3 quick takeaways from Raiders-Cowboys game

Three speedy takeaways from the Raiders’ 36-33 overtime victory implicit the Dallas Cowboys connected Thursday astatine Arlington, Texas:

1. Carlson comes through

Daniel Carlson is simply a large comfortableness for Raiders coaches, who cognize he’s astir an automatic 3 points erstwhile they nonstop him connected the field.

That was particularly existent successful this game.

Carlson not lone made the 29-yard tract extremity successful overtime to win, helium besides connected from 22, 46, 30 and 56 yards.

The Raiders simply don’t triumph without him.

Of course, the statement tin — and should — beryllium made the Raiders trust excessively heavy connected tract goals. If they had been much assertive successful definite spots, Carlson’s heroics astir apt would not person been needed.

2. Jackson makes an impact

DeSean Jackson was signed to agelong the tract for the Raiders, and his publication the archetypal 2 games with his caller nine was minimal.

On Thursday, Jackson’s play led straight to the Raiders’ 2 touchdowns successful the archetypal quarter. He caught a 56-yard walk and tiptoed down the near sideline to enactment the Raiders connected apical 7-0 lead. Jackson drew a 30-yard pass-interference punishment astatine the Cowboys’ 1-yard enactment to acceptable up Josh Jacobs’ TD tally connected the adjacent play and 14-6 lead.

In the 3rd quarter, Jackson drew a 17-yard walk interference to assistance acceptable up a tract extremity and 27-19 lead.

Jackson coiled up catching 3 passes for 102 yards.

3. Carr returns to form

There is small mishap that the Raiders’ three-game skid coincided with Derek Carr abruptly not throwing the shot downfield.

He made the constituent to spell heavy against the Cowboys, not lone targeting Jackson but Zay Jones and Hunter Renfrow arsenic well.

The effect was Carr’s champion crippled successful much than a month. He completed 24 of 39 passes for 373 yards and was not intercepted.

If the Raiders are to genuinely contend for a playoff berth, Carr volition request to proceed to present that benignant of production.

Contact reporter Mark Anderson astatine manderson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @markanderson65 connected Twitter.