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Fast starts turn to slow finishes for Raiders

The Oakland Raiders took the opening kickoff, marched down the field and scored a touchdown. Then the offense stumbled most of the rest of the way in the latest loss in a down season in Oakland.

That's been a pattern that has repeated itself far too often this year. Starting games fast hasn't been a major issue for the Raiders, who are fifth-best in the league this season with 34 points on the opening drive of the game.

Things just seem to go downhill after that, with Oakland's offense sputtering and ranking as the third-worst at scoring with just 1.