We wanted to make sure we got our run defense in. His stated position is that the timeout was called because he wanted to get the Chargers’ best possible run defense package on the field, so he called a timeout in order to do that.īrandon Staley said time out was to get best run defense package into the game. Staley’s explanation after the loss was, um, questionable at best. Is Staley going to get fired for the timeout? /rCUk元YoWF Trent Sieg telling Austin Eckler they were gonna run the clock out till the time out was called. 1LyfA7yYXvĪfter the successful kick, it appeared one Raiders player - long snapper Trent Sieg - may have told Austin Eckler that Vegas was going to take a knee until the timeout was called. On the NBC broadcast, they were openly doubting Staley’s decision.Īl Michaels and Cris Collinsworth couldn't believe that Chargers head coach Brandon Staley called a timeout with 38 seconds left. That was enough to get Carlson within range for the field goal. So the Raiders ended up running the ball with a purpose as Jacobs gobbled up 10 yards to get a first down on third-and-4. going for the win:Ĭarr: “It definitely did…” /IscY3Yhaux At least that’s what Carr said during his postgame interview on NBC.ĭerek Carr postgame on when asked how the Chargers timeout may have shifted their mindset on playing for a tie vs. It stopped the clock when it appeared that the Raiders were going to be content to run the clock down-maybe even take a knee- and go into the playoffs with a tie, taking the Chargers with them.īut when Staley called the timeout, that appeared to give the Raiders time to reconsider. So much so, that he used an odd timeout with 38 seconds remaining in overtime. Or, at the very least, he was overly concerned about the idea that the Raiders may end up going for the win. “I’ve never wanted a tie so bad.” - Justin Herbert right before Brandon Staley called a timeout ? /avC3jEte0bīut it seems like his coach, Brandon Staley, was posturing for the potential of getting the ball back late if the Raiders tried that field goal and ended up missing it. Quarterback Justin Herbert was seen saying on the sidelines, he “never wanted a tie so bad.” Those results eliminated the Colts and put the Steelers on the cusp of making the bracket, so long as there was a winner and loser in the Raiders-Chargers game.īut well into the 69th minute of the game in overtime, the teams were still tied with a ticket into the playoffs there for the taking for both if the game ended 32-32.Ĭredit the two franchises for playing to win, even if the NFL made a greedy decision to set up a drama-filled scenario that put those two clubs in an awful position of weighing NFL league integrity against the best interest of their own franchises.Īctually, maybe the Chargers were trying to win too much. That’s because the league flexed their game to the night slot, thus allowing the Colts to lose at Jacksonville and the Steelers to win in Baltimore earlier in the day. Had that game ended in a tie, the Steelers would’ve been out of the postseason and both the Chargers and Raiders would’ve made the playoffs. What a way to end the 2021 season! #LACvsLV #RaiderNation /LpERrW7WQ6 Carlson drilled a 47-yard field goal as time expired in the extra period to narrowly avoid a tie. Those guys were instrumental in the eventual game-winning field goal drive for the Raiders in their 35-32 overtime win against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. Specifically, address a couple to the likes of Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson, quarterback Derek Carr and running back Josh Jacobs. If the Pittsburgh Steelers have any leftover Christmas cards laying around the team offices, it may be nice to send a few to Las Vegas.
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