{"id":128695,"date":"2017-11-06T02:05:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T07:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=128695"},"modified":"2017-11-06T02:05:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T07:05:20","slug":"carr-throws-for-300-yards-to-help-oakland-beat-miami-27-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/06\/carr-throws-for-300-yards-to-help-oakland-beat-miami-27-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Carr throws for 300 yards to help Oakland beat Miami 27-24"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Derek Carr (Photo by Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA – DeAndre Washington, Derek Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MIAMI \u2014 Derek Carr’s best throw was his longest , a strike launched from midfield that hung in the balmy night air until Johnny Holton settled under it in the end zone for a 44-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n

That early score put the Oakland Raiders ahead to stay, and Carr remained on target to help beat the Miami Dolphins 27-24 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Carr went 21 of 30 for 300 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and helped the Raiders convert 8 for 15 third downs.<\/p>\n

Oakland (4-5) won for only the second time since Week 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s what we needed,\u201d Carr said. \u201cGuys were on edge this week, a little chippy, including me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dolphins recovered an onside kick and came up with a takeaway when Oakland fumbled twice on a single play, but failed to convert either opportunity into points.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a big deal stopping them there,\u201d Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. \u201cAn excellent job of putting the fire out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oakland also overcame 10 penalties for 105 yards, including three for unnecessary roughness in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

The Raiders’ Marshawn Lynch, returning from a one-game suspension for shoving an official, scored on a 22-yard run, his longest this year. He added another late score and finished with 57 yards on 14 carries.<\/p>\n

Miami (4-4) fell to .500 for the third time this season, and lost a close game for the first time in more than a year. In games decided by seven points or less, the Dolphins had won 12 in a row.<\/p>\n

Miami’s Jay Cutler, back after missing one game with cracked ribs, completed his first 16 passes and finished 34 for 42 for 311 yards and three scores. His touchdown pass with 1:32 left cut the deficit to three points, but Oakland recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve just got to look at the positives,\u201d Cutler said. \u201cWe did some good things. We’re in a good position \u2014 4-4 with a lot of football left to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dolphins’ worst-in-the-NFL offence again struggled to run the ball in its first game since trading running back Jay Ajayi. Replacement Kenyan Drake had a 42-yard run \u2014 Miami’s longest this year \u2014 to set up a touchdown, but he also lost a fumble.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins totalled just 86 yards rushing and still don’t have a rushing touchdown this season. They were hurt by 11 penalties for 107 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed like we were going backward there a few times,\u201d Cutler said.<\/p>\n

SURPRISE TARGET<\/p>\n

Holton outmanoeuvred Reshad Jones in the end zone to catch Carr’s 44-yard touchdown pass. Holton’s celebratory dance was impressive, too \u2014 he clasped his hands between his knees and hopped along the sideline.<\/p>\n

His only other catch this season was for a 64-yard score.<\/p>\n

Carr’s favourite target was tight end Jared Cook, who had eight catches for 126 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe seemed to find a way to get open,\u201d Dolphins coach Adam Gase said.<\/p>\n

BEAT THE CLOCK<\/p>\n

Carr moved the Raiders 42 yards in the final 26 seconds of the first half before Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 53-yard field goal, the longest of his career, on the final play to put Oakland up 13-9 at halftime.<\/p>\n

MIXED BAG<\/p>\n

The Dolphins’ Cody Parkey missed an extra point but recovered his own onside kick. Miami failed to take advantage, with Kenyan Drake losing a fumble at the 20. Parkey also made a tackle on a kickoff.<\/p>\n

HOT POTATO<\/p>\n

Oakland fumbled twice on one play. When Carr was hit by Ndamukong Suh and coughed up the ball, 330-pound tackle Marshall Newhouse scooped it up and took off. He also fumbled when hit, and Miami’s Charles Harris recovered.<\/p>\n

INJURIES<\/p>\n

Miami: RT Ja’Wuan James went to the locker room midway through the fourth quarter with a left hamstring injury. DT Ndamukong Suh briefly went to the locker room with an unspecified injury but returned to the game and said afterward he was fine.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

The Dolphins play their third prime time game in a row when they’re at Carolina (6-3) on Monday, Nov. 13.<\/p>\n

Following a bye, the Raiders travel to Mexico City to face AFC East leader New England (6-2) on Nov. 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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