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Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders

Final · Kickoff

2007 Regular season · Week 1 · McAfee Coliseum

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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DETDetroit Lions36Away
OAKOakland Raiders21Home
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Lions beat Raiders 36–21 in 2007 Week 1

The Detroit Lions beat the Oakland Raiders 36–21 on the road at McAfee Coliseum in Week 1 of the 2007 regular season on September 9, 2007.

The result moved the Lions to 1–0 and dropped the Raiders to 0–1. The Lions finished 2007 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Raiders finished 2007 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 23–13 on November 2, 2003. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 28–27 on December 18, 2011.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Lions lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2003 Full series history

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