"Teams don't usually lose their starting quarterback in October and live to have a merry little Christmas, but the Raiders and Dolphins can look at the injuries to Jason Campbell and Chad Henne as rallying points in their seasons.

The Raiders (7-4) traded a first-round pick and either a second-rounder or a first-rounder to the Bengals for Palmer on Oct. 18. He is 3-1 as a starter. One day earlier, Moore made his first start for the Dolphins (3-8). And though they have gone only 3-4 since then, three of the losses came by three points or fewer.

"That's a really good football team," Raiders head coach Hue Jackson said. "The young quarterback is playing really good."

Better than that even. In his past four games, the fifth-year player from Oregon State has completed 70 of 104 passes (67.3 percent) for 901 yards. Moore has shown good touch and thrown seven touchdowns and only one interception.

That equates to a passer rating of 112.7. The only quarterbacks better in November were Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers (131.6) and Dallas' Tony Romo (113.0)."