# Déjà Vu in Vegas: Fernando Mendoza Mirrors Indiana Title Run TD In First NFL Start

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Fox Sports, Nov 15, 2026, 4:27 PM · Read it: <https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/deja-vu-vegas-fernando-mendoza-mirrors-indiana-title-run-raiders-debut>

The Fernando Mendoza era in Las Vegas is officially underway and he didn’t wait to make an impact.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 15, 2026, 7:00 AM: [Fernando Mendoza faces tall task in first NFL start, and that’s OK](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/sports/raiders-fernando-mendoza-first-nfl-start-seahawks/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  PLAYBOOK: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (5-4) AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4-5), 1:05 P.M. SUNDAY Anybody worried about Fernando Mendoza drawing the NFL’s best defense in his first start ought to consider it from the rookie’s perspective. He spent nine games standing next to Klint Kubiak, listening to the playcall and watching Kirk Cousins get to make the...
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:35 AM: [Ahead of first start, Fernando Mendoza leads NFL Week 10 arrivals](<https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50465223/nfl-week-10-fashionable-arrivals>) — ESPN (Sports, United States)
  NFL stars continue to turn game-day arrivals into their own weekly fashion showcase.
- Nov 15, 2026, 3:21 PM: [Fernando Mendoza's first NFL TD puts Raiders up 7-0](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fernando-mendozas-first-nfl-td-212148412.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Fernando Mendoza helped secure a national title at Indiana with a scramble for a touchdown and his first NFL touchdown came the same way.
- Nov 15, 2026, 3:21 PM: [Fernando Mendoza's first NFL TD puts Raiders up 7-0](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/fernando-mendozas-first-nfl-td-puts-raiders-up-7-0>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  Fernando Mendoza helped secure a national title at Indiana with a scramble for a touchdown and his first NFL touchdown came the same way.
- Nov 15, 2026, 4:27 PM: [Déjà Vu in Vegas: Fernando Mendoza Mirrors Indiana Title Run TD In First NFL Start](<https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/deja-vu-vegas-fernando-mendoza-mirrors-indiana-title-run-raiders-debut>) — Fox Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Fernando Mendoza era in Las Vegas is officially underway and he didn’t wait to make an impact.
