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.
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