Carr finally delivers in KC
QB gets 1st victory at Arrowhead, ends Chiefs’ win streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Derek Carr could be forgiven for thinking he was due for another miserable day at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Raiders quarterback had never won in six tries in Kansas City, his quarterback rating solow in his personal house of horrors that he probably deserved to be benched. And when Carr threw an early interception Sunday that helped the Chiefs take a commanding lead, well, it seemed as if history was repeating itself.
“I’ve had a lot of sad walks up that ramp,” Carr said later, “but you knowwhat? Not today.”
Instead, the oft-criticized quarterback steadied his shaky team, outplayed Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and led the Raiders to a 40-32 victory.
It was the Chiefs’ first loss in their last 14 games.
Carr finished with 347 yards and three TDs passing. Perhaps fittingly, he executed the QB sneak on fourth-and-1 that clinched the win.
“I think we’re back a little bit,” Carr said with a smile, “but we have to win football games against these guys to make it a rivalry. We haven’t done that in a long time. To make it a rivalry, we have to win games like this one.”
The game, tied 24-24 after three quarters, could have gone either way. But with the highpowered Chiefs offense sputtering, the Raiders got the go-ahead TD from Josh Jacobs, a field goal from Daniel Carlson and a pick of Mahomes on fourth down to set up Jacobs’s second TD and establish breathing room.
Mahomes quickly answered, hitting Travis Kelce for a TD and Darrel Williams for the 2-point try. But the Raiders (3-2) recovered a squib quick, Jacobs rumbled for a first down as the Chiefs (4-1) burned timeouts, and Carr sneaked for the crucial firstdown.
Mahomes spent the game trying to escape the Raiders’ pass rush, which manhandled the Chiefs offensive line. He finished with 340 yards passing and two TDs along with an interception.