Raiders beat Cardinals, 23-21, on last-second field goal
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Derek Carr took the field with 1:53 left Sunday flanked in the Raiders’ huddle by running back Jalen Richard and receivers Seth Roberts, Marcell Ateman and Saeed Blacknall.
It wasn’t the skill group the Raiders envisioned when they started this wayward season. But on Sunday afternoon, it was enough.
Trailing 21-20, Carr led a final drive including a 32-yard pass to Ateman, a rookie making his NFL debut, and a 20-yard throw to Roberts, the most experienced member left in an injury-ravaged receiver corps, to set up a last-second field-goal attempt by Daniel Carlson.
Carlson, a rookie signed during the season, nailed the 35-yarder, giving the Raiders a 23-21 win and sending players sprinting onto the field in celebration.