It's the last game of the regular season!
The NFL still won't let go of my heart!
The final regular season game of the season was brought to us by The Los Angeles Lightning and Las Vegas Raiders. This game can be said to be a life-and-death battle between lightning and raiders, because the winning side will advance to the playoffs, while the losing team will be eliminated. However, the two teams also have the possibility of playing tacit balls, and a draw will make the two teams work together to advance and squeeze out the Steelers.
Section 1
Not long after the opening, the Raiders' passing attack was in full swing. Quarterback Derek Carr found the near-end forward Foster Moreau, who carried the ball and advanced to the front of the end zone. Although the ball was shot by the defender before landing, fortunately, the ball went out of bounds before entering the end zone, and Moreau's advance was not in vain. Subsequently, the Raiders also scored a free-kick shot to take the lead.
Lightning here, however, doesn't seem so lucky at the beginning. Veteran striker Andre Roberts dropped the ball on his strike, and the follower raider player picked up the ball to help raiders get the ball back in the perfect position.
Subsequently, the Raiders' offensive group also drummed up, and the route run of the receiver Hunter Renvro deceived the defenders, turned around and received the ball and easily entered the end zone to complete the touchdown, helping the Raiders establish a 10-point lead early.
Section II
After entering the second quarter, the Lightning's offense improved slightly. Running back Austin Eckler took the ball out of the crowd and rushed into the end zone to complete the touchdown, helping the Lightning to close the score.
Just after a 2-minute official timeout, the Lightning made a touchdown again. It was also Eckler, who this time caught quarterback Justin Herbert's pass and swung past the defender, successfully breaking into the end zone to help the Lightning reverse the score and take the first lead of the game.
Towards the end of the first half, the Raiders relied on runback Josh Jacobs' short-yard run to hit the touchdown and take the lead again, helping the Raiders enter the second half with a three-point lead.
Half-time score
Section III
After entering the second half, Lady Luck didn't seem to be on the side of the Lightning. He missed a free-kick and shot, then hit 4th gear from 18 yards in front of his home, and was stopped by the raiders, giving the opponent a good attacking opportunity, and the raiders also scored 3 points on the goal.
Section IV
After entering the fourth quarter, Karl found Renvro again, and the two completed their second touchdown connection of the game, rewriting the score to 26-14.
The Lightning were not alone, and quarterback Herbert's shot under pressure was intercepted by Raider cornerback Kathy Hayward, who then completed the shot and scored another three points. As a veteran lightning striker, Hayward not only revenge the old club, but also most likely to directly end the season of the old club.
But the Lightning still didn't give up. Despite being forced to 21 yards in 4 gears in front of the Raiders' end zone, Herbert withstood the pressure and took over Joshua Palmo in the connecting end zone to complete the touchdown. Herbert then approached Runback Eckler to complete a two-point conversion and the Lightning rewrote the score to 22-29.
In the final moments of the game, the Lightning were still making a final counterattack. After several strong 4th gear success, the Lightning relied on the passing connection between Herbert and second receiver Mike Williams in the final stage of the game, completed the pass touchdown, completed the draw, and dragged the game into overtime.
Extra time
After entering overtime, the Raiders took the lead in attacking opportunities. After completing a free-kick shot, the ball was returned to the Lightning. The Lightning have been forced into Gear 4 for the first time this game, but Herbert has withstood the pressure again. Calmly found Williams and completed the large-size advance. After the kicker finished shooting, the two teams returned to the same running line.
But the time left at 4:30 was undoubtedly sufficient for the raiders. After relying on the rushing ball to push into the shooting range, Daniel Carlson, a kicker who has never conceded a shot in Las Vegas, swooped down and killed lightning! The Raiders grabbed the last playoff ticket and squeezed out the sworn enemies in the same area.
After the game, the Raiders climbed directly to the 5th place in the American League with a 10-7 record, and will challenge the Tigers away from home in the wild card round. The season for the losing Lightning is over, but they still have a bright future. The Steelers, due to the lightning loss, successfully entered the 7th place in the American League, and also reached the playoffs.
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Who would have thought they could both make the playoffs?