With the Jaguars’ possession in overtime, they got the ball down to the one-yard line. The Raiders nearly made a goal line stop, but for a third time in this contest, the Jaguars went for it on fourth down inside their red zone. Lawrence leaped over his offensive line with the tip of the ball crossing the plane.
As the Raiders received the ball for their possession, they received good field position with another long kick return by Mostert for 51 yards. With another first-down gain by Bowers and a pass interference call in the end zone, the offense was at the 1-yard line with a chance to tie or win the game.
For a third time, Smith found Bowers in the end zone to bring it within one point. With his 12 catches for 127 yards, this was also Bowers’ first game in his career with multiple touchdown catches. He is the first Raiders tight end with three touchdown catches in a game since Todd Christensen did so in 1986.
The Raiders didn’t feel like settling for the tie. On a two-point conversion to win the game, Smith scanned the field and Tyler Lockett was getting open in the end zone. The perfect ending was written, as Smith and Lockett had connected on these clutch plays time and time before back with the Seattle Seahawks.
“I didn’t even feel like it was much of a decision at all,” Pete Carroll said postgame. “I thought, let’s go for the win. Let’s go win the game.”
But the ball never got to Lockett, as it was batted down at the line of scrimmage by DaVon Hamilton
An ending to a game couldn’t be more disappointing, but the Silver and Black have no time to wallow in defeat. They’re on a short week with a Thursday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos on the horizon.