"Given a rare chance to throw the ball, Raiders running back Darren McFadden wanted to show off the arm that once made him a star quarterback in high school.

Alas, his main receiver was covered. So McFadden stuck to his day job.

"I just felt like it was in my best interest to go ahead and run,'' McFadden said.

So McFadden ran -- and ran and ran -- shredding through the formidable New York Jets on his way to an NFL season-high 171 rushing yards Sunday.

The Raiders can rest his arm for another day. For now, they're happy to have the most dangerous pair of legs in football.

"He's able to get to point A to point B faster than anyone I've seen,'' Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell said after the Raiders' 34-24 victory at the O.co Coliseum. "He's just as fast as some of our receivers, and everyone knows we're a fast bunch.""