Where was Raiders WR Michael Crabtree on the decisive play Sunday?

Michael Crabtree was the Raiders’ most active receiver Sunday, targeted on 17 of Derek Carr’s 38 pass attempts and catching two touchdowns.

But Crabtree wasn’t on the field for the last play of the Raiders’ 20-17 loss to the Cowboys. And he wasn’t happy about it.

Crabtree told reporters afterward that officials sent him off the field before the final play to be evaluated for a concussion. A Raiders spokesman said Crabtree was evaluated for a concussion but cleared and was not in concussion protocol after the game.

“I just don’t understand why they took me out of the last play of the game,” Crabtree said. “They put me in concussion protocol like two plays after the pass-interference call. I don’t know. I’m lost. I don’t understand.”

With 1:01 left in the game, Crabtree was targeted on a deep throw from Carr on 4th and 10 that drew pass interference on Dallas. The penalty moved the Raiders from their 30-yard line to the 15 of the Cowboys.

Crabtree stayed on the field for the next two plays and was targeted on an incomplete pass by Carr on 2nd down. He left the field before the next play, on which Carr tried to scramble for a touchdown and fumbled into the end zone for a touchback.

“I guess it was the officials,” Crabtree said. “They just took me out of the game and the last play. They took me out and made me go to the tent.”

Asked if he felt OK at the time, Crabtree said yes.

“That’s why I was pissed off,” Crabtree said. “It’s the last play of the game. We’re trying to win. But it’s cool. I can’t do nothing about it.”

Carr, who dropped back to pass on the last play before tucking the ball and scrambling for the end zone, said not having Crabtree on the field had an effect.

“We actually had a play called, a certain play called on the other side,” Carr said. “And the refs made us take (Crabtree) out, and then we had to change our call. Absolutely.”

Crabtree was asked if he felt his presence on the field could have changed the ending.

“I can’t even answer that question because they took me out,” Crabtree said. “I’m pissed off but can’t do anything about it.”