SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 2, 2014
Seahawks 30, Raiders 24: Marshawn Lynch ran for a pair of touchdowns as Seattle continued its winning ways at home while keeping Oakland in search of its first victory.
Bruce Irvin scored on an interception return and Steven Hauschka kicked three field goals for the Seahawks (5-3), who have won 20 of their last 22 home games - including playoffs. Russell Wilson threw for 179 yards on 17-of-35 and ran for another 31 while Lynch caught five passes for a team-leading 76 yards.
Rookie Derek Carr completed 24-of-41 passes for 194 yards with two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions for the Raiders (0-8), who have suffered 14 consecutive losses dating to last season. Tight end Mychal Rivera made eight catches for 38 yards and two TDs while Darren McFadden led an abysmal rushing attack with 20 yards on 13 carries as Oakland scored more than 14 points for just the second time this season.
Sebastian Janikowski gave Oakland the lead with a 48-yard field goal less than six minutes into the game before Seattle scored 24 straight points to seemingly take control. Lynch began the uprising with a 3-yard TD run with 4:07 left in the first and Irvin made it 14-3 by picking off Carr and running 35 yards on the final play of the quarter.
Hauschka booted a 34-yard field goal early in the second and Lynch ran for a 5-yard score with less than a minute remaining to cap the outburst. The Raiders got within seven in the third quarter on a blocked-punt recovery in the end zone by Brice Butler and Carr's 1-yard TD toss to Rivera, but Hauschka converted a pair of kicks in the fourth to create a deficit Oakland could not overcome.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Raiders have not gotten into the win column since Nov. 17, when they posted a 28-23 triumph at Houston. ... Lynch doubled his rushing touchdown total from the previous six games but barely eclipsed his average of 62 yards on the ground over that span, gaining 67 on 21 carries. ... Oakland got within six points on Rivera's second TD catch with 1:52 left in the fourth quarter, but Janikowski failed to come up with his first successful onside kick since 2008.