Buster: Tyrell Williams

In third and 11, with under two minutes remaining, the Raiders needed to keep the clock moving. Getting a first down would be ideal, but just completing a pass would also have been great as it would keep the clock moving. It would also move the Raiders closer for a shorter field goal try.

Carr threw it right to Williams at the 25 and he dropped it. Had he caught it, at a minimum it would have kept the clock going and set the Raiders up for a 43-yard field goal try. The drop stopped the clock and Carlson had to try from 50 and 45 instead, missing both.

Ultimately, the Raiders would get two shots to pull out a miracle. They had two Hail Mary shots. Williams should be the Raiders’ best chance at converting on that play.

The first one, he wasn’t even in position to make a play on the ball. The second time, they put him on the opposite side of the field and didn’t throw his way, essentially using him as a decoy. That’s not what you want from your number one receiver.

Yeah, he scored the Raiders one touchdown. But even then, he started high stepping at the 15-yard-line when he didn’t have nearly enough separation to do so and ended up getting tackled as he crossed the goal line.

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