Derek Carr

On 4th-and-one, the Raiders go for it all and score on a long ball from Derek Carr to Davante Adams to take early lead over Chiefs.

No question the Raiders can’t afford to be conservative if they hope to take out the Chiefs at Arrowhead. It’s a long night ahead, so buckle up. No question this one is going to be a shootout, and the Raiders striking first is just what they needed.

In-game update in Raiders vs Chiefs game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. It is the first meeting between AFC West rivals.

The 200th touchdown by Carr came in his 132nd game. He is now out of the game as he returned to the sidelines and not in uniform. On fourth-and-1 in the first quarter Monday night, Carr went under center, dropped back and lofted the ball to Adams, who secured the catch and ran into the end zone as Las Vegas took an early 7-0 lead.

He achieved the mark on a 58-yarder on 4th-and-1 to Davante Adams.

He is also just the 19th quarterback in NFL history to reach 200 passing touchdowns in 132 career games or less. The veteran quarterback now has 200 career passing touchdowns to his name. Carr is the only Raiders quarterback in franchise history to record 200 TDs and became the 48th QB in league history to reach 200.

There was a lot of talk about Derek Carr's future with the Raiders this offseason after they tapped Josh McDaniels as a head coach, with some thinking Las ...

One big thing to look at with Carr is the dead cap. Of course, McDaniels is another X-factor in that equation. The Raiders responded by inking Carr to a new three-year extension worth $121.5 million with $65.28 million guaranteed. All the same, this is a significant season for Carr. Of course, we're less than a quarter of the way in. Dead Cap

Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders are currently taking on the Kansas City Chiefs in what could be a season-defining Week 5 matchup.

He looks to now put on a big performance in front of the whole country. Carr has made his case as to why he is the best quarterback that was taken in the 2014 NFL draft. He has proven to be everything the Raiders could have asked for when they selected him with the 36th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft. While they sit at 1-3, he has made a fair share of big plays. While being the fourth quarterback taken, he has carved out the best career. Not only did the touchdown put the Raiders up, but it was also Derek Carr’s 200th career pass.

Only 48 human beings have been able to throw at least 200 touchdown passes in their NFL career, and the latest to join that exclusive club was Las Vegas ...

[Las Vegas Raiders](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/las-vegas-raiders.html) quarterback [Derek Carr](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/derek-carr.html), who found his top weapon, wide receiver [Davante Adams](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/davante-adams.html), on a 58-yard connection with 8:36 minutes to play in the first quarter of the Week 5 Monday Night Foootball game against the Kansas City Chiefs. [Derek Carr admits effort to recruit Davante Adams to Las Vegas Raiders](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/2022/09/10/631bdda2e2704e00178b45bd.html) [Las Vegas Raiders: Davante Adams not interested in Packers comparisons](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/2022/10/01/6337ceefe2704ee59f8b45f6.html)

Derek Carr hit old friend Davante Adams for a deep touchdown on fourth-and-1 for his 200th career touchdown pass.

[Fresno State teammates Derek Carr and Davante Adams](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2022/09/06/davante-adams-recalls-scary-whitewater-rafting-trip-derek-carr/8005514001/) took a while to hit. [Things started more slowly than anybody would have liked](https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/davante-adams-josh-mcdaniels-derek-carr-las-vegas-raiders/), but with 8:27 left in the first quarter of the Raiders' Monday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Carr saw that the Chiefs had a Cover-0 blitz look on fourth-and-1 from the Las Vegas 42-yard line, and when there's man coverage across the board with no safety help, that means it's time to hit Adams for a deep touchdown on the deep over route. Cornerback Rashad Fenton had no shot trailing Adams, who's probably the NFL's best receiver.

The Kansas City Chiefs' Chris Jones was penalized for roughing the passer after falling on top of Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.

But at the same time, there’s a common-sense factor where guys are playing football and trying to win football games,” Mahomes said. And The situation in the Raiders-Chiefs game only magnifies the challenge the NFL faces. Jones reached for the football and secured it while falling on top of Carr on the way to the ground. “Whenever it’s blatant and they do something dirty to try to hurt someone, you want to make sure that’s called. Instead, both were wrapped up and hugged by the defender. “[The referees] work their butt off to do a good job for us out here. But when you look at the replay, it’s a whole different thing.” The league wants to make the game of football safer for its players, and that’s the singular most important standard it should continue to uphold. They thought he landed on me, and that’s part of the rule. After the game, Cheffers reiterated the penalty was called because Jones landed on Carr with his full body weight. Chris made a great play on a three-man rush.” Despite the ball being loose, Carr still is afforded full protection quarterbacks get while in the passing posture.

