Las Vegas Raiders clinch playoff spot with last-second victory in overtime

The Las Vegas Raiders were 6-7 and on the outside looking in of the playoffs. But, they needed everything to go right to make the postseason for the first time since 2016. Everything was going their way as they were up 29-14 in the fourth quarter. But then the Chargers roared back by converting one fourth down, culminating with Justin Herbert, who threw for 364 yards, zipped his third and final touchdown pass of the game to Mike Williams with no time left to send the game to overtime.

After exchanging field goals in the final period, the clock was running down to zero. If the game ended in a tie, both teams would make the playoffs, and the Pittsburgh Steelers would be eliminated. Instead, the Chargers called a timeout. The Raiders brought out field goal kicker Daniel Carlson, who'd already made four field goals. Carlson never missed a field goal inside Allegiant Stadium. And he didn't miss here as he connected on a 47-yard field goal with no time remaining to send the Raiders into the playoffs with a 35-32 victory. The Raiders (10-7) now head to Cincinnati to take on the AFC North champion Bengals on Saturday. The Bengals defeated the Raiders 32-13 on Nov. 21 "It definitely did obviously", Carr, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns, said in his post-game interview about whether the Chargers calling a timeout changing their strategy.

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