Daniel Carlson connected on a 48-yard field goal (FG) on Monday as time expired, lifting the visiting Las Vegas Raiders to a 16-14 win over the short-handed Cleveland Browns.
It was the third field goal of the game for Carlson, who hit from 40 yards out only 14 seconds into the fourth quarter for a 13-7 edge. But the Browns (7-7) took their first lead of the game when Nick Mullens threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Harrison Bryant with 3:45 left.
Cleveland had a chance to wrap up the game after Greedy Williams intercepted Derek Carr with 2:47 remaining, but couldn’t gain a first down and had to punt. Carr led a 41-yard drive in the final 1:50, finding Zay Jones for a 15-yard gain to put Carlson in range for his 31st field goal in 34 attempts this year.
Carr finished 25 of 38 for 236 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Las Vegas (7-7), which stayed in contention for an AFC wild card spot.
Mullens, starting because Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum were two of 18 Browns inactive due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hit on 20 of 30 passes for 147 yards with a score. Cleveland missed on a chance to take first place in the AFC North.
Las Vegas opened the scoring with an impressive first drive. The Raiders overcame a pair of holding penalties to drive 58 yards in just over seven minutes, Carr finding Bryan Edwards on a fade pattern from the five with 3:41 left in the first quarter.
Carlson upped Las Vegas’ lead to 10-0 with 56 seconds remaining in the half with a 24-yard field goal that capped a 56-yard march.
Meanwhile, Cleveland’s offense didn’t even cross midfield until 21 seconds remained in the half. The Browns used a pass interference flag on the next play to get in position for a 47-yard field-goal try that Chase McLaughlin hit.
But Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia canceled out the make with a time out just before the snap. McLaughlin’s second shot from 47 drifted wide right, leaving the score 10-0 at intermission. — Reuters