Raiders O-line — The unit allows only one sack against a Buffalo defense that enters the game with a league-high 49 sacks. The up-front blocking is a major factor in the Raiders having 140 rushing yards on 36 carries.

WR Andre Holmes — His 51-yard catch on third-and-22 sets up the Raiders' final touchdown.

WR Sammy Watkins — His 42-yard TD catch gives the Bills an early 7-0 advantage. Watkins finishes with 75 receiving yards on three catches.

QB Kyle Orton — Throws for three TDs and 329 yards on 32 of 49 passing but has two inteceptions. During one juncture, the Bills have five straight three and outs.

DE Mario Williams & DT Kyle Williams — Combine for Buffalo's only sack of Oakland's Derek Carr.

KEY STATS Oakland's Derek Carr throws touchdown passes to James Jones (3 yards) and Jamize Olawale (1 yard) against Buffalo. The Bills (8-7) had not allowed a scoring pass the previous four games, including the past two contests when they Buffalo faced Denver's Peyton Manning and Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers.

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The Raiders (2-13) limit the Bills to 13 rushing yards on 13 carries — Buffalo's worst rushing performance since gaining 4 yards against Tennessee on Nov. 23, 1997.

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By losing to the Raiders, the Bills (8-7) will miss the playoffs for a 15th straight season — the NFL's longest active streak. Oakland and Cleveland have missed the postseason for 12 consecutive seasons.

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The Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski is four of five on field-goal attempts. He makes kicks of 45, 36, 38 and 49 but is wide left from 48 yards.

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With a first-quarter interception, Raiders safety Charles Woodson becomes the 11th player in league history with 60 career interceptions

THEY SAID IT "This team has never really gotten down to the point where we were ready to give up. It’s always been an upbeat attitude with the guys on the team, and it shows out there each week."

Raiders S Charles Woodson

"At the end of the day, they got after us up front and they kicked our butt up front. When you do that, it’s difficult to run, pass, do a lot of things.” ."

Bills coach Doug Marrone

BY THE NUMBERS 3: Consecutive Raiders home victories, for the first time since the 2002 season.
8: Consecutive Bills losses in Oakland since Buffalo beat the Raiders 31-10 on Nov.24, 1966.
140: Oakland rushing yards on 36 carries. The Raiders enter the game ranked 32nd in rushing, averaging 73.8 yards per game.

DID YOU KNOW?: With 214 passing yards against the Bills, the Raiders' Derek Carr surpasses the 3,000 plateau in his NFL rookie season. Carr has 3,112 passing yards and 20 TD passes with a game remaining.

Updated: 12-21-2014

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