Raiders snap count: Defense holds up in high altitude

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MEXICO CITY – The Raiders defense played a ton of snaps on Monday night against Houston in Mexico City’s extreme elevation.

Dealing with altitude – Mexico City sits 7,328 feet above sea level – was going to be a challenge for both squads, and time of possession would be key in keeping players fresh.

The Raiders lost that battle. They had the ball 13 minutes less than the Texans and took 23 fewer snaps. The Texans were able to covert half their third downs, and held the Raiders run game at bay and controlled the tempo most of the way.

The Raiders, as they’re known to do, took over in the fourth quarter and emerged with a 27-20 victory at Estadio Azteca.

Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes to tie the game and then take the lead, but the offense was allowed to come back thanks to a solid defensive effort down the stretch.

The Raiders only gave up a field goal in the final period while dealing with thin air. Reggie Nelson played all 73 defensive snaps, and edge rushers Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin played 73 and 69 snaps, respectively.

The Raiders believe they dealt with high altitude and prepped well for adverse conditions.

“You talk about the elements and the altitude, you could feel it when you first flew in that it was going to be different, it was going to be different than Oakland,” Mack said. “But we adjusted to it and handled it well.”

Let’s take a look at the entire Raiders snap count:

OFFENSE
53 – OL Donald Penn, OL Austin Howard, OL Kelechi Osemele, OL Gabe Jackson, QB Derek Carr, OL Rodney Hudson
42 – WR Amari Cooper
39 – WR Michael Crabtree
37 – TE Clive Walford
29 – RB Latavius Murray
25 – TE Mychael Rivera
22 – WR Seth Roberts
16 – FB Jamize Olawale
14 – OT Menelik Watson
13 -- WR Andre Holmes
12 – RB Jalen Richard
8 – OL Denver Kirkland
4 – RB DeAndre Washington
2 – RB Taiwan Jones, OL Jon Feliciano

DEFENSE
76 – FS Reggie Nelson
74 – LB Malcolm Smith
73 – DE Khalil Mack, SS Karl Joseph
72 – CB David Amerson, CB Sean Smith
69 – LB Bruce Irvin
49 – LB Perry Riley
45 – DL Denico Autry
44 – DL Jihad Ward
40 – CB DJ Hayden
32 – DT Dan Williams
31 – LB Cory James
29 – DT Justin Ellis
25 – DT Stacy McGee
20 – DT Darius Latham
10 – LB Shilique Calhoun
2 – CB TJ Carrie

SPECIAL TEAMS
21 – Darren Bates, Nate Allen
16 – Bryden Trawick, Shilique Calhoun, Taiwan Jones, Jamize Olawale
15 – Keith McGill , Cory James
12 –TJ Carrie
11 –Seabastian Janikowski, Andre Holmes
10 – Darius Latham, Jon Feliciano
8 – Jon Condo, DJ Hayden
6 – Jalen Richard
5 – Stacy McGee, Dan Williams, Bruce Irvin, Denico Autry, Khalil Mack, DeAndre Washington, Denver Kirkland, Mychal Rivera, Clive Walford, Gabe Jackson, Keleci Osemele, Austin Howard, Donald Penn
NOTE: Snap counts taken from official NFL game book

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