2016 Oakland Raiders season

2016 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
General manager	Reggie McKenzie
Owner	Mark Davis
Home field	Oakland Alameda Coliseum
Results
Record	9–2
Division place	1st AFC West

The 2016 Oakland Raiders season is the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the second under head coach Jack Del Rio. The Raiders improved on the 7–9 campaign from last year and clinched a winning season record for the first time since 2002 where they appeared in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Potential relocation

The Raiders' lease on the Oakland Alameda Coliseum (known as O.co Coliseum from 2011 through 2015) expired after the 2013 season; the team had spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons in the Coliseum on year-to-year leases.^[1] The franchise was subject to a possible relocation to Los Angeles, and the Raiders' 2016 season could have been the first in Los Angeles since 1994, had the team been approved to move there. On January 4, 2016, the team filed a formal relocation application, along with the San Diego Chargers, which was competing against a separate proposal by the St. Louis Rams (now the Los Angeles Rams) to move to the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Raiders, despite their joint project with the Chargers earning the support of the Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities, did not receive enough support from the league as a whole for the relocation and withdrew its request to relocate to Los Angeles on January 12 after the Rams' proposal received a simple majority of votes.^[2]

The team also scouted the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as another potential relocation candidate in late 2014, before it began focusing on its failed Carson stadium proposal.^[3] More recently, team officials began conversing with officials from Las Vegas, Nevada regarding a potential future relocation there; in January 2016, Raiders owner Mark Davis met with Sheldon Adelson (Las Vegas Sands owner and CEO) about a proposed $1.3 billion, 65,000 seat domed stadium. On March 23, 2016, Davis met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about moving his team to Las Vegas and recently on April 1, 2016, Mark Davis toured Sam Boyd Stadium whether it could serve as a temporary home (it would likely pose a problem for the Raiders; the stadium, seats less than 40,000 spectators, less than the 50,000-seat minimum, nor are there any other stadiums in Nevada that meet NFL requirements) and met UNLV coach Tony Sanchez, athletics director Tina Kunzer-Murphy, adviser Don Snyder, and university president Len Jessup about further exploring the possibility of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas.^[1] On April 28, 2016, Davis pledged to commit $500 million toward a new stadium in Las Vegas at a panel that included soccer superstar David Beckham, who was backing a proposed Major League Soccer franchise that would share the stadium with the Raiders and UNLV college football.^[4] The Raiders' proposal would need approval and funding from the Nevada State Legislature and, ostensibly, league approval to go forward (only ostensibly, since the Raiders have left Oakland without permission at least once before and won their case in court); the league indicated at the May 2016 owner's meetings that it would not object to the Raiders relocating.^[5] Davis stated on June 7 that the options for staying in Oakland had been exhausted for the time being and that he fully intended to relocate to Las Vegas in the long term, this despite a rumor that Commissioner Roger Goodell was attempting to undermine a move by orchestrating a counterproposal for an Oakland stadium in collaboration with Ronnie Lott.^[6]

If the team were willing to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2016, they had the options of signing another short-term extension with the Coliseum or sub-leasing Levi's Stadium from the San Francisco 49ers.^[7] Davis opted to seek another one-year lease extension on the Coliseum, which he secured on February 11, keeping the Raiders in Oakland for another season while a long-term solution continues to be sought.^[8] The lease included team options for 2017 and 2018.^[9]

On September 15, 2016, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee unanimously voted to approve and recommend $750 million for the Las Vegas stadium plan.^[10] Then on October 11, 2016, the Nevada State Senate voted 16–5 to approve the stadium funding bill and convention center expansion.^[11] Three days later, on October 14, the Nevada Assembly voted to approve funding for the stadium 28–13.^[12] On October 18, Governor Brian Sandoval signed the stadium funding bill into law.^[13] Reports state that the NFL will not consider the Raiders move until as late as July 2017.^[14] Davis confirmed that the Raiders will stay in Oakland through their current lease, meaining the earliest the Raiders would play in Las Vegas would be 2019.^[15]

Draft

2016 Oakland Raiders Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	14	Karl Joseph	S	West Virginia
2	44	Jihad Ward	DE	Illinois
3	75	Shilique Calhoun	DE	Michigan State
4	100	Connor Cook	QB	Michigan State
5	143	DeAndre Washington	RB	Texas Tech
6	194	Cory James	LB	Colorado State
7	234	Vadal Alexander	G	LSU

Notes

• The Raiders traded wide receiver Brice Butler and their sixth-round selection to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the Cowboys' fifth-round selection. The selection swap will only occur if Butler is on the Cowboys' 2015 53-man roster for six games.
• The Raiders acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent linebacker Sio Moore to the Indianapolis Colts.

Undrafted free agents

After the draft, the Raiders signed the following undrafted free agents:

Position	Player	College
WR	K.J. Brent	Wake Forest
DE	James Cowser	Southern Utah
LB	Perez Ford	NIU
WR	Marvin Hall	Washington
DB	Antonio Hamilton	South Carolina State
WR	Johnny Holton	Cincinnati
WR	Pig Howard	Tennessee
DE	Drew Iddings	South Dakota
OL	Denver Kirkland	Arkansas
DT	Darius Latham	Indiana
WR	Max McCaffrey	Duke
WR	Jaydon Mickens	Washington
TE	Ryan O'Malley	Penn
OL	Oni Omoile	Iowa State
RB	Jalen Richard	Southern Miss
LB	Ryan Simmons	Oklahoma State
DE	Greg Townsend Jr.	USC
OL	Terran Vaughn	Stephen F. Austin
LB	Kyrie Wilson	Fresno State
Source:[16]

