Raiders begin preparations for Thursday showdown vs Chiefs

The Bengals got their first win since October 23, beating a team that’s in a swoon of its own.

Buffalo, which is one game back in the race for the second AFC wild card, faces a tall task on Sunday, however, as it has not won in Oakland since 1966 – losing eight straight there – and is just 1-10 in its last 11 on the road against the Raiders franchise, with the victory coming in overtime at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Defense: B – After falling behind 24-9, Oakland’s defense tightened the screws over the final 15-plus minutes of play and kept Buffalo from scoring in the final quarter.

Carr threw two touchdown passes to help the Raiders rally from 15 points down with four straight touchdowns that gave them their sixth straight win, 38-24 over the Bills on Sunday in Oakland, Calif.

Oakland’s next game is Thursday, December 8, at Kansas City. While the Raider defense has not looked pretty, more often then not, they’ve found a way to get the job done, and win the game.

The spark came from the offense, which answered with a quick touchdown drive after the Raiders fell behind 24-9.

This Week 13 game between the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders could have playoff implications for both teams before all is said and done, which is significant considering the two teams have the longest active postseason droughts (17 years for Buffalo, 14 for Oakland) in the NFL.

“It really didn’t (impact me)”, Carr said. At 6-6, the Bills’ AFC Playoffs hopes are fast-dwindling. Latavius Murray scored two rushing touchdowns on a day when the Raiders got a complete team effort.

Mack sealed the victory with a strip-sack of Taylor and fumble recovery at the Raiders 23 with 3:20 to play. Carr went to his veteran wide receiver Michael Crabtree who dropped the wide open touchdown on the goal line.

Tyrod Taylor’s completion percentage in the first half.

While Buffalo will keep it close, Oakland should make just enough plays to extend their winning streak to six in a row.

At a time when Tyrod Taylor’s long-term future in Buffalo is in question, coach Rex Ryan put his quarterback on notice on Monday by saying he’s not happy with the Bills’ passing attack. A feel-good story on a team of unheralded, undrafted, unappreciated gems, Cowser continues to improve.

“Sometimes you get that feeling that, “Man, it’s just not happening for us” and we’ve got to make it happen”.

Like Carr, Mack has a penchant for saving his best for last, or when his team needs him most.

Oakland’s next drive ended with a Marquette King punt, but the Raiders downed the ball at the Buffalo 4.

Ryan may also be referencing the fact that he had to switch offensive coordinators after Week 2, and perhaps his thought is that Greg Roman slowed Taylor’s development in the year-plus he was in Buffalo. The home team is only favored by the standard field goal; which way are we going with our free National Football League pick?

According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Raiders are 3-point home favorites versus the Bills while the over/under now sits at 48.5.

A Nate Allen interception with 10:45 left in the fourth quarter, which put the Raiders at Buffalo’s 16-yard line, was too back-breaking for the Bills (6-6) to overcome. Only in his third season, Mack is becoming an unstoppable force on the defensive end, impacting the game in every possible way in the fashion of Von Miller or a healthy J.J Watt. “As far as moving forward, we just have to out there and win”. It’s not that Taylor hasn’t done good things, but his play has leveled off, which makes handing him a ton of money this offseason less likely.