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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Raiders didn’t admit the NFL postponing their trip. They made definite their postseason chances weren’t canceled arsenic well.
Daniel Carlson’s 48-yard tract extremity arsenic clip expired sent Las Vegas to a 16-14 triumph connected Monday nighttime implicit the COVID-19-depleted Cleveland Browns successful a crippled pushed backmost 2 days by the NFL amid an uptick of microorganism cases crossed the league.
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Down by a point, backmost Derek Carr patiently drove the Raiders (7-7) into Cleveland territory successful the last 2 minutes.
Then Carlson shrugged disconnected being iced by the Browns to footwear his winner, keeping Las Vegas successful the playoff mix. The Raiders had been upset with the league’s determination to hold the crippled from Saturday until Monday, with proprietor Mark Davis saying the hold was a “competitive disadvantage” for his his team.
That each seemed to beryllium forgotten arsenic the Raiders danced disconnected their sideline erstwhile Carlson’s footwear went done astatine the Dawg Pound extremity of FirstEnergy Stadium.
“It’s been a agelong clip coming to triumph a crippled similar that successful the end,” said Raiders interim manager Rich Bisaccia, who has led the squad done a turbulent season. “We recognize the concern we’re successful and what the playoff contention looks like.”
The nonaccomplishment was devastating for the Browns (7-7), who would person vaulted into archetypal spot successful the AFC North with a win. Instead, they fell into past spot successful the tightly packed part with 3 games remaining.
Due to a microorganism outbreak, the Browns were without backmost Baker Mayfield, manager Kevin Stefanski and respective different salient players, including apical receiver Jarvis Landry and borderline rusher Jadeveon Clowney.
Cleveland third-string backmost Nick Mullens had brought the Browns backmost from a 10-0 shortage successful the 3rd 4th and fixed them a 14-13 pb by throwing a 6-yard touchdown walk connected 4th down to Harrison Bryant with 3:45 left.
And aft Greedy Williams intercepted Carr, it appeared the Browns were connected their mode to taking their roller-coaster play to caller heights. But Cleveland couldn’t travel up with a archetypal down and gave the shot backmost to Carr with 1:50 left.
“After that interception, I told the guys ‘Please, I committedness we’ll triumph it, conscionable get the shot back,’” Carr said.
He past led a 51-yard drive, completing 2 agelong passes to Zay Jones to acceptable up Carlson’s footwear that kicked caller beingness into a squad that has dealt with adversity and play each season, including the resignation of manager Jon Gruden successful October.
Carr understood wherefore his teammates were truthful upset with the league’s determination to determination the game.
“I wanted to play due to the fact that I person a routine,” Carr said. “But life’s going to propulsion america curveballs. Whether I hold oregon don’t, it doesn’t matter.”
The Browns were ravaged by affirmative COVID-19 cases past week. Despite the league postponing the crippled for 2 days, an asymptomatic Mayfield was incapable to nutrient a antagonistic trial successful clip to play. Cleveland was without a twelve regulars.
The Browns were besides without Stefanski, forced to miss his 2nd large crippled successful little than a twelvemonth aft helium tested positive.
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“That locker country close present is hurting,” said acting Browns manager Mike Priefer. “That’s the astir I’ve seen it successful that benignant of pain. You’re upset erstwhile you lose. Obviously you’re joyous erstwhile you win. But erstwhile you suffer that benignant of game, that was tough.
“They’re beauteous down close now.”
Nick Chubb’s 4-yard TD tally came soon aft the Browns got a turnover they desperately needed. They jarred the shot escaped from Carr, who fumbled adjacent midfield and appeared to injure his limb portion being taken down by Sheldon Day and others.
Carr was checked by trainers earlier limping to the sideline. He came backmost for the Raiders’ adjacent possession and finished 25 of 38 for 236 yards and a touchdown to Bryan Edwards.
HOLD THE LINE
Cleveland’s issues up beforehand led to a large shift, with Pro Bowl near defender Joel Bitonio sliding implicit to play near tackle arsenic Jedrick Wills Jr. was 1 of the Browns’ COVID-19 cases.
Bitonio had a little stint astatine tackle successful grooming campy a fewer years backmost aft perennial All-Pro Joe Thomas retired.
NEXT WOMAN UP
For the 2nd consecutive year, Browns main of unit Callie Brownson was called connected to capable successful for an adjunct coach. With acting moving backs manager Ryan Cordell retired with COVID-19, Brownson stepped in. Last year, she became the archetypal pistillate successful league past to enactment arsenic a presumption manager during a game.
Brownson is successful her 2nd play with Cleveland. She was precocious hired arsenic manager of the U.S. women’s nationalist squad for this summer’s satellite championships.
INJURIES
Raiders: LB Will Compton was a precocious scratch. He near the squad to beryllium with his household pursuing his mother’s unexpected death. … LB Divine Deablo wounded his enarthrosis successful the 3rd quarter. … S Jonathan Abram instantly went to the locker country with a enarthrosis wounded midway done the 4th play and didn’t return.
Browns: Star DE Myles Garett wounded his groin successful the 2nd fractional but stayed in. … DE Takk McKinley was carted disconnected successful the 3rd 4th with a perchance superior ankle injury. McKinley covered his look and struggled to incorporate his emotions portion being taken to the locker room.
UP NEXT
Raiders: big the Denver Broncos connected Dec. 26.
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Browns: Christmas Day sojourn to Lambeau Field to play the Green Bay Packers.
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