Things just got interesting in the Raiders home opener against the Panthers. Carolina had scored a touchdown on their opening drive, but the Raiders were unable to answer initially. The defense held, and the Raiders got the ball back at their own three-yard line.
After moving out to the 20-yard-line, Gardner Minshew dropped back and let ‘er rip. Tre Tucker went deep on a post route and Minshew thew a perfect ball right into his arms in stride for a 54-yard completion.
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Minshew and Tucker connected on a few of these in the preseason so fans were waiting for them to break one off in the regular season.
The Raiders would capitalize on the deep connection too. A few plays later, they punched it in with Alexander Mattison to tie the game at 7-7 to begin the second quarter.