Staff

Oakland Raiders staff
	Front Office Owner – Mark Davis President – Marc Badain Executive Vice President/General Counsel - Dan Ventrelle General Manager – Reggie McKenzie Director of Football Administration – Tom Delaney Director of Player Personnel – Joey Clinkscales Director of Pro Personnel – Dane Van Der Nat Director of College Scouting – Shaun Herock Head Coaches Head Coach – Jack Del Rio Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bill Musgrave Quarterbacks – Todd Downing Assistant Quarterbacks – Jake Peetz Running Backs – Bernie Parmalee Wide Receivers – Rob Moore Tight Ends – Bobby Johnson Offensive Line – Mike Tice Assistant Offensive Line – Tim Holt Quality Control/Offense – Nick Holz			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ken Norton Jr. Defensive Line – Jethro Franklin Linebackers – Sal Sunseri Assistant Linebackers – Brent Vieselmeyer Defensive Backs – Marcus Robertson Assistant Defensive Backs – Rod Woodson Quality Control/Defense – Travis Smith Defensive Assistant – Sam Anno Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Brad Seely Assistant Special Teams – Tracy Smith Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Joe Gomes Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darryl Eto Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Kevin Kijowski Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Wesley Miller → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks  4 Derek Carr  8 Connor Cook 14 Matt McGloin Running backs 22 Taiwan Jones KR 28 Latavius Murray 49 Jamize Olawale FB 30 Jalen Richard 33 DeAndre Washington Wide receivers 89 Amari Cooper 15 Michael Crabtree 18 Andre Holmes 16 Johnny Holton 10 Seth Roberts Tight ends 81 Mychal Rivera 88 Clive Walford		Offensive linemen 74 Vadal Alexander G 76 Jon Feliciano C 77 Austin Howard T 61 Rodney Hudson C 66 Gabe Jackson G 79 Denver Kirkland G 70 Kelechi Osemele G 72 Donald Penn T 71 Menelik Watson T Defensive linemen 96 Denico Autry DE 78 Justin Ellis DT 98 Branden Jackson DE 75 Darius Latham DT 52 Khalil Mack DE 92 Stacy McGee DT 95 Jihad Ward DE 90 Dan Williams DT		Linebackers 58 Tyrell Adams MLB 56 Daren Bates OLB 91 Shilique Calhoun OLB 47 James Cowser OLB 51 Bruce Irvin OLB 57 Cory James MLB 54 Perry Riley MLB 53 Malcolm Smith OLB Defensive backs 20 Nate Allen FS 29 David Amerson CB 38 T. J. Carrie CB 32 Antonio Hamilton CB 42 Karl Joseph SS 23 Dexter McDonald CB 39 Keith McGill SS 27 Reggie Nelson FS 21 Sean Smith CB 41 Brynden Trawick FS Special teams 59 Jon Condo LS 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  7 Marquette King P				Reserve lists -- Neiron Ball OLB (IR) 97 Mario Edwards Jr. DE (IR) 30 SaQwan Edwards CB (IR) 25 D. J. Hayden CB (IR) 50 Ben Heeney MLB (IR) 82 Gabe Holmes TE (IR) 99 Aldon Smith OLB (Susp.) 86 Lee Smith TE (IR) Practice squad 93 Jimmy Bean DE 80 K.J. Brent WR 94 Demetrius Cherry DT 69 Takoby Cofield T (Injured) 40 Kenneth Durden CB 84 Cooper Helfet TE 19 Jaydon Mickens WR 85 Ryan O'Malley TE 67 Oni Omoile G 68 Ian Silberman G Rookies in italics Roster updated December 3, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 9 Inactive, 10 Practice Squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 12	at Arizona Cardinals	W 31–10	1–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	at Green Bay Packers	L 12–20	1–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
3	August 27	Tennessee Titans	L 14–27	1–2	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	Recap
4	September 1	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–23	1–3	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	10:00 a.m. PDT	at New Orleans Saints	W 35–34	1–0	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox	Recap
2	September 18	1:25 p.m. PDT	Atlanta Falcons	L 28–35	1–1	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS	Recap
3	September 25	10:00 a.m. PDT	at Tennessee Titans	W 17–10	2–1	Nissan Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	October 2	10:00 a.m. PDT	at Baltimore Ravens	W 28–27	3–1	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 9	1:25 p.m. PDT	San Diego Chargers	W 34–31	4–1	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS	Recap
6	October 16	1:05 p.m. PDT	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–26	4–2	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS	Recap
7	October 23	10:00 a.m. PDT	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 33–16	5–2	EverBank Field	CBS	Recap
8	October 30	10:00 a.m. PDT	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–24 (OT)	6–2	Raymond James Stadium	CBS	Recap
9	November 6	5:30 p.m. PST	Denver Broncos	W 30–20	7–2	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	NBC	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 21	5:30 p.m. PST	Houston Texans	W 27–20	8–2	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)	ESPN	Recap
12	November 27	1:25 p.m. PST	Carolina Panthers	W 35–32	9–2	Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS	Recap
13	December 4	1:05 p.m. PST	Buffalo Bills			Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS
14	December 8	5:25 p.m. PST	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC/NFLN/Twitter
15	December 18	1:25 p.m. PST	at San Diego Chargers			Qualcomm Stadium	CBS
16	December 24	1:05 p.m. PST	Indianapolis Colts			Oakland Alameda Coliseum	CBS
17	January 1	1:25 p.m. PST	at Denver Broncos			Sports Authority Field at Mile High	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Weeks 15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week One: Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	0	3	22	35
Saints	3	14	7	10	34

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 73,028
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 47 yard FG. OAK 3 – NO 0 NO – Wil Lutz 42 yard FG. OAK 3 – NO 3 OAK – Latavius Murray 6 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 10 – NO 3 Second quarter NO – Willie Snead 1 yard pass from Drew Brees, Lutz kick. OAK 10 – NO 10 NO – Brandin Cooks 15 yard pass from Brees, Lutz kick. NO 17 – OAK 10 Third quarter NO – Cooks 98 yard pass from Brees, Lutz kick. NO 24 – OAK 10 OAK – Janikowski 31 yard FG. NO 24 – OAK 13 Fourth quarter OAK – Jamize Olawale 2 yard run, pass failed. NO 24 – OAK 19 NO – Lutz 20 yard FG. NO 27 – OAK 19 OAK – Jalen Richard 75 yard run, Amari Cooper pass from Derek Carr for two points. NO 27 – OAK 27 NO – Travaris Cadet 2 yard pass from Brees, Lutz kick. NO 34 – OAK 27 OAK – Seth Roberts 10 yard pass from Carr, Michael Crabtree pass from Carr for two points. OAK 35 – NO 34 Top passers OAK – Derek Carr 24–38, 319 YDS, 1 TD NO – Drew Brees 28–42, 423 YDS, 4 TD Top rushers OAK – Jalen Richard 3 ATT, 84 YDS, 1 TD NO – Mark Ingram Jr. 12 ATT 58 YDS Top receivers OAK – Amari Cooper 8 REC, 137 YDS NO – Willie Snead 9 REC, 172 YDS, 1 TD Top tacklers OAK – Reggie Nelson – 7 NO – Craig Robertson – 8

