# 2012 Oakland Raiders season

The 2012 season was the Oakland Raiders' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 53rd overall, and their first season under head coach Dennis Allen after he replaced Hue Jackson, who was fired at the end of the previous season. It was also their first full season without the ownership of longtime owner Al Davis, who died on October 8, 2011, and the first season with a non-Davis family member as the general manager since 1972, as Reggie McKenzie was hired from the Green Bay Packers' organization by Al Davis' son Mark on January 10 to be the general manager of the team, and was given full autonomy over the football operations. McKenzie fired Jackson on his first day and hired Allen two weeks later. The Raiders failed to improve on their 8–8 record in 2011, securing them into their tenth consecutive non-winning season and the tenth consecutive elimination from postseason contention.
The Raiders also clinched their divisional rank, securing their fifth consecutive season since 2007 which they finished third or fourth. This was also the first time since the 2009 NFL season that the team finished with a record below 8–8.

## Personnel changes

* On January 3, local radio show – 95.7 The Game – reported that the Raiders had fired their entire defensive staff following a season with some of the worst defensive stats in franchise history. The radio show claimed that defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan had been fired along with all his assistants, among them linebackers coach Greg Biekert, cornerbacks coach Rod Woodson and safeties coach Aaron Ross. When approached for comment, then Raiders' senior executive John Herrera was quoted as saying ' that's not accurate '. On January 5, a follow-up report by NBC's Pro Football Talk reporter Gregg Rosenthal confirmed that the Raiders would be firing their entire defensive staff. The supposed earlier denial by John Herrera was clarified and that the Raiders had informed all of the concerned coaches that they would not be brought back, but would be required to complete the remaining two weeks of their contracts.
* On January 6, the Raiders announced that then current Green Bay Packers director of football operations Reggie McKenzie, would become their new general manager. The hiring was confirmed at a news conference on January 10. McKenzie had spent 4 seasons with the then Los Angeles Raiders as a player from 1985 to 1988. He began his career as a front office executive with the Packers in 1994 as a Pro Personnel Assistant and steadily rose through the ranks, eventually overseeing all of the Packers' scouting efforts and player evaluations as well as being heavily involved in the Packers' drafting decisions. McKenzie will become the first person besides the late Al Davis to hold the position of general manager since Davis assumed the role in 1972.
* On January 10, at an official news conference introducing Reggie McKenzie as the new GM, McKenzie conducted his first act in the capacity of GM by announcing that the Raiders would be parting ways with Head Coach Hue Jackson after only one season in the job. Jackson had arrived in 2010 as the team's offensive coordinator under then head coach Tom Cable and swiftly turned the Raiders' offense into one of the league's highest-scoring offenses. Jackson was then promoted to the position of head coach after Al Davis had fired Tom Cable at the end of the 2010 season. McKenzie cited the need to start anew as the reason for firing Jackson, stating ' I felt there was a need for change at the head-coaching position, from the top. We're moving into a new era. No disrespect to Coach Jackson, but this was something I wanted to do, start anew. '
* On January 22, current Defensive Line coach Mike Waufle was allowed to leave the Raiders and take up the same position with the St. Louis Rams. Waufle had been a widely respected coach within the team and received regular praise from veteran defensive linemen Richard Seymour.
* On January 27, 3 days after the first reports were made, the Raiders officially announced Dennis Allen as their new head coach, replacing the fired Hue Jackson. Allen had been the current division rival Denver Broncos' defensive coordinator. At 39, Allen becomes one of the youngest Head Coaches in the league. As defensive coordinator he had helped turn the Broncos' worst-ranked defense into an aggressive, solid unit in 2011. Allen was signed to a four-year deal and becomes the first defensive-minded head coach hired by the Raiders since the hiring of legendary coach John Madden. GM Reggie McKenzie has promised Allen the freedom to pick and choose his own assistants and have a say on player signings and drafting, input that very few of the Raiders' head coaches had had in the Al Davis era.
* On February 2, the Raiders announced the hiring of current Houston Texans' quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp as their new offensive coordinator. Knapp took over from Al Saunders, who was reassigned within the Raiders' coaching structure. Knapp had a previous stint with the Raiders in 2007 and 2008, where he helped the Raiders become one of the league's best rushing teams as they ranked 6th and 10th respectively. Knapp also became the first assistant coach to be hired by Allen in his capacity as head coach.
* On February 2, the Raiders hired Frank Pollack as their new offensive line coach. Pollack had previously coached the Houston Texans' offensive line for the past 5 seasons and helped create a rushing offense that had ranked in the top two over the past two seasons. Pollack is schooled in the Zone Blocking philosophy that the Raiders are looking to implement.
* On February 6, the Raiders announced the hiring of Jason Tarver as their new defensive coordinator and replacement for the fired Chuck Bresnahan. Tarver had previously spent a decade with the San Francisco 49ers as a defensive assistant before moving to Stanford, where he became a co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. During his time with the Cardinal, he coached on a defense that was ranked either 1st or 2nd in every major rush defense category.
* On February 8, the Raiders announced that veteran offensive coach Al Saunders would be staying with the team in his new role as Senior Offensive Assistant. Saunders, who had spent 2011 as the Raiders' Offensive Coordinator under Hue Jackson, was allowed to interview for other posts – notably for the Kansas City Chiefs' vacant Offensive Coordinator's job – but instead returned to the team.
* On February 14, the Raiders announced the hiring of six assistants; quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo – returning for his second stint with the Raiders -, defensive backs coaches Johnnie Lynn & Clayton Lopez, tight ends coach Mark Hutson, wide receivers coach Ted Gilmore and Defensive Line coach Terrell Williams. Hutson, Gilmore and Williams are all making their first coaching appearances in the NFL. Hutson had been a tight ends and offensive line coach at the collegiate level since 1990, recently working with Tulane. Gilmore had previously worked under ex-Raider Head Coach Lane Kiffin at USC, and Terrell Williams had been a defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator for Texas A&M.
* On February 17, the Raiders and long-serving Senior Executive John Herrera agreed on a mutual separation. Herrera had joined the team in 1963 as an errand runner and would go on to hold a position of considerable power within the organisation that saw him oversee media and public relations as well as personnel and business decisions. He formed a close friendship with Al Davis over the years. Noted for being a controversial figure at times, he was characterised by his confrontational personality, culminating in a physical exchange with San Jose Mercury News columnist Tim Kawakami in 2008. Herrera later announced his retirement from football.

