Cardinals beat Raiders in OT
By Rob Gloster
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. — When the kick went through for his fourth field goal of the day, Bill Gramatica did a somersault.
Associated Press
What better way to celebrate the biggest upset of the day?
Oakland's Tim Brown catches a 22-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. However, Arizona won, 34-31, on Bill Gramatica's fourth field goal of the game.
Gramatica and Jake Plummer orchestrated the 34-31 overtime victory for the Arizona Cardinals (5-6) over Oakland (8-3).
Gramatica kicked a 36-yard field goal with 7:31 left in overtime in the game featuring 18 points in the final 1:47 of regulation.
The winning kick came after Oakland's David Dunn fumbled a punt on the Oakland 25.
Gramatica became the second member of his family to win a game in overtime yesterday. His brother, Martin, kicked a 21-yarder as Tampa Bay won in Cincinnati.
The Raiders had forced overtime on Jerry Rice's 2-yard scoring catch on fourth down with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
That came after Plummer threw a 50-yard scoring pass to David Boston with 1:18 remaining, then running for the 2-point conversion.
"Once you begin to mature as a team, the ups and downs of a game don't bother you," Plummer said. "We're learning to bounce back from a down moment."
