Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson thought he struck the ball well on a potential game-winning field goal attempt in the final minute of Sunday’s 25-24 loss to the Bears at Allegiant Stadium.

Nobody will ever know how well.

Josh Blackwell rushed untouched and blocked the 54-yard attempt, ensuring a victory for the Bears.

“The guy comes off the edge and makes a great play,” Raiders coach Pete Carroll said. “Since field goals were invented, you’ve got to get the guy on the edge, and we didn’t get him.”

Defensive tackle Jonah Laulu was the wing blocker on the right side of the field-goal unit, but Carlson wouldn’t assign any blame.

“It felt good off the foot,” he said. “We’ll have to look at it and figure out what happened. Snap felt good, and the operation. Timing we maybe have to figure out

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