Raiders' Carr: No regrets on play that led to game-ending fumble vs. Cowboys

The Oakland Raiders' playoff hopes took a serious hit last Sunday, as a critical matchup with the Dallas Cowboys was lost in the dying seconds when quarterback Derek Carr lunged for a potential game-winning touchdown, but instead fumbled the ball through the end zone.

The fumble resulted in a touchback that gave the Cowboys possession and allowed them to kneel on the next play, ending the game. The loss dropped the Raiders to 6-8, two games back of the AFC's current sixth seed.

"I honestly didn't think I was going to drop the ball," Carr said to ESPN's Paul Gutierrez about the lunge for the pylon.

On the play, Carr dove and stretched the ball out with one hand in an attempt to cross the goal line, but lost control of the football before he could get there.

"When I took off to jump, in my head I thought it was a touchdown because I knew I had the corner," Carr said. "From a mindset standpoint, looking back, yeah, I want to do something different because we lost. But from making that decision, I always think of it in basketball terms - I'd rather take the last shot and miss it than pass it off and do it another way."

Some criticized Carr for taking such a risk, especially considering the Raiders trailed by just three points at the time and could have settled for a game-tying field goal if they didn't score a touchdown.

However, if faced with a similar circumstance, he said he'd do it all over again ... with better ball security.

"From a competitive standpoint, I'd try it, but with better technique, two hands, I don't know, but something to where we don't lose the game," Carr said. "But making that decision, I think I'd go for it again."