## Roster changes
### Free agents

| Position | Player | Tag | 2012 Team | Notes |
| OT | Khalif Barnes | UFA | Oakland Raiders | re-signed March 21 |
| OLB | Darryl Blackstock | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | |
| QB | Kyle Boller | UFA | TBD | |
| TE | Kevin Boss | Released | Kansas City Chiefs | signed with the Chiefs on March 16 |
| SS | Tyvon Branch | Franchised | Oakland Raiders | assigned franchise tag on March 2, signed tender on May 7, signed four-year contract on July 14 |
| DE | Mason Brodine | ERFA | Oakland Raiders | assigned tender on March 12, signed tender on April 2, cut on August 27 |
| MLB/OLB | Ricky Brown | Released | Baltimore Ravens | |
| DT/DE | Desmond Bryant | RFA | Oakland Raiders | assigned tender on March 12, signed tender on June 6 |
| RB | Michael Bush | UFA | Chicago Bears | signed with the Bears on March 22 |
| QB | Jason Campbell | UFA | Chicago Bears | signed with the Bears on March 13 |
| OG | Cooper Carlisle | Released | Oakland Raiders | released on March 14, re-signed on March 19 |
| RB/ST | Rock Cartwright | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | signed with the 49ers on March 16 |
| FS | Matt Giordano | UFA | Oakland Raiders | re-signed April 16 |
| OLB | Quentin Groves | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | signed with the Cardinals on May 24 |
| DT | John Henderson | Released | TBD | |
| OT/OG | Stephon Heyer | UFA | New York Jets | signed with the Jets on May 29 |
| WR | T. J. Houshmandzadeh | UFA | TBD | |
| DB/ST | Bryan McCann | ERFA | Oakland Raiders | assigned tender on March 12, signed tender on April 2 |
| DE/OLB | Jarvis Moss | UFA | TBD | |
| FB | Marcel Reece | ERFA | Oakland Raiders | assigned tender on March 12, signed tender on June 4 |
| CB | Stanford Routt | Released | Kansas City Chiefs | signed with the Chiefs on February 20 |
| C | Samson Satele | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | signed with the Colts on March 21 |
| WR | Chaz Schilens | UFA | New York Jets | signed with the Jets on March 16 |
| DE/OLB | Trevor Scott | UFA | New England Patriots | signed with the Patriots on March 19 |
| CB | Lito Sheppard | UFA | TBD | |
| OLB/DE | Kamerion Wimbley | Released | Tennessee Titans | signed with the Titans on March 20 |
* Player re-signed by the Raiders

