ALAMEDA _ A little more than a year after his breakout game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Latavius Murray wasn’t interested in rehashing history.

“I’m not really thinking about that,” Murray said Tuesday of a 112-yard starting debut that included a 90-yard touchdown run. “It’s a whole new year and last year has nothing to do with what’s going to go on Sunday.”

True enough.

Those Raiders were 0-10 before breaking through that Thursday night in a 24-20 win, in part because they finally committed to their second-year back out of Central Florida.

These Raiders are 5-6 and still alive in the race for an AFC wild card berth. Murray, the AFC’s second-leading rusher with 764 yards on 179 carries, is looking to get the Raiders’ running game back on track to provide a complement for quarterback Derek Carr and an explosive passing game.

In breaking a three-game losing streak against the Tennessee Titans, Murray had 59 yards on 22 carries and the Raiders trudged for 84 yards on 30 attempts. The Raiders were physical and Murray ran hard enough, but without the payoff in yards.

“It may not be the 4-, 12- or 20-yard runs, but you’re getting some first downs, and you’re moving the ball enough so Derek can drop back and throw it,” Murray said. “You’re doing what you need to do, but you want more.”

The Titans, one of the NFL’s top pass rushing teams, sacked Carr only once. Kansas City, which comes with two outside threats in Justin Houston and Tamba Hali, poses an even more formidable threat.

“We didn’t run as well as we’d like,” Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. “The Chiefs are a very difficult challenge.”

The Raiders have gained 220 yards and averaged 3.1 per carry over the past three games, as contrasted to 76 carries, 387 yards and a 5.1 average in games against San Diego, the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Murray missed a game after a concussion in the Chiefs win last season and gained 424 yards. He held off all comers during training camp, including free agent signing Trent Richardson, to seize the role as lead back.

The former sixth-round draft pick agrees with Del Rio’s contention that, particularly against Tennessee, the Raiders were close to breaking more runs.

“We were running hard, we were physical, but maybe not as efficient as we wanted to be,” Murray said.

Left guard Gabe Jackson agreed with Del Rio’s contention that all that is missing is a well-placed combination block, a downfield block or a proper read by the runner to get the yardage figures back to where they were a month ago.

“When we’re on, we’re on,” Jackson said. “We’ve just got to do it more often and be consistent with it. It’s not like we’re off by a large margin. It’s only little things here and there that we can fix.”

As it stands, Murray is in line to become the Raiders 11th runner to gain 1,000 yards in a season and the first since Darren McFadden in 2011 (1,157 yards).

At 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, Murray been durable enough to play all 11 games although he injured a shoulder in Week 4, had a concussion in Week 9 and is susceptible to the wear and tear that goes with a position that exacts a considerable physical toll.

“I feel good. I feel fine,” Murray said. “It’s a grind, and it’s not going to be pretty sometimes. But I’m taking care of my body and am ready to go each week.”

— Linebacker Colton Underwood, who has spent time with the San Diego Chargers, was signed to the practice squad and wide receiver/punt return specialist DeAndre Carter was released. The New York Giants signed tackle Adam Gettis off the Raiders practice squad.