S Treydan Stukes is ruled out with a concussion, and TE Brock Bowers (still managing a scoped knee) is questionable, as the 2-0 Raiders' top-ranked defense prepares to host New Orleans.

Rookie CB Zeke Masses was named NFL Rookie of the Week and AFC Defensive Player of the Week after a two-interception game, a bright spot for a Raiders defense that hasn't allowed more than 14 points in either game this season.

Las Vegas continues a weekly rotating-captain approach as the unbeaten Raiders chase their first 3-0 start since 2021.

The Raiders' top tight end was a limited participant both practice days ahead of a road trip to New Orleans, while quarterback Aidan O'Connell was listed as not participating for a personal reason unrelated to injury.

A matchup of first- and second-year head coaches, both former Super Bowl-winning offensive coordinators, frames Las Vegas's bid to open 3-0 for the first time in five years.

Las Vegas beat the Chargers 26-14 to start 2-0 for the first time since 2021. Cousins has thrown for 413 yards and 6 TDs (tied for the NFL lead) through two games. HC Klint Kubiak: "He's been phenomenal with the operations and leadership."

Bowers, inactive in Week 2 after a meniscus trim, is listed first at tight end on the unofficial Week 3 depth chart. Raiders (2-0) play at New Orleans Sunday.

White, promoted off the practice squad in late August, has scored touchdowns on each of his first two career catches — the first Raider to do so since at least 1991 — in a 26-14 win that pushed Las Vegas to 2-0, its best start in five years.

Masses, starting in place of injured Darien Porter, became the first Raiders rookie with multiple interceptions in a game since 1979 as Las Vegas's defense pressured Justin Herbert nine times.

Cousins is completing 68% of his passes for 413 yards and 6 touchdowns through two games in Klint Kubiak's offense, part of Las Vegas's first 2-0 start in five years.