# 2015 Oakland Raiders season

The 2015 season was the Oakland Raiders' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall, the 21st of their second stint in Oakland and their first under new head coach Jack Del Rio. Coming off a 3–13 season the previous year, the Raiders improved to 7–9 on the season. Despite their improvement, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 15 with a loss to the Green Bay Packers at home. They once again failed to finish with a winning record, not having done so since 2002. This meant that the Raiders were the only team from 2003 to 2015 that did not have a single winning season.

## Notable players acquired

| Pos. | Player | Age | 2014 Team |
| RB | Roy Helu | 26 | Washington Redskins |
| WR | Michael Crabtree | 27 | San Francisco 49ers |
| TE | Lee Smith | 27 | Buffalo Bills |
| C | Rodney Hudson | 26 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DT | Dan Williams | 28 | Arizona Cardinals |
| LB | Curtis Lofton | 29 | New Orleans Saints |
| LB | Malcolm Smith | 26 | Seattle Seahawks |
| S | Nate Allen | 27 | Philadelphia Eagles |

## 2015 draft class

2015 Oakland Raiders Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Amari Cooper | WR | Alabama |
| 2 | 35 | Mario Edwards Jr. | DE | Florida State |
| 3 | 68 | Clive Walford | TE | Miami (FL) |
| 4 | 128 | Jonathan Feliciano | OG | Miami (FL) |
| 5 | 140 | Ben Heeney | ILB | Kansas |
| 5 | 161 | Neiron Ball | OLB | Florida |
| 6 | 179 | Max Valles | DE | Virginia |
| 7 | 218 | Anthony Morris | OT | Tennessee State |
| 7 | 221 | Andre Debose | WR | Florida |
| 7 | 242 | Dexter McDonald | CB | Kansas |

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | August 14 | St. Louis Rams | W 18–3 | 1–0 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 2 | August 22 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 12–20 | 1–1 | TCF Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 30 | Arizona Cardinals | L 23–30 | 1–2 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 4 | September 3 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 21–31 | 1–3 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | September 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–33 | 0–1 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | Baltimore Ravens | W 37–33 | 1–1 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 3 | September 27 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–20 | 2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 4 | at Chicago Bears | L 20–22 | 2–2 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 5 | October 11 | Denver Broncos | L 10–16 | 2–3 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | October 25 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37–29 | 3–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | New York Jets | W 34–20 | 4–3 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 9 | November 8 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 35–38 | 4–4 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 10 | November 15 | Minnesota Vikings | L 14–30 | 4–5 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 11 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | L 13–18 | 4–6 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 29 | at Tennessee Titans | W 24–21 | 5–6 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–34 | 5–7 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 14 | December 13 | at Denver Broncos | W 15–12 | 6–7 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
| 15 | December 20 | Green Bay Packers | L 20–30 | 6–8 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | San Diego Chargers | W 23–20 (OT) | 7–8 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 17 | January 3 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–23 | 7–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 13
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 54,500
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Chris Simms
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Jeremy Hill 3 yard run, Mike Nugent kick. CIN 7 – OAK 0
CIN – Nugent 32 yard FG. CIN 10 – OAK 0
Second quarter
CIN – Hill 2 yard run, Nugent kick. CIN 17 – OAK 0
CIN – Tyler Eifert 13 yard reception from Andy Dalton, Nugent kick. CIN 24 – OAK 0
Third quarter
CIN – Eifert 8 yard reception from Andy Dalton, Nugent kick failed. CIN 30 – OAK 0
CIN – Nugent 35 yard FG. CIN 33 – OAK 0
Fourth quarter
OAK – Marcel Reece 11 yard reception from Matt McGloin, Sebastian Janikowski kick. CIN 33 – OAK 7
OAK – Reece 9 yard reception from McGloin, 2 point conversion failed. CIN 33 – OAK 13
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 25–34, 269 YDS, 2 TD
OAK – Matt McGloin – 23–31, 142 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Jeremy Hill – 19 ATT, 63 YDS
OAK – Latavius Murray – 11 ATT, 44 YDS
Top receivers
CIN – Tyler Eifert – 9 REC, 104 YDS, 2 TD
OAK – Amari Cooper – 7 REC, 47 YDS
Top tacklers
CIN – Adam Jones – 10
OAK – Larry Asante – 7 :
The Bengals jumped on the Raiders early and often, leading 24–0 at the half. Derek Carr left the game in the first half with an injury to his throwing hand, which resulted in Matt McGloin taking over. The Raiders mustered two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late, losing the game 33–13 to start their season 0–1. The loss marked the first ever loss by the Raiders to the Bengals at home (10–1).

#### Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 33 |
| Raiders | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 20
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 53,500
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Amari Cooper 68 yard touchdown reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – BAL 0
OAK – Janikowski 23 yard FG. OAK 10 – BAL 0
BAL – Justin Tucker 22 yard FG. OAK 10 – BAL 3
BAL – Crockett Gillmore 26 yard touchdown reception from Joe Flacco, Tucker kick. OAK 10 – BAL 10
Second quarter
OAK – Latavius Murray 1 yard touchdown run, Janikowski kick. OAK 17 – BAL 10
BAL – Gilmore 9 yard touchdown reception from Flacco, Tucker kick. OAK 17 – BAL 17
OAK – Janikowski 46 yard FG. OAK 20 – BAL 17
BAL – Tucker 21 yard FG. OAK 20 – BAL 20
Third quarter
OAK – Janikowski 48 yard FG. OAK 23 – BAL 20
OAK – Michael Crabtree 29 yard touchdown reception from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 30 – BAL 20
Fourth quarter
BAL – Tucker 37 yard FG. OAK 30 – BAL 23
BAL – Lorenzo Taliaferro 7 yard touchdown run, Tucker kick. OAK 30 – BAL 30
BAL – Tucker 31 yard FG. BAL 33 – OAK 30
OAK – Seth Roberts 12 yard touchdown reception from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 37 – BAL 33
Top passers
BAL – Joe Flacco – 32–45, 384 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
OAK – Derek Carr – 30–46, 351 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
BAL – Justin Forsett – 15 ATT, 28 YDS
OAK – Latavius Murray – 15 ATT, 65 YDS, 1 TD
Top receivers
BAL – Steve Smith – 10 REC, 150 YDS,
OAK – Michael Crabtree – 9 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD
Top tacklers
BAL – CJ Mosley – 8
OAK – Curtis Lofton, Malcolm Smith – 7 :
A high-scoring first half, highlighted by Amari Cooper's 68-yard touchdown catch resulted in a 20–20 tie at halftime. A field goal and touchdown catch by Michael Crabtree put the Raiders up 10 going in the fourth quarter. However, Baltimore stormed back with 13 points to take the lead. A late interception thrown by Derek Carr appeared to be the end, but with 30 seconds left in regulation, Carr threw a touchdown pass to Seth Roberts to take the lead. With the win, the Raiders improved to 1–1 on the season and 2–7 all-time against the Ravens.

#### Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Browns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: September 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 67,431
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn and Chris Simms
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 23 yard FG. OAK 3 - CLE 0
Second quarter
OAK - Andre Holmes 3 yard pass from Derek Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 10 - CLE 0
CLE - Travis Coons 24 yard FG. OAK 10 - CLE 3
OAK - Seth Roberts 13 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 17 - CLE - 3
Third quarter
OAK - Janikowski 35 yard FG. OAK 20 - CLE 3
CLE - Gary Barnidge 28 yard reception from Josh McCown, Coons made 1 point conversion. OAK 20 - CLE 10
Fourth quarter
OAK - Latavius Murray 6 yard rush, Jankowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 27 - CLE 10
CLE - Coons 41 yard FG. OAK 27 - CLE 13
CLE - Travis Benjamin 4 yard reception from McCown, Coons kick. OAK 27 - CLE 20
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr
CLE – Josh McCown
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray
CLE – Isaiah Crowell
Top receivers
OAK – Amari Cooper
CLE – Gary Barnidge
Top tacklers
OAK – Malcolm Smith
CLE – Karlos Dansby :
The Raiders jumped out early on the Browns with two touchdown passes by Carr in the first half. A Latavius Murray touchdown run early in the fourth quarter seemed to seal it for the Raiders. However, the Browns made a comeback late, but Charles Woodson intercepted Josh McCown's pass in the final minute to seal the win. The Raiders snapped an 11-game road losing streak with the win and improved to 2–1 on the season.

