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(AP) — Jon Gruden smiled as soon as Matt McCrane’s kick sailed through the uprights.After nine years in the broadcast booth, three straight weeks of blown second-half leads and a roller-coaster game that featured three lead changes and 38 points after the start of the fourth quarter, Gruden finally won his first game in 3,591 days.“It feels like my first win in 100 years,” he said. “It’s great to be back.”Derek Carr threw four TD passes and a game-tying 2-point conversion with 30 seconds left in regulation to set up McCrane’s 29-yard field goal in overtime that gave the Raiders a come-from-behind 45-42 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.McCrane missed a 50-yard field goal on the opening possession of overtime in his NFL debut and a 47-yarder earlier in the game before getting another chance when Carr drove the Raiders (1-3) back down the field again after a defensive stop for the game winner with 1:46 left in the period.“As soon as I saw it, it was an exciting feeling,” McCrane said. “I’ve been working hard. It’s something that I wanted as a kid, to play in the National Football League.”The field goal dealt the Browns (1-2-1) another tough loss as they blew a 14-point lead in the second half and then allowed to get the game-tying TD and 2-point conversion in the final seconds of regulation to spoil Baker Mayfield’s NFL starting debut .Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick, threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns to put Cleveland on position to win but also committed four turnovers, losing two fumbles and throwing two interceptions, including one that Gareon Conley returned36 yards for a TD .The Browns were seeking their first back-to-back wins since November 2014 after snapping a 19-game winless streak by beating the Jets last week.“I’m tired of growing pains,” coach Hue Jackson said. “I think we can do those things better. Those things hadn’t reared their ugly head until now. We can do better. Baker can do better. Our offense can do better. Special teams can do better, defense can do better. So Antonio Brown Jersey White , we’ve got to play better.Carr threw for 437 yards, Marshawn Lynch ran for 130 yards for his most productive game in four years, and Amari Cooper (128 yards) and Jared Cook (110) each topped the 100-yard mark.The Browns broke out to a 28-14 lead midway through the third quarter only to fall behind 34-28 early in the fourth thanks in part to Mayfield losing two fumbles deep in his own territory to set up TD passes by Carr.But the Raiders squandered a fourth-quarter lead for the second straight week, falling behind 42-34 after Mayfield’s 59-yard pass to Antonio Callaway set up Carlos Hyde’s 1-yard run and rookie Nick Chubb ran 41 yards for his second long TD of the game.It looked as if that would decide the game when the Browns forced Carr into two incompletions from the 9 with under two minutes left to lead to a turnover on downs.Cleveland appeared to be in position to run out the clock when Hyde converted a first down, but a replay review determined he was down just short of the marker and the Browns punted.“That was huge,” Hyde said. “That was a chance to put the game away right there. Definitely. That was a game-changer right there.”Carr then engineered a 53-yard touchdown drive capped by a 7-yard pass to Jared Cook with 30 seconds to play. The Raiders still needed the 2-point conversion to tie it and they got it when Jordy Nelson came down with a fade despite physical coverage by ex-Raider TJ Carrie.Carr has 14 fourth-quarter comebacks but just two sincehis breakthrough season in 2016 when he did it seven times.“It did feel like the old times,” he said. “The way we did that, it helps our team going forward to know what it takes.”CHUBB’S RUNSChubb had just three carries on the day, but the first went for a 63-yard score in the second quarter and the last went for 41 yards and another TD. He finished with three carries for 105 yards.GO FOR 2Jackson went for a 2-point conversion twice in the first half. Mayfield’s pass to Callaway was incomplete on the first attempt before Duke Johnson ran in the second try to make it 17-7.QUICK WHISTLEThe Raiders were upset by a quick whistle that possibly cost Lynch a long TD run. Lynch ran left and linebacker Joe Schobert tried to tackle him but Lynch appeared to spin out of it without going to the ground. He kept running for what could have been a 75-yard TD but the play was blown dead.The Browns were hurt by a quick whistle in the fourth quarter when Carr was ruled in the grasp, negating a fumble recovery that might have resulted in a TD.INJURIESBrowns S Terrance Mitchell left the game with a broken arm in the first half. …Raiders RT Donald Penn left in the second half with a leg injury and LF Kelechi Osemele also left with an undisclosed injury.UP NEXTBrowns: Host Baltimore on Sunday.Raiders: Visit Chargers on Sunday. Wednesday morning, we got the terrible news that Isaiah Crowell has been lost for the season to a torn Achilles he suffered in offseason workouts. Even with the drafting of Josh Jacobs in the first..."Wednesday morning, we got the terrible news that Isaiah Crowell has been lost for the season to a torn Achilles he suffered in offseason workouts. Even with the drafting of Josh Jacobs in the first round of the draft last week, the Raiders still had big plans for Crowell as a complement to Jacobs. Crowell has 51 career starts in five NFL seasons and only became available as a free agent because the Jets landed Le’Veon Bell, so he was a good get for the Raiders. Now they must replace him. No matter how you feel about Jalen Richard or Chris Warren III or even DeAndre Washington Bo Jackson Jersey White , the Raiders need to bring in proven talent at the position.There are a few options to do that. Here are the top ones.Marshawn Lynch (33)I don’t care that he’s 33 or that there were reports that he could be retiring. Until we hear it from Beastmode himself, it’s not real. Even his mom said as much. The Raiders continued to say they were leaving the door open for Marshawn to return and that it depended on how the draft went. So, for a few days there it was settled. The Crowell injury could change things. Marshawn averaged 4.6 yards per carry last season, showing no signs of slowing down right up until his groin injury in week six that ended his season.Jay Ajayi (25)A torn ACL ended Ajayi’s season in 2018 and it could be the reason why he is still unsigned. If he wasn’t back to full strength when free agency hit in March, he would wait until he was before exploring teams to sign with. Teams move to fill their roster spots in free agency and the draft, and suddenly there are no chairs left when the music stops. It’s now been 8 months since his injury and with this opportunity opening up, it could be the right time and place for him.The 25-year-old is a proven NFL back. His 2016-17 seasons were exactly what you want from a back. The Eagles traded for him midway through the 2017 season and in seven games, he ran for 408 yards, averaging 5.8 yards per carry and he added 217 yards on 58 rushes in the playoffs as the Eagles went on to win the Super Bowl. The previous season with the Dolphins, Ajayi ran for 1272 yards and 8 touchdowns to make the Pro Bowl. Four NFL seasons, a Pro Bowl, a Super Bowl ring, and still just 25 years old? Hello.Doug Martin (30)You could certainly do worse than inviting the Douggernaut back. When Marshawn went down last season, Martin stepped in and ran well https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authentic-derek-carr-jersey , averaging 4.6 yards per carry, and proving he was a better back than his previous two seasons in Tampa would indicate. He carries the added bonus of being familiar with the Raiders’ offense, so he could step right in without missing a beat. Having him out there waiting to be signed is a nice luxury at this point for the Raiders.Alex Collins (24)Collins was a 5th round pick by the Seahawks in 2016 to run in Tom Cable’s zone blocking scheme. After one season in Seattle, he would be cut just prior to the start of his second season. The Ravens signed him to their practice squad, called him up to the active roster for the second game of the season and Collins ran for nearly 1000 yards (973) while averaging 4.6 yards per carry. His numbers dipped last season to 3.6 yards per carry, but in ten starts he had 7 touchdowns and 411 yards rushing before landing on injured reserve with a foot injury. He was waived on March 1 and remains unsigned.Bilal Powell (30)Powell was lost in week seven of last season with a neck injury. Initially it was deemed potentially career-ending, but those assumptions were quickly walked back after more testing. Ultimately, the diagnosis was a bulging disc with a timetable of 6-9 months. We are at 7 months now. The 5-10, 204-pound back has been a mainstay with the Jets over the past eight years since they made him their pick in the 4th round of the 2011 draft. He has averaged 4.4 yards per carry over his career and 4.7 yards per carry over the past five seasons. They may have had him back if not for the injury uncertainty and the signing of Le’Veon Bell. Others: LeGarrette Blount, Corey Grant, Fozzy Whitacker, Alfred Morris, Stevan RidleyUPDATE: Not ten minutes after this posting the Raiders signed back Doug Martin

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