Ops: Carr's Td Pass Caps Raiders Rally Past Ravens 33-27

LAS VEGAS -- — After an untimely bench-clearing party and multiple mistakes that nearly value the Raiders the sport, the birthday celebration ought to in the end start for actual after the primary sport with lovers in Las Vegas.

The Raiders gained an exciting and onerous season opener way to a livid rally, a stellar protecting play from Carl Nassib, and a great play name that produced a 31-backyard landing by skip from Derek Carr to Zay Jones that gave the Raiders a 33-27 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.

“Felt like I died and awoke. And died.

Carr engineered 3 sport-tying drives withinside the fourth region and earlier than triumphing it withinside the wild time beyond regulation.

He regarded to win it with a 33-backyard TD by skip to Bryan Edwards on the primary ownership of time beyond regulation best to have the party halted while replay positioned the ball on the 1.

An unsuccessful QB sneak, a fake begin from rookie Alex Leatherwood after which an interception that deflected off Willie Snead's arms regarded to value the Raiders the sport.

Then Nassib introduced the strip-sack of Lamar Jackson in his first sport considering turning into the primary energetic NFL participant to pop out as homosexual withinside the offseason.

“I’m simply satisfied that we were given we were given the win at the day that form of made a touch little bit of history,” Nassib said.

The Raiders then made every other blunder through committing a put-off of the sport earlier than a discipline aim try, main to Gruden sending the offense lower back on the sphere.

“I’m satisfied to educate depended on us, positioned it in our arms on the give up,"

They had gained the beyond 5 openers through a margin of 177-26, however, got here up brief on this nail-biter way to a robust sport from Carr, who threw for 435 yards.

The time beyond regulation got here after a wild lower back-and-forth fourth region that featured the Raiders rallying to tie the sport on 3 separate occasions, with Carr using Las Vegas to a tying 55-backyard discipline aim withinside the very last 37 seconds.

Carr then related on a 37-backyard by skip to Henry Ruggs III that installation a tying 10-backyard TD to Darren Waller with 3:forty four to play.

SPECTACULAR PLAY

He escaped stress from Maxx Crosby and Yannick Ngakoue and scrambled earlier than locating Brown withinside the lower back of the give-up quarter for a 10-backyard score.

eighty-four seconds to throw for the 5th longest on a TD by skip withinside the beyond 5 seasons and scrambled 27 yards for his maximum ever on a TD.

GO FOR IT

The Ravens went for it two times on fourth down withinside the first 1/2 of, getting a 35-backyard TD run from Tyson Williams on the primary. Murray was given crammed through K.J. Wright at the 2d.

The Raiders were given stopped on a fourth-and-1 run through Jacobs on the Ravens thirteen withinside the 0.33 region.

SLOW START

The Raiders were given off to a slow beginning offensively after sitting maximum in their starters withinside the preseason. A preserving penalty and botched snap spoiled a promising first pressure that reached the Ravens 21 earlier than going backward and finishing in a punt.

The Raiders then punted on the following 3 drives, marking the primary time in 15 years they punted on the primary 4 drives of the season.

They then scored two times past due in the 1/2 of to make it 14-10 on the break.

INJURY REPORT

Ravens: G Tyre Phillips changed into taken off the sphere on a cart past due withinside the first 1/2 of after injuring his leg and did not return.

Raiders: G Denzelle Good left withinside the first 1/2 of with a knee injury. ... Ngakoue left withinside the 2d 1/2 of with a hamstring injury. ... DT Gerald McCoy changed into taken off on a cart withinside the fourth region with a knee injury.

UP NEXT

Ravens: Host Kansas City on Sunday night. Baltimore has misplaced 4 immediately towards the Chiefs, which includes all 3 matchups among Jackson and Patrick Mahomes.

Raiders: Visit Pittsburgh on Sunday.