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Bills-Raiders Capsule

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BUFFALO (8-6) vs. OAKLAND (2-12)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS

OPENING LINE - Bills by 5 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Buffalo 8-6, Oakland 7-7

SERIES RECORD - Tied 19-19

LAST MEETING - Bills beat Raiders 38-35, Sept. 18, 2011

LAST WEEK - Bills beat Packers 21-13; Raiders lost to Chiefs 31-13

AP PRO32 RANKING - Bills No. 13, Raiders No. 28

BILLS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (23), PASS (19).

BILLS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (5).

RAIDERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (32), PASS (24).

RAIDERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (25), PASS (8).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bills won last two meetings with go-ahead scores in final seconds in 2011 and `08. ... Buffalo has lost last seven games in Oakland since winning in 1966. ... Bills stand second in NFL with 30 takeaways. Raiders tied for last with 11. ... With win, Bills would have first winning season since 2004. ... Buffalo QB Kyle Orton lost last four starts vs. Oakland but threw for at least 300 yards in past two meetings. ... Bills lead NFL with 49 sacks and are only team with three players (Mario Williams, Marcell Dareus, Jerry Hughes) with at least nine. ... Buffalo has seven INTs and no TD passes allowed in past four games. ... Bills allowed 2.8 yards per carry and no touchdowns rushing first six games; 5.0 per carry and 10 TDs rushing past eight games. ... Raiders rookie QB Derek Carr needs 102 yards passing to reach 3,000 for season. ... Oakland's Mychal Rivera ranks second among all TEs with 42 catches since start of Week 7. ... Raiders have scored seven TDs and allowed one in final two minutes of game; have 17 and allowed 42 in first 58 minutes. ...Oakland S Charles Woodson needs one INT to become 11th player with 60 in career.

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