Back In Black

The Raiders played a historic game Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and at least some of it was the type of history they wanted to make.

Oakland beat Tampa Bay 30-24 on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Seth Roberts with 1:45 left in overtime, improving the Raiders to 5-0 on the road for the first time since 1977.

The game was marred by an NFL record 23 penalties by the Raiders, but Carr also set a franchise record with 513 passing yards and threw four touchdowns in the breathtaking victory.

Derek Carr kept throwing touchdowns and the officials kept throwing flags as both set records as the Oakland Raiders defeated Tampa Bay 30-24 in overtime on Sunday.

Carr finished with a franchise-record 513 yards passing — completing 40 of 59 passes without an interception. The Raiders (6-2) also overcame a NFL-record 23 penalties for 200 yards to remain unbeaten on the road.

Carr threw to Seth Roberts for the winning score with under two minutes to go in overtime. He had tied the game a scoring throw to Mychal Rivera with 1:38 remaining in regulation.

“It was an awesome performance. I’ve seen some good ones. I think we’ll continue to see good ones from him,” Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said.

Carr said when he was told he had thrown for more yards in a game than any other quarterback in team history, he nearly cried.

“Not in a weird way, just like that’s stuff you dream of as a kid,” the third-year pro said. “I’m just blessed.”

Carr broke a 52-year-old record set by Cotton Davidson.

Offensive tackle and ex-Buc Donald Penn and Amari Cooper also caught TD passes, with Cooper winding up with 12 receptions for 173 yards and Michael Crabtree adding eight catches for 108 yards.

Oakland amassed 626 yards total offense and dominated time of possession by more than 15 minutes against an overworked Tampa Bay defense that was on the field 85 plays.

Jameis Winston threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns for the Bucs (3-4), who took a 24-17 lead on a 1-yard run by Jacquizz Rodgers and 2-point conversion.

Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski missed a 50-yard field goal as time expired to send it into overtime.

Janikowski misfired again from 52 yards on Oakland’s first possession of the extra period. On the winning play, Carr hit Roberts into the middle of the field on fourth-and-4, Tampa Bay defenders lunged and missed the tackle at the 30, and the receiver sped into the end zone.

The Raiders, who beat Jacksonville last week and remained in Florida to prepare for the Bucs, are 5-0 on the road for the first time since 1977. Tampa Bay, which had a two-game winning streak stopped, fell to 0-3 at home.

“They tried to give us the game — two missed field goals and all those penalties,” Tampa Bay tackle Demar Dotson said. “We didn’t take it.”