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THE OAKLAND RAIDERS
December 12, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. DETROIT LIONS
DATE: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 1:05 p.m. PT
SITE: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA
THIS WEEK: The Oakland Raiders, members of the American Football Conference Western Division, are
now in their 52nd season of pro football competition. The Raiders faced AFC teams for the first nine games
of 2011 with three straight contests versus fellow AFC West members. This week, the Silver and Black face
an inter-conference opponent for the fourth time in the past five weeks with a home game versus the NFC
North Detroit Lions.
TELEVISION: This week’s game will be televised on FOX, with Thom Brennaman handling play-by-play,
and former NFL coach Brian Billick as color analyst and Laura Okmin as sideline reporter. If sold out per
NFL blackout rules, the game will be broadcast in the Bay Area on KTVU Channel 2. The game will also air
in Sacramento on KXTL Channel 40 in Sacramento.
RADIO: The game will air live on Raiders Radio Network originating on KITS LIVE 105.3 FM, the Silver and
Black’s flagship for the multi-state Radio Network. Greg Papa and Raiders two-time Super Bowl winning
head coach Tom Flores will man the booth for the 14th straight year. The radio pregame and postgame
shows feature Raider Legends George Atkinson and David Humm.
SPANISH RADIO: Raider games in the 2011 airs in Spanish in the Bay Area on radio station KCNL 104.9
FM with Fernando Arias and Ambrosio Rico handling announcing duties.
THE TEAM OF THE DECADES
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS ARE THE ONLY NFL TEAM TO HAVE HAD A SEASON END IN THE
SUPER BOWL IN THE 1960s (SUPER BOWL II), THE 1970s