Packers beat Raiders 30-20 after clinching playoff spot

And though he spoke with control, his face betrayed his emotions.

Backed up to their own 5-yard line with a four-point lead in the third quarter, the Packers handed it to Randall Cobb out of the backfield, resurrected the back-shoulder pass to James Jones, overcame an offensive pass interference penalty and converted three third downs.

The loss eliminates them from playoff contention.

If there’s a problem between coach and quarterback, neither has said anything publicly. The Raiders need to win their final three games and then get plenty of help since they trail three teams in the AFC wild-card race by two games.

She felt that Rodgers was communicating how the team may have made the playoffs with their 10th win, but they aren’t playing with that kind of excellence. “We’re right where we need to be”, McCarthy said, no doubt considering all three phases of his club rather than just the sputtering offense.

The Raiders never led again.

“This season was not a success at all”, running back Latavius Murray said. “We gave them 14 points early on in the game”. That was our goal. “We all knew it when we saw him first coming in to our practices and watched the way he moved around and ran routes, that he was going to be a special guy”. So, no, it was not a success. “We’re not satisfied at all”.

But an older, wiser teammate can see the silver lining.

“You can’t dig yourself a into a hole early like that”, Woodson said. “We have great leadership under Jack”. We have a bright future because of guys like him.

Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, Calif. On the next play, Carr hit WR Amari Cooper for a 19-yard touchdown, and Janikowski’s extra point pulled the Raiders within 14-13 with 20 seconds left in the half.

After Green Bay held off Oakland, McCarthy got testy with the negative questions from reporters, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was uncharacteristically short and the rank-and-file in the locker room weren’t exactly wearing smiles either.

The Raiders put an improved football team on the field in 2015, but one that will experience the same fate as the previous 12 years.

There are still Raiders traits that plague this team.

Heading into Week 16, the Green Bay Packers are still ahead in the NFC North and, to no one’s surprise, they looked poised for another deep playoff run. A Carr sneak up the middle for four yards on third and 2 gave the Raiders a first down at the Green Bay 11-yard-line.

“We won the game”, McCarthy said. “We still have a lot to improve on, there’s no doubt”. We have all the ability in the world.

However, the Raiders are looking to claim a surprise win which would allow them to get to. We’re disappointed the night didn’t go the way we wanted it to.

The butt of many jokes over the years, the Raiders haven’t fielded a competent team in some time, but with Carr leading a young core that also includes Amari Cooper and defensive stalwart Khalil Mack, they are a unsafe opponent every week.

“We weren’t very effective”, Rodgers said. “I’m not sure where that’s going”. Instead, with a 30-20 decision, the Silver and Black dropped to 6-8 on the year, which puts an end to Oakland’s playoff hopes for the 13 consecutive season.

The Raiders haven’t given home fans much to cheer for this season. From there, Green Bay grew its lead while chewing the game clock.

On the biggest drive of the game, and maybe the season, the only thing the Packers didn’t do was put it in the end zone. Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy replaced Lacy in the starting lineup with James Starks and limited the former Alabama standout to five carries against Detroit. “That’s just how it is”.

Del Rio also said that receiver Seth Roberts, who suffered an abdominal strain on Sunday, should be fine.