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 With the Raiders (1-10) trailing 20-17 in the fourth quarter,
Carr marched the team 80 yards downfield in a drive that took seven
minutes off the clock and culminated with a nine-yard touchdown pass
to James Jones.
Kansas City had little time to recover and could only make it to
their own 48 yard line with their last possession, which ended with
Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith throwing an incompletion on fourth
down.
It was Oakland’s first win since beating Houston on Nov. 17 2013 and
snapped a 16-game losing streak.
“I don’t even know how to explain the feeling,” Oakland linebacker
Sio Moore told reporters. “I’m just happy to see that on both sides
of the ball, we finished it.”
The defeat halted the Chiefs' (7-4) five-game win streak and saw
them drop out of a tie for first place in the AFC West.
The only sour note for the Raiders was the loss of running back
Latavius Murray, who had dominated the first half with 112 yards and
two touchdowns but exited with a concussion in the second quarter.
Murray had just recently begun seeing more playing time for Oakland,
and he needed only four carries to leave his mark in a performance
that included a 90-yard touchdown scamper.
“He did a great job and gave us a spark taking the ball 90 yards,”
said Raiders running back Darren McFadden. “We finally came out and
put the game together and finished the way we’re supposed to.”
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The Raiders led 14-3 at halftime and moved ahead 17-3in the third
quarter.
The Chiefs began to seize the momentum when Smith threw a 19-yard
touchdown pass to Anthony Fasano late in the third.
Jamaal Charles tied the score at 17-17 on a sparkling 30-yard
touchdown reception with 12:20 remaining, and Cairo Santos kicked a
25-yard field goal a few minutes later to put the Chiefs up 20-17.
Charles finished with 80 yards rushing and 42 yards receiving for
the Chiefs, who have a big divisional matchup with the first-place
Denver Broncos on Nov. 30.
(Reporting by Jahmal Corner; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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