In a high scoring affair, the Raiders took an early lead on a Sebastian Janikowski field goal and a Latavius Murray touchdown run, leading at the end of the first, 10–3. The Saints answered and took a half time lead on two touchdown passes by Drew Brees, 17–10. A 98-yard pass and catch from Brees to Brandin Cooks early in the third quarter put the Saints up by 14. However, the Raiders roared back, scoring 17 of the next 20 points with two rushing touchdowns, including a 75-yard run by rookie Jalen Richard on his first career carry to tie the game at 27 with eight minutes remaining in the game. However, Brees kept his tremendous game going as the Raiders were unable to stop him on the day throwing his fourth touchdown of the game to put the Saints back on top 34–27. The Raiders answered with a touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Seth Roberts with 47 seconds remaining. Coach Jack Del Rio opted to try for the two point conversion instead of trying to stop Brees in an overtime period and Carr hit Michael Crabtree for the conversion to put the Raiders up 35–34. The Saints had time to attempt a 61-yard field goal by rookie kicker Will Lutz, but the kick was wide right. The Raiders moved to 1–0 on the season as they won their season opener for the first time since 2011.

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	13	8	14	35
Raiders	0	7	7	14	28

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 54,081
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 21 yard FG. ATL 3 – OAK 0 OAK – Latavius Murray 1 yard run, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – ATL 3 ATL – Julio Jones 21 yard pass from Matt Ryan, Bryant kick. ATL 10 – OAK 7 ATL – Bryant 20 yard FG. ATL 13 – OAK 7 Third quarter OAK – Clive Walford 31 yard pass from Derek Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 14 – ATL 13 ATL – Jacob Tamme 14 yard pass from Ryan, Ryan run for two points. ATL 21 – OAK 14 Fourth quarter OAK – Michael Crabtree 2 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 21 – ATL 21 ATL – Justin Hardy 13 yard run, Bryant kick. ATL 28 – OAK 21 ATL – Tevin Coleman 13 yard run, Bryant kick. ATL 35 – OAK 21 OAK – Andre Holmes 6 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. ATL 35 – OAK 28 Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan 26–34, 396 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT OAK – Derek Carr 34–45, 299 YDS, 3 TD Top rushers ATL – Devonta Freeman 17 ATT, 93 YDS OAK – Latavius Murray 8 ATT, 57 YDS, 1 TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones 5 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD OAK – Amari Cooper 5 REC, 71 YDS Top tacklers ATL – Kemal Ishmael 13 OAK – Reggie Nelson 10

The Raiders looked to win their home opener and extend their record to 2–0 for the first time since 2002. But, the Atlanta offense and Raider defense, or lack thereof, would have a say in the game. Neither team could score in the first quarter and the Falcons took an early lead on field goal in the second. However, Latavius Murray answered with a one yard touchdown run to put the Raiders in front 7–3. The Falcons surged back to take a halftime lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones and another field goal. At half, the Raiders trailed 13–7. In the second half, the Raiders retook the lead as Derek Carr hit Clive Walford on a 31-yard touchdown pass. Before the quarter ended, the Falcons answered on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan and a Ryan rush for two points to take a 21–14 lead into the fourth quarter. The Raiders tied it on a two-yard pass from Carr to Michael Crabtree, but the Falcons answered again with the help of a tipped Ryan pass that landed in the arms of Justin Hardy for another Falcon touchdown. Trailing 28–21, the Raiders thought they had tied it up again on a 51-yard touchdown pass from Carr to Amari Cooper, but officials ruled that he had gone out of bounds voluntarily before catching the ball. Head coach Jack Del Rio gambled shortly thereafter on a fourth and two which failed and led to another touchdown for the Falcons, a 13-yard run by Tevin Coleman. Trailing 35–21, the Raiders were able to bring it closer on an Andre Holmes six-yard touchdown reception, but the Falcons salted the game away and won 35–28. The Raiders defense allowed 528 yards of offense, the first team since the 1967 Falcons to give up at least 500 yards in the first two games of the season.^[17] The Raiders fell to 1–1.^[18]

Week 3: at Tennessee Titans

Week Three: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	10	0	0	17
Titans	3	0	7	0	10

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 62,370
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TENN – Ryan Succop 34 yard FG. TENN 3 – OAK 0 OAK – Latavius Murray 22 yard run, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – TENN 3 Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 52 yard FG. OAK 10 – TENN 3 OAK – Seth Roberts 19 yard pass from Derek Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 17 – TENN 3 Third quarter TENN – DeMarco Murray 5 yard run, Succop kick. OAK 17 – TENN 10 Top passers OAK – Derek Carr 21–35, 249 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT TEN – Marcus Mariota 17–33, 214 YDS, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – DeAndre Washington 6 ATT, 57 YDS TEN – DeMarco Murray 16 ATT, 114 YDS, 1 TD Top receivers OAK – Michael Crabtree 8 REC, 102 YDS TEN – Jace Amaro 3 REC, 59 YDS Top tacklers OAK – Karl Joseph 10 TEN – Avery Williamson 9

