Raiders: Diving into Derek Carr’s 2021 Week 18 performance
By Sean Basile
Raiders: Diving into Derek Carr’s 2021 Week 18 performance
Carr’s history in big games
To the point of Sunday’s Chargers game, however, Carr’s big-game resume had been extremely limited in my opinion.
He’s had big performances, sure. The two Monday Night Football games where he beat the Saints and Ravens as a big home underdog come to mind, and the Chiefs upset in Kansas City last year is probably in there as well.
But for “big spot games,” which none of those three mentioned really were, the resume may be considered underwhelming.
I think of the Dolphins game last year that ended in disaster, and I won’t revisit the details because they’re too painful for the Raider faithful. I think of the Chiefs game in Vegas last year that ended in a close loss and sent the Raiders into their patented late-season tailspin.
My point is big games, in the career of Derek Carr, had been few and far between. And what he displayed in those big games would not suffice, again in my opinion, for a quarterback to be considered in the top tier of his colleagues.
From my perspective, Raider Nation is pretty split on Derek, and I think his big game prowess, or lack thereof, is a reason why.