Football fans acro s the country have likely never hoped for a tie more than they did on Sunday.The Chargers and Raiders entered "Sunday Night Football" in what had been discu sed as a nightmare scenario for the NFL, with the two teams needing only to take a series of kneel downs to wind down the clock and tie to both reach the playoffs.But the division rivals engaged in a dramatic back-and-forth battle that appeared headed to a tie anywayas the Raiders slowed down in overtime with seconds left. Then a timeout by Chargers Jason McCourty Jersey coach Brandon Staley and a first-down run by the Raiders' Josh Jacobsset up Las Vegas to kick the game-winning field goal as time expired, dashing fans' hopes of a tie.Stone-cold clutch. | | More highlights on Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) MORE: The game appeared to be destined for a deadlock after the Chargers re-tied the game 32-32 with 4:35 remaining in overtime. The Raiders began to move downfield, but after the two-minute warning theywere only running the ball and draining the clock.With 1:20 left, Jacobs rushed for 7 yards to the Chargers' Jevon Holland Jersey 39, and the clock continued to tick down. Staley called a timeout left with 38 seconds left, using thefirst of his two in OT.Jacobs took a handoff after the timeout and carried it for 10 more yards to the Los Angeles 29. From there, the Raiders wound the clock down to two seconds before calling a timeout. Daniel Carlson made the 47-yard kick look easy as he sunk Los Angeles' playoff chances and won the game 35-32.MORE: The outcome certainly made plenty of people in Pittsburgh happy, as a win in the game meant that the Steelers would enter the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the AFC, The Raiders moved up to the Michael Palardy Jersey No. 5 spot. Las Vegas will face the Bengals in the first round of the playoffs Saturday in Cincinnati.Pittsburgh entered the day with waning postseason hopes, needing to a.) Beat the Ravens, b.) Have the Colts lose to the Jaguars and c.) Have the Chargers or Raiders win on Sunday night. What seemed like a long shot eventually became a Miami Dolphins Accessories reality, and of course, the Steelers were all set to celebrate after the Raiders' win.We're big fans of game-winning kicks Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) Goodnight Pittsburgh see you in the playoffs Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) Chase Claypool (@ChaseClaypool) TJ Watt (@_TJWatt) MORE: That didn't make the result any easier for NFL fans who were hoping for a tie, however. What would have been a wild scenario ended with a final score that left them wondering what could have been.Society if Staley doesnt call that timeout Zach Parsons (@zparsons17) Im so mad Daniel Carlson didnt kick that ball sideways and Preston Williams Jersey become an instant NFL legend Rodger Sherman (@rodger) Staley: calls timeoutRaiders: James Smith Jr (@iamjamesnumber1) Bisaccia after Staley called timeout. Raider Nation (@TheOnlyNation) Even though it wasnt the result we wanted, Im glad was something that united this country Jordan Mendoza (@jordan_mendoza5) Cant decide if Im mad at the raiders for being selfish or if Im mad at the chargers for choking. We, the fans, deserved better. Carter Rands (@CRands12) From the most exciting tie ever, to the least exciting walk-off field goal ever. What a let down Amos Willingham (@FamousAmos14_)