The Raiders traveled to Tennessee looking to shore up their defense that had allowed 500 yards in each of the first two games of the season. The defense responded, forcing three Titan turnovers and holding the Titans to only one touchdown and 393 yards of offense on the day. Latavius Murray scored a touchdown for the third consecutive game, giving the Raiders a lead on their first drive, jumping in front of the Titans 7–3. The Raiders took over in the second quarter, scoring a touchdown on a 19 yard pass from Derek Carr to Seth Roberts and on Sebastian Janikowski's record-setting 52 yard field goal which marked the most field goals over 50 yards by any one player. Titans quarterback, Marcus Mariota, was intercepted on the final play of the first half by Reggie Nelson and the Raiders took a 17–3 halftime lead. DeMarco Murray brought the Titans within seven in the third quarter, scoring on a five-yard run. The Raiders defense held strong for the rest of the half, intercepting Mariota again late in the third quarter. However, the Raiders offense mustered zero points in the second half and, as a result, the Titans had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. Mariota hit Tajae Sharpe to get to the Raiders three-yard line with just over a minute remaining. However, Titan offensive lineman Taylor Lewan was called for unnecessary roughness for jumping on the pile after the play. The Titans were pushed back 15 yards, but Mariota hit Andre Johnson two plays later for an apparent touchdown, but Johnson was called for pass interference on the play and the touchdown was taken off the board. On fourth down with 16 second remaining, Mariota could not hit Harry Douglas in the endzone and the Raiders pulled out the victory.^[19][20] The win moved the Raiders to 2–1 on the season.

Week 4: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Four: Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	7	0	14	28
Ravens	0	6	6	15	27

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 71,152
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker and Chris Fischer
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Seth Roberts 6 yard pass from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – BAL 0 Second quarter BAL – Justin Tucker 24 yard FG. OAK 7 – BAL 3 OAK – Michael Crabtree 5 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 14 – BAL 3 BAL – Tucker 43 yard FG. OAK 14 – BAL 6 Third quarter BAL – Joe Flacco 1 yard run, pass failed. OAK 14 – BAL 12 Fourth quarter OAK – Crabtree 13 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 21 – BAL 12 BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 52 yard pass from Flacco, Tucker kick. OAK 21 – BAL 19 BAL – Terrance West 3 yard run, Mike Wallace pass from Flacco for two points. BAL 27 – OAK 21 OAK – Crabtree 23 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 28 – BAL 27 Top passers OAK – Derek Carr 25–35, 199 YDS, 4 TD BAL – Joe Flacco 32–52, 298 YDS, 1 TD Top rushers OAK – DeAndre Washington 5 ATT, 30 YDS BAL – Terrance West 21 ATT, 113 YDS, 1 TD Top receivers OAK – Michael Crabtree 7 REC, 88 YDS, 3 TD BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 8 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD Top tacklers OAK – Cory James 12 BAL – C.J. Mosley 7

The Raiders traveled to Baltimore looking to win their third straight road game to open the season for the first time since 2000.^[21] The Ravens, undefeated on the season, looked to continue their good start. The Raiders jumped out early, taking a lead on a six-yard touchdown pass to Seth Roberts from Derek Carr. A Baltimore field goal tightened the lead before Carr hit Michael Crabtree for his first of three touchdown scores on the day, and the Raiders took a 14–6 lead to the half as the Raiders defense held the Ravens in check. Baltimore answered in the third quarter, pulling within two on a Joe Flacco one-yard touchdown run. Crabtree again answered for the Raiders on a 13-yard pass from Carr. However, the Raiders defense allowed a 52-yard pass and catch from Flacco to Steve Smith Sr. and the Ravens pulled within two after failing to convert on the two-point conversion. The Raiders lead tightened to 21–19. The Ravens struck again following a fumble by Raiders rookie running back DeAndre Washington and Terrance West scored three-yard touchdown run to take the Ravens first lead of the game 27–21. The Raiders answered, driving down the field before Carr hit Crabtree from 23 yards out. The Raiders took the lead 28–27. As time was running out, the Ravens looked for the game-winning field goal, but the Raiders defense held and the Raiders moved to 3–1 for the first time since 2000. The three-touchdown game marked Crabtree's first career three-touchdown game. Carr finished with four touchdowns on 199 yards passing. The Raiders defense, much maligned on the season, gave up 412 yards, but stopped the Ravens when needed.

Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Five: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	14	7	31
Raiders	3	6	18	7	34

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 54,275
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 20 yard FG. OAK 3 – SD 0 Second quarter SD – Tyrell Williams 29 yard pass from Philip Rivers, Josh Lambo kick. SD 7 – OAK 3 OAK – Janikowski 26 yard FG. SD 7 – OAK 6 SD – Lambo 36 yard FG. SD 10 – OAK 6 OAK – Janikowski 56 yard FG. SD 10 – Oak 9 Third quarter SD – Melvin Gordon 18 yard pass from Rivers, Lambo kick. SD 17 – OAK 9 OAK – Amari Cooper 64 yard pass from Derek Carr, Janikowski kick. SD 17 – OAK 16 SD – Hunter Henry 1 yard pass from Rivers, Lambo kick. SD 24 – OAK 16 OAK – Janikowski 48 yard FG. SD 24 – OAK 19 OAK – Michael Crabtree 21 yard pass from Carr, Cooper pass from Carr for two points. OAK 27 – SD 24 Fourth quarter OAK – Jamize Olawale 1 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 34 – SD 24 SD – Antonio Gates 4 yard pass from Rivers, Lambo kick. OAK 34 – SD 31 Top passers SD – Philip Rivers 21–30, 359 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT OAK – Derek Carr 25–40, 317 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon 16 ATT, 69 YDS OAK – Jalen Richard 8 ATT, 31 YDS Top receivers SD – Tyrell Williams 5 REC, 117 YDS, 1 TD OAK – Amari Cooper 6 REC, 138 YDS, 1 TD Top tacklers SD – Casey Hayward, 8 OAK – Perry Riley Jr., 7

