By Jeremy Kahn

AP photo: Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) looks for a receiver as the Raiders and Houston Texans battle on Monday Night Football in Mexico City

Despite being down in the fourth quarter, Derek Carr led a monster comeback to give the Oakland Raiders yet another huge step towards respect.

Carr threw two touchdowns in the final quarter, helping the Raiders overcome a deficit and defeat the Houston Texans 27-20 before a crowd of 76,743 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

This was the second ever NFL regular season game in el Districto Federal, following the San Francisco 49ers facing the Arizona Cardinals in October of 2005.

After being held to just 120 yards of total offense thru the first three quarters, the Raiders woke up behind Carr’s arm.

Carr found Jamize Olawale for a 75-yard touchdown pass, and then found Amari Cooper for a game-winning 35 yard touchdown pass with just over four minutes remaining to give the Raiders their fourth straight win and their eighth win of the season.

The Raiders got the ball back after they held the Texans on fourth down, but with some questionable spots.

It looked like the Texans hit the first down after a short run on third down, but the yard marker showed them to be just short. The Texans went for it on fourth down, and once again it looked like they passed the first down marker; however according to the down and distance marker it was just short.

Texans head coach Bill O’Brien challenged the placing of the ball, and after further review, the play stood as called and the Raiders took over on their own 15-yard line.

Carr ended up going 21-for-31 for 295 yards passing and those two touchdowns, as the Raiders have their longest winning streak since 2001.

The lone downfall on the night for Carr was when he threw an interception on the Raiders first series of the third quarter. It broke a streak of 170 consecutive passes by Carr without an interception, and it was the first interception since Marcus Peters of the Kansas City Chiefs picked him off on October 16.

With the victory, coupled with the Chiefs loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the Raiders are now in first place in the AFC West.

Sebastian Janikowski became just the second player in NFL history to score points in Canada, Mexico and the United States, as he kicked three extra points and two field goals.

Latavius Murray led the Raiders in rushing with just 33 yards rushing on 12 carries.