Raiders suffer collapse

Less than a week after allowing just 38 yards on the ground in a season- opening win over Denver on Monday night, the Raiders’ defense was shredded by a Buffalo rushing game that accounted for 217 of the Bills’ 481 total yards in their 38-35 comeback win.

The Raiders (1-1) blew an 18- point first-half lead.

"They did a good job of scheming us and running the right plays at the right time, but there wasn’t a whole lot that we did good out there in the second half,” Seymour said. "We didn’t make the plays that we needed to. Our offense did a good job scoring points, but we didn’t help them out.”

Despite Buffalo’s five straight touchdown drives in the second half, Oakland still had a chance to wrestle away a win. But Da’Norris Searcy snagged the ball from Moore in the end zone as time expired.

Referee Mike Carey returned to a near-empty stadium to review the final play and determine whether Searcy had intercepted Campbell’s pass. It turns out there was miscommunication between officials, as Carey was informed the replay booth had already reviewed the play and ruled it an interception. "We’re the Raiders — you think we’re going to get that call?” Seymour asked matter-of-factly.

Ultimately, a blown coverage blew away Oakland’s chance to start a season 2-0 for the first time since 2002. That was the last time the Raiders qualified for the playoffs, eventually falling to Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl.

On David Nelson’s winning 6- yard touchdown catch with 14 seconds left, the Raiders secondary left Nelson wide open in the middle of the field. "Basically it was trying to do someone else’s job,” Oakland defensive back Chris Johnson said. "You have to be on the same page.”

Two plays prior, Johnson had a chance to ice it when he had the ball in his hands in the end zone with an apparent interception, but Buffalo receiver Donald Jones knocked it away.

Campbell went 23 of 33 for 323 yards and two scores.

"We need to finish better,” he said. "When you’re up 21-3, you have to sustain leads, especially when you’re on the road.”

Fred Jackson scored twice and had 117 yards rushing, and Ryan Fitzpatrick finished 28 of 46 for 264 yards and three touchdowns for the Bills.

The Raiders (1-1) couldn’t overcome a short week while playing their second straight road game. Darren McFadden scored twice, and Moore had five catches for 146 yards and a touchdown — a 50-yarder with 3:41 left to give Oakland a 35-31 lead.

"It was up and down all day,” Fitzpatrick said. "We started slow on offense, but once we got that thing rolling, every time we had the ball we were going to score a touchdown.”

Oakland appeared well in control after scoring on each of its final three drives of the first half, capped by Campbell’s 1- yard plunge.