OAKLAND – The Raiders established a big lead over the New York Jets and held it most of Sunday. That put the Jets into catch-up mode, often with four receiver sets to spread the defense out and move the ball downfield quickly.

That act made extra Raiders defensive backs a major part of the game plan in a 34-20 victory at O.co Coliseum. Or maybe they were already part of it, as coaches devised a coverage plan with Neiron Ball out due to injury and Malcolm Smith the only reliable coverage linebacker remaining.

The Raiders used Larry Asante as the primary safety alongside Charles Woodson. Asante played 67 snaps in this game, despite being used as a reserve after TJ Carrie moved to safety in Week 3.

Carrie played a ton of slot cornerback, especially when the Jets used four wide receivers. He played 54 snaps and was comfortable wherever coaches placed him on the field. DJ Hayden and David Amerson remained on the outside, with Neiko Thorpe and Carrie seeing lots of work on the inside.

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The Jets preferred extra receivers over the tight ends that have troubled the Raiders in weeks past. The pass defense gave up 311 passing yards and two touchdowns, but kept the ball in front of them and let the run defense do its thing.

The base defense wasn’t on the field much, with Dan Williams, Justin Ellis and Curtis Lofton all under 20 snaps. The Raiders still stopped the run well, thanks to the aforementioned base defenders and Smith and Khalil Mack who rarely left the field.

Let’s take a look at the Raiders’ snap count, with numbers according to the official game book.

OFFENSE

63 – OT Donald Penn, OG J’Marcus Webb, OT Austin Howard, OG Gabe Jackson, C Rodney Hudson, QB Derek Carr

57 – WR Amari Cooper

44 – WR Michael Crabtree

41 – RB Latavius Murray

35 – TE Lee Smith

32 – WR Seth Roberts

28 – WR Andre Holmes

27 – TE Clive Walford

21 – TE Mychal Rivera

12 – FB Marcel Reece

8 – RB Taiwan Jones

7 – FB Jamize Olawale

2 – RB Roy Helu

1 – OT Khalif Barnes

DEFENSE

73 – LB Malcolm Smith

72 – S Charles Woodson

71 – CB DJ Hayden, CB David Amerson

67 – S Larry Asante

63 – DE Mario Edwards Jr.

60 – LB Aldon Smith

54 – CB TJ Carrie, DL Denico Autry

52 – CB Neiko Thorpe, LB Khalil Mack

27 – DE Benson Mayowa

22 – DT Stacy McGee

18 – LB Curtis Lofton

16 – DL Justin Ellis

14 – DL Dan Williams

7 – LB Ray-Ray Armstrong

6 – S Taylor Mays

2 – CB Keith McGill, LB Ben Heeney

SPECIAL TEAMS

23 – Lorenzo Alexander

21 – Keith McGill

19 – Andre Holmes, Jamize Olawale, Ben Heeney

18 – Taiwan Jones

15 – Neiko Thorpe

17 – Taylor Mays

15 – Ray-Ray Armstrong

14 – Sebastian Janikowski

12 – Lee Smith, Marcel Reece

10 – Jon Condo, Marquette King

8 – Larry Asante

7 – Donald Penn, J’Marcus Webb, Austin Howard, Gabe Jackson, Mychal Rivera, Khalif Barnes, TJ Carrie, Tony Bergstrom, Korey Toomer

5 – DJ Hayden, Benson Mayowa

4 – Aldon Smith, Denico Autry, Khalil Mack, Curtis Lofton, Justin Ellis, Dan Williams

1 – Seth Roberts