The day started with some bad news for the Raiders. They would be without their best player, tight end Darren Waller with an ankle injury. Waller had been added back to the injury report on Saturday after being removed on Friday.
Now the offense would have to function without him. And that meant Foster Moreau would have to step up.
So far, so good.
Early in the second quarter, the Raiders went on a long drive and to cap it off, Carr threw for Moreau from 18 yards out and Moreau made one hell of a catch, reaching around the defender’s helmet to snag it.
Too strong.@fhmoreau celebrates National Tight Ends Day in style 😎#PHIvsLV live on FOX | #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/ij2F5Ig4vg
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) October 24, 2021
The touchdown tied the game up at 7-7 after the Eagles had gone up 7-0 on the opening drive.
It was also the fourth catch of the day for Moreau, matching a career-high for him. And with just he and undrafted rookie Matt Bushman as the Raiders’ only tight ends, Moreau should set a new career-high and then some by the end of this one.
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