Colts’ interim boss Jeff Saturday WINS on his NFL coaching debut beating the Las Vegas Raiders 25-20

Matt Ryan got his job back on Saturday as the Colts’ starter under TV analyst and interim coach Jeff Saturday, and the veteran quarterback delivered a 35-yard touchdown pass to Parris Campbell to drive Indianapolis to a 25-20 win over the Las Vegas to lead raiders. on Sunday.

The touchdown with 5:07 left came shortly after the 37-year-old quarterback converted a third-and-3 with a 39-yard run to the Raiders 36-yard line.

His play helped Saturday, who was an ESPN analyst just a week ago before being hired despite no NFL coaching experience, his first win.

It also gave the Raiders their third loss in a row (2-7) and will tighten their control over freshman coach Josh McDaniels, who took over a playoff team a year ago. The Raiders were booed from the field.

Former ESPN analyst Jeff Saturday is 1-0 after being tapped as interim head coach of the Colts

On his return to the starting role, Colts QB Matt Ryan completed 75 percent of his passes

Ryan completed 21 of 28 passes for 222 yards, and Jonathan Taylor rushed for 147 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown. It was Taylor’s first 100-yard game since the season opener against the Houston Texans, when he ran 161 yards.

The duo made up for the play of Raider’s wide receiver Davante Adams, who caught nine passes for 126 yards and a TD. But a fourth-down pass to Adams was broken by Colts cornerback Stephon Gilmore, causing a big party on the Indianapolis sidelines.

Las Vegas Derek Carr completed 24 of 38 passes for 248 yards and two TDs.

On Saturday, he showed he wasn’t afraid to make changes and set himself up as play-caller Parks Frazier, someone who had never been in that position before.

On race day, Saturday went back to veteran Ryan as his starter. Ryan was benched by previous coach Frank Reich in favor of Sam Ehlinger, who started the last two games.

Raiders coach Josh McDaniels will have a lot to answer for after the Raiders drop to 2-7

Fans already came to the game angry about McDaniels’ results – and didn’t leave happier

Two weeks ago, Saturday, in his role as an analyst, tweeted that the “Raiders look terrible” during their 24-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

They didn’t look too good as the Colts (4-5-1) took a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. That included an 11-play, 70-yard drive in the first period in which Indianapolis picked up five first downs. The Colts had eight the entire game against New England a week ago.

The Raiders didn’t pick up a first down until 11:51 remained in the first half, and Carr missed all five of his passing attempts in the first quarter. Indianapolis defeated the home team 111 yards to 5 during that period, as Las Vegas looked like the team that played under an interim coach.

On one drive the Raiders lost 10 yards on a holding penalty and another 5 downfield from an ineligible player, Carr was sacked for a 9 yard loss, Josh Jacobs rushed to center on second and long for 5 yards, and Carr threw short to Adams on third. That sequence of plays caused booing to rain on the Raiders.

Foster Moreau’s touchdown reception was one of the few bright spots for the Raiders Sunday

But they finally got something late in the second quarter, driving to the Colts 4-yard line. Carr rolled to the right and found Foster Moreau in the end zone for a touchdown with 58 seconds left.

However, the Colts drove within range of the field goal and Chase McLaughlin scored his second 48-yard field goal with no time for a 13-7 lead.

That made for a wild second half in which the lead changed four times

Jacobs rushed to a 1-yard touchdown to give the Raiders their first lead, Taylor answered with a 66-yard touchdown and then Carr Adams hit a 48-yard TD, before the Colts came through with the winner with 5:07 left .