15 - 20

(Oct 20, 2024 · Week 7)

For many, the game of football, given the mental wherewithal one needs to survive it, is sometimes likened to a chess match; thus, Cobie Durant might need to be excused for filling out a bingo board with big-time plays of every kind. As versatile as one could get during Los Angeles’ West Coast-style battle in Week 7, Durant offered splash play No. 1 by taking advantage of his teammates’ disruptive pass rush, undercutting the Raiders’ sideline comeback route for an acrobatic interception. One drive later, Durant invades Las Vegas’ backfield, speeding through untouched for a simultaneous sack and forced fumble that ultimately becomes a teammate’s touchdown. Treating Oct. 20, 2024’s 20-15 victory like an all-you-can-eat buffet in which every dish was tried once, the NFC’s soon-to-be-named Defensive Player of the Week accumulated the following: two tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one interception, and two passes defended across 44 snaps.

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