Daniel Carlson kicked a field goal in overtime to give the Las Vegas Raiders a 36-33 win in the Dallas Cowboys’ traditional Thanksgiving game.

The two sides traded field goals to take it into overtime, where Carlson’s fifth field goal won it from 29 yards.

That ended a three-game losing streak for the Raiders and they are right back in contention in the AFC West on 6-5.

Dallas began hosting games on Thanksgiving in 1966 and only twice since have ‘America’s Team’ not played on the holiday.

But the visitors led 17-13 at the half and 27-19 after Carlson kicked a field goal late in the third quarter.

The late drama began as Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott found Dalton Schultz for a 32-yard touchdown, and then for a two-point conversion to tie the score, but he could not prevent Dallas (7-4) slipping to their third loss in four games.

He completed 32 of 47 passes for 375 yards and two touchdowns, while Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was 24-of-39 for 373 yards and one touchdown.

Carr’s back-up Marcus Mariota came in to run in a three-yard touchdown in the third quarter, only for Tony Pollard to get the hosts right back in it by returning the kick-off for a 100-yard touchdown.

The Detroit Lions have an even longer Thanksgiving tradition than Dallas having played every year since 1934, but they remain this year’s last winless team after a 16-14 home defeat by the Chicago Bears.

The visitors had possession for the last eight and a half minutes, allowing Cairo Santos to kick a 28-yard field goal as time expired and give the Bears (4-7) their first win in six.

In this year’s other Thanksgiving game, the Buffalo Bills bounced back from Sunday’s 41-15 upset by the Indianapolis Colts to win 31-6 at the New Orleans Saints.

Josh Allen completed 23 of 28 passes for 260 yards and four touchdowns as the Bills improved to 7-4 in the AFC East – level with the resurgent New England Patriots.

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