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The Oakland Raiders defeated the Houston Texans for the first time in the Texans’ short history. To accomplish this, the Raiders offense, defense, and special teams all came together and played well. For most of the season, it would be one of the three units would have a really good game, whilst the others had bad games. Yesterday it came together and the Raiders beat a surging Texans team.

In this game, youth was served, as it was young players who carried the team. Mario Henderson at left tackle, Johnnie Lee Higgins and Chaz Schilens at wide receiver, JaMarcus Russell at quarterback, and Darren McFadden at running back. This shows that if the Raiders bring in the proper coaching this offseason, that they can have a potent offense.

The defense had a rough start, but was able to buckle down and have a strong rest of the game. Nnamdi Asomugha and Chris Johnson were able to render Andre Johnson ineffective. Derrick Burgess and Jay Richardson both got to Texan quarterback Matt Schaub. Ultimately, the defense only allowed one touchdown and that includes holding on a goal to go situation inside the 5.

The Raiders close out their season with a trip to Tampa Bay on Sunday to face their former coach and the father of another former coach.

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