That the Oakland Raiders broke an NFL record for most penalties in a game on Sunday could hardly be considered a surprise. This is a team, after all, that has placed in the top-10 in the NFL for most penalties in each of the past 16 seasons, leading the league five times in that span.

But what was remarkable about a game in which Oakland racked up 23 penalties for 200 yards is that the Raiders won in spite of themselves, beating the Buccaneers 30-24 in overtime. With 1:45 left, quarterback Derek Carr completed a 41-yard touchdown pass to Seth Roberts. With the win, the Raiders improved to 6-2, one game back of the Patriots for best in the AFC.

In the Super Bowl era, teams have been penalized at least 20 times on five previous occasions. In four of those, the team lost. Naturally, one of those belonged to the Raiders, when they were penalized 20 times in a 1996 loss to the Broncos. The Raiders broke another record in Sunday’s game, and this one they can actually be proud of. With 513 passing yards on 40-of-59 attempts, Carr shattered the franchise mark for most passing yards in a game. Write to Andrew Beaton at andrew.beaton@wsj.com

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