Davante Adams Talks Raiders' Win, Derek Carr, Super Bowl and More in B/R Interview

A four-game start to the season includes three touchdown catches and two games of more than 100 receiving yards.

Davante Adams is not the most popular wide receiver.

"There's been some good things to build on, but I think I have even higher standards than what's out there," the Las Vegas Raiders star said. The two games in between are especially important. We don't want to come out of games like that.

Adams established himself as the top wide receiver in the league during his first eight seasons with the Packers as a five-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro who went over 1,300 receiving yards in three of the last four years.

He scored a touchdown in each of the Raiders' first three games, but just two catches for 12 yards in an overtime loss to the ArizonaCardinals in Week 2 and five catches for 36 yards in the Week 3 loss to the TennesseeTitans.

In Sunday's win over the Denver Broncos, Adams had nine catches for 101 yards, his second time over the century mark, after posting 141 yards in the first week of the season.

He said that finding a way to allow him to have an impact on the game was a big part of this week's work. It's not the first time I've been exposed to that type of coverage. Whether or not I'm able to make an impact on the game will not be determined by that. You saw that on Sunday. We were able to take advantage of some of the things they were doing.

If the Raiders are going to live up to the expectations that were put in place when they traded for the game-changing wide receiver, they need to find a way to beat double- and triple-teams.

They made the playoffs at 10-7 and lost in the first round to the Cincinnati Bengal. It was surprising that the 0-3 start to the campaign was because of the addition of Adams.

The losses to the Chargers,Cardinals andTitans were all by one score and came by a combined 13 points, with the Arizona loss occurring in overtime after Las Vegas lost a 20-point lead.

If a few plays unfolded differently, the team could be in a better position.

He said that the games gave them confidence. They've all been close. To be competitive at the end of these games and have them come down to the last play or the final sequence, that says a lot because we haven't played our best ball. We had opportunities against them. The Arizona game taught us a lesson that will help us establish our identity and know how to finish games in a full 60 minutes.

Josh Jacobs ran for a touchdown early in the second quarter to give the Raiders a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

When the clock hit zero on the team's first win, Adams said that they had achieved their standard.

Even though it wasn't the most ideal start, everything is still out in front of us and we have a big game coming up. It was a bit of a monkey off our back when we won. We have to turn around because we have another team that we want to beat on the road. It's going to be hard, but it's good to check that one off so we can start rattling them off. The goal is that.

The goal of reaching the Super Bowl is still very much on the table and some fans who are brave enough to wash their jerseys could be joining him.

Adams and Tide fought back against the idea that fans should not wash their jerseys. Fans who wash their jerseys will have the chance to win prizes.

In exchange for fans washing their lucky jerseys, Adams gave away signed jerseys, cleats and Super Bowl tickets. One of the easiest ways to do this and feel good about it is to use Tidehygiene Pods. You will come out with a clean jersey because all your superstitions will be intact. I can verify that from my own experience.

While he believes in washing lucky jerseys, the five-time Pro Bowler does have some superstitions such as wearing the same style of socks under his Jordan cleats and making sure he wears his visor and wristband.

He said the visor is darker in Las Vegas than it was in Green Bay to deal with the sun, but that wasn't a major change in the move.

chemistry didn't seem to be an issue when Adams and Carr were college teammates, as Adams and Carr had a combined 233 catches for 3,031 yards and 38 touchdown, so chemistry didn't seem to be an issue when Adams and Carr were in the league.

Carr, who is a three-time Pro Bowler who threw for more than 4,000 yards in each of the last four seasons, tries to navigate getting the ball to the best player while also understanding he can't force feed it into

"With the coverage part, we have to make strides with that and get used to playing with each other when they do things to prevent me from having an impact on the game." It has been like riding a bike with our friends and being able to make that feel like old times. I'm happy to be back on the field with him.

They will be on the field together in the latest edition of one of the league's fiercest rivalries when the Raiders play the Chiefs on Monday.

Adams isn't focused on the rivalry aspect of the upcoming contest, even though playing in the hostile environment that is Kansas City won't make it any easier.

He said it was more of the fans' thing. Every game should feel like a rivalry game if you have the right mentality. I don't take any opponent lighter than anyone else. They have a good team, but for me and some of my teammates, we're just focused on improving our record.

Improving their record in Kansas City on a national stage would be an ideal way for the Raiders to announce to the rest of the league that they put their slow start behind them and are ready to challenge for a title.