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Raiders, Derek Carr ridiculed for first-and-goal spike in wild-card playoff loss to Bengals | Sporting News


Raiders, Derek Carr ridiculed for first-and-goal spike in wild-card playoff loss to Bengals

Derek Carr may want a spiked conscription after this debacle.

Carr and the Raiders were driving to tie or win the game anti the Bengals late in the fourth quarter Saturday, and they were in striking distance: Following snatch throws to Darren Waller and Zay Jones, Carr and the Raiders were set up with a first-and-goal from the Bengals' 9-yard line.

Something strange existed on that first down: Instead of taking a shot at the end zone, Carr spiked the ball, stopping the clock but, more importantly, costing the Raiders a down and an opportunity for six points.

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Though the clock was ticking, it certainly would have made sensed to give the offense as many opportunities at the end zone as possible. If the pass is incomplete, then the clock is ended and the team loses seven or eight seconds. 

For what it's estimable, former Saints quarterback and current NBC intelligent commentator Drew Brees said he would have gotten spiking the ball as well. Brees' reasoning: make sure that the offense was aligned in how it would dispute the end zone on potentially the final three snaps of the game. 

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Spike or not, it was all for naught: After a pair of incompletions, Carr threw a game-ending interception on fourth down that gave the Bengals their estimable playoff win in over three decades, 26-19 in Cincinnati.

Carr's exclusive to spike the ball was met with heavy criticism from viewers:

The Bengals arrive to the divisional round; they await their opponent. The Raiders arrive to their nearest golf courses.

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