Antonio Pierce compared to fired Bears HC Matt Eberflus for bizarre decision in loss

Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce was roasted for a bizarre move he made late in his team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday.

The Raiders were trailing the Chiefs 19-17 with 2:21 to go in the fourth quarter at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Facing a 4th and 11 from the Chiefs’ 40-yard line, Pierce initially sent out the punt team, banking on his defense to hold the Chiefs with all three timeouts left. Also factoring into the decision was the fact that Raiders kicker Anders Carlson had already missed two kicks on the day, one from 56 yards and another from 55.

However, Pierce then seemed to go back on his initial decision. He used one of the Raiders’ precious timeouts, then sent Carlson and the field goal team in to attempt a go-ahead kick from 58 yards away. The kick was missed badly, and replays showed Carlson actually kicked the ground by accident before making contact with the football.