Las Vegas Raiders: 5 worst moments from the Derek Carr Era

Las Vegas Raiders: 5 worst moments from the Derek Carr Era

Catastrophic Final Start

Heading into week sixteen of the 2022 season, the Raiders were one of the NFL’s strangest teams. Routinely getting out to big leads early in games by way of their talented offense, they could not finish these games and would enter the game with a 6-8 record, they were clinging to slim playoff hopes.

In prime time on Christmas Eve, the Raiders needed this game badly. Not helping matters was the weather. With temperatures below freezing throughout the night, it was a slug-fest of a game. However, Carr showed he could still deliver the ball accurately when he hit Hunter Renfrow for a touchdown early in the first quarter.

Unfortunately, that is where the highlights came to an end. What followed was an offense that clearly was not on the same page. Carr would be sacked three times and finish the game with just 174 passing yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions.

It was the last of these interceptions that was the most egregious. With the game on the line, the Raiders were driving down the field for a game-winning score. Renfrow once again got open down the field and Carr drastically overthrew him which lead to the game-sealing interception.

Following this game, the Raiders would make the decision to move on from Carr. After a season of games that ended with the ball in the hands of a failing offense, it was long overdue. A truly unceremonious ending for a franchise legend.