The Raiders returned home to face the San Diego Chargers in their first division game of the season. However, the Raiders offense struggled to score early, unable to score a touchdown on three offensive possessions in Charger territory in the first half and turning the ball over early. Derek Carr was picked on the fourth play from scrimmage, setting up the Chargers for a chance to take an early lead. However, the Raiders defense forced a fumble and prevented the Chargers from scoring. The Raiders offense could not take advantage, only managing three field goals in the first half by Sebastian Janikowski, however he missed a fourth attempt. Tyrell Williams scored for the Chargers on a 29-yard pass from Philip Rivers and the Chargers took a 10–9 lead into the half. In the second half, the Chargers took a 17–9 lead on Melvin Gordon reception from Rivers. The Raiders answered on a 64-yard pitch and catch from Carr to Amari Cooper, his first touchdown catch of the year. However, the Raiders defense continued its struggles, giving up another touchdown pass from Rivers to Hunter Henry as the Raiders fell behind 24–16. A 48-yard field goal by Janikowski brought the Raiders within five before the Raider defense garnered its third turnover of the game, forcing a Gordon fumble. The Raider offense struggled in response and were left with a fourth and two from the Charger 21-yard line. Continuing with the season's gutsy calls, head coach Jack Del Rio went for it and Carr found Michael Crabtree for a diving catch in the corner of the endzone to give the Raiders their first lead of the game. The Raiders added on from there, scoring a touchdown on a Jamize Olawale one-yard run seemingly salting the game away, 34–24. However, the Raider defense allowed the Chargers to move within three on a 76-yard drive capped by an Antonio Gates touchdown catch. Trailing 34–31, the Charges again moved into Raider territory in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter. Forced to attempt a game-tying field goal, the Chargers fumbled the snap and the Raiders were able to run out the clock. Moving to 4–1 on the season, the first time since 2002,^[22] the Raider defense still surrendered over 400 yards for the fourth time in five games this season.^[23] Del Rio was angered by the continued poor defensive showing.^[24] Despite this and combined with a loss by the Denver Broncos, the Raiders moved into a tie for first place in the AFC West.

Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Six: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	6	10	3	26
Raiders	7	3	0	0	10

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), rain
• Game attendance: 54,211
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Andre Holmes 3 yard pass from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – KC 0 KC – Spencer Ware 2 yard run, Cairo Santos kick. OAK 7 – KC 7 Second quarter KC – Jamaal Charles 4 yard run, Santos kick failed. KC 13 – OAK 7 OAK – Janikowski 46 yard FG. KC 13 – OAK 10 Third quarter KC – Dontari Poe 1 yard run, Santos kick. KC 20 – OAK 10 KC – Santos 22 yard FG. KC 23 – OAK 10 Fourth quarter KC – Santos 44 yard FG. KC 26 – OAK 10 Top passers KC – Alex Smith 19–22, 224 YDS OAK – Derek Carr 22–34, 225 YDS TD, 1 INT Top rushers KC – Spencer Ware 24 ATT, 131 YDS, 1 TD OAK – DeAndre Washington 10 ATT, 49 YDS Top receivers KC – Jeremy Maclin 3 REC, 49 YDS OAK – Amari Cooper 10 REC, 129 YDS Top tacklers KC – Derrick Johnson 9 OAK – Karl Joseph 9

Following the Denver Broncos loss on Thursday night to the San Diego Chargers, the Raiders looked to move into sole possession of first place in the AFC West as they hosted the Kansas City Chiefs. Things began well for the Raiders as Jalen Richard returned the opening kick 50 yards and Derek Carr hit Andre Holmes for a three-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders up 7–0. However, the struggling Raiders defense continued to have problems stopping opponents as the Chiefs scored on a two-yard touchdown run by Spencer Ware and a four-yard run by Jamaal Charles (extra point failed), putting the Chiefs in front 13–7. The Raiders were able to get a field goal from Sebastian Janikowski as the half ended to pull within 13–10. However, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who is 16–2 in his career coming off of bye weeks, continued to baffle the Raiders defense in the second half.^[25] The Chiefs added a one-yard run by defensive lineman Dontari Poe and two field goals by Cairo Santos to go up 26–10. The Raiders offense managed nothing in the second half and the Chiefs won 26–10. The Chiefs offense put up 406 yards on the hapless Raiders defense.^[26] The Raiders fell to 4–2 on the season and back into a first place tie with the Broncos.

Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Seven: Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	17	3	10	33
Jaguars	0	6	3	7	16

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. EDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 62,614
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25 yard FG. OAK 3 – JAX 0 Second quarter OAK – Janikowski 32 yard FG. OAK 6 – JAX 0 JAX – Jason Myers 23 yard FG. OAK 6 – JAX 3 OAK – Latavius Murray 2 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 13 – JAX 3 JAX – Myers 27 yard FG. OAK 13 – JAX 6 OAK – Michael Crabtree 2 yard pass from Derek Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 20 – JAX 6 Third quarter JAX – Myers 44 yard FG. OAK 20 – JAX 9 OAK – Janikowski 44 yard FG. OAK 23 – JAX 9 Fourth quarter OAK – Janikowski 52 yard FG. OAK 26 – JAX 9 JAX – Julius Thomas 9 yard pass from Blake Bortles, Myers kick. OAK 26 – 16 OAK – Murray 9 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 33 – JAX 16 Top passers OAK – Derek Carr 23–27, 200 YDS, 1 TD JAX – Blake Bortles 23–43, 246 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OAK – Latavius Murray 18 ATT, 59 YDS, 2 TD JAX – Chris Ivory 5 ATT, 48 YDS Top receivers OAK – Michael Crabtree 8 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD JAX – Marqise Lee 7 REC, 107 YDS Top tacklers OAK – Malcolm Smith 6 JAX – Johnathan Cyprien 11

