Syracuse, N.Y. — Latavius Murray had another strong effort Sunday and was one of the big reasons the Oakland Raiders beat the Buffalo Bills, 26-24.

Murray had 86 yards on 23 carries, and three of his runs went for more than 10 yards. He also had a career-high 22 receiving yards on three catches.

"Man, Tay has been doing a hell of a job," teammate Darren McFadden said after the game. "Just seeing him out there running every play, picking up pass protection. There's a lot of things people don't look at — the pass protection, he does it great. You can see him running the ball. He's a great runner."

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The Onondaga Central graduate now has 387 rushing yards this season. In his past four games, he has rushed for 333 yards on 62 carries, an average of 5.4 yards per carry. The Raiders (3-12) are 3-1 in those games.

The Raiders' win knocked the Bills out of the playoff race.

Below is the transcript from a post-game interview with Murray, as provided by the Raiders.

Q: A few times this season when the offense has gotten off to a slow start it seems like they've gotten away from the running game a little bit, early. How nice was it to stick with it throughout the game today?

Murray: "It was real nice. We had a few big runs there. We were just kind of pounding. You get those little runs, those little runs, and then the big ones will come. Obviously [RB Darren McFadden] D-Mac got in there and same thing, so we were definitely successful and we want to do that. The offense is successful when we run the ball that way."



Q: You guys had some pretty big holes, some nice cutback lanes that were pretty wide open. Against that aggressive of a defensive front, was that something you thought you could take advantage of?

Murray: "We know what we're capable of. Up front, it starts there and they did a great job today moving those guys and opening up holes for us. It was something that we know we're capable of but we just have to go out there and do it, and we did that today."



Q: This was the third straight home win. It seems like there's a strong connection between you guys and these fans.

Murray: "Without a doubt. When you're home you have to take advantage of this fan base that we have and win at home. That's important."



Q: Do you feel like you're really starting to get into a good rhythm, personally? It seems like game after game you're churning out yards steadily.

Murray: "Yeah, it feels good just to be able to be in there now. Again, I just need to continue to get better and definitely just finish on a good note this week."



Q: What kind of confidence do you get from the teams that you've beaten? The three home wins, you guys have beaten some very good teams.

Murray: "A lot of confidence. We know what we're capable of doing, we just have to make sure we continue to do that this week again. We just have to get back to work and go out to Denver play the way we know how to play."



Q: It's a tough place to play, but what would it mean to try to get that first road win?

Murray: "It would mean a lot. That's our mentality going forward this week in practice and that's how we're going to prepare."

