Ballers: Derek Carr, Tyrell Williams, Hunter Renfrow, Darren Waller

It was one big play after another for Carr and his top receivers. Though it took a quarter to get things going. The ice breaker came with the first possession of second quarter with Carr finding Tyrell Williams for a 24-yard gain. A few plays later, on third and six, Carr would find Williams again, this time for a 20-yard pickup.

A few plays later, it was third down again, and this time it was Carr throwing deep for Hunter Renfrow, who tracked down the pass and made a diving catch for 27 yards. Two plays later, he hooked up with Waller for 14 yards to put the Raiders at the one-yard-line. Two plays later, the entire Bengals defense was fooled on the play-action to the right as Foster Moreau squirted out left for the score.

The next possession started with a 10-yard run by Josh Jacobs with a block from Waller. The next play Carr once again found Williams for big yards. The catch went for 21 yards with a roughing penalty tacked on.

Later in the drive, on third and two, Carr found Renfrow for ten yards to put the Raiders in first and goal from the 2. Three plays later, Carr found himself under pressure, so he scrambled around and eventually found the end zone, reaching over the goal line for the score.

An interception by Carr would lead to a Bengals field goal, making the score 14-10 to start the fourth quarter. That drive started with Carr finding Waller deep over the middle and Waller getting some YAC to pick up 32 yards.

The next play, Jacobs ripped off 21 yards thanks to a tremendous block from Hunter Renfrow in which he took out 6-5, 265-pound lineman Sam Hubbard to open a big hole. That put the Raiders in field goal range, and they extended the lead to 17-10.

Carr finished with just four incompletions on the day on 29 passes for 292 yards. Williams led the way with 82 yards on four catches, while Waller had 78 yards, and Renfrow had 66 yards, each leading the team with five catches.

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