The Las Vegas Raiders finished the 2024 season with a 4-13 record after coming into the year where hopes were higher than the reality of their situation as a franchise. Head coach Antonio Pierce is also a likely candidate to be fired among NFL head coaches, which will likely be decided in the coming days.
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers set the NFL records for catches in a season by a rookie, and for yards in a season by a rookie tight end. He might not be done breaking records. On Sunday, Bowers has a chance to break the NFL record for most catches in a season by a tight end.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brock Bowers has broken Mike Ditka’s 1961 record for yards receiving by a rookie tight end. Drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders 13th overall out of Georgia, Bowers eclipsed Ditka’s mark of 1,076 yards when he made a 13-yard catch late in the second quarter on Sunday against New Orleans.
Brock Bowers is rewriting the NFL record books Sunday. The Las Vegas Raiders tight end now has the most receiving yards for a tight end in his rookie season in NFL history, breaking Mike Ditka's 63-year old record for most receiving yards by a tight end in his rookie season in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints .
Bowers is just the fifth tight end in NFL history to record 110 receptions in a single season. That’s regardless of experience level. In his debut season with the Las Vegas Raiders, Bowers had one of the most productive years by a tight end the NFL has ever seen.
Las Vegas Raiders standout Brock Bowers broke Mike Ditka's 63-year-old NFL record for receiving yards by a rookie tight end.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers is officially in the record books. As Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Bowers surpassed Chicago Bears
Las Vegas selected Bowers with the No. 13 pick in the 2024 NFL draft—and he's been dominant ever since. Not only is the 22-year-old the league's all-time rookie receptions leader, but he also broke Mike Ditka's 69-year-old record for most receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history.
Brock Bowers hauled in his 110th reception of the season on Sunday afternoon in their matchup with the Chargers.
The Las Vegas Raiders lost 34-20 to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 18, finishing the 2024 season with a 4-13 record. Rookie tight end Bro
The Chargers and Raiders looked every part of their respective 11-6 and 4-13 final records in a 34-20 victory by the former that wasn’t nearly as competitive as the score indicates.