Despite their improvement, the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 15 with a loss to the Green Bay Packers at home.
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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.
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, the Browns made a comeback late, but Charles Woodson intercepted Josh McCown's pass in the final minute to seal the win.
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.
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.
Looking to avoid a season-high three-game losing streak, the Raiders visited Detroit to face the 2–7 Lions.
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.
The Raiders started well in Tennessee, taking a 13–6 lead at halftime over the Titans on a touchdown pass from Carr to Crabtree.
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.
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 6-8 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the 14th straight year.