By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-With the playoffs long gone, the Oakland Raiders have been playing with over the last four weeks with pride.

In three of those games, the Raiders defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, the San Francisco 49ers and now the Buffalo Bills.

Derek Carr threw two touchdowns, and veteran kicker Sebastian Janikowski kicked four field goals and the Raiders made it three straight home wins with a 26-24 victory over the Bills before a crowd of 53,436 at the Coliseum.

With the victory, the Raiders eliminated the Bills from the playoff race in the AFC and won their third game in their last four games.

This is the 15th consecutive year that the Bills will miss the playoffs with their playoff game coming in the “Music City Miracle” game against the Tennessee Titans in January of 2000.

The Raiders have the second longest non-playoff appearance streak, as they last made the playoffs after the 2002 season, when they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego.

Carr went 17-for-34 for 214 yards and those two touchdowns against one of the top defenses in the NFL.

James Jones was on the receiving end of Carr’s first touchdown pass just four seconds into the second quarter, and his second and final touchdown of the game came with 2:51 remaining in the game, as he found fullback Jamize Olawale from one yard out that essentially clinched the game for the Raiders.

The Bills would not give up, as Kyle Orton found Robert Woods for a 30-yard touchdown pass that cut the Raiders lead down to just two with 1:09 remaining in the game; however Jordan Gay’s onside kick was recovered by Charles Woodson to end the game.

Orton and the Bills opened the scoring in the first quarter, as he found rookie sensation Sammie Watkins for a 42-yard touchdown pass.

The Bills failed to capitalize on the Raiders second successive three-and-out, as Orton’s pass was intercepted by Woodson, it was the 60th career interception by the future Hall-of-Famer.

On the afternoon, Orton went 32-for-49 for 329 yards passing with three touchdown passes and two interceptions.

Latavius Murray carried the ball a team high 23 times and gained 86 yards on the ground, while Darren McFadden carried the ball nine times for 54 yards, including a 25-yarder that setup Carr’s second and final touchdown pass to Olawale.

The Raiders rush defense held the Bills to just 13 yards rushing on 13 carries.