That was Raiders managing general partner Al Davis' response to fired coach Lane Kiffin instructing Sebastian Janikowski to attempt a 76-yard field goal against the San Diego Chargers on Sept. 28.

One can only imagine Davis' response upon seeing interim coach Tom Cable's trick play on a 43-yard field goal attempt early in the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday blow up in spectacular fashion.

Holder Shane Lechler fielded Jon Condo's snap, placed the ball on the ground and then flipped it between his legs in the general direction of Janikowski. The ball missed the mark, dropped to the turf and was scooped up by Kansas City's Maurice Leggett in full stride at the 33-yard line. Leggett scored untouched for a 67-yard touchdown and a 10-3 Chiefs lead.

That represented a potential 10-point swing in a stunning turnaround that catapulted the Chiefs to a 20-13 victory at the Coliseum on Sunday.

"It's something we've been working on all year," Cable said. "They were lined up exactly as we wanted them to. We just didn't execute. That was my decision and, obviously, it was not a good one."

Cable also passed on a 40-yard field goal attempt on Oakland's ensuing possession in favor of a long pass for wide receiver Ronald Curry on a fourth-and-three play. Quarterback JaMarcus Russell's pass sailed over Curry's head in the end zone, and the Chiefs took possession at their 22-yard line.

The Raiders had the ball for almost 11 minutes during that stretch and walked away with zero points.

"That's coach's decision," Russell said, when asked about the unconventional plays. "That's out of my hands. If they work, everybody will give (Cable) praise. Some of them worked today."

Cable stripped offensive coordinator Greg Knapp of his play-calling duties four games ago. He said he wanted to put his stamp on the offense.

On Sunday, Cable's imagination shined through, for better and worse.

Cable called a short pass to Curry, who then pitched the ball to running back Darren McFadden. That play netted 16 yards and set up a Janikowski field goal, three plays after a reverse to Johnnie Lee Higgins for 7 yards.

Cable's daring played a hand in Oakland's overtime victory against the New York Jets on Oct. 19. He called a fake punt deep in Raiders territory on a play that netted 22 yards and led to a field goal and a 13-10 lead in the fourth quarter.

Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha said he, like many of his teammates, had no idea the fake field goal was coming Sunday. His first inkling came when he saw Leggett headed toward the Raiders goal line.

"We do that in practice all the time, but I never knew that it was a real thing that we were going to attempt," Asomugha said. "When they told me that's what happened, that it wasn't a blocked field goal, I was a little surprised. But Cable owned up to that. He said that one was on him."

Condo said he, Lechler and Janikowski work on the play every Thursday and Friday.

"We never really had a problem with it," Condo said. "We put it in last year. It's something to mess around with. We were just waiting for the right time to run it."

Condo said Lechler, Janikowski and end Tony Stewart were the only ones aware of the play. The problem was, so was Leggett.

Leggett, backed up once he saw Janikowski run past Lechler, waited for the play to unfold and then pounced on the loose ball. By then, Stewart was downfield waiting to administer a block that wasn't needed.

So much for that wave of emotion the Raiders were riding on the heels of an impressive victory over the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos a week earlier.

The Raiders dropped to 3-9 and four games behind the Broncos with four games left. They need to win their final four games, have the Broncos lose their four and have the Chargers lose at least two games to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2002 season.

"Even though we were 3-8, we were still thinking that there was a chance that we could get to the playoffs," Asomugha said. "It hurts us because now it's pretty much out of the way."

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