Watch: Jarrett Stidham with opening drive touchdown to TE Darren Waller

© File photo Aug 26, 2022; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jarrett Stidham (3) warms up before a preseason game against the New England Patriots at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

You can’t open your first career start much better than Jarrett Stidham just did. Against the league’s number one defense, Stidham drove the Raiders down the field for a touchdown.

On the drive, Stidham went three for three for 58 yards, finishing it off with this beauty of a touchdown pass to Darren Waller for the score from 24 yards out.

We’ll see if Stidham and the Raiders can keep it up the rest of the way, but that’s a good start to the post-Derek Carr era in Las Vegas.

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