Watch: Raiders with three consecutive takeaways in second quarter vs Jets

We’re at the half in New Jersey with the Raiders up 17-13 and they’ve gotten there the hard way. They haven’t been able to stop the Jets offense the old-fashioned way – by forcing punts – so instead they have been taking the ball away from them. In …

We’re at the half in New Jersey with the Raiders up 17-13 and they’ve gotten there the hard way. They haven’t been able to stop the Jets offense the old-fashioned way — by forcing punts — so instead they have been taking the ball away from them.

In particular, three straight drives in the second quarter the Raiders have forced a Jets turnover.

The Jets began the second quarter by going on a 69-yard touchdown drive to take a 13-7 lead. And since then their offense has looked like it would drive right down for a score again, only to have it all end with a turnover instead.

The first turnover was also Clelin Ferrell’s first sack of the season. He got around the left edge to get Sam Darnold’s arm as he tried to throw and the Raiders recovered.

The Raiders couldn’t mount a drive off the short field and settled for a field goal to make it a 13-10 game.

In response, the Jets’ offense got moving again, going 32 yards down the field. Then Trayvon Mullen made an elite play to step in front of a Darnold pass and pick it off with one hand.

This time, the Raiders capitalized, driving 66 yards for the touchdown to take a 17-13 lead.

With 1:12 left in the second quarter, the Jets needed to get moving. They got moving all right. They went 40 yards on five plays. Then Clelin Ferrell happened again.

Darnold held onto the ball too long and Ferrell was relentless, breaking through the Mekhi Becton block attempt to nail Darnold in the back, forcing another fumble.

A couple of sacks on Derek Carr kept the Raiders from getting a score off this turnover, but the takeaways are the reason the Raiders led 17-13 at the half.

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