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Seattle, WA
RB Marshawn Lynch — Has 123 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns. Lynch has 67 rushing yards on 21 carries and 76 receiving yards on five catches. The former Cal star scores on runs of 3 and 5 yards during the first half to help the Seahawks build a 24-3 lead.
LB Bruce Irvin — Returns a Derek Carr interception 35 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first quarter, giving Seattle a 14-3 advantage.
K Steven Hauschka — Is 3-for-3 on field gold attempts from 34, 30 and 40 yards.
WR Brice Butler — Recovers a blocked punt by Oakland's Denico Autry in the end zone early in the third quarter for the Raiders' first touchdown.
LB Sio Moore — Has a sack and 11 total tackles (8 solo).
With the loss, Oakland is assured of a 12th straight season without a winning record. The Raiders have not had a winning record since 2002, when they were 12-4 and advanced to Super Bowl XXXVII. The Seahawks (5-3) are 20-2 their last 22 games (counting playoffs) at CenturyLink Field. The Raiders' Derek Carr is is 24 of 41 passing for 194 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions and a 66.5 passer rating. Seattle's Russell Wilson is 17 of 35 passing for 179 yards and a 63.3 passer rating. The Raiders have only 37 rushing yards on 18 carries (2.1 yards per rush) compared to Seattle's 149 rushing yards on 38 attempts (3.9 yards per rush). The Seahawks' Richard Sherman gets his first interception of the season when he picks off a Derek Carr pass during the second quarter.
Raiders QB Derek Carr
"I don't think I played well at all for whatever reason. Usually I know why something was off ... but I just felt like I was in it and whatever I was trying to do didn't work."
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson
21-6: Oakland scoring advantage against Seattle during the second half. 48.6: Completion percentage for the Seahawks' Russell Wilson, who is 17 of 35 passing against the Raiders. It is just the fifth time in Wilson's NFL career he has a 50 percent or less completion percentage.
Oakland's Denico Autry blocked Jon Ryan's punt on the first possession of the second half and the Raiders' Brice Butler recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. It was the first punt block for a touchdown against the Seahawks since 2003 and the second for the Raiders in the past two seasons.
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