While the Las Vegas Raiders had a season to forget in 2024 as a team, individual players on the field made team history and NFL history. In the Raiders' Week 18 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, rookie tight end Brock Bowers, who has broken multiple records this year, broke another league record at the beginning of the second half.

Raiders tight end Brock Bowers set the NFL records for catches in a season by a rookie, and for yards in a season by a rookie tight end. He might not be done breaking records. On Sunday, Bowers has a chance to break the NFL record for most catches in a season by a tight end.

Brock Bowers is rewriting the NFL record books Sunday. The Las Vegas Raiders tight end now has the most receiving yards for a tight end in his rookie season in NFL history, breaking Mike Ditka's 63-year old record for most receiving yards by a tight end in his rookie season in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints .

Bowers was unable to record his first catch until early in the third quarter, and the majority of his production came in garbage time on the Raiders' final offensive possession. Nevertheless, he managed to tally the fifth touchdown of his rookie season and reached at least 50 receiving yards for the fourth time in seven games since the Raiders' bye in Week 10.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17, 29-10. Tight end Travis Kelce scored his 77th career touchdown in the contest and dunked through

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brock Bowers has broken Mike Ditka’s 1961 record for yards receiving by a rookie tight end. Drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders 13th overall out of Georgia, Bowers eclipsed Ditka’s mark of 1,076 yards when he made a 13-yard catch late in the second quarter on Sunday against New Orleans.

How incredible has Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers been? He is about to break two NFL rookie records. One has stood for more than six decades

Bowers is just the fifth tight end in NFL history to record 110 receptions in a single season. That’s regardless of experience level. In his debut season with the Las Vegas Raiders, Bowers had one of the most productive years by a tight end the NFL has ever seen.

Brock Bowers reclaimed his own record on Sunday afternoon to wrap up his first season in the league. The Las Vegas Raiders tight end officially broke the NFL’s rookie receptions record on Sunday in their matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Las Vegas Raiders have a generational talent in rookie tight end Brock Bowers. Is he already the NFL's best?

Poor timing might be the only thing standing between Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.