Carolina Panthers vs Las Vegas Raiders Match Player Stats On Nov 27, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Nov 27, 2016

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 23-yard field goal with 1:45 left to play, lifting the Oakland Raiders to a 35-32 victory over the Carolina Panthers at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, who played most of the second half after injuring his right hand, marched the Raiders 82 yards in 12 plays for Janikowski's game-winner. Carr's 49-yard pass to wide receiver Michael Crabtree set up the decisive field goal.

Oakland defensive end Khalil Mack sealed the victory with 54 seconds left when he had a strip-sack of Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on fourth-and-10 from the Oakland 44 and recovered the fumble. Mack also scored on a six-yard interception return in the second quarter -- his first career touchdown and interception.

Carr completed 26 of 38 passes for 315 yards and two touchdowns with one interception as the Raiders won their fifth straight game and improved to 9-2, their best start since 2000. Crabtree caught eight passes for 110 yards.

Newton threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. caught four passes for 115 yards and a TD for Carolina.

Jonathan Stewart rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries for the Panthers (4-7), who fell three games behind first-place Atlanta in the NFC South.

The Raiders took a 24-7 lead into the second half, but the momentum changed quickly when Carr injured his right hand while fumbling a snap on the opening drive of the third quarter.

Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis recovered at the Oakland 30, and Carr went to the locker room. He missed only one drive, with backup Matt McGloin filling in. But when Carr returned to action -- wearing a glove on his right hand -- with 7:43 left in the third quarter, Carolina had cut Oakland's lead to 24-19.

Stewart capped a 30-yard drive with a one-yard plunge with 10:33 remaining in the third, making it 24-13 -- the extra point was blocked.

The Panthers moved closer when Newton hit wide receiver Ginn on an 88-yard touchdown pass with 7:43 left in the third. Newton's two-point conversion pass was incomplete, leaving Oakland's lead at 24-19.

Carolina got the ball back when Davis intercepted Carr's short pass over the middle and returned 31 yards to the Raiders 28. Five plays later Stewart scored on a three-yard run, giving Carolina a 25-24 lead with 1:46 remaining in the third. Newton's two-point pass failed.

The Panthers extended their lead to 32-24 on Newton's 44-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin with 13:26 left to play.

Oakland answered with a 75-yard, 10-play drive capped by tight end Clive Walford's leaping catch in the back of the end zone of Carr's 12-yard touchdown pass with 8:37 left. Carr hit wide receiver Seth Roberts with a two-point pass, and the Raiders pulled into a 32-32 tie.

The Raiders dominated the first half as Carr completed 14 of 19 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown and a 117.7 passer rating. Newton went 3-for-12 for 18 yards, an interception and a 4.9 rating.

NOTES: The Panthers were without middle LB Luke Kuechly (concussion), their leading tackler, DE Mario Addison (foot), their top sacker, and C Ryan Kalil, an All-Pro. ... Raiders starting LCB David Amerson (knee) was inactive, and DJ Hayden started in his place. ... Oakland rookie RB DeAndre Washington was inactive for the first time this season. ... Carolina backup LB A.J. Klein replaced Kuechly in the lineup and made his second start of the season and 18th of his career.