ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Lost in the afterglow of Derek Carr leading the Oakland Raiders to his eighth game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime since the start of the 2015 season on Monday night in Mexico City was the play of the defense.
Yes, some of the same bugaboos that haunted the defense earlier in the season -- tight ends running free, a shocking inability to get off the field on third down -- reared their head early in the game against the Houston Texans.
Until they didn’t.