What a crazy, crazy game. I quite literally have never seen anything like it. All day the Raiders were putting themselves in tough situations with penalties, and yet still managed to come out with a win.

A major reason for the Raiders pulling this one out was despite how many times they found themselves in a hole, Derek Carr and the Raiders offense dug them out of it. Sometimes it took a while, but in the end it was a long touchdown pass from Carr that finally ended this insane affair.

What Carr did was throw for 513 yards and 4 touchdowns with zero interceptions.

He is just the third player in NFL history with 500 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions in a game, joining Ben Roethlisberger (2014) and Y.A. Tittle (1962).

That 513 yards sets a new franchise record for passing yards in a game, surpassing the previous mark by some 86 yards. Cotton Davidson held the previous record for 52 years, setting the mark at 427 yards in 1964. Though, to be fair, ‘only’ 372 of those yards came in regulation. Then again, if Amari Cooper hadn’t dropped a wide open pass up the right sideline, that would have brought Carr’s total to 417 yards and ended the game in regulation.

This is the 10th time in Carr’s career he has surpassed 300 yards in a game. It moves him into a tie for third all-time for most in team history with Jim Plunkett and Carson Palmer. One more will tie him with Daryle Lamonica. Rich Gannon’s record of 20 games over 300 is a ways off yet.

He did, however, tie Gannon with his fifth career four touchdown game which is the third most in Raiders franchise history. The only Raiders quarterback with more are Ken Stabler (6) and Daryle Lamonica (7).

All this wouldn’t have meant much has the Raiders lost. Carr’s 41-yard touchdown pass to Seth Roberts is what ended it in overtime. It bring his total to seven game-winning drives in the fourth quarter/overtime since 2015 which is tied for the NFL lead.

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