Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was voted AFC West offensive player of the year by the four reporters covering the division for ESPN.com.
Paul Gutierrez, Oakland Raiders reporter: Any questions about just how “valuable” Carr was to the Raiders’ fortunes need only look at how Oakland played after he went down with a broken fibula in his right leg in the fourth quarter of Game 15. Shell-shocked, Oakland was outscored by a combined 62-20 following Trent Cole rolling over Carr’s leg and the once-prolific offense became a shell of itself under Matt McGloin and Connor Cook as the Raiders lost consecutive games for the first time this season.