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Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders

Final · Kickoff

2011 Regular season · Week 15 · O.co 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 Lions28Away
OAKOakland Raiders27Home
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Lions beat Raiders 28–27 in 2011 Week 15

The Detroit Lions beat the Oakland Raiders 28–27 on the road at O.co Coliseum in Week 15 of the 2011 regular season on December 18, 2011. The final margin was a single point.

The result moved the Lions to 9–5 and dropped the Raiders to 7–7. It was the Raiders’ third straight loss. The Lions finished 2011 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Raiders finished 2011 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 36–21 on September 9, 2007. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 18–13 on November 22, 2015.

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 3–0 after meeting No. 3 since 2003 Full series history

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