The Raiders traveled to Jacksonville looking to make up for their disappointing performance in Week 6 against Kansas City and to improve their road record to 4–0. Latavius Murray, making his first appearance since Week 4, scored two touchdowns for the Raiders, including the first touchdown of the game to add to a Raiders lead of 6–3 following two Sebastian Janikowski field goals. A five-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Michael Crabtree before the half ended put the Raiders up comfortably, 20–6. The touchdown pass followed a Carr to Crabtree 52-yard pass to set up the touchdown. Janikowski added two more field goals in the second half making four for the game. Murray scored his second touchdown of the game following a fourth and 24 conversion by Raiders punter Marquette King who fielded a low snap and scampered for 27 yards and a first down. The Raiders defense improved their performance and intercepted Blake Bortles twice to secure the victory. Jack Del Rio gained a victory against his former team and the win moved the Raiders to 5–2 for the first time since 2001.^[27]

Week 8: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Eight: Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Raiders	0	3	14	7	6	30
Buccaneers	3	7	0	14	0	24

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 61,068
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker and Chris Fischer
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter TB – Roberto Aguayo 41 yard FG. TB 3 – OAK 0 Second quarter TB – Russell Shepard 19 yard pass from Jameis Winston, Aguayo kick. TB 10 – OAK 0 OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31 yard FG. TB 10 – OAK 3 Third quarter OAK – Donald Penn 1 yard pass from Derek Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 10 – TB 10 OAK – Amari Cooper 34 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 17 – TB 10 Fourth quarter TB – Cameron Brate 5 yard pass from Winston, Aguayo kick. TB 17 – OAK 17 TB – Jacquizz Rogers 1 yard run from Winston, Aguayo kick. TB 24 – OAK 17 OAK – Mychal Rivera 7 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 24 – TB 24 Overtime OAK – Seth Roberts 41 yard pass from Carr. OAK 30 – TB 24 Top passers OAK – Derek Carr 40–59, 513 YDS, 4 TD TB – Jameis Winston 16–32, 180 YDS, 2 TD Top rushers OAK – Latavius Murray 11 ATT, 48 YDS TB – Jacquizz Rogers 19 ATT, 69 YDS, 1 TD Top receivers OAK – Amari Cooper 12 REC, 173 YDS, 1 TD TB – Adam Humphries 3 REC, 58 YDS Top tacklers OAK – Karl Joseph 7 TB – Kwon Alexander 14

The Raiders traveled to Tampa Bay looking to improve to 6–2 overall and 5–0 on the road on the season. Tampa scored on a Roberto Aguayo 41-yard field goal and Jamies Winston threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to put the Buccaneers up 10–0 early in the second quarter. The Raiders started slow, managing only a Sebastian Janikowski field goal in the first half and the Bucs led 10–3 at the half. The Raiders offense came alive in the second half as Derek Carr hit offensive lineman Donald Penn on a tackle elgibile play from the one yard line for his first touchdown pass of the game, to tie the game at 10. On the next Raider possession, Carr hit Amari Cooper on a 34-yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders their first lead of the game. However, Tampa Bay answered soon thereafter, taking the lead on Cameron Brate touchdown reception and a Jacquizz Rogers touchdown run to move ahead 24–17 early in the fourth quarter. Carr threw his third touchdown of the game, this itme to tight end Mychal Rivera with 1:38 remaining in the game. With the game tied and the clock running out, the Bucs punted the ball back to the Raiders with 58 seconds remaining. The Raiders drove to field goal position, but Janikowski missed a 50-yard field goal wide left as time expired to force overtime. On the first possession of overtime, the Raiders again moved into scoring position, but due to penalties were forced to settle for a 52-yard field goal attempt which Janikowski missed wide right. The Raider defense held the Buccaneers to consecutive three an out series and the Raiders took over with 3:21 left in overtime. Carr led the Raiders to the Tampa Bay 41, and coach Jack Del Rio chose to go for it on fourth down. Carr hit Seth Roberts for the first down and he broke tackles as he scampered 41 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Carr threw for a franchise record 513 yards on 40–59 passing with four touchdowns. The Raiders won despite setting an NFL record for penalties in a game, with 23 total penalties.^[28] The win kept the Raiders in a first place tie with Denver at 6–2. The Raiders moved to 5–0 on the road for the first time since 1977.^[29]

Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Nine: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	10	0	10	20
Raiders	6	14	0	10	30

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 54,957
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 24 yard FG. OAK 3 – DEN 0 OAK – Janikowski 29 yard FG. OAK 6 – DEN 0 Second quarter OAK – Latavius Murray 1 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 13 – DEN 0 DEN – Jordan Norwood 36 yard pass from Trevor Siemian, Brandon McManus kick. OAK 13 – DEN 7 OAK – Murray 1 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 20 – DEN 7 DEN – McManus 55 yard FG. OAK 20 – DEN 10 Third quarter Fourth quarter DEN – McManus 44 yard FG. OAK 20 – DEN 13 OAK – Janikowski 35 yard FG. OAK 23 – DEN 13 OAK – Murray 1 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 30 – Den 13 OAK – Kapri Bibbs 69 yard pass from Siemian, McManus kick. OAK 30 – DEN 20 Top passers DEN – Trevor Siemian 18–37, 283 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT OAK – Derek Carr 20–31, 184 YDS Top rushers DEN – Devontae Booker 10 ATT, 22 YDS OAK – Latavius Murray 20 ATT, 114 YDS, 3 TD Top receivers DEN – Kapri Bibbs 1 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD OAK – Amari Cooper 6 REC 56 YDS Top tacklers DEN – Bradley Roby 9 OAK – Malcolm Smith 8

The Raiders looked to take full possession of first place in the AFC West as they took on the Denver Broncos in Oakland on a Sunday night game for the first time in more than a decade.^[30] Things started well for the Raiders as they held Denver to three-and-outs on their first four possessions. Sebastian Janikowski hit two early field goals to give the Raiders a 6–0 lead. On the Raiders third possession, Latavius Murray capped off a 57-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 13–0. Following the Raiders first punt of the game, the Broncos marched 84 yards for a touchdown on a pass from Trevor Siemian to Jordan Norwood to reduce the Raiders lead to 13–7. After Janikowski missed a 48-yard field goal and following another three-and-out for the Broncos, Murray scored his second touchdown of the game and increase the lead to 20–7. The Broncos added a field goal as the first half ended, putting them within 10 at 20–10. No team could muster any points in the third quarter, but a second field goal by Brandon McManus cut the lead to seven with 14:56 left in the game. The Raiders answered with a field goal and Khalil Mack sacked and stripped Siemian to give the Raiders the ball on the Denver 39-yard line. Murray's third one-yard touchdown of the game put the Raiders up comfortably at 30–13. Denver answered immediately on the second play of the ensuing drive when Kapri Bibbs took a screen pass 75 yards to cut the lead to ten. However, the Raider defense stepped up again and intercepted Siemian with 23 seconds remaining to end the threat. The Raiders ran for 218 yards and held Denver to just 33 yards rushing.^[30] Carr threw for 184 yards and Murray rushed for 114 in addition to his three touchdown runs.^[31] The win put the Raiders at 7–2 on the season and in sole possession of first place in the AFC West as they headed to their bye week.

