Raiders blow late lead in 28-27 loss to Lions

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The Lions scored fourteen points in the final five minutes of the game and a 65-yard field goal attempt by Sebastian Janikowski as time expired was blocked, as the Raiders lost 28-27 in Oakland to fall to 7-7 on the season.

RATTO: Raiders give fans a reality check
Carson has the conch: Hamstrung with a lack of playmakers the past two weeks, Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer said himself this week the Raiders offense needed to get off to a quick start and he needed to stop forcing the action. Done. Palmer completed 17 of his first 21 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown for a 122.8 passer rating in the first half. He finished going 32-for-40 with 367 yards and a touchdown.DeMo the Playmaker returns: It would have been too much to ask rookie receiver Denarius Moore to win the game by himself as a playmaker in his first game back since Nov. 20. But his mere presence on the field opens up so many other possibilities. Like in the first quarter, when, on the Raiders' second play from scrimmage, Moore took the reverse and went around the left end for 13 yards.So that's what it's like?: Raiders fans annoyed with their favorite team's undisciplined and penalty-marred ways saw how the other half lives early and often. The Lions had four penalties -- including horsecollars sandwiching an illegal contact -- for 37 costly yards in the first quarter.DHB steps up: Darrius Heyward-Bey dropped three passes in the first quarter at Green Bay last week. he responded with a career game against the Lions. Heyward-Bey caught eight passes for 155 yards and a 43-yard catch-and-run TD, eclipsing his previous highs of seven catches (at Houston on Oct. 9) and 115 yards (against New England on Oct. 2). He did, however, get stripped in the third quarter.Megatron gets his: Revisionist history here, but what if Lane Kiffin had indeed drafted Calvin Johnson No. 1 overall in 2007, rather than JaMarcus Russell, and then took Trent Edwards in the second round? Nah, never mind. Still, Johnson showed what a force he truly is with nine receptions for 214 yards and two touchdowns.Living on the edge: Facing 3rd and 3 at Detroit's 48-yard line with just over two minutes to play, Hue Jackson smelled blood and went for it. It worked in a similar situation against Chicago, Carson Palmer hitting Louis Murphy for a gain down to the 3-yard line. This time, Palmer slightly overthrew a wide open Chaz Schilens, who still got his hands on the ball. And the Raiders had to punt, putting the game in the defense's handsagain.Drive time: After Shane Lechler's punt pinned the Lions at their own 2-yard line, Detroit needed to go 98 yards in 2:14, with only the 2-minute warning to stop the clock. No matter. Matthew Stafford led the Lions to the game-winning score with 43 seconds left to play.Almost, but not quite: Carson Palmer led the Raiders to the Lions' 47-yard line to set up a record-setting 65-yard attempt. But long-snapper Jon Condo's snap was high, delaying the attempt, and Ndamukong Suh, invisible most of the day in his return from a two-game suspension, snuck through to get his hand on the ball. Ballgame.