Raiders Race By Dolphins

     The Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-13 on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. Both teams opened up their 2026 regular season campaigns. 

     Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley coached his first game with his new organization. Klint Kubiak was at the helm for the first time with the Raiders. 

     Las Vegas(1-0) got the only score of the first quarter with 1:33 left for a 7-0 lead. Quarterback Kirk Cousins connected a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jack Bech on the right side. 

    In the second quarter, the Raiders extended their lead to 10-0 at 10:22 on a 47-yard field goal from Matt Gay. Miami(0-1) closed it to 10-3 with a 41-yard field goal by Riley Patterson with 4:08 remaining. 

     It became 17-3 for Las Vegas with 1:07 left in the second. Cousins fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to running back Ashton Jeanty in the middle of the field. Patterson answered back with no time remaining in the first half on a 37-yard field goal and the Fins trailed 17-6.

     In the second half, the Dolphins cut the deficit down to 17-13 at the 12:44 mark of the third quarter. Quarterback Malik Willis, playing his first game with his new club, rushed around the right end and down the right sideline on a 14-yard touchdown run.

     The Raiders would pull away from the Fins with 9:58 to go in the third. Jeanty caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Cousins on the left side to make it 24-13. Gay would kick a 30-yard field goal with 2:34 remaining in the quarter which gave them a 27-13 advantage.