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2005 Regular season · Week 7 · 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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Raiders beat Bills 38–17 in 2005 Week 7

The Oakland Raiders beat the Buffalo Bills 38–17 at home at McAfee Coliseum in Week 7 of the 2005 regular season on October 23, 2005.

The result moved the Raiders to 2–4 and dropped the Bills to 3–4. The Bills finished 2005 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Raiders finished 2005 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Raiders’ 38 points were their most in any game of 2005.

In their previous meeting, the Oakland Raiders won 13–10 on September 19, 2004. When they met again, the Buffalo Bills won 24–23 on September 21, 2008.

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 Raiders lead the series 4–0 after meeting No. 4 since 1999 Full series history

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