#### Week 4 at Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois
* Date: October 4
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind NE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
* Game attendance: 62,409
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, and Jamie Erdahl
* Gamebook
Game information :
Raiders
Derek Carr 20/33, 196 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Latavius Murray 15 Rush, 49 Yds
Michael Crabtree 5 Rec, 80 Yds
Bears
Jay Cutler 28/43, 281 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Matt Forte 25 Rush, 91 Yds
Martellus Bennett 11 Rec, 83 Yds, TD :
Two first-half touchdown passes by Carr gave the Raiders a one-point lead at the half. The teams exchanged field goals in the second half. Following a late Jay Cutler interception, the Raiders took a late lead on a Sebastian Janikowski field goal with just over two minutes remaining. However, the Bears stormed down the field, and Robbie Gould hit a 49-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to seal the win. With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 2–2 on the season.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | OAK | CHI |
| 1 | 10:57 | 8 | 80 | 4:03 | Bears | Eddie Royal 7-yard touchdown reception from Jay Cutler, Robbie Gould kick no good (blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 11:10 | 7 | 51 | 3:38 | Raiders | Amari Cooper 26-yard touchdown reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick good | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | 7:12 | 3 | 25 | 1:05 | Raiders | Roy Helu 4-yard touchdown reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick good | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | 3:30 | 7 | 80 | 3:42 | Bears | Martellus Bennett 5-yard touchdown reception from Jay Cutler, Robbie Gould kick good | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | 1:26 | 6 | 14 | 1:52 | Bears | 19-yard field goal by Robbie Gould | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | 10:53 | 7 | 35 | 2:28 | Raiders | 29-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | 13:01 | 10 | 54 | 5:01 | Bears | 54-yard field goal by Robbie Gould | 17 | 19 |
| 4 | 2:05 | 11 | 68 | 4:36 | Raiders | 41-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski | 20 | 19 |
| 4 | 0:02 | 12 | 48 | 2:03 | Bears | 49-yard field goal by Robbie Gould | 20 | 22 |
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#### Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 11
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 54,500
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
DEN - Brandon McManus 25 yard FG. DEN 3 - OAK 0
OAK - Marcel Reece 3 yard reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 7 - DEN 3
Third quarter
DEN - McManus 20 yard FG. OAK 7 - DEN 6
DEN - McMcanus 52 yard FG. DEN 9 - OAK 7
Fourth quarter
DEN - Chris Harris 74 yard interception return, McManus made 1 point conversion. DEN 16 - OAK 7
OAK - Janikowski 50 yard FG. DEN 16 - OAK 10
Top passers
DEN – Peyton Manning
OAK – Derek Carr
Top rushers
DEN – C. J. Anderson
OAK – Latavius Murray
Top receivers
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders
OAK – Michael Crabtree
Top tacklers
DEN – Brandon Marshall, Danny Trevathan
OAK – D. J. Hayden, Neiko Thorpe :
Charles Woodson said days prior to Week 5 that he always wanted to intercept a pass from Peyton Manning as he had not accomplished this feat in his entire 18-year career. He lived up to his word, intercepting Manning twice, but it was Carr's interception and the resulting return for a touchdown by Chris Harris that was the difference in the game. The Raiders fell to the Broncos 16–10 as the team dropped to 2–3 going into their bye week.

