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Raiders news on Facebook KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Statistical milestones pale in comparison with wins and losses, but the Raiders saw themselves also fall short of a few significant ones. Quarterback Derek Carr finished 13 yards shy of becoming the third 4,000-yard passer in Raiders history. Latavius Murray was surpassed by the New York Jets' Chris Ivory and came up 5 yards shy of the AFC rushing title. And defensive end Khalil Mack was held without a sack to finish one shy of tying Oakland's franchise record and saw the Houston Texans' J.J. Watt overtake him for the NFL sack title. Mack, who finished his second NFL season with 15 sacks, said he had no idea that Watt had delivered a three-sack game in early action Sunday to overtake him. KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 3: Jeremy Maclin #19 of the Kansas City Chiefs catches the first touchdown of the game between Charles Woodson #24 of the Oakland Raiders and teammate T.J. Carrie at Arrowhead Stadium during the first quarter of the game on January 3, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) ( Peter Aiken ) "He got three?" Mack said of Watt, who finished the year with 17﻿1/2. "I didn't know he had three. That's great for him." Any disappointment in not taking home the sack title? "It's disappointing," Mack said, "but it should be more disappointing you didn't get the win. That's what you play the game for." Murray said the shot at the AFC rushing title wasn't on his mind at all. "I wasn't concerned with that at all really," said Murray, who finished with 1,066 yards to Ivory's 1,070. Carr always places team goals over personal goals and said they fell short of what he wanted to achieve. Advertisement "That hurts me because I set some lofty goals, and we didn't meet those this year," Carr said. "We're better this year than we were last year. We're a ton better. It's not even close. I know speaking just from our end, we're a lot better. We're going in the right direction." Carr, who threw his 32nd touchdown pass Sunday, finished two behind Daryle Lamonica's franchise record. His 698 career completions moved him ahead of Andrew Luck for the most by an NFL player through his first two NFL seasons. Wide receiver Amari Cooper also added a milestone with his 72nd reception, moving him ahead of Keenan Allen for the most by a wide receiver 21 or under. There remains the lingering cloud of if this was the franchise's final game as the Oakland Raiders. NFL owners will meet next week in Houston with hopes of deciding if any teams will move to Los Angeles for next season. Murray hopes the Raiders stay put. "I want to stay in Oakland," Murray said. "That's where I was drafted. The fans deserve it. It's not up to me, so we'll see." Left tackle Donald Penn also expressed a love for Oakland but was less committal about his thoughts on where the Raiders should play. "Everybody knows I love Oakland," Penn said. "I grew up a Raiders fan." When pressed on the fact that the team was the Los Angeles Raiders when Penn first rooted for them, he said: "I'm going to leave that as no comment because the last time I commented Raider Nation was at my throat." Coach Jack Del Rio continued to delegate thoughts on the potential move to those above him. "That's not my department and there's people that handle that who will handle that," Del Rio said. Carr had X-rays after the game on his right hand after he injured it in the fourth quarter when it hit a helmet while he followed through on a pass. Carr gave a thumbs up and said, "we're good," regarding the results of the exam. As for the impact of the injury, Carr said, "I guess it kind of hurt some things, but it is what it is. Everybody is playing hurt this time of year." Michael Crabtree caught his career-high tying ninth touchdown pass of the year, matching his total from 2012 with the 49ers. The Chiefs wanted a penalty on the play for Crabtree pushing off rookie cornerback and Oakland native Marcus Peters, who fell after Crabtree put a hand on his shoulder. Crabtree celebrated the touchdown by tossing the ball in the air and said he enjoyed scoring on Peters. "I was just tired of the No. 22 (Peters) talking noise like he was that great," Crabtree said. "So, we just went deep on him for six. He was mad after that. He's a good football player. Competition." David Amerson's 24-yard interception return for a touchdown was the Raiders' first defensive score since Week 17 of last season when Keith McGill scored on an 18-yard fumble return. But Amerson picked up a penalty on the play for taunting when he pointed at a Chiefs player while running in for the score. The penalty was made worse when Sebastian Janikowski's kickoff went out of bounds and gave Kansas City the ball at the Oakland 45-yard line. The Raiders defense eventually forced a three-and-out. "It was just a natural reaction," Amerson said. "It was so fast. I didn't want to put us in a bad situation. We were fortunate enough to get off the field and it didn't hurt us that bad." With the loss, the Raiders ended up with the No. 14 pick in April's draft. For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders.