The Las Vegas Raiders walked away from their Monday Night Football game against the Baltimore Ravens with a crazy win. For those watching it was like nothing anyone had seen before because of how weird the ending was.

An overtime victory in Week 1 makes people believe this Raiders team could actually do some damage this season after a disappointing start to the Jon Gruden era. The Ravens are no pushover, and the Raiders had to work for every second to get that win. Here are a few Raiders takeaways from the performance.

Raiders Takeaways

Takeaway #1: The Raiders might not be great, but they'll never quit

Up until the Raiders were on the one yard line after the touchdown review, no one really thought the Raiders were going to win this game. Then, of course, Derek Carr threw an interception. Minutes later the defense caused a Lamar Jackson turnover and eventually the Raiders won on a crazy deep pass to the end zone. This team doesn't quit. In the fourth quarter, Lamar Jackson and Justin Tucker seemed to dagger the Raiders with a field goal. With less than a minute to drive into field goal range, Carr made two completions and Daniel Carlson hit the 55 yard field goal with ice in his veins to go to overtime.

No one really expects this team to make a crazy playoff run, and the preseason over/under for wins was around eight. With the Raiders taking Week 1 of the season against a team that was favored over them by 7.5 points, getting to nine wins is not at all out of the question. Getting to nine wins gives you a chance at sneaking into the wild card and if you can get to nine well then ten isn't crazy either. This Raiders team isn't supposed to be a playoff team, but they're scrappy and they'll play to the final second.

Raiders Takeaway #2: Derek Carr has an excellent group of weapons to throw to

We all knew about Darren Waller coming into this season, but aside from him the offensive weapons for the Raiders were an unknown factor for this team. Henry Ruggs III was a first round pick last season but doesn't exactly fit into this offense and Bryan Edwards was a third round pick last season with untapped potential. After those two the Raiders have Hunter Renfrow among others but that top three can be a great trio for Carr.

Waller brought in ten catches in Week 1 for 105 yards on 19 targets along with a touchdown. That's absolutely insane but that production should keep up all season. The Carr to Waller connection is underrated, not because no one talks about it but because no one talks about how it's among the best in the league. If this keeps up it'll remind people of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce or Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams. Suddenly the Raiders have Edwards and Ruggs alongside him, two weapons that could both go for 100 yards in any given week.

Raiders Takeaway #3: The running game still is full of talent but lacks production

Last season the Raiders ran the ball a lot with promising second year running back Josh Jacobs. His production dropped off from his rookie season as he went from averaging 4.8 yards per carry to 3.9 yards. This is Jacobs' third year in the league and the Raiders decided to supplement his production with Kenyan Drake, a player who had hopes of being the lead back for the Cardinals one year ago.

The idea is a seemingly good one with these two running backs. Take two guys who were disappointing bell cow running backs one year ago and pair them up to try and find that success with a solid rotation. Jacobs and Drake are undoubtedly talented, but in Week 1 it was more of the same from the Raiders. High hopes and a lack of production. Jacobs ran the ball ten times and Drake ran six times. Jacobs averaged just 3.4 yards per carry which wasn't nearly as bad as the 1.8 yards from Drake. The talent is there, now it's just about making it work.

Takeaway #4: The defense won't blow you away, but it can allow the offense to win games

The Raiders defense did seemingly win the game for Las Vegas last night with the Lamar Jackson turnover but this group isn't going to be anything great. Forcing timely turnovers is something every team wants to do but it's not a consistently reliable skill. The expectations aren't high for this defense, but if they're able to hold teams like the Ravens to 27 points while the offense is rolling then they'll take it. This defense wasn't as bad as it has been in recent years, but can they do enough week in and week out?

Overall this Raiders team had an over/under win total set at eight which makes so much sense looking at this roster. The offense can be really good but also very inconsistent and the defense just needs to be average for this team to make noise and push for the playoffs. Can they do it?