Raiders barely make overtime, then crush Browns

The Raiders had the first shot in overtime, but McCrane missed a 50-yard field goal.

Matt McCrane's 29-yard field goal with 1:46 left in overtime gave Jon Gruden his first victory in his return as coach of the Raiders and spoiled the first start for Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield as Oakland defeated Cleveland 45-42 Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum.

The Raiders had the first shot in overtime, but McCrane missed a 50-yard field goal.

The Raiders were fortunate to reach overtime.

Browns running back Nick Chubb scored his second touchdown on a 41-yard run with 4:20 to play as the Browns built a 42-34 lead. Five Raiders had shots at Chubb near the line of scrimmage before he broke away.

Oakland (1-2-1) reached the Cleveland 6-yard line by the two-minute mark before stalling and turning the ball over on downs. After a punt, and the Raiders having used their timeouts to preserve time, they took over at their own 47 with 1:28 left.

Derek Carr threw to Jared Cook for a 7-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left. Carr's two-point pass to tightly defended Jordy Nelson forced overtime.

By the end, Carr was 35-for-58 for 437 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch rushed for 130 yards on 20 carries.

Mayfield was 21-for-41 for 295 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Chubb gained 105 yards on just three carries.

Oakland put together 20 consecutive points in less than a 10-minute span stretching across the third and fourth quarters.

Carr hit Nelson on a 19-yard go-ahead touchdown with 12:46 remaining. Following Dwayne Harris' 49-yard punt return, McCrane's 44-yard field goal made it 34-28 with 10:46 to play.

But the Browns went 77 yards in seven plays for Carlos Hyde's 1-yard run at the 8:07 mark. Greg Joseph's extra-point kick gave the Browns a 35-24 lead.

Earlier, Mayfield hit Jarvis Landry with a 2-yard pass two plays after Damarious Randall's interception and 50-yard return set up the Browns at the Oakland 31. A pass interference penalty pushed the Browns inside the red zone.

Mayfield's fumble on a sack set up the Raiders at the Cleveland 7 in the third quarter.

Carr hit Cook for a 7-yard touchdown play as the Raiders closed to within 28-21 with 5:34 left in the third quarter.

It was a shaky beginning for Mayfield, the 2017 Heisman Trophy winner for Oklahoma whose first-quarter pass on the team's second possession was intercepted by Gareon Conley and returned 36 yards for a touchdown for the game's first points.

He bounced back and led a 15-play drive that resulted in Joseph's 25-yard field goal.

Chubb's 63-yard run put the Browns ahead, though a two-point conversion pass failed.

About 3 1/2 minutes later, Mayfield's 49-yard pass to Darren Fells catapulted the Browns to a 17-7 lead after Duke Johnson's two-point conversion run, his first of two such conversions.

The Raiders scored on Carr's 8-yard pass play to Amari Cooper with 4:30 to play in the first half to pull to within 17-14.

(With inputs from agencies.)