Raiders' Daniel Carlson almost relived one of his worst nightmares vs. Packers
The Las Vegas Raiders made a lot of mistakes in their big win over the Green Bay Packers. And when I say big win, I don't mean the score differential; I mean the win was much-needed. With the amount of mistakes that the Packers made, the Raiders should have blown them out.One thing we didn't […]
The Las Vegas Raiders made a lot of mistakes in their big win over the Green Bay Packers. And when I say big win, I don't mean the score differential; I mean the win was much-needed. With the amount of mistakes that the Packers made, the Raiders should have blown them out.
One thing we didn't think we would see is the Raiders' All-Pro kicker, Daniel Carlson, struggle like he did, especially considering everything he had going for him.
This game was against his brother, Andres Carlson, the kicker for the Green Bay Packers. Both of their parents showed up sporting the double jerseys, similar to how we have seen Travis and Jason Kelce's mom, Donna Kelce, dress for their games.
Not only that, but Daniel Carlson was going against the Packers, the team he last struggled against in 2018 when he was with the Minnesota Vikings. he missed two kicks in that game and was actually cut after, which is how he got on the Raiders.
This was the first time Carlson had missed two field goals in aa game since Week 2 of 2018 against the Vikings.
Carlson is an All-Pro, as he was one of the best kickers in the league last year, and this year, he passed 600 career points as a Raider. However, his worst nightmare was almost relieved as he missed two kicks again. I'm sure he wouldn't have gotten cut, but if they had lost, it would have likely been a bit of PTSD.
Luckily, the defense saved him, and they did win, even though the first kick wasn't all his fault, as a defender tipped it.
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