### Signings

| Position | Player | Tag | 2011 team | Notes |
| CB | Ron Bartell | UFA | St. Louis Rams | signed to a one-year contract on March 16 |
| LB | Korey Bosworth | UFA | Detroit Lions(2012) | signed on August 16, cut on August 27 |
| OG | Mike Brisiel | UFA | Houston Texans | signed to a five-year contract on March 16 |
| WR | Duke Calhoun | UFA | New York Giants | signed on April 20, placed on injured reserve |
| P/K | Eddy Carmona | UDFA | – | signed on May 14 after participating as a tryout during the rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31 |
| DE | Wayne Dorsey | UDFA | – | signed on May 14 after participating as a tryout during the rookie mini-camp, cut on August 27 |
| TE | Kyle Efaw | UDFA | – | signed on May 14 after participating as a tryout during the rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31 |
| CB | Coye Francies | UFA | Seattle Seahawks(2012) | claimed off waivers on August 29 |
| CB | Joselio Hanson | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles(2012) | signed on September 3 |
| TE | Andre Hardy | UFA | – | signed on April 12, waived on May 14 |
| OT | Kevin Haslam | UFA | Jacksonville Jaguars | signed on May 14 after participating as a tryout during the rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31 |
| OT | Nick Howell | UFA | New Orleans Saints(2012) | signed on June 8, waived on August 31 |
| TE | Tory Humphrey | UFA | New Orleans Saints | signed on June 12, waived-placed on injured reserve on August 31 |
| CB | Pat Lee | UFA | Green Bay Packers | signed to a one-year contract on March 21 |
| QB | Matt Leinart | UFA | Houston Texans | signed to a one-year contract on May 1 |
| CB | LeQuan Lewis | UFA | – | signed on May 14 after participating as a tryout during the rookie mini-camp, released on June 22 |
| C | Colin Miller | UFA | – | signed on May 8, waived on August 31, added to practice squad on September 2 |
| QB | Kyle Newhall-Caballero | UDFA | – | signed on May 22, cut on August 27 |
| WR/RS | Roscoe Parrish | UFA | San Diego Chargers(2012) | signed on August 28, cut on August 31 |
| FB | TréShawn Robinson | UDFA | – | signed on May 14 after participating as a tryout during the rookie mini-camp, released on June 8 |
| FB | Owen Schmitt | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | signed to a one-year contract on May 15 |
| WR | Travionte Session | UDFA | – | signed on May 14 after participating as a tryout during the rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31, added to practice squad on September 2 |
| CB | Shawntae Spencer | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | signed to a one-year contract on March 19 |
| DE/OLB | Dave Tollefson | UFA | New York Giants | signed to a two-year contract on April 6 |
| OT | Ed Wang | UFA | – | signed on May 2, waived-injured on August 27, placed on injured reserve on August 29 |
| OLB | Philip Wheeler | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | signed to a one-year contract on March 30 |

### Trades

* On March 30, the Raiders traded offensive lineman Bruce Campbell to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for running back/kickoff returner Mike Goodson. The deal came about due to the Raiders' need to fill the void left behind after the departure of Michael Bush in Free Agency.
* On July 23, the Raiders traded wide receiver Louis Murphy to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional late round draft pick.

### 2012 draft class

The Raiders did not have first-, second-, third-, fourth- or seventh-round selections heading into the 2012 NFL draft due to the following trades:
* Their first-round selection and a conditional 2013 selection were traded to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for QB Carson Palmer.
* Their second-round selection and a 2011 seventh-round selection were traded to the New England Patriots in exchange for third and fourth-round selections in 2011.
* Their third-round selection was forfeited after selecting QB Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.
* Their fourth-round selection was traded to the Washington Redskins in exchange for QB Jason Campbell.
* Their seventh-round selection and a conditional 2013 selection were traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for LB Aaron Curry.

## Draft

2012 Oakland Raiders draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 3 | 95 | Tony Bergstrom | G | Utah | |
| 4 | 129 | Miles Burris | LB | San Diego State | |
| 5 | 158 | Jack Crawford | DE | Penn State | from Detroit |
| 5 | 168 | Juron Criner | WR | Arizona | |
| 6 | 189 | Christo Bilukidi | DT | Georgia State | |
| 7 | 230 | Nathan Stupar | OLB | Penn State | from Detroit |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed following the conclusion of the 2012 NFL draft on April 28.
| Position | Player | College | Notes |
| CB | Conroy Black | Utah | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, waived on August 28 |
| LB | Kaelin Burnett | Nevada | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31, added to practice squad on September 2 |
| WR/TE | Derek Carrier | Beloit | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31 |
| WR | Brandon Carswell | USC | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31, added to practice squad on September 2 |
| CB | Corey Gatewood | Stanford | |
| DT | Raphael Guidry | Kansas State | |
| DT | Dominique Hamilton | Missouri | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31 |
| S | Aaron Henry | Wisconsin | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, cut on August 27 |
| LB | Chad Kilgore | Northwest Missouri | Signed on July 29, waived on August 31, |
| P | Marquette King | Fort Valley State | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, placed on injured reserve on August 31, |
| OT | Dan Knapp | Arizona State | Added to the team roster on May 10, will participate in rookie mini-camp, waived on August 31, |
| LB | Mario Kurn | San Diego | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, placed on injured reserve |
| WR | Thomas Mayo | Cal (PA) | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, cut on August 27 |
| WR | DeAundre Muhammad | Indiana | Signed on July 29, cut on August 27 |
| DE | Darius Nall | UCF | |
| OG | Lucas Nix | Pitt | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp |
| CB | Chaz Powell | Penn State | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp, cut on August 27 |
| WR | Rod Streater | Temple | Added to the team roster on May 10, partook in rookie mini-camp |

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | August 13 | Dallas Cowboys | L 0–3 | 0–1 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 27–31 | 0–2 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 25 | Detroit Lions | W 31–20 | 1–2 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 4 | August 30 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 3–21 | 1–3 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
| 1 | September 10 | San Diego Chargers | L 14–22 | 0–1 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 2 | September 16 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–35 | 0–2 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–31 | 1–2 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 4 | September 30 | at Denver Broncos | L 6–37 | 1–3 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | October 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20–23 | 1–4 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 26–23 (OT) | 2–4 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 8 | October 28 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 26–16 | 3–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 32–42 | 3–5 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 10 | November 11 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 20–55 | 3–6 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 18 | New Orleans Saints | L 17–38 | 3–7 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 12 | November 25 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–34 | 3–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 2 | Cleveland Browns | L 17–20 | 3–9 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | Denver Broncos | L 13–26 | 3–10 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 15–0 | 4–10 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 16 | December 23 | at Carolina Panthers | L 6–17 | 4–11 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 30 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–24 | 4–12 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 61,896
* Referee: Jim Core
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Rachel Nichols
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 51-yard field goal, 4:56. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:55.
SD – Nate Kaeding 23-yard field goal, 1:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:56.
Second quarter
SD – Malcom Floyd 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:10. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 8:06.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 19-yard field goal, 0:04. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 3:06.
Third quarter
SD – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 6:01. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:42.
SD – Nate Kaeding 19-yard field goal, 1:49. Chargers 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:31.
Fourth quarter
SD – Nate Kaeding 41-yard field goal, 12:48. Chargers 19–6. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:02.
SD – Nate Kaeding 45-yard field goal, 5:06. Chargers 22–6. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 4:46.
OAK – Rod Streater 2-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Carson Palmer-Rod Streater pass), 0:54. Chargers 22–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.
Top passers
SD – Philip Rivers – 24/33, 231 yards, TD
OAK – Carson Palmer – 32/46, 297 yards, TD
Top rushers
SD – Eddie Royal – 2 rushes, 12 yards
OAK – Darren McFadden – 15 rushes, 32 yards
Top receivers
SD – Malcom Floyd – 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
OAK – Darren McFadden – 13 receptions, 86 yards :
With the loss, the Raiders began their season 0–1.