Late in the second quarter, Jones came in from behind Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and made a dynamite, game-changing play. Jones not only sacked Carr, but he ...

And the rulebook does state that a defender "must strive to fall to the side of the quarterback's body, or to brace his fall with his arms to avoid landing on the quarterback with all or most of his body weight." The Raiders would end up kicking a field goal on the drive that was kept alive by Cheffers, growing their lead to 20-7. After Sunday's game in Tampa Bay, referee Jerome Boger said that he was not influenced by the ongoing Tua Tagovailoa situation when he flagged Jarrett for tackling Brady. That comment is sure to draw attention, in addition to the call itself.) Jones not only sacked Carr, but he also ripped the ball free and secured it himself, all in one motion. After the officials huddled for quite a while, referee Carl Cheffers stepped in front of 76,000 rabid Chiefs fans and announced a roughing the passer penalty.

Late in the second quarter of the Monday night matchup, Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones strip-sacked Raiders passer Derek Carr, but a flag for roughing the ...

Instead, the defensive player must strive to fall to the side of the quarterback’s body, or to brace his fall with his arms to avoid landing on the quarterback with all or most of his body weight. So, when he was tackled, my ruling was the defender landed on him with his full body weight. When tackling a passer who is in a defenseless posture (e.g., during or just after throwing a pass), a defensive player must not unnecessarily or violently throw him down or land on top of him with all or most of the defender’s weight.

There is no way in the world Davante Adams should be this open on any play, yet the elite wide receiver was floating behind the Kansas City Chiefs' ...

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Referee Carl Cheffers explained why he threw a flag for roughing the passer after Chiefs DT Chris Jones stripped Raiders QB Derek Carr late in the first ...

"You want to protect the players and everything like that in all aspects of the game; but at the same time, there comes a common sense factor where guys are trying to play football and trying to win football games,'' Mahomes said. That's a roughing the passer call at a critical situation in the game. The penalty gave the Buccaneers a first down and allowed them to run out the clock in a 21-15 victory, rather than giving the Falcons a chance to drive for the win. ... A lot of these roughing the passer calls would be called back [after video review].'' "Just as if he had thrown the ball, he still gets protection. So when he was tackled, my ruling was the defender landed on him with full body weight. "How should I tackle people?" Chiefs coach Andy Reid stormed off the sideline to argue. "I got it off my chest,'' Reid said. "How should I not roll on him? "[Carr] gets passing protection until he can defend himself,'' Cheffers said. Cheffers said Carr "gets full protection of all aspects of what we give the quarterback in a passing posture.

Carr accounted for the majority of his production on two plays, passing scores of 58 and 48 yards to Davante Adams. He was fairly quiet in his production ...

Carr now has at least two touchdowns and 240 passing yards in four of five games this season and is in the midst of another solid statistical season. [Raiders](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/LV/las-vegas-raiders/)' offense for long stretches of the game. He was fairly quiet in his production otherwise, with Josh Jacobs instead leading the

The Las Vegas Raiders did have a silver lining despite the difficult loss against the Kansas City Chiefs, Derek Carr had a milestone.

This was the ideal situation for Carr to throw his historic touchdown pass. Carr is now the Adams was the ideal candidate to get Carr’s 200th touchdown. This was the start of a record-breaking career for the Raiders’ signal caller. Carr and former Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree connected on a two-yard touchdown connection in the third quarter. Derek Carr’s football career has been an interesting one for the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback.

“He gets full protection of all the aspects of what we give the quarterback in a passing posture. So, when he was tackled, my ruling was the defender landed on ...

“So, with him being in a passing posture and actually attempting to make a pass, he’s going to get full protection until the time when he actually can protect himself. “He gets full protection of all the aspects of what we give the quarterback in a passing posture. “The quarterback is in the pocket and he’s in a passing posture,” Cheffers said.

Late in the second quarter of the Monday night matchup, Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones strip-sacked Raiders passer Derek Carr, but a flag for roughing the ...

Instead, the defensive player must strive to fall to the side of the quarterback’s body, or to brace his fall with his arms to avoid landing on the quarterback with all or most of his body weight. So, when he was tackled, my ruling was the defender landed on him with his full body weight. When tackling a passer who is in a defenseless posture (e.g., during or just after throwing a pass), a defensive player must not unnecessarily or violently throw him down or land on top of him with all or most of the defender’s weight.