Sunday was another huge statistical day for Derek Carr. Against the Jets, he threw for the fifth-most yards in a game (381) in his career and threw the game-winning touchdown with just a few ticks left on the clock.
However, this really wasn’t one of Carr’s better games of his career. On the penultimate drive of the game, he missed Nelson Agholor in the end zone for what would have been the game-winning touchdown. Instead, the Raiders turned the ball over on downs and the game was thought to be over.
Even after the Raiders got the ball back one more time, Carr missed Agholor again in the end zone on the play before he hit Henry Ruggs for the touchdown. Carr surely made up for the misses, but they happened more so than usual on Sunday.
Take a look at Derek Carr’s passing chart from Week 13 via the NFL’s Next Gen Stats:
Here is #Raiders QB Derek Carr's passing chart from Week 13: pic.twitter.com/HhG9TeB9EW
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Ultimately, the Raiders got the win and it was because of the fantastic throw to Carr. However, they will need him to play better next week against a really good Colts’ team.
