Derek Carr Drives Raiders to Victory
The Oakland Raiders team car is being driven by Derek Carr. Carr had a career day with 513 passing yards and 4 touchdowns. His 513 passing yards is the best for one game in franchise history. One of his touchdown passes was on a fourth-and-4 play to Seth Roberts from 41 yards out in overtime, which resulted in a 30 to 24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Roberts caught a short pass and he broke a few tackles. It occurred with 1:46 remaining in overtime.
With Tampa Bay leading 3 to 0 in the second-quarter, Jameis Winston threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Russell Shepard. He only had 2 catches for 24 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
With Oakland trailing 10 to 3 in the third-quarter, Derek Carr threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Donald Penn. He used to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Later in the period, Carr threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper. Cooper also had a career day with 12 catches for 173 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.
In the fourth quarter, Jameis Winston threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Brate. They would miss the extra point after that touchdown. Winston threw for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jacquizz Rodgers scored on a 1-yard rushing touchdown later in the quarter. Rodgers finished with 69 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Mike Evans would catch the 2-point conversion.
On a fourth-and-goal with under 2 minutes remaining, Carr threw an incomplete pass, but the Buccaneers would be called for a defensive holding penalty. On the next play, Derek Carr threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Mychal Rivera with 1:38 remaining in regulation.
Tampa Bay got the ball back and they would punt. On a third-and-10 play from the Tampa Bay 45, Derek Carr rushed for a 13-yard gain for a first down. Sebastian Janikowski would come on for a 50-yard field goal attempt. Tampa Bay would call a timeout. After the timeout, Jankowski kicked it and missed.
The Raiders received the ball first in overtime, and they missed a 52-yard field goal. Tampa Bay didn't do much with their possessions in overtime. Despite the win, Oakland committed an NFL record 23 penalties. The Oakland Raiders will host the Denver Broncos (6-2) next Sunday.