Derek Carr makes history despite Raiders’ lopsided loss

Derek Carr admitted helium was alert helium was astir to articulation an exclusive nine successful league history. It conscionable didn’t consciousness similar the clip to celebrate.

Carr threw for 215 yards successful Sunday’s 32-13 nonaccomplishment to the Bengals astatine Allegiant Stadium, surpassing 3,000 yards connected the play successful the process. He eclipsed the people connected a completion to Zay Jones successful the 4th quarter.

It makes him conscionable the 4th backmost successful past to bash truthful successful each of his archetypal 8 seasons, joining an illustrious database of Cam Newton, Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson.

He said it’s intolerable to debar knowing astir specified things due to the fact that helium is connected Twitter and volition inevitably work posts pointing retired specified milestones.

“I volition ever beryllium idiosyncratic who is honored with each those things and I ever person been thankful,” helium said. “But I besides person a batch of losses. I’d overmuch alternatively commercialized being 1 of the lone 4 for immoderate of those wins and a Super Bowl ring. That’s for sure.”

He needs conscionable 63 much yards to surpass 30,000 for his career. No different backmost successful franchise past has thrown for 20,000 yards.

Questionable decision

The Raiders struggled each time connected 3rd down, a recurring taxable for this team. But determination was 1 play that stood retired supra the others.

Facing a third-and-6 astatine midfield with little than 3 minutes remaining successful the 2nd quarter, Carr turned and handed to Kenyan Drake.

The play gained conscionable 3 yards. It whitethorn person made immoderate consciousness if the Raiders past decided to spell for it connected 4th down, but alternatively A.J. Cole came retired to punt.

It bounded harmlessly into the extremity portion for a touchback and a nett summation of 27 yards.

Carr appeared to bespeak helium had checked into the play.

“We’ve utilized it successful the past and it’s worked honestly against definite looks,” Carr said of the tally play. “I’m conscionable trying to execute to the champion of my abilities with the tools we’ve talked astir passim the week. We’re precise adjacent honestly to a large play there. But erstwhile it gets stopped, it’s 1 of those, ‘Oh my gosh’ moments.”

“It’s 1 of those things wherever (coach Jon Gruden) would (have said), ‘Don’t interest astir it due to the fact that they volition boo me, not you.’”

The fans did explicit their displeasure with the play, though it wasn’t wide if it was directed astatine Carr, interim manager Rich Bisaccia oregon violative coordinator Greg Olson.

Probably immoderate operation of the three.

Injury report

Starting near defender John Simpson departed the crippled connected Sunday nighttime with a rib wounded and did not return. Jordan Simmons replaced him for the remainder of the game.

Bisaccia said helium would supply an update Monday.

Defensive accolades

Defensive extremity Yannick Ngakoue sacked Joe Burrow successful the archetypal 4th and stripped the ball, mounting up a tract extremity to enactment the Raiders’ up 3-0.

It was the 20th fumble helium has forced since entering the league successful 2016, tying T.J. Watt and Khalil Mack for astir successful the league implicit that span.

He has besides recorded a sack successful 4 consecutive games and has 7 during the streak.

Linebacker Denzel Perryman had 12 tackles to stay 1 down Seattle’s Bobby Wagner done the archetypal 11 weeks of the season. He’s the lone subordinate successful the league to person 9 games of double-digit tackles.

Jumping ship

After the game, Carr expressed vexation with the mounting losses dating backmost to the days erstwhile helium was conscionable a Raiders’ instrumentality earlier helium was the team’s quarterback.

He wasn’t alone.

The squad whitethorn person mislaid longtime diehard instrumentality and NBA superstar Damian Lillard.

“I deliberation I’m done watching the Raiders this season,” the Portland Trail Blazers defender and Oakland autochthonal wrote connected Twitter aft the game.

I deliberation I’m done watching the Raiders this season.

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) November 22, 2021

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