Jimmy Garoppolo didn’t produce eye-popping numbers during his time as the 49ers’ quarterback, but he did lead the team to wins in 38 of his 55 games as an NFC West team.
That knack for finding a way to win was on display in his debut with the Raiders. After giving up an early lead, the Raiders had the ball on their own 25-yard line for a 16-10 lead with under nine minutes to play. Garoppolo completed four straight passes, including a six-yard touchdown to Jakobi Meyers, to put the Raiders ahead and then sealed the game-winner with an eight-yard run on a third-and-seven play that came out of the two-minute warning. .
With a 17-16 win in the books, Raiders coach Josh McDaniels praised the quarterback’s ability to come up with the right play at the right time.
“He’s a good leader. He won Lots of games “In this league,” McDaniels said on the team’s website. “I think the guys in the locker room know who they have and what this guy can do, and how competitive he is. He’s a very good leader. He’s a great communicator. He just does what it takes to win. He doesn’t care about his stats or anything like that, it’s just him.” “Everything I can do in my position to try to help the team win, I will try to do that.” Very happy that he is a Raider.
Wide receiver Davante Adams said, via Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com, that “This kind of game “It was the difference in our season” last year because the Raiders couldn’t close out the game while losing nine games by a touchdown or less. If Garoppolo can continue to improve on that record, the Raiders should find smoother sailing in the coming weeks as well.
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