Top 20 Plays (Moments) of the 2016 NFL Season
By Kyle Davis
No. 6: Raiders go for 2 vs Saints
For this one, you’ll have to think all the way back to week 1. Raiders at Saints. This one was a shootout; neither team could defend the other’s high powered offense. So when the Raiders got within 1 point with 47 seconds remaining, Del Rio opted to take the lead.
Most teams would kick the extra point and hope for a stop, go to overtime. However, when your offense is clicking, and your defense is not, you go for the win. As Herm Edwards once said, “you play to win the game!”
Derek Carr took the snap and through a corner fade jump ball to Michael Crabtree, who as you can see above, came down with it. The Raiders would hold on, and get a good start on their incredible season.
Who knows where they would be without this momentum boost and vote of confidence from their Head Coach?