Winner: CB Trayvon Mullen

Mullen once again makes the winners list with a high performance displaying his potential to be a starter for the Raiders going forward. Mullen is a perfect fit for Paul Guenther and continues to get better every single week he is afforded snaps.

Mahomes and the Chiefs’ dynamic offense didn’t impact the game as much as they wanted. Mullen and the secondary displayed enough for the Raiders to steal one on the road, and Mullen made plays when he had the opportunity. He was on Hill for most of the game and deflected two passes on the day when guarding the star wideout in coverage.

His best play was taken away on a phantom pass interference call that came from upstairs that made Gruden very upset. It still exhibited great instincts from the young cornerback.

Mullen is having an excellent regular season and looks like a starter for the future. If he can continue to grow throughout the season and the Raiders can add pieces in the secondary, this defense could be revamped in a season. The potential for Mullen is rising with every snap he takes and hopefully will build on this play during the final four games.

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