#### Week 7: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 29 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 25
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 67,542
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK - Latavius Murray 1 yard rush, Sebastian Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 7 - SD 0
OAK - Janikowski 29 yard FG. OAK 10 - SD 0
SD - Josh Lambo 40 yard FG. OAK - SD 3
Second quarter
OAK - Clive Walford 23 yard reception from Derek Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 17 - SD 3
OAK - Janikowski 32 yard FG. OAK 20 - SD 3
OAK - Janikowski 32 yard FG. OAK 23 - SD 3
OAK - Amari Cooper 52 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 30 - SD 3
SD - Lambo 44 yard FG. OAK 30 - SD 6
Third quarter
OAK - Michael Crabtree 25 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 6
Fourth quarter
SD - Ladarius Green 31 yard reception from Philip Rivers, Lambo made 1 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 13
SD - Danny Woodhead 8 yard pass from Rivers, Green reception from Rivers for 2 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 21
SD - Woodhead 6 yard pass from Rivers, Green reception from Rivers for 2 point conversion. OAK 37 - SD 29
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr
SD – Philip Rivers
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray
SD – Branden Oliver
Top receivers
OAK – Amari Cooper
SD – Danny Woodhead
Top tacklers
OAK – Malcolm Smith
SD – Corey Liuget :
The Raiders jumped out to an early lead on the Chargers scoring on their first seven possessions. Three Janikowski field goals and two Carr touchdown passes led the way to a 30–6 lead at the half. The Chargers attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late as the Raiders won 37–29. With the win, the Raiders improved to 3–3 on the season.

#### Week 8: vs. New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Raiders | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 1
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 54,700
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Alex Flanagan
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ - Nick Folk 40 yard FG. NYJ 3 - OAK 0
OAK - Andre Holmes 5 yard reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 7 - NYJ 3
Second quarter
OAK - Michael Crabtree 36 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 14 - NYJ 3
OAK - Holmes 49 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 21 - NYJ 3
NYJ - Folk 38 yard FG. OAK 21 - NYJ 6
Third quarter
OAK - Taiwan Jones 5 9 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 28 - NYJ 6
NYJ - Eric Decker 4 yard reception from Geno Smith, Folk made 1 point conversion. OAK 28 - NYJ 13
OAK - Janikowski 52 yard FG. OAK 31 - NYJ 13
Fourth quarter
OAK - Janikowsk 47 yard FG., OAK 34 - NYJ 13
NYJ - Kellen Davis 1 yard reception from Smith. Folk made 1 point conversion. OAK 34 - NYJ 20
Top passers
NYJ – Geno Smith
OAK – Derek Carr
Top rushers
NYJ – Chris Ivory
OAK – Latavius Murray
Top receivers
NYJ – Brandon Marshall
OAK – Michael Crabtree
Top tacklers
NYJ – David Harris, Muhammad Wilkerson
OAK – David Amerson, Neiko Thorpe :
Carr threw four touchdown passes, three in the first half, and totaled 333 yard passing against the Jets' highly ranked defense. The Raiders took a 21–6 lead half time. Murray added 113 yards on the ground as the Raiders won easily 34–20. With the win, the Raiders improved to 4–3, marking the first time since 2011 the Raiders had a winning record this late in the season.

#### Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Steelers | 3 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 8
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 65,520
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK - Michael Crabtree 22 yard reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 7 - PIT 0
PIT - Chris Boswell 34 yard FG. OAK 7 - PIT 3
Second quarter
PIT - DeAngelo Williams 3 yard rush, Williams reception from Ben Roethlisberger for 2 point conversion. PIT 11 - OAK 7
OAK - Amari Cooper 15 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. OAK 14 - PIT 11 -
PIT - Williams 3 yard rush, Boswell made 1 point conversion. PIT 18 - OAK 14
PIT - Boswell 38 yard FG. PIT 21 - OAK 14
Third quarter
OAK - Clive Walford 1 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. PIT 21 - OAK 21
Fourth quarter
PIT - Martavis Bryant 14 yard reception from Roethlisberger, Boswell made 1 point conversion. PIT 28 - OAK 21
PIT - Jesse James 4 yard reception from Roethlisberger, Boswell made 1 point conversion. PIT 35 - OAK 28
OAK - Jamize Olawale 19 yard rush, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. PIT 35 - OAK 28
OAK - Crabtree 38 yard pass from Carr, Janikowski made 1 point conversion. PIT 35 - OAK 35
PIT - Boswell 18 yard FG. PIT 38 - OAK 35
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray
PIT – DeAngelo Williams
Top receivers
OAK – Michael Crabtree
PIT – Antonio Brown
Top tacklers
OAK – D.J. Hayden
PIT – Antwon Blake :
Carr threw for 301 yards with four touchdowns and one interception and Murray ran for 96 yards before leaving with concussion-like symptoms. But, the Raiders defense could not stop Antonio Brown and DeAngelo Williams. The two Steelers combined for 531 total yards. Despite Ben Roethlisberger leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a foot injury, the Steelers could not be stopped. Williams led the Steelers to the Raiders one-yard line before the winning field goal sailed through the uprights as time expired. With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 4–4 on the season.

#### Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| Raiders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 15
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 54,700
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Holly Sonders
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Rhett Ellison 11 yard reception from Teddy Bridgewater, Blair Walsh kick. MIN 7 – OAK 0
MIN – Walsh 20 yard FG. MIN 10 – OAK 0
Second quarter
MIN – Walsh 38 yard FG. MIN 13 – OAK 0
OAK – Clive Walford 10 yard reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. MIN 13 – OAK 7
OAK – Andre Holmes 34 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 14 – MIN 13
MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 93 yard kickoff return, Walsh kick. MIN 20 – OAK 14
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
MIN – Walsh 34 yard FG. MIN 23 – OAK 14
MIN – Adrian Peterson 80 yard rush, Walsh kick. MIN 30 – OAK 14
Top passers
MIN – Teddy Bridgewater – 14–22, 140 yards, 1 TD
OAK – Derek Carr – 29–43 302 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
MIN – Adrian Peterson – 26 rushes, 203 yards, TD
OAK – Latavius Murray – 12 rushes 48 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Stefon Diggs – 2 rec, 46 yards
OAK – Michael Crabtree – 5 rec, 55 yards
Top tacklers
MIN – Captain Munnerlyn – 7 tackles
OAK – Mario Edwards Jr. – 8 tackles :
Minnesota paid a visit to Oakland for Week 10. Adrian Peterson tied a record for most 200-yard rushing games by rushing for 203 yards against the Raiders beleaguered rush defense. Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes, but also two interceptions. Peterson's 80 yard touchdown run with less than two minutes remaining sealed the victory for the Vikings. The Raiders fell to 4–5 on the season.

#### Week 11: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: November 22
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 60,202
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Matt Prater 29 yard FG. DET 3 – OAK 0
Prater 41 yard fg. det 6 – OAK 0
Second quarter
Prater 51 yard fg. det 9 – OAK 0
Third quarter
Latavius Murray 1 yard rush, Sebastian Janikowski kick. DET 9 – OAK 7
Janikowski 48 yard fg. oak 10 – DET 9
Janikowski 56 yard fg. oak 13 – DET 9
Fourth quarter
DET Matthew Stafford 5 yard rush, Prater kick. DET 16 - OAK 13
DET Safety, Donald Penn penalty in end zone. DET 18 - OAK 13
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr – 13–25, 169 yards
DET – Matthew Stafford – 22–35, 282 yards
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray – 13 rushes, 28 yards
DET – Ameer Abdullah – 12 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Seth Roberts – 2 rec, 54 yards
DET – Calvin Johnson – 5 rec, 88 yards
Top tacklers
OAK – Khalil Mack – 8 tackles
DET – Four with 4 tackles :
Looking to avoid a season-high three-game losing streak, the Raiders visited Detroit to face the 2–7 Lions. A defensive struggle in the first half led to three Detroit field goals and 9–0 deficit for Oakland. The Raiders came alive in third quarter, scoring 13 points on two Janikowski field goals and a Murray touchdown run. However, the Lions scored late on a Matthew Stafford touchdown run and the Raiders fell to 4–6.

