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Oakland Raiders: 5 takeaways from win over Kansas City Chiefs

By John Buhler

OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 19: Michael Crabtree No. 15 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates with teammates after scoring on a two-yard touchdown catch against the Kansas City Chiefs to tie the game 30-30 with no time left in their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. The Raiders would win 31-30 on a Giorgio Tavecchio #2 extra point. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 19: Michael Crabtree No. 15 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates with teammates after scoring on a two-yard touchdown catch against the Kansas City Chiefs to tie the game 30-30 with no time left in their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. The Raiders would win 31-30 on a Giorgio Tavecchio #2 extra point. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 19: Khalil Mack No. 52 and Derek Carr No. 4 of the Oakland Raiders celebrate after the Michael Crabtree No. 15 touchdown is confirmed by officials to tie their game 30-30 with the Kansas City Chiefs with no time left on the clock at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 19: Khalil Mack No. 52 and Derek Carr No. 4 of the Oakland Raiders celebrate after the Michael Crabtree No. 15 touchdown is confirmed by officials to tie their game 30-30 with the Kansas City Chiefs with no time left on the clock at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Derek Carr has the Chiefs monkey off his back

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the Raiders’ exhilarating win over the Chiefs was that Derek Carr played great against his perpetual nemesis. No, Carr will not be an MVP candidate this year, but we saw why he was one last year on Thursday Night Football.

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This is what a franchise quarterback is supposed to do: give his team a chance to win big games. Carr carved up a confused Kansas City defense all night. He completed 29 of 52 passes for 417 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Though he only completed 55.8 percent of his throws, this was a game that Carr needed for his confidence as an emerging star quarterback. If he is going to be an elite quarterback in this league, then he can’t continue to play terribly against a division rival. This was the Raiders’ first win over the Chiefs since Carr’s rookie season in 2014.

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When the Raiders had the ball down 30-24 inside of three minutes, you could just tell that Carr was going to do everything in his power to lead the team to victory in front of the home crowd. That might be the most thrilling series will have all season. Hopefully this is the game that Carr and the Raiders can build on to get back to playing great. What a win, what a win!

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