Watch: Michael Crabtree catches TD after Malcolm Smith forces fumble

The touchdown and ensuing two–point conversion gave Oakland a 20–17 lead.

A late Michael Crabtree touchdown gave the Raiders a lead over the Chargers with less than five minutes remaining. 

Crabtree’s touchdown followed a Raiders fumble recovery. Malcolm Smith stripped the ball from Chargers tight end David Johnson, and Benson Mayowa scooped it up and returned it inside the Chargers’ five–yard line. 

On the next play, Derek Carr found Crabtree on a fade in the left corner of the endzone. 

The touchdown and ensuing two–point conversion gave Oakland a 20–17 lead. 

Very few quarterbacks can execute the perfect fade route throw.

Derek Carr is one of those quarterbacks. #SDvsOAK https://t.co/YcWySynkrC

— NFL (@NFL) December 25, 2015

The Chargers tied the game with a field goal on their next drive. 

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