Daniel Carlson's final kick is a winner as Raiders top Cardinals

The Associated Press
November 19, 2018 at 2:17AM

Daniel Carlson kicked a 35-yard field goal as the game ended to give the Oakland Raiders a 23-21 victory over the host Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Derek Carr threw for two touchdowns and had completions of 32 and 20 yards on the final drive that led to Carlson's winning kick. Carlson, a rookie who was released by the Vikings after missing three field goals at Green Bay in Week 2, also had second-half field goals of 49 and 21 yards as Oakland (2-8) ended a five-game losing streak.

"I was just ready," Carlson said. "I stayed ready those last two drives because I didn't know when it was going to happen. I had a feeling it was going to happen eventually. … It's awesome."

Josh Rosen threw for three touchdowns for the Cardinals (2-8), two to Larry Fitzgerald, but was intercepted twice, and both picks led to Oakland TDs. Rosen's 5-yard TD pass to Fitzgerald gave Arizona a 21-20 lead with 5:02 to play.

AFC

Chargers' streak ends

Denver 23, L.A. Chargers 22: Brandon McManus kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired and the Broncos (4-6) ended the six-game winning streak of the host Chargers (7-3). Denver got the ball at its 8 with 1:51 left, and Case Keenum orchestrated a seven-play, 76-yard drive. Keenum completed a 30-yard pass to Courtland Sutton to the Denver 16 to set up McManus' kick.

Baltimore 24, Cincinnati 21: Quarterback Lamar Jackson juked and sprinted for 117 yards in his first NFL start, fellow rookie Gus Edwards ran for 115 yards and the host Ravens (5-5) ended a three-game losing streak by handing the Bengals (5-5) their fourth loss in five games. Jackson also completed 13 of 19 passes for 150 yards with an interception in place of injured Joe Flacco.

Indianapolis 38, Tennessee 10: Andrew Luck threw three TD passes and Marlon Mack and Jordan Wilkins both ran for scores, and the host Colts (5-5) won their fourth in a row, beating the Titans (5-5). Luck is 10-0 in his career vs. Tennessee.

NFC

Cowboys back at .500

Dallas 22, Atlanta 19: Brett Maher kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play, and the Cowboys (5-5) won on the road for the second week in a row, beating the Falcons (4-6). Matt Ryan threw a 34-yard pass to Julio Jones for Atlanta's only touchdown with 1:52 left to tie the score, but Dallas drove 51 yards in 10 plays to set up Maher.

N.Y. Giants 38, Tampa Bay 35: Saquon Barkley ran for 142 yards and scored three touchdowns as the host Giants (3-7) won consecutive games for the first time since December 2016, beating the Buccaneers (3-7), who lost their fourth in a row.

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