In the end, it all came down to this: Just win, baby.
A day after Raiders owner Al Davis passed away at the age of 82, his beloved team – many players and coaches still shaken by the news of his passing – held on to beat the Houston Texans 25-20 at Reliant Stadium Sunday.
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It wasn’t dominating Raiders football from the bygone eras of Lamonica or Stabler or Plunkett, and it wasn’t a win built by the “vertical game” Davis so loved.
Instead, it was a victory built on a series of minor miracles that simply would not allow a Raiders loss on this day.
It was Michael Huff intercepting Matt Schaub in his own end zone on the final play of the game, after the Texans had moved to the Oakland 5-yard line.
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