#### Week 2: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 54,245
* Referee: Mike Shepherd
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
Game information :
First quarter
MIA – Ryan Tannehill 2-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:19. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:41.
OAK – Mike Goodson 64-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 3:17.
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 0:46. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:47.
Third quarter
MIA – Reggie Bush 23-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 7:57. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:37.
MIA – Reggie Bush 65-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 3:52. Dolphins 21–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:22.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 27-yard field goal, 14:50. Dolphins 21–13. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:25.
MIA – Anthony Fasano 14-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Dan Carpenter kick), 11:45. Dolphins 28–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:05.
MIA – Lamar Miller 15-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:06. Dolphins 35–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.
Top passers
OAK – Carson Palmer – 24/48, 373 yards, TD, INT
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 18/30, 200 yards, TD
Top rushers
OAK – Darren McFadden – 11 rushes, 22 yards
MIA – Reggie Bush – 26 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
OAK – Brandon Myers – 6 receptions, 86 yards
MIA – Brian Hartline – 9 receptions, 111 yards :
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 0–2.

#### Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 62,373
* Referee: David White
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Heath Miller 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 11:33. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:01.
OAK – Darren McFadden 64-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:00.
PIT – Heath Miller 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 3:49. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:44.
Second quarter
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:54. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:26.
PIT – Shaun Suisham 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 1:54.
Third quarter
PIT – Mike Wallace 22-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 11:40. Steelers 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:20.
OAK – Richard Gordon 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:35. Steelers 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:05.
PIT – Antonio Brown 11-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:31. Steelers 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 5:05.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Denarius Moore 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:13. Steelers 31–28. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 32-yard field goal, 6:30. Tied 31–31. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:15.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 34–31. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:43.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 36/49, 384 yards, 4 TD
OAK – Carson Palmer – 24/34, 209 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Isaac Redman – 9 rushes, 27 yards
OAK – Darren McFadden – 18 rushes, 113 yards, TD
Top receivers
PIT – Mike Wallace – 8 receptions, 123 yards, TD
OAK – Brandon Myers – 4 receptions, 55 yards :
With the win, the Raiders improved to 1–2. The Pittsburgh Steelers would end up being the only AFC North team Oakland defeated during the 2012 season.

#### Week 4: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Broncos | 10 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 37 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 76,787
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Joel Dreessen 22-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 10:32. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:28.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 38-yard field goal, 6:47. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:45.
DEN – Matt Prater 21-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:47.
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 24-yard field goal, 0:22. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:52.
Third quarter
DEN – Eric Decker 17-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 10:08. Broncos 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:51.
DEN – Willis McGahee 2-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 7:30. Broncos 24–6. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:47.
DEN – Lance Ball 14-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 3:46. Broncos 31–6. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:36.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 12:56. Broncos 34–6. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:49.
DEN – Matt Prater 53-yard field goal, 3:43. Broncos 37–6. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 7:17.
Top passers
OAK – Carson Palmer – 19/34, 202 yards
DEN – Peyton Manning – 30/38, 338 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
OAK – Darren McFadden – 13 rushes, 34 yards
DEN – Willis McGahee – 19 rushes, 112 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Denarius Moore – 4 receptions, 71 yards
DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 5 receptions, 103 yards :
With the loss, the Raiders went into their bye week at 1–3.

#### Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 69,383
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 52-yard field goal, 0:24. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:24.
Second quarter
ATL – Roddy White 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 9:51. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:33.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 22-yard field goal, 4:11. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:40.
OAK – Denarius Moore 25-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:50. Raiders 13–7. Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:54.
Third quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 41-yard field goal, 5:06. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:29.
ATL – Matt Bryant 20-yard field goal, 2:31. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:53.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Asante Samuel 79-yard interception return (Matt Bryant kick), 2:40. Falcons 20–13.
OAK – Darren McFadden 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:40. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:00.
ATL – Matt Bryant 55-yard field goal, 0:01. Falcons 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 0:39.
Top passers
OAK – Carson Palmer – 23/33, 353 yards, TD, INT
ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/37, 249 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Darren McFadden – 27 rushes, 70 yards, TD
ATL – Michael Turner – 11 rushes, 33 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Denarius Moore – 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD
ATL – Roddy White – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD :
With the surprising loss, the Raiders fell to 1–4.

#### Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Raiders | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 51,634
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 41-yard field goal, 6:13. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:44.
JAX – Cecil Shorts 42-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 3:24. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:44.
Second quarter
JAX – Rashad Jennings 5-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 11:34. Jaguars 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:46.
JAX – Josh Scobee 50-yard field goal, 5:57. Jaguars 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:55.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 33-yard field goal, 0:34. Jaguars 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 3:55.
Third quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 40-yard field goal, 10:42. Jaguars 20–6. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:49.
OAK – Denarius Moore 8-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 6:01. Jaguars 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:41.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 45-yard field goal, 12:40. Jaguars 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 2:03.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 6:52. Jaguars 23–16. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:48.
OAK – Carson Palmer 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:34. Tied 23–23. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 2:57.
Overtime
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 12:54. Raiders 26–23. Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:37.
Top passers
JAX – Blaine Gabbert – 8/12, 110 yards, TD
OAK – Carson Palmer – 26/46, 296 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Rashad Jennings – 21 rushes, 44 yards, TD
OAK – Darren McFadden – 19 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Cecil Shorts – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 4 receptions, 85 yards :
With the win, the Raiders improved to 2–4.

#### Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 74,730
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 36-yard field goal, 9:51. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:43.
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 35-yard field goal, 14:44. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:43.
KC – Ryan Succop 30-yard field goal, 10:21. Raiders 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:23.
KC – Ryan Succop 42-yard field goal, 4:12. Tied 6–6. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:34.
OAK – Denarius Moore 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:49. Raiders 13–6. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:50.
Third quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 29-yard field goal, 13:58. Raiders 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:54.
KC – Ryan Succop 52-yard field goal, 8:40. Raiders 16–9. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:18.
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey 32-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 5:40. Raiders 23–9. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:00.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 32-yard field goal, 8:14. Raiders 26–9. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:47.
KC – Dexter McCluster 10-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Ryan Succop kick), 2:27. Raiders 26–16. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:42.
Top passers
OAK – Carson Palmer – 14/28, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Matt Cassel – 20/30, 218 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Darren McFadden – 29 rushes, 114 yards
KC – Matt Cassel – 7 rushes, 35 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Denarius Moore – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
KC – Dwayne Bowe – 3 receptions, 65 yards :
With the win, the Raiders improved to 3–4.

#### Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
| Raiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 52,055
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 29-yard field goal, 0:45. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:08.
Second quarter
TB – Vincent Jackson 20-yard pass from Josh Freeman (Connor Barth kick), 12:54. Buccaneers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:51.
OAK – Rod Streater 25-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:20. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
TB – Doug Martin 45-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 12:09. Buccaneers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:51.
TB – Mike Williams 4-yard pass from Josh Freeman (Connor Barth kick), 7:12. Buccaneers 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:26.
TB – Doug Martin 67-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 2:15. Buccaneers 28–10. Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:52.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Brandon Myers 4-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:11. Buccaneers 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:04.
TB – Doug Martin 70-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 13:51. Buccaneers 35–17. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:20.
OAK – Brandon Myers 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:48. Buccaneers 35–24. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:03.
OAK – Marcel Reece 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Carson Palmer-Juron Criner pass), 3:51. Buccaneers 35–32. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:52.
TB – Doug Martin 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 1:49. Buccaneers 42–32. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:38.
Top passers
TB – Josh Freeman – 18/30, 247 yards, 2 TD
OAK – Carson Palmer – 39/61, 414 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
TB – Doug Martin – 25 rushes, 251 yards, 4 TD
OAK – Darren McFadden – 7 rushes, 17 yards
Top receivers
TB – Vincent Jackson – 2 receptions, 84 yards, TD
OAK – Marcel Reece – 8 receptions, 95 yards, TD :
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 3–5.

#### Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Ravens | 10 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 71,339
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 48-yard field goal, 8:49. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:04.
BAL – Joe Flacco 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 3:15. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:56.
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 21-yard field goal, 10:02. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:25.
BAL – Dennis Pitta 5-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 7:49. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:13.
BAL – Justin Tucker 34-yard field goal, 3:16. Ravens 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:52.
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey 55-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:37. Ravens 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:39.
BAL – Ray Rice 7-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 0:24. Ravens 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:13.
Third quarter
BAL – Torrey Smith 47-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 13:42. Ravens 34–10. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:18.
OAK – Denarius Moore 30-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:31. Ravens 34–17. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:11.
BAL – Torrey Smith 20-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 9:20. Ravens 41–17. Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:07.
BAL – Sam Koch 7-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 5:40. Ravens 48–17. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:04.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 47-yard field goal, 12:47. Ravens 48–20. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:41.
BAL – Jacoby Jones 105-yard kickoff return (Justin Tucker kick), 12:34. Ravens 55–20.
Top passers
OAK – Carson Palmer – 29/45, 368 yards, 2 TD, INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 21/33, 341 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Marcel Reece – 13 rushes, 48 yards
BAL – Ray Rice – 13 rushes, 35 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Denarius Moore – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD
BAL – Dennis Pitta – 5 receptions, 67 yards, TD :
With the huge loss, the Raiders fell to 3–6.

#### Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 56,880
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 7:53. Saints 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:02.
NO – Malcolm Jenkins 55-yard interception return (Garrett Hartley kick), 4:06. Saints 14–0.
Second quarter
OAK – Brandon Myers 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 4:10. Saints 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 2:17.
NO – Lance Moore 38-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 0:48. Saints 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:22.
Third quarter
NO – Mark Ingram 27-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 14:43. Saints 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:17.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 10:22. Saints 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:21.
NO – Lance Moore 15-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 3:26. Saints 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:46.
Fourth quarter
NO – Garrett Hartley 47-yard field goal, 10:28. Saints 38–10. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:26.
OAK – Juron Criner 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 4:00. Saints 38–17. Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 2:03.
Top passers
NO – Drew Brees – 20/27, 219 yards, 3 TD
OAK – Carson Palmer – 22/40, 312 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NO – Mark Ingram – 12 rushes, 67 yards, TD
OAK – Marcel Reece – 19 rushes, 103 yards
Top receivers
NO – Marques Colston – 4 receptions, 69 yards
OAK – Marcel Reece – 4 receptions, 90 yards :
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 3–7.

#### Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Bengals | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 56,503
* Referee: Alberto Riveron
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:12. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:19.
CIN – Mohamed Sanu 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:59. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:28.
Second quarter
CIN – Mohamed Sanu 5-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 7:28. Bengals 21–0. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 5:58.
CIN – Mike Nugent 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:08.
Third quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 55-yard field goal, 10:28. Bengals 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 3:32.
OAK – Denarius Moore 20-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:21. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 3:08.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 20-yard field goal, 12:29. Bengals 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:23.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 7-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:39. Bengals 34–10. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 5:11.
Top passers
OAK – Carson Palmer – 19/34, 146 yards, TD, INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 16/30, 210 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
OAK – Marcel Reece – 15 rushes, 74 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 19 rushes, 129 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Jeremy Stewart – 6 receptions, 37 yards
CIN – A. J. Green – 3 receptions, 111 yards :
The Raiders' loss drops their record to 3–8 and secures them their tenth consecutive non-winning campaign. This was Carson Palmer's first game against his former team, the Bengals, who he played for 8 years from 2003 to 2010.

#### Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Raiders | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 2
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy skies
* Game attendance: 43,641
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker (blacked out locally)
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CLE – Phil Dawson 41-yard field goal, 12:59. Browns 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:27.
CLE – Josh Gordon 44-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Phil Dawson kick), 10:25. Browns 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:49.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 51-yard field goal, 4:28. Browns 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:44.
Third quarter
CLE – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 9:51. Browns 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:09.
OAK – Rod Streater 64-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:17. Browns 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:41.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Trent Richardson 3-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 3:27. Browns 20–10. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 6:06.
OAK – Brandon Myers 17-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:01. Browns 20–17. Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 3:26.
Top passers
CLE – Brandon Weeden – 25/36, 364 yards, TD, 2 INT
OAK – Carson Palmer – 34/54, 351 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
CLE – Trent Richardson – 20 rushes, 72 yards, TD
OAK – Jeremy Stewart – 9 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD
OAK – Brandon Myers – 14 receptions, 130 yards, TD :
With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 3–9 and have therefore been eliminated from playoff contention. This would become the first road victory for the Cleveland Browns since Week 2 of the 2011 season, and the first television blackout for the Raiders since Week 16 of the 2010 season.

#### Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 6
* Game time: 5:20 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy skies
* Game attendance: 53,807
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Joel Dreessen 6-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 10:30. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:30.
DEN – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 5:09. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:42.
Second quarter
DEN – Matt Prater 34-yard field goal, 13:39. Broncos 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:14.
OAK – Darren McFadden 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:59. Broncos 13–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:33.
Third quarter
DEN – Matt Prater 20-yard field goal, 7:30. Broncos 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 5:03.
DEN – Knowshon Moreno 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 5:07. Broncos 23–7. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:38.
DEN – Matt Prater 33-yard field goal, 0:19. Broncos 26–7. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:18.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey 56-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed), 5:36. Broncos 26–13. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:50.
Top passers
DEN – Peyton Manning – 26/36, 310 yards, TD
OAK – Carson Palmer – 19/30, 273 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 32 rushes, 119 yards, TD
OAK – Darren McFadden – 11 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Eric Decker – 8 receptions, 88 yards
OAK – Rod Streater – 4 receptions, 100 yards :
With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 3–10.

#### Week 15: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raiders | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 51,446
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 20-yard field goal, 1:44. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:52.
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 50-yard field goal, 10:19. Raiders 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:46.
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 57-yard field goal, 0:00. Raiders 9–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 30-yard field goal, 6:41. Raiders 12–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 7:25.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 41-yard field goal, 13:27. Raiders 15–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:04.
Top passers
KC – Brady Quinn – 18/32, 136 yards, INT
OAK – Carson Palmer – 18/29, 182 yards
Top rushers
KC – Jamaal Charles – 9 rushes, 10 yards
OAK – Darren McFadden – 30 rushes, 110 yards
Top receivers
KC – Dexter McCluster – 7 receptions, 59 yards
OAK – Rod Streater – 5 receptions, 62 yards :
The Raiders pitched a shutout for the first time since Week 17 of the 2002 Season against the Chiefs. With the win, the Raiders improved to 4–10 and avoided last place in the AFC West by virtue of a head-to-head sweep over the Chiefs (2–12).

#### Week 16: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: December 23
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 73,026
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
Game information :
First quarter
CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 23-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 3:12. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 5:02.
Second quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 21-yard field goal, 6:25. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:07.
CAR – Cam Newton 3-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 0:17. Panthers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:04.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 31-yard field goal, 13:18. Panthers 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 5 yards, 1:42.
CAR – Graham Gano 51-yard field goal, 2:46. Panthers 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:22.
Top passers
OAK – Matt Leinart – 16/32, 115 yards, INT
CAR – Cam Newton – 18/29, 179 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
OAK – Darren McFadden – 17 rushes, 33 yards
CAR – Cam Newton – 12 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Top receivers
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 2 receptions, 38 yards
CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 53 yards :
With the loss, the Raiders dropped their record to 4–11. The Raiders were swept by the NFC South.

#### Week 17: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Chargers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 30
* Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 66,486
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Micheal Spurlock 99-yard kickoff return (Nick Novak kick), 14:48. Chargers 7–0.
SD – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 4:11. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:20.
Second quarter
OAK – Darrius Heyward-Bey 9-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:11. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:00.
SD – Antonio Gates 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 2:48. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 9:23.
Third quarter
SD – Danario Alexander 34-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 4:59. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 2:11.
Fourth quarter
OAK – Terrelle Pryor 3-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 7:43. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 5:19.
OAK – Denarius Moore 5-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:52. Chargers 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:53.
Top passers
OAK – Terrelle Pryor – 13/28, 150 yards, 2 TD, INT
SD – Philip Rivers – 13/17, 151 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
OAK – Darren McFadden – 19 rushes, 57 yards
SD – Jackie Battle – 19 rushes, 37 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Rod Streater – 4 receptions, 77 yards
SD – Eddie Royal – 4 receptions, 61 yards :
With the loss, the Raiders finished the season with a 4–12 record. They were swept by the Chargers for the first time since 2009.

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Denver Broncos | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 10–2 | 481 | 289 | W11 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 350 | 350 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 290 | 443 | L2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 0–12 | 211 | 425 | L4 |