Oakland Raiders' Doug Martin dives for a touchdown in 1st quarter against Pittsburgh Steelers during NFL game at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, December 9, 2018.
Oakland Raiders' Doug Martin dives for a touchdown in 1st quarter against Pittsburgh Steelers during NFL game at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, December 9, 2018.
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleRaiders head coach Jon Gruden deemed tight end Jared Cook “clearly our MVP, in my opinion,” after Cook set new career-highs in catches and receiving yards in a season Sunday.
Yet it was a pair of less-heralded tight ends who made two of the most critical catches in the Raiders’ dramatic 24-21 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.