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Browns 23, Raiders 13
Oct. 26, 2014 FirstEnergy Stadium,
Cleveland, OH

PRIME-TIME PLAYERS

Cleveland

QB Brian Hoyer — Is 19 of 28 passing (67.9 percent) for 275 yards and a TD with no turnovers and a 111.5 passer rating.

Browns defense — Despite allowing 387 total yards, the unit keeps the Raiders out of the end zone for the first 59 minutes, 53 seconds and has three sacks (all by linebacker Paul Kruger) and forces three turnovers.

WR Andrew Hawkins — Has 88 receiving yards on seven catches and a touchdown. Holmes' 4-yard scoring catch 43 seconds into the final quarter pushes the Browns' advantage to 15-6.

Oakland

QB Derek Carr — Is 34 of 54 passing for 328 yards and a TD with and an 86.0 passer rating. Carr's interception and lost fumble sets up 10 Cleveland points.

WR Andre Holmes — Has five catches for 69 yards and a TD. His 10-yard scoring reception with 7 seconds left accounts for the Oakland touchdown.

TE Mychal Rivera — Contributes seven catches for 83 yards.

KEY STATS The Raiders (0-7) drop their 13th consecutive game, tying the second longest streak in franchise history. Oakland opened the 1962 season with 13 losses and dropped 19 straight over the 1961 and 1962 seasons.

The Browns (4-3) score 17 points off of three Raiders' turnovers.

The Raiders limit the Browns (4-3) to 2 of 12 on third-down tries. Through the first six games this season, Oakland allowed opponents to convert a league-worst 52.9 percent of third-down tries.

The Raiders have only 71 rushing yards on 22 tries against the Browns. Cleveland entered the game ranked 32nd (dead last) against the run, allowing 155.5 yards per game.

The Browns' Billy Cundiff is 3 for 3 on field-goal tries from 52, 33 and 26 yards while the Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski hits field-goal attempts from 46 and 38 yards.

THEY SAID IT "Anytime you come out on the road and you turn the ball over three times, you're not going to win. You're not going to win anywhere."

Raiders' interim coach Tony Sparano

"You're not always going to win, and it's not always going to be pretty. But sometimes you have to win the game that way, and we were able to, and it took a total team effort."

Browns QB Brian Hoyer

“You could tell in the past three games, same result, but it’s a different team. We’re not the same team, it’s not just a flat feeling in the sideline. It’s not just a feeling of, ‘Oh here we go again.’ It’s a different mindset.”

Raiders QB Derek Carr

BY THE NUMBERS 2: Tackles for loss by Oakland rookie linebacker Khalil Mack, who has six total tackles.
3: Raiders turnovers, including lost fumbles by Derek Carr and Darren McFadden.
16: Consecutive Raiders losses in the Eastern time zone since the 2009 season. Oakland also dropped games this season in the ETZ to the New York Jets (19-14) and New England (16-9)
39: Cleveland rushing yards against Oakland, which entered the game ranked 29th against the run (145.3 yards per game)

DID YOU KNOW?: Oakland is winless in three tries at FirstEnergy Stadium, originally named Cleveland Browns Stadium. The facility opened in 1999.

The Browns are 4-3 for the first time since the 2007 season. With the victory over Oakland, Cleveland equals its 2013 win total.

Updated: 10-26-2014

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