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SPORTS Saturday 21 OctOber 2017

Raiders score on final play to beat Chiefs 31-30

By JOSH DUBOW
AP Pro Football Writer
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Wins have been so hard to
come by for the Oakland
Raiders that it took three
tries at the final play for
them finally to pull this one
out and possibly save their
season.
Derek Carr threw a 2-yard
touchdown pass to Mi-
chael Crabtree on the final
play after the game was
extended by two straight
defensive holding calls
and the Raiders snapped
a four-game losing streak
with a 31-30 victory over
the Kansas City Chiefs on
Thursday night.
“We didn’t give up,” Crab-
tree said. “We got a team
full of fighters. We believe.
... No matter how hard the
game was, we believed.
We came out with the W
and I’m excited. It’s a good Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree, bottom, catches a touchdown pass in front of Kansas City Chiefs cornerback
way to win, a great way to Terrance Mitchell (39) during the second half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
win.” Associated Press
With their season on the line win.” the front corner of the end ejected . Peters also was 64-yard touchdown pass
following the recent slump, Alex Smith threw for 342 zone to tie it at 30. Giorgio called for a personal foul that gave the Chiefs their
Carr led an 85-yard touch- yards and three touch- Tavecchio won it with the on the play. Lynch con- first 99-yard drive since do-
down drive in the final 2:25 downs but it wasn’t enough extra point , setting off a gratulated his teammates ing it Dec. 3, 2006, against
to give the Raiders (3-4) for the Chiefs (5-2). They celebration on a wild night in the locker room after the Cleveland.
the thrilling comeback in a lost consecutive games that included Oakland run- game but didn’t speak to DEEP CONNECTION: Carr
game they trailed by nine for the first time since Oct. ning back Marshawn Lynch reporters. had not connected on a
points heading into the 11-18, 2015, and had their getting ejected in the sec- “I was disappointed he ran single deep ball to Amari
fourth quarter. 12-game winning streak in ond quarter for shoving an out because I knew we Cooper all season before
Carr finished 29 for 52 for the AFC West snapped in a official. had a 15-yard penalty and the two teamed twice for
417 yards and three touch- thrilling finish. HOT TEMPERS: The game we’d be in good shape,” long TDs in the opening
downs, with Amari Cooper The Raiders had an appar- took an odd turn midway Del Rio said. quarter. On the first, Coo-
catching 11 passes for 210 ent go-ahead touchdown through the second quarter LONG DRIVE: After Mar- per appeared to push Ter-
yards and two of the scores. pass to Jared Cook with after Kansas City’s Marcus quette King pinned the rance Mitchell but the of-
The Raiders had struggled 18 seconds left overturned Peters hit Carr late, anger- Chiefs at their own 1 with ficials picked up the flag
to get the ball downfield when replay ruled he was ing the Raiders. Offensive a perfect punt early in the and gave Cooper the 38-
while being held to 17 or down at the 1. An offen- linemen Kelechi Osemele second quarter, Kansas yard TD . Later in the quar-
fewer points in four straight sive pass interference on and Donald Penn confront- City needed little time to ter Carr and Cooper con-
games but Carr repeatedly Crabtree wiped out anoth- ed Peters and Lynch sprint- turn the momentum. Smith nected on a 45-yard score,
beat the Chiefs with deep er touchdown on the next ed off the Oakland sideline hit Demarcus Robinson making Cooper the first
passes. play. But holding calls on to join the fray. Lynch, a on a 33-yard pass on the Raiders receiver with two
“No. 4 kept making plays,” Ron Parker and Eric Murray close friend of Peters, end- first play of the drive. Af- TD catches in the first quar-
coach Jack Del Rio said. set the stage for the final ed up shoving line judge ter a short run, Tyreek Hill ter since Mervyn Fernandez
“This is a special, special play. Carr hit Crabtree in Julian Mapp and getting beat David Amerson for a in 1989.q