. Raiders rookie offensive lineman Thayer Munford — a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft — played his senior year of high school football at Massillon before going on to play at Ohio State. Munford wears No. 77 and is listed as the Raiders No. 3 right tackle.
Who is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2022
The Hall's new class features three players with ties to the two teams in the game.
The late Cliff Branch was one of the NFL's elite receivers of the 1970s and into the '80s with the Raiders and also regarded as the league's fastest man throughout much of his career. Richard Seymour won Super Bowl rings with the Patriots, but also starred for the Raiders at the end of his career.
Tony Boselli was the first pick ever by the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in an NFL Draft, going No. 2 overall in 1995, on his way to becoming the franchise's first Hall of Famer.
Jacksonville native LeRoy Butler, who gave Packers fans the Lambeau Leap, also is in the class.
The Class of 2022 is rounded out by Sam Mills, Art McNally, Bryant Young and Dick Vermeil.
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This article originally appeared on The Repository: Live: Las Vegas Raiders score vs. Jacksonville Jaguars updates
