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Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders

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2008 Regular season · Week 16 · Oakland-Alameda County 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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HOUHouston Texans16Away
OAKOakland Raiders27Home
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Raiders beat Texans 27–16 in 2008 Week 16

The Oakland Raiders beat the Houston Texans 27–16 at home at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Week 16 of the 2008 regular season on December 21, 2008.

The result moved the Raiders to 4–11 and dropped the Texans to 7–8. The Texans finished 2008 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Raiders finished 2008 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 24–17 on November 4, 2007. When they met again, the Houston Texans won 29–6 on October 4, 2009.

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 Texans lead the series 3–1 after meeting No. 4 since 2004 Full series history

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