Oakland Raiders vs Jacksonvile Jaguars: Raiders’ Winners and Losers

As Oakland Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer put it, this battle of 1-4 teams was a must-win game. While it wasn't the most dominant of victories, it's still a win. Now that the dust has settled, let's take a look at this week's Raiders winners and losers:

 

Winners

QB Carson Palmer

The Oakland Raider quarterback had an OK game stat-wise (26-of-46 298 yards 1 touchdown). While he did turn the ball over twice (on an interception and fumble), I’ll give it to Palmer; he’s a baller. He insisted on going for it on a fourth-quarter fourth down, which resulted in a first-down 24-yard pass interference penalty on Jacksonville’s Aaron Ross. 

One play later, Palmer is head-first into the end zone for a game-tying touchdown. Not a fantastic game out of Carson Palmer, but a gutsy one.

 

WR Rod Streater

The young Raider wide receiver had only two catches this game for 41 yards. But wow, they were great catches! In the fourth quarter, Streater stretched out and caught a high Carson Palmer pass for 13 yards, then snagged another pass for 23 yards that led to a game-tying field goal.                                                  

K Sebastian Janikowski

 While he did miss a record-breaking field goal from 64 yards to win the game with six seconds left (which is his only miss of the season), he did make up for it with the game-winner in OT. Sebastian Janikowski once again coming through in the clutch.



 

LDE Lamar Houston 

A huge game for Lamar Houston today (5 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack), but more importantly, he forced a fumble from Jaguars wide receiver Cecil Shorts III in OT that Joselio Hanson then recovered at the Jacksonville 21. Houston&rsq...