Daniel Carlson booted the game-winning field goal from 60 yards out with 13 seconds remaining on Sunday, giving the host Las Vegas Raiders a 14-12 win over the backup-laden Kansas City Chiefs.
Carlson’s counterpart Harrison Butker put the Chiefs back ahead briefly on a 41-yard field goal with 1:01 remaining, but Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell drove the ball 26 yards downfield in five plays to set Carlson up for a game-winner that was just two yards shy of his career-long.
The Raiders took a 9-6 lead on a 55-yard field goal by Carlson with 13:16 remaining, wrapping a 10-play, 29-yard drive that lasted nearly six minutes. The Raiders got some insurance on the Chiefs’ next offensive possession after Tyree Wilson sacked quarterback Shane Buechele in the end zone for a safety that stretched the lead to 11-6.
The Raiders entered halftime with the lead for just the fourth time this season, bringing a 6-3 lead into the locker room after capitalizing on a pair of forced fumbles in the second quarter. Tyree Wilson forced the first of those fumbles with 11:37 remaining in the frame, setting up a 32-yard field goal for Daniel Carlson that tied the game at 3-3 shortly after.
Rookie Darien Porter recovered the second fumble at the Chiefs’ 18-yard line after it was stripped from Oladokun by Wilson, but the Raiders were unable to move the sticks and score a touchdown. Still, Carlson’s second field goal of the day from 23 yards out put the Raiders ahead 6-3 with 1:52 remaining before the break.
The Chiefs opened the scoring with 4:58 remaining in the first quarter on a 36-yard field goal by Harrison Butker, capping an eight-play, 32-yard drive that ate just over three and a half minutes of game clock.
The two teams combined for 22 first downs (Las Vegas 12, Kansas City, 10), 372 yards of offense (Las Vegas 204, Kansas City 168) and four turnovers (two for each team).
Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty was the game’s leading yard-gainer, picking up 94 yards (87 rushing, 7 receiving).
