Josh Papalii was sent off the field for a shoulder charge against the Bulldogs.
Canberra have defied a Josh Papalii send-off that could see him rubbed out of Queensland's State of Origin opener and a Jack Wighton sin-binning to run down Canterbury 20-18.
The Raiders led 8-0 at halftime at Suncorp Stadium but, outnumbered and after a cumulative 93-8 scored against them in the second stanza of their last five games, looked set to be swallowed up again as the Bulldogs scored twice to hit the lead.
Trent Barrett's men enjoyed a two-man advantage for three minutes after Wighton had been binned for a cannonball tackle on Adam Elliott and Papalii's shoulder rocked Tuipuloto Katoa with 19 minutes to play.