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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 04:20 PM ET
- Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as a multi-platform reporter, covering the Raiders and Oakland Athletics as well as anchoring the SportsNet Central cable news show. Gutierrez votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Professional Football Writers of America and currently serves as the PFWA’s Las Vegas chapter president. He is also a member of the California Chicano News Media Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Gutierrez has authored three books: Tommy Davis’ Tales from the Dodgers Dugout, 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die and If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Raiders Sideline, Locker Room and Press Box with Lincoln Kennedy. You can follow Paul on Twitter @PGutierrezESPN
DENVER – Technically, Brock Bowers is a rookie tight end. Realistically, and to the delight of the Las Vegas Raiders, the No. 13 overall draft pick is a multi-skilled player.
Bowers went up and over Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke on a middle-of-the-field jump ball from quarterback Gardner Minshew, hauled in the ball, and scampered down the left sideline for a 57-yard catch-and-run touchdown for the first score of his career.
It was the longest play by the Raiders this season. It also was the longest reception by a Raiders TE since Darren Waller in Week 17 of 2019 (75 yards, also at Denver).
It was the fourth play from scrimmage for the Raiders, playing without starters at receiver (Davante Adams, who is rehabbing a hamstring injury while awaiting a trade) and running back (Zamir White, who injured his groin in practice this week).
It was also Minshew’s fourth TD pass in six games, which gave the Raiders a 7-0 lead with 12:57 to play in the first quarter.
Brocktoberrrr #LVvsDEN | FOX pic.twitter.com/7XRLrMldbf
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) October 6, 2024
