For the record: The Raiders are 2-8, four games behind Denver in the AFC West.
Last game: Lost 17-15 at Miami on a last-second field goal by the Dolphins.
Who’s hot: Johnnie Lee Higgins scored on a 93-yard kickoff return. He has three returns of 40 yards or longer this season.
Who’s not: The Raiders’ offense is struggling and is scoring only 12.8 points per game — worst in the NFL.
Key stat: 0 — number of offensive touchdowns for the Raiders in the past three games.
FYI: The Raiders have scored only 50 points since Tom Cable took over as coach after Lane Kiffin’s dismissal Sept. 30.
Playerspeak: “Sooner or later, we have to put together a total team win. Right now, the defense is playing well, the special teams is coming through. We have to pick up our side of it.” — Oakland running back Justin Fargas, on the team’s offensive struggles
Lindsay H. Jones, The Denver Post