#### Week 12: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Titans | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 29
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), rain
* Game attendance: 58,075
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Craig Stevens 20 yard reception from Marcus Mariota, kick blocked. TEN 6 – OAK 0
Michael Crabtree 7 yard reception from Derek Carr, Sebastian Janikowski kick. OAK 7 – TEN 6
Second quarter
Janikowski 24 yard fg. oak 10 – TEN 6
Third quarter
Seth Roberts 10 yard reception from Carr, Janikowski kick. OAK 17 – TEN 6
Harry Douglas 13 yard reception from Mariota, Dorial Green-Beckham reception from Mariota for 2 PTS. OAK 17 – TEN 14
Fourth quarter
Jalston Fowler 1 yard reception from Mariota, Ryan Succop kick. TEN 21 – OAK 17
Roberts 12 yard reception from carr, janikowski kick. oak 24 – TEN 21
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr – 24–37, 330 yards, 3 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17–37, 218 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray – 22 rushes, 59 yards
TEN – Antonio Andrews – 11 rushes, 23 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Amari Cooper – 7 rec, 115 yards
TEN – Delanie Walker – 6 rec, 91 yards
Top tacklers
OAK – Malcolm Smith – 8 tackles
TEN – Avery Williamson – 7 tackles :
The Raiders started well in Tennessee, taking a 13–6 lead at halftime over the Titans on a touchdown pass from Carr to Crabtree. The Raiders jumped out early in the third quarter on touchdown pass to Roberts. However, the Titans rallied scoring 15 points on two Marcus Mariota touchdown passes. Oakland drove late in the game looking for the winning score and appeared to have been stopped on an incomplete pass in the end zone on fourth down. However, the Titans were called for holding and Carr hit Roberts for the game-clinching touchdown two play later. The Raiders halted their three-game losing streak and moved to 5–6 on the season.

#### Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 6
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), overcast
* Game attendance: 55,010
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith
OAK – Derek Carr
Top rushers
KC –
OAK –
Top receivers
KC –
OAK –
Top tacklers
KC –
OAK – :
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 5-7.

#### Week 14: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Broncos | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
* Date: December 13
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST/1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 76,824
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
OAK –
DEN –
Top rushers
OAK –
DEN –
Top receivers
OAK –
DEN –
Top tacklers
OAK –
DEN – :
Khalil Mack tied the Oakland Raiders franchise record for most sacks in a game with 5 sacks in the Raiders' hard-fought 15-12 victory over the Broncos at Mile High. It also snapped their 8-game losing streak to the Broncos.

#### Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 14 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| Raiders | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 20
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 55,087
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
GB –
OAK –
Top rushers
GB –
OAK –
Top receivers
GB –
OAK –
Top tacklers
GB –
OAK – :
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 6-8 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the 14th straight year. The Raiders also finished 0-4 against the NFC North.

#### Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Raiders | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 5:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 54,400
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
SD –
OAK –
Top rushers
SD –
OAK –
Top receivers
SD –
OAK –
Top tacklers
SD –
OAK – :
In Charles Woodson's last game at the Coliseum, the game was hard-fought and the Raiders won 23-20 in an overtime thriller in order to go to 7-8 in what could be their final game in Oakland. Woodson addressed to Oakland's home crowd after the game saying, "I will never leave you".

#### Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: January 3, 2016
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 76,114
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
OAK –
KC –
Top rushers
OAK –
KC –
Top receivers
OAK –
KC –
Top tacklers
OAK –
KC – :
This was Charles Woodson's last game in the NFL. With the loss, the Raiders ended their season 7-9 and clinched their 14th straight losing season.

## Standings
### Division

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Denver Broncos | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 355 | 296 | W2 |
| $^{(5)}$ Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 405 | 287 | W10 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 359 | 399 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0–6 | 3–9 | 320 | 398 | L2 |

### Conference

AFCvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division Leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .500 | .479 | W2 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .448 | L2 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .477 | .406 | W1 |
| 4 | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .496 | .410 | W3 |
| Wild Cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .496 | .432 | W10 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .504 | .463 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .441 | .388 | L1 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .508 | .438 | W2 |
| 9 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .500 | .406 | W2 |
| 10 | Oakland Raiders | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .512 | .366 | L1 |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .469 | .469 | W2 |
| 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .473 | .375 | L3 |
| 13 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .508 | .425 | L1 |
| 14 | San Diego Chargers | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .527 | .328 | L2 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .531 | .271 | L3 |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .492 | .375 | L4 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 3 Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. 1 2 Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2. 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||