Derek Carr threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns, and Josh Jacobs rushed for 120 yards and two scores as the Oakland Raiders held off the visiting Detroit Lions 31-24 on Sunday.
Raiders safety Karl Joseph broke up Matthew Stafford's pass to tight end Logan Thomas in the end zone on fourth-and-goal with two seconds remaining. That stopped a 76-yard drive that had the Lions at the Oakland 1.
Hunter Renfrow had six receptions for 54 yards, including the 9-yard go-ahead score with 2:04 to play to cap a 75-yard drive, for Oakland (4-4).
Stafford threw for 406 yards and three scores for the Lions (3-4-1). Kenny Golladay caught four passes for 132 yards and a touchdown, while Marvin Jones hauled in eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Matt Prater's 23-yard field goal for Detroit with 4:45 left in the third quarter tied the game at 17 apiece.
Carr found backup tight end Foster Moreau for a 3-yard scoring pass in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter to give Oakland the lead.
With 5:16 remaining, Stafford connected with running back J.D. McKissic on a 26-yard touchdown pass as the Lions forged a 24-all tie, before the Raiders' game-winning drive.
The Raiders led 17-14 at halftime.
Following a Lions fumble, the Raiders relied on their running game to strike first. Jacobs finished it off with a 2-yard run.
Detroit gambled on fourth-and-goal from the 2 on its next possession and got rewarded as Stafford hit Jones with a scoring pass.
Daniel Carlson gave Oakland the lead back early in the second quarter on a 32-yard field goal.
Detroit regained the lead with 11:21 left in the half when Stafford connected with Golladay on a 59-yard pass. Golladay caught the ball at the Oakland 25 near the sideline and weaved his way into the end zone.
Stafford was intercepted by Daryl Worley on a one-handed grab in the end zone, and Oakland then drove down the field for the go-ahead score, a 3-yard run by Jacobs with 1:12 left in the half.
--Field Level Media
Detroit | Oakland | |
J.D. McKissic | Player | Josh Jacobs |
4 | Attempts | 28 |
32 | Yards | 120 |
8.0 | Avg Yards | 4.3 |
0 | Touchdowns | 2 |
13 | Long | 17 |
Detroit | Oakland | |
Kenny Golladay | Player | Jalen Richard |
4 | Receptions | 3 |
132 | Yards | 56 |
33.0 | Avg Yards | 18.7 |
1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
59 | Long | 31 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
Detroit | 473 | 90 | 383 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Oakland | 450 | 171 | 279 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 |