The Extra Point

When the Raiders went for it all Sunday at Denver, they went to their top playmaker on a play that required savvy as well as skill.

Davante Adams' 35-yard touchdown catch that gave Las Vegas a 22-16 overtime victory over the Broncos was an example of how the wide receiver mentally and physically separates himself — this time literally, given how open he was — from most of his peers.

The winning TD was set up earlier in the game when Adams ran an over route to the left side, hauling in Carr's pass for 23 yards. That completion set up Las Vegas' first touchdown, a 31-yard pass to Adams in double coverage.

So with the game in overtime and the ball at Denver's 35-yard line, Raiders coaches designed a play to take the other receivers to the left side of the field, causing the Broncos' defenders to follow. The right side would be open, enabling the Raiders to run an isolation play with Adams.

Adams lined up on the right side and began to cut left as if he was running the same route he did on that key secondquarter catch. Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II decided to cut off Adams as he headed in his direction, not wanting to give up another long gain.

When Surtain overplayed the coverage, Adams cut back sharply to the right. As Surtain's momentum took him out of the play, safety Justin Simmons tried to make up the difference but was too far back, and Adams had the easy touchdown.