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ICYMI in NFL Week 16: Win comes at cost for Oak; Browns win

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, bottom, remains on the field after being tackled by Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker Edwin Jackson during the second half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, bottom, remains on the field after being tackled by Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker Edwin Jackson during the second half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, bottom, remains on the field after being tackled by Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker Edwin Jackson during the second half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

By Associated Press 4 min read

In one city, a win felt a lot like a loss. In another, the losers finally figured out how to win.

The Oakland Raiders stayed in the hunt for home-field advantage through the playoffs, but their 33-25 victory over the Colts came at a cost. Their quarterback, Derek Carr, was carted off the field with a broken right leg and is out for the rest of the season.

At the other end of the standings, the Cleveland Browns avoided going down in infamy; they beat the Chargers 20-17 for their first victory of the season and will not join the 2008 Detroit Lions as the second team to finish 0-16.

“I don’t want that next to any of our names associated with this organization and so we got that monkey off our back,” coach Hue Jackson said.

Carr wasn’t the only key quarterback to go down during Week 16 of the NFL season. And the Browns weren’t the only bad team to pull out an unexpected win.