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Cleveland, OH
QB Brian Hoyer — Is 19 of 28 passing (67.9 percent) for 275 yards and a TD with no turnovers and a 111.5 passer rating.
Browns defense — Despite allowing 387 total yards, the unit keeps the Raiders out of the end zone for the first 59 minutes, 53 seconds and has three sacks (all by linebacker Paul Kruger) and forces three turnovers.
WR Andrew Hawkins — Has 88 receiving yards on seven catches and a touchdown. Holmes' 4-yard scoring catch 43 seconds into the final quarter pushes the Browns' advantage to 15-6.
WR Andre Holmes — Has five catches for 69 yards and a TD. His 10-yard scoring reception with 7 seconds left accounts for the Oakland touchdown.
TE Mychal Rivera — Contributes seven catches for 83 yards.
The Browns (4-3) score 17 points off of three Raiders' turnovers. The Raiders limit the Browns (4-3) to 2 of 12 on third-down tries. Through the first six games this season, Oakland allowed opponents to convert a league-worst 52.9 percent of third-down tries. The Raiders have only 71 rushing yards on 22 tries against the Browns. Cleveland entered the game ranked 32nd (dead last) against the run, allowing 155.5 yards per game. The Browns' Billy Cundiff is 3 for 3 on field-goal tries from 52, 33 and 26 yards while the Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski hits field-goal attempts from 46 and 38 yards.
Raiders' interim coach Tony Sparano
"You're not always going to win, and it's not always going to be pretty. But sometimes you have to win the game that way, and we were able to, and it took a total team effort."
Browns QB Brian Hoyer
“You could tell in the past three games, same result, but it’s a different team. We’re not the same team, it’s not just a flat feeling in the sideline. It’s not just a feeling of, ‘Oh here we go again.’ It’s a different mindset.”
Raiders QB Derek Carr
3: Raiders turnovers, including lost fumbles by Derek Carr and Darren McFadden. 16: Consecutive Raiders losses in the Eastern time zone since the 2009 season. Oakland also dropped games this season in the ETZ to the New York Jets (19-14) and New England (16-9) 39: Cleveland rushing yards against Oakland, which entered the game ranked 29th against the run (145.3 yards per game)
The Browns are 4-3 for the first time since the 2007 season. With the victory over Oakland, Cleveland equals its 2013 win total.
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