OAKLAND, Calif. — In a game in which a new running back prospect burst onto the scene, rookie quarterback Derek Carr reminded everyone why he’s considered the future of the Oakland Raiders offense.

Carr capped an 80-yard, do-or-die drive by hitting veteran wideout James Jones with a 9-yard touchdown pass with 1:42 remaining, giving the Raiders their first win of the season, a 24-20 stunner over the NFC West-contending Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

Carr’s heroics produced the Raiders’ first win since beating the Houston Texans on Nov. 17, 2013, after second-year back Latavius Murray scored his first two NFL touchdowns — 11- and 90-yarders in the first half — as Oakland (1-10) built an early 14-point lead.

“It felt like I just took a bath in the fountain of youth,” Raiders veteran defensive tackle Antonio Smith said. “I found the key to life now, man. It’s just flowing through my veins right now.”

Murray sustained a concussion later in half and left the game for good with 112 yards on just four carries.

It then became Carr’s game to win or lose.

The loss dropped Kansas City (7-4) out of a first-place tie with Denver in the AFC West. The Chiefs and Broncos meet Nov. 30 in Kansas City.

“Congratulations to the Raiders,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “They outplayed us (and) outcoached us. I didn’t have the football team ready to go the way we should have.”

Oakland’s game-winning drive started after Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos broke a 17-17 tie with a 25-yard field goal with 9:03 remaining in the game.

Carr drove the Raiders 80 yards in 17 plays, including his own sneak on fourth-and-1 at the Kansas City 43.

The touchdown pass to Jones came on first-and-goal, completing a drive that ate up 7 minutes, 21 seconds.

Quarterback Alex Smith drove the Chiefs into Raiders territory in the final seconds, but he was sacked by linebacker Sio Moore on third down from the Oakland 45, then threw incomplete on fourth-and-13.

“I don’t even know how to explain the feeling,” Moore said. “We decided when we came in here at halftime that we weren’t going to let them get out of the deep end of the pool and we were going to finish it off. I’m just happy to see that on both sides of the ball, we finished it.”

Carr finished 18-for-35 for 174 yards and the one score.

Alex Smith threw for two touchdowns. He completed 20 of 36 passes for 233 yards.

The Kansas City comeback began immediately after kicker Sebastian Janikowski gave Oakland a 17-3 lead with a 40-yard field goal with 5:05 remaining in the third quarter.

Alex Smith, who completed just eight of his first 19 passes for 48 yards, connected on five straight for 66 yards on a six-play drive to the Chiefs’ first touchdown of the game. Tight end Anthony Fasano hauled in a 19-yarder from Alex Smith for the score, which trimmed Kansas City’s deficit to seven with 1:52 left in the third.

Following a Raiders punt, Alex Smith went back to work, completing a 27-yarder to tight end Travis Kelce and a 24-yarder to wideout Dwayne Bowe to set up a 30-yard, catch-and-run by running back Jamaal Charles for the tying score with 12:20 to play.

“We did some good things in the second half,” Reid said. “I was probably too conservative all the way around early in the game.”

What the Raiders said:

“I was so caught up in the moment, man. I do apologize. Can’t let the emotions get the best of me, man. I’m just glad we were able to finish.” — Linebacker Sio Moore, whose celebratory dance in the Kansas City backfield after a sack in the final seconds of Thursday’s win forced Oakland to use a timeout so he wouldn’t be penalized for being offside.

What the Chiefs said:

“We were prepared. You win, you lose. Hopefully we’ll learn from it and move on and come back next week against Denver. That’s all we can worry about now.” — Running back Jamaal Charles.

What we learned about the Raiders:

1. Oakland cares more about winning games than earning the first pick in next year’s draft. The Raiders had a chance to check out early Thursday night after blowing a 17-3 lead, but instead pieced together arguably its best drive of the season to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

2. Whenever the Raiders pick in 2015, they might not have to go after a running back. Latavius Murray gave Oakland fans visions of a brighter future with two first-half touchdown runs, including a 90-yarder through the heart of the Kansas City defense.

–QB Derek Carr finally has an NFL win under his belt, and he earned it. His 9-yard touchdown pass to WR James Jones with 1:42 to play rallied the Raiders to their first win of the season Thursday night, 24-20 over the Kansas City Chiefs. Carr singlehandedly kept the 80-yard drive alive with a 2-yard quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1 at the Kansas City 43.

–RB Latavius Murray scored his first two NFL touchdowns Thursday night in the Raiders’ 24-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The first one — an 11-yarder around left end — was a crowd-pleaser. The other — a 90-yard burst up the middle — brought down the house. Murray finished with 112 yards on four carries before leaving for good after sustaining a concussion late in the second quarter. His 90-yard TD run was the fourth-longest in Raiders history. According to NFL.com, Murray became the first NFL player ever to top 100 yards and score two touchdowns in a game when receiving fewer than six carries.

–S Charles Woodson sacked Kansas City QB Alex Smith in the Raiders’ 24-20 win Thursday night. It was the veteran’s 20th career sack and earned him the distinction of being the first NFL player to record at least 20 sacks and 50 interceptions in his career. Woodson also found time for a 5-yard punt return after regular PR Denarius Moore fumbled one away in the second quarter.

What we learned about the Chiefs:

1. Kansas City’s defense can be had if an opponent deal with the pass-rushing linebackers on the outside. On a night when sack artists Justin Houston and Tamba Hali got to Raiders quarterback Derek Carr just once, Oakland put up its second-highest point total of the season. The Raiders totaled just 23 points in their previous two games.

2. The Chiefs are no lock to make the playoffs. By allowing the winless Raiders to drive 80 yards for a game-winning touchdown, Kansas City went from a tie for first place in the AFC West to a team that could be fighting for its postseason life if it cannot beat the Denver Broncos on Nov. 30.

–QB Alex Smith rallied the Chiefs into a 20-17 lead in the fourth quarter Thursday night by completing 10 consecutive passes over three straight scoring drives. However, with the game on the line after Kansas City fell behind with 1:42 to go, Smith lost the magic touch, missing on four of six passes and taking a sack before the Chiefs lost the ball on downs.

–RB Jamaal Charles contributed both as a runner and a pass-receiver in Kansas City’s 24-20 loss to Oakland on Thursday night. Charles’ 30-yard catch-and-run touchdown rallied the Chiefs into a 17-all tie early in the fourth quarter. He also gained a team-high 80 yards on 19 carries.

–OLB Tamba Hali did not have a sack in Kansas City’s 24-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night. In fact, Hali was basically no factor in the game, contributing just two solo tackles and three assisted tackles to the Chiefs’ disappointing defensive effort. Kansas City sacked Raiders QB Derek Carr just once in the game and surrendered Oakland’s second-biggest point total of the season.