Week 11: vs. Houston Texans

NFL International Series

Week Eleven: Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	7	7	3	20
Raiders	0	10	3	14	27

at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST/5:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 76,473
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter HOU – Nick Novak 32 yard FG. HOU 3 – OAK 0 Second quarter OAK – Jalen Richard 17 yard pass from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – HOU 3 OAK – Janikowski 19 yard FG. OAK 10 – HOU 3 HOU – Braxton Miller 12 yard pass from Brock Osweiler, Novak kick. OAK 10 – HOU 10 Third quarter HOU – Lamar Miller 1 yard run, Novak kick. HOU 17 – OAK 10 OAK – Janikowski 20 yard FG. HOU 17 – OAK 13 Fourth quarter HOU – Novak 28 yard FG. HOU 20 – OAK 13 OAK – Jamize Olawale 75 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 20 – HOU 20 OAK – Amari Cooper 35 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 27 – HOU 20 Top passers HOU – Brock Osweiler 26–39, 243 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT OAK – Derek Carr 21–31, 295 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers HOU – Lamar Miller 24 ATT, 104 YDS, 1 TD OAK – Latavius Murray 12 ATT, 33 YDS Top receivers HOU – C. J. Fiedorowicz 6 REC, 82 YDS OAK – Jamize Olawale 3 REC, 90 YDS, 1 TD Top tacklers HOU – Benardrick McKinney 8 OAK – Bruce Irvin, Karl Joseph, Malcolm Smith 9

Following the Raiders bye week, the team traveled to Mexico City to play the Houston Texans in a home game. A win for the Raiders would put them in sole possession of first place in the AFC West after a loss by the Kansas City Chiefs the day before. However, the Raiders defense struggled early and were unable to put much pressure on Texans' quarterback Brock Osweiler. However, they were helped all night by controversial calls by the officiating crew.^[32] The first was in the Texans' first drive as DeAndre Hopkins appeared to have stayed in bounds and scored on a 60-yard pass from Osweiler. However, officials ruled that Hopkins had stepped out of bounds and the play was blown dead. As a result, the play could not be reviewed and the Raiders only surrendered a field goal on the opening drive of the game. Following consecutive four-and-outs by both teams, the Raiders offense mustered a drive into Houston territory capped off by a 17-yard touchdown pass by Derek Carr to Jalen Richard to give the Raiders a 7–3 lead to begin the second quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, the Texans turned the ball right back over to the Raiders, but the offense could not punch the ball in from the one-yard line and settled for a Sebastian Janikowski 19-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10–3. The Texans quickly answered as Osweiler hit Braxton Miller for a 12-yard touchdown pass to even the score at 10–10. Neither offense was able to manage much for the remainder of the half and a sack by Khalil Mack ended the first half with a tie score. On the first play of the second half, Carr was pressured and threw a deep pass that was intercepted by the Texans. The ensuing 13-play drive capped off by a one-yard touchdown run Lamar Miller gave the Texans the lead, 17–10. The Raiders responded, getting to the Texans two-yard line, but could not punch the ball in again and settled for a second Janikowski field goal cutting the lead to 17–13. The Texans ended a long drive with a Nick Novak field goal to extend the lead to 20–13 with 11 minutes remaining in the game. Carr responded by finding Jamize Olawale wide open for a 75-yard pass and run to tie the game at 20. The Texans pushed the ball deep into Raiders territory again but were stopped on short yardage situations twice as controversial spots of the ball by officials turned the ball over to the Raiders on downs.^[33][34] The Raiders took advantage as Carr hit Amari Cooper on a pass and catch for a 35-yard touchdown play. The extra point gave the Raiders a 27–20 lead with 4:43 remaining in the game.^[35][36] The defense who had mustered little pressure on Osweiler all night, allowed a first down by the Texans, but then forced a punt with 3:13 remaining. On second and seven from their own 23-yard line, Carr heaved a 29-yard pass to Richard for a first down. After the two minute warning and the Texans final timeout, Latavius Murray was able to get another first down and the Raiders were able to run out the clock. The win put the Raiders at 8–2 on the season and gave them the No. 1 seed in the playoffs at the time. Carr finished with 295 yards and three touchdowns while the Raider running game only mustered 30 yards rushing against the Texans defense. The Raiders also clinched a non losing season for the first time since 2011. Another win will clinch the Raiders their first winning season for the first time since 2002.

Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Twelve: Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	18	7	32
Raiders	7	17	0	11	35

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 54,909
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – Seth Roberts 2 yard pass from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – CAR 0 CAR – Cam Newton 3 yard run, Graham Gano kick. OAK 7 – CAR 7 Second quarter OAK – Latavius Murray 4 yard run, Janikowski kick. OAK 14 – CAR 7 OAK – Janikowski 23 yard field goal. OAK 17 – CAR 7 OAK – Khalil Mack 6 yard interception return, Janikowski kick. OAK 24 – CAR 7 Third quarter CAR – Jonathan Stewart 1 yard run, kick blocked. OAK 24 – CAR 13 CAR – Ted Ginn Jr. 88 yard pass from Newton, pass failed. OAK 24 – CAR 19 CAR – Stewart 3 yard run, pass failed. CAR 25 – OAK 24 Fourth quarter CAR – Kelvin Benjamin 44 yard pass from Newton, Cano kick. CAR 32 – OAK 24 OAK – Clive Walford 12 yard pass from Carr, Carr to Roberts pass. OAK 32 – CAR 32 OAK – Janikowski 23 yard field goal. OAK 35 – CAR 32 Top passers CAR – Cam Newton 14–29, 246 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT OAK – Derek Carr 26–38, 315 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CAR – Jonathan Stewart 17 ATT, 96 YDS, 2 TD OAK – Latavius Murray 19 ATT, 45 YDS, 1 TD Top receivers CAR – Ted Ginn Jr. 4 REC, 115 YDS, 1 TD OAK – Michael Crabtree 8 REC, 110 YDS Top tacklers CAR – Daryl Worley 10 OAK – Khalil Mack 6

Following their home game in Mexico, the Raiders returned to Oakland to face the Carolina Panthers. The Raiders were looking to extend their winning streak to five games, the longest streak since their Super Bowl season of 2002. Things started well as the Raiders defense held the Panthers to a three-and-out series and the Raiders offense moved right down the field. Seth Roberts caught a two-yard pass from Derek Carr to put the Raiders up 7–0. The Panthers answered on a three-yard touchdown run by Cam Newton to tie the score. The rest of the first half belonged to the Raiders as Latavius Murray scored from four yards out and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 23-yard field goal to put the Raiders up 17–7. The Panther took over with 1:56 remaining in the second quarter looking to cut the Raider lead, but Khalil Mack made an acrobatic catch of Newton pass and returned it six yards for another Raider touchdown. The Panthers took a knee on the final possession of the half as the Raiders held a 24–7 lead. On the second play of the third quarter, Carr injured the pinky finger of his throwing hand on an awkward snap. The play resulted in a fumble recovered by the Panthers. Six plays later, Jonathan Stewart scored from one-yard out to cut the lead to 24–13 after the extra point was blocked. With Carr in the locker room tending to his injured finger, Matt McGloin took over for the Raiders, but they could not muster any offense and were forced to punt. Newton then hit Ted Ginn Jr. on an 88-yard pass and catch to put the Panthers with five. The Panthers opted to go for two points, but failed and, therefore, trailed 24–19. Carr returned to the game with a glove on this throwing hand on the next possession, but after completing two passes, Carr was intercepted by Thomas Davis. The Panthers continued their hot start to the half as Stewart scored his second rushing touchdown of the game. The Panthers again failed on their two-point conversion, but now held the lead, 25–24. Following three straight incompletions by Carr, the Panters took over and extended the lead on a 44-yard pass from Newton to Kelvin Benjamin. Now trailing 32–24, the Raiders answered on a 10-play drive capped off by a Clive Walford 12-yard touchdown reception. The two point conversion was good on a Carr pass to Roberts and the game was tied at 32. The Raiders defense forced a punt by the Panthers and the Raiders took over with 5:05 remaining in the game. The Raiders 12-play drive stalled at the Carolina six-yard line, but Janikowski hit his second field goal of the game to give the Raiders a 35–32 lead. With 1:45 remaining in the game, the Panthers looked to tie or take the lead. However, Mack continued his great day and stripped Newton of the ball and recovered the ball on a fourth and 10 play to ice the game for the Raiders. Mack finished with a sack, an interception, a forced fumble, and a touchdown, the first of his career.^[37] Carr finished with 315 yards and two touchdown despite missing a series with his injured finger. The Raiders improved to 9–2 on the season and remained in first place in the division. The win also clinched a winning season for the Raiders for the first time since 2002.

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bills at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Preview

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers BUF – OAK – Top rushers BUF – OAK – Top receivers BUF – OAK – Top tacklers BUF – OAK –

Standings

Division

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	9	2	0	.818	2–1	6–1	307	275	W5
Kansas City Chiefs	9	3	0	.750	3–0	6–2	281	242	W2
Denver Broncos	8	4	0	.667	1–3	5–3	288	223	W1
San Diego Chargers	5	6	0	.455	1–3	4–5	314	290	W1

Conference

AFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	New England Patriots	East	10	2	0	.833	3–1	7–1	.414	.370	W3
2	Oakland Raiders	West	9	2	0	.818	2–1	6–1	.508	.470	W5
3	Baltimore Ravens	North	7	5	0	.583	4–0	7–2	.439	.257	W2
4[lower-alpha 1]	Houston Texans	South	6	6	0	.500	3–0	4–4	.541	.448	L3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	9	3	0	.750	3–0	6–2	.479	.455	W1
6	Denver Broncos	West	8	4	0	.667	1–3	5–3	.525	.448	W1
In the Hunt
7	Miami Dolphins	East	7	5	0	.583	2–1	5–4	.415	.321	L1
8[lower-alpha 2]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	6	5	0	.545	2–1	5–3	.521	.388	W2
9[lower-alpha 2]	Buffalo Bills	East	6	5	0	.545	1–3	3–4	.467	.364	W2
10[lower-alpha 1]	Tennessee Titans	South	6	6	0	.500	1–3	3–5	.439	.333	W1
11[lower-alpha 3]	Indianapolis Colts	South	5	6	0	.455	2–2	3–5	.484	.411	L1
12[lower-alpha 3]	San Diego Chargers	West	5	6	0	.455	1–3	4–5	.566	.500	W1
13	Cincinnati Bengals	North	4	7	1	.375	1–2	3–5	.561	.294	W1
14	New York Jets	East	3	8	0	.273	1–2	3–5	.504	.353	L3
Eliminated from postseason contention
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	2	10	0	.167	1–2	1–8	.529	.318	L7
16	Cleveland Browns	North	0	12	0	.000	0–4	0–8	.576	.000	L12
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 4]
Houston wins tie break over Tennessee based on head-to-head win percentage. Pittsburgh wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in conference games. Indianapolis wins tie break over San Diego based on head-to-head win percentage. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

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External links

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