You hear it all the time how the smallest things in football mean the difference between winning and losing. Usually the saying is that it’s a game of inches. This game came down to the snap of a ball on a one-point play.
With just over 8 minutes left in the game, Raiders receiver Cordarrelle Patterson came on an end around, got a block from Jared Cook on the outside, and cut up the field, outrunning the defense for a 47-yard touchown to take a 16-14 lead.
It was just the break the Raiders needed.