OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - In a season with very little to
celebrate, Johnnie Lee Higgins gave Oakland Raiders fans plenty to
cheer about in the home finale.
Higgins caught a 29-yard touchdown pass and then returned a punt
80 yards for another score in the third quarter, leading lead the
Raiders, 27-16 over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
It's the first time since the 2002 Super Bowl season the Raiders
won their final home game. The rest of the year has been much of
the same losing for Oakland (4-11), which became the first team in
NFL history to drop at least 11 games for six straight seasons.
The Texans (7-8) had won four straight for the first time in
team history and were hoping for their first winning season. But
Houston could generate little against the lowly Raiders.