Denarius Moore’s time came and went. Andre Holmes now is in the midst of getting his shot to show what he can do in a starring role as a wide receiver in the Raiders offense. Meanwhile, Brice Butler is making a strong case for more playing time.

“Brice Butler jumps off the tape,” Cleveland Browns coach Mike Pettine said, when asked about the Raiders players that catch his eye on tape. “I know he doesn’t get a ton of touches, but when he does, he’s a major threat.”

Last Sunday, Butler ran under a Derek Carr deep throw against the Cardinals for a 55-yard reception that set up Oakland’s lone touchdown in a 24-13 loss. That was his lone catch on his 11 snaps.

He played 25 downs against the San Diego Chargers the week before and responded with three receptions for 64 yards, including a 47-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown that snapped a 14-14 tie.

“Brice has done some good things when getting an opportunity,” offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. “So, we’ll continue to kind of roll through that group and give some guys some opportunities, and the guys that make the most of those opportunities, like Brice, that will increase his reps.”

James Jones has developed into the Raiders primary receiver. He leads the team in receptions (30), yards (363) and touchdowns (3). The search for a complementary receiver is ongoing.

“We’re still looking for that one guys to step up and stand out,” Olson said. “But right now, as a group, they’re all interchangeable. They’re intelligent enough players that they all play different positions and we ask that of them to do right now. We’ll continue to be reception by committee until somebody separates themselves.”

Butler caught nine passes in his first six games as a rookie last season. He then fell from favor and spent the rest of the season trying to earn playing time.

— Sunday’s game features an intriguing matchup between the Raiders last-ranked rushing attack and the Browns last-ranked run defense. Something has to give.

The Raiders have averaged 69.3 yards rushing through six games, a whopping 13.1 yards fewer than the 31st-ranked Lions.

The Browns horrendous run defense offers hope based on the fact it has allowed 155.5 yards per game so far and 5 yards a pop, which is worse than all but one team.

“You certainly would hope so,” Olson said, when asked if he views this as an opportunity for his backs to bust out. “Obviously, you look at those things every time you go in a game as you study your opponents and are looking for an edge or an advantage. That’s one that we look at.”

As a tie-in, Olson and Sparano said they are hopeful of using running back Maurice Jones-Drew more.

Darren McFadden has asserted himself as the lead back, while Jones-Drew has faded into the background. McFadden has 73 rushes (3.8-yard average), compared to Jones-Drew’s 18 (2.7) – he missed two games with a hand injury.

“We need to get Maurice more snaps,” Sparano said. “The plan is to try to get him involved a little bit more if we can do that now.”

By that, Sparano means the Raiders need to run more offensive plays for players such as Jones-Drew to get more action. The Raiders ran only 49 plays last Sunday.

“You’re not getting an awful lot of plays out there and that hurts you a little bit,” Sparano said. “But we need to get him involved more and try to do that, and that takes a little bit off of Darren in some of those situations. It keeps both of those guys fresher.”

Olson said Jones-Drew looks as “healthy now as he has been in some time.”

— Sparano said safety Usama Young (knee) and defensive end LaMarr Woodley (biceps) likely will be placed on season-ending injured reserve Saturday. Both players got hurt against the Cardinals last Sunday.

Sparano wouldn’t divulge which players he intends to sign if Woodley and Young go on I.R. He did say that it’s likely to be players from Oakland’s 10-man practice squad.

Seventh-round draft pick Shelby Harris is a prime candidate, given the loss of Woodley and starting end Justin Tuck battling a knee injury.

— Fullback Marcel Reece (quadriceps) and right offensive tackle Khalif Barnes (quadriceps) made it through practice for the third straight day without any apparent issues from their lingering injuries.

The same can’t be said for Tuck, who missed practice Friday after he had participated in the previous three, including Wednesday and Thursday. He is questionable for the Browns game.

Tight end David Ausberry (foot), receiver Vincent Brown (hamstring) and cornerback Keith McGill (groin) also did not practice. They won’t play Sunday.

Sparano wouldn’t say whether Barnes or Menelik Watson will start at right offensive tackle. Watson started the past two games while Barnes recovered from his injury.

— The Raiders have lost their past 15 games played in the Eastern Time Zone, with Sunday presenting them another opportunity to end the ignominious streak.

The streak moves to 16 if one counts the Raiders loss to the Miami Dolphins in London earlier this season. The Raiders last won a game on the east coast Dec. 6, 2009, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Sparano said he is going to keep his players on West Coast time as much as possible this weekend and let them sleep in more in an attempt to get better results this time.

“We’re going to try some different things,” Sparano said. “It’s going to be a little bit different but I don’t worry about all that win here, win there stuff.”

— Cornerback DJ Hayden wrapped up what Sparano called a “good” week of practice. Yet, Sparano still isn’t sure if Hayden is ready to play in a game. He refused to say whether Hayden will be cleared to play Sunday.

Hayden missed the tail end of offseason workouts, all of training camp and the first six weeks of the regular season, while he recovered from a broken right foot.

Hayden is in the midst of a 21-day window in which the Raiders can evaluate him after his lengthy stay on the physically unable to perform list.

The Raiders can activate Hayden at any time during the three-week period. Hayden has to be activated to the 53-man roster or placed on season-ending injured reserve no later than the final day of the 21-day window. That period ends a week from Wednesday.