Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Oakland 16, Kansas City 13
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 24, 2011
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 38°
Head Official: Mike Carey
Attendance: 70803

Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 36-yard field goal with 12:47 left in overtime and the Oakland Raiders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 16-13 victory over the host Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.

The Raiders (8-7) snapped a three-game losing streak and can win the AFC West with a victory over San Diego next week, coupled with a Kansas City win at Denver.

Oakland forced overtime when Richard Seymour blocked Ryan Succop’s 50-yard field goal attempt on the final play of regulation for his second block of the game.

Carson Palmer threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Denarius Moore in the third quarter to give the Raiders a 10-6 lead.

After Janikowski’s 31-yard field goal with 2:57 remaining put the Raiders ahead 13-6, Kansas City’s Kyle Orton connected with Dwayne Bowe for a 3-yard score with 1:02 remaining to tie the game.

The Chiefs (6-9), who have lost six straight against the Raiders at home, were eliminated from playoff contention.

Palmer finished 16 of 26 for 237 yards; Orton was 21 of 36 for 300 yards. Each threw two interceptions.

Oakland appeared to take a 10-3 lead midway through the second quarter when Brandon Myers took a shovel pass from holder Shane Lechler and ran 36 yards for a touchdown on a fake field goal. A delay-of-game penalty nullified the score, though, and Janikowski ultimately missed from 59 yards when his kick hit the crossbar.

Succop tied a club record with his 22nd straight field goal, a 23-yarder to make it 3-3. The streak ended, though, when his 49-yard attempt was blocked by Seymour on the last play of the first half.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Oakland   Kansas City
Michael Bush Player Jackie Battle
23 Attempts 14
70 Yards 56
3.0 Avg Yards 4.0
0 Touchdowns 0
11 Long 9
Receiving
Oakland   Kansas City
Denarius Moore Player Dexter McCluster
4 Receptions 5
94 Yards 89
23.5 Avg Yards 17.8
1 Touchdowns 0
61 Long 49
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Oakland 308 71 237 1 3 2 0.0 0
Kansas City 435 135 300 1 2 2 0.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game at home against San Diego. The Raiders have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.