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OAKLAND, Calif. — Rookie quarterback Derek Carr hit veteran wideout James Jones for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 1:42 remaining Thursday night, giving the Oakland Raiders their first win of the season, a 24-20 stunner over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Second-year Raiders running back Latavius Murray scored his first two NFL touchdowns — 11- and 90-yarders in the first half — as Oakland (1-10) built an early 14-point lead.

Murray sustained a concussion later in half and left the game for good with 112 yards on just four carries.

The loss dropped Kansas City (7-4) out of a first-place tie with Denver in the AFC West. The Chiefs and Broncos on Nov. 30 in Kansas City.

Oakland’s game-winning drive started after Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos broke a 17-17 tie with a 25-yard field goal with 9:03 remaining in the game.

Carr drove the Raiders 80 yards in 17 plays, including his own sneak on fourth-and-1 at the Kansas City 43.

The touchdown pass to Jones came on first-and-goal, completing a drive that ate up 7 minutes, 21 seconds.

Smith drove the Chiefs into Raiders territory in the final seconds, but he was sacked by linebacker Sio Moore on third down from the Oakland 45, then threw incomplete on fourth-and-13.

Carr finished 18-for-35 for 174 yards and the one score in Oakland’s first victory since Nov. 17, 2013, against the Houston Texans.

Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith threw for two touchdowns. He completed 20 of 36 passes for 233 yards.

The Kansas City comeback began immediately after kicker Sebastian Janikowski gave Oakland a 17-3 lead with a 40-yard field goal with 5:05 remaining in the third quarter.

Smith, who completed just eight of his first 19 passes for 48 yards, connected on five straight for 66 yards on a six-play drive to the Chiefs’ first touchdown of the game. Tight end Anthony Fasano hauled in a 19-yarder from Smith for the score, which trimmed Kansas City’s deficit to seven with 1:52 left in the third.

Following a Raiders punt, Smith went back to work, completing a 27-yarder to tight end Travis Kelce and a 24-yarder to wideout Dwayne Bowe to set up a 30-yard, catch-and-run by running back Jamaal Charles for the tying score with 12:20 to play.

The Raiders built a 14-3 halftime lead on the strength of Murray’s two touchdown runs and a dominant defensive effort.

Murray’s first professional touchdown came on an 11-yard run on Oakland’s second possession. Carrying the ball for just the second time in the game, the second-year pro broke free around left end to produce the Raiders’ first rushing touchdown since Oct. 19 and the first all season against the Chiefs, putting Oakland up 7-0 with 6:33 remaining in the opening period.

After the Oakland defense forced Kansas City’s fourth punt in four possessions early in the second quarter, Murray started right from the 10-yard line on the Raiders’ first play and cut left, splitting the Chiefs’ defense en route to a 90-yard touchdown burst, the fourth-longest in Raiders history.

The dramatic score gave Oakland a 14-0 lead with 12:28 remaining in the second period.

Kansas City’s only score of the half came after Oakland returner Denarius Moore muffed the Chiefs’ fifth punt of the game. Linebacker Frank Zombo recovered for Kansas City on the Oakland 11.

A 6-yard Charles run advanced the ball to the 5, but the Raiders forced consecutive incompletions from Smith. Santos came on for a 24-yard field goal with 7:19 left before halftime.

The Raiders held the Chiefs to 120 total yards in the half.

NOTES: The three longest runs in Raiders history belong to: QB Terrelle Pryor (93 yards) and RB Bo Jackson (92 and 91 yards). … Legendary Raiders P Ray Guy received his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony. Several Raiders Hall of Famers, including John Madden and Howie Long, were on hand for the presentation. … The Chiefs began the day with the unwanted distinction of having lost their last three games against teams with 0-10 or 0-11 records. …WR Frankie Hammond Jr. started for the Chiefs at wide receiver in place of injured WR Donnie Avery, who was inactive. … The other Kansas City inactives were: QB Aaron Murray, WR A.J. Jenkins, CB Chris Owens, CB Jamell Fleming, C Eric Kush and OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. … Inactive CB Carlos Rogers was replaced in the Raiders’ starting lineup by CB D.J. Hayden . … The other Oakland inactives were: QB Matt McGloin, CB T.J. Carrie, S Jonathan Dowling, G Gabe Jackson, G Tony Bergstrom and TE David Ausberry.

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