The New Orleans Saints dropped Monday night’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, 34-24, in Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders moved to 2-0 on the season and said they were glad to get their first win in their new home.
"I'm really happy for our team, proud of our guys, coaches and players,” head coach Jon Gruden said. “Thrilled to be a part of the first win in our stadium against a great team and hopefully our fans even though they couldn't be here tonight hopefully they saw something they liked."
Here’s what else the Raiders said about their Monday Night Football win against the Saints:
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden on the Raiders offensive efficiency: "The last couple weeks we've been pretty good taking care of the ball: no turnovers, converting on third down, having balance and winning the time of possession. And when you can win the time of possession and you can keep [Drew] Brees and Sean Payton on the sideline you have a chance. But we knew it was going to be a 15-round fight tonight we knew the Saints were going to give us everything they had and certainly the third down conversion was big tonight."
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Gruden on how Raiders came back after falling behind 10-0 in the first quarter: "New Orleans is one of the best teams in football, I don't know where all the pro-football-focused people had them ranked but they're number one, two or three in the NFL.
They have the best tempo I think on offense. It was great for our young team, on offense, to see how Drew Brees orchestrates that with Sean Payton after all the time they've been together. They had us on our heels. We missed a protection early on the first series and they jumped on us.
They've jumped on a lot of people and well. But we knew if we had to be in this game to win this game, it's going to be a 15-round fight we just gotta keep swinging against New Orleans because they have the heart of a champion, they know what they're doing, they've been together a long time."
Gruden on quarterback Derek Carr’s connection with tight end Darren Waller. Waller caught 12 passes for 103 yards: "Darren's a great player. Our job is to get him the ball... I've said this before I'd take him out of any tight ends and I know [George] Kittle and [Travis] Kelce are as good as they get, but [Darren] Waller is right up there with them. This is his second year playing the position, it's astonishing what this man can do."
Carr on the Raiders’ long offensive drives. Las Vegas ran 80 plays and held the ball for just over 36 minutes in the win: "Since Coach Gruden got here there's been an emphasis. I'm really happy that today we saw 10-17 (on third down) because that's not easy to make. Going for it on fourth down is not easy to do.
"This defense is one of the best ones I've ever played against. They are tough. Man to man coverage, zone coverage, different fronts multiple looks…They throw everything they have at you and I am really proud of our guys for sticking with our rules and trusting the gameplay. "
Waller on his game high 12 receptions: “I’m just thankful that I can be part of that group, part of that balance that they can count on to make plays whenever I'm called upon. Whatever the numbers look like, that's cool with me. As long as our balance is there and we keep attacking, keep the defense on their heels, that's all I want."