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Raiders lose Carr as trio into playoffs
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OAKLAND’S Derek Carr was among three National Football League stars to suffer broken right legs on Saturday while the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans and New York Giants booked playoff berths.
On a wild day, Green Bay set up a showdown with Detroit next weekend to decide a division crown while Cleveland avoided a winless season.
Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota and Seattle receiver Tyler Lockett suffered broken legs, dimming title hopes for their squads, but the biggest loss was quarterback Carr.
To make matters worse for Mariota, the Titans fell 17-38 at Jacksonville to end their hopes while Lockett was injured in the 31-34 loss to Arizona.
Oakland (12-3) stayed on the heels of New England (13-2) for a home playoff edge by downing Indianapolis 33-25, but the Raiders were undone when Carr was injured when sacked early in the fourth quarter by Colts linebacker Trent Cole.
“A good win but a tough setback to have our QB go down like that,” said Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, who added that Carr will have surgery on his fractured right fibula.
Matt McGloin, 1-5 as a starter (all in 2013) with only 13 career NFL games, will replace Carr in hopes of keeping the Raiders’ title bid on track.
Dallas, Seattle, New England and Oakland had already secured playoff berths and New Orleans beat Tampa Bay 31-24 to ensure the Giants a wildcard spot and Atlanta the NFC South division crown.
Houston clinched its place in the knockout fight to the Super Bowl with a 12-10 victory over Cincinnati that wasn’t secured until Bengals kicker Randy Bullock went wide on a 43-yard field goal attempt late.
Aaron Rodgers completed 28-of-38 passes for 347 yards and four touchdowns to power the Green Bay Packers over visiting Minnesota 38-25 for their fifth win in a row.
The victory means the Packers (9-6) will play for the NFC North title at Detroit on January 1 no matter how the Lions (9-5) fare at Dallas tomorrow.
The Browns avoided a winless campaign with a 20-17 home victory over San Diego, ensuring they will not match the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only 0-16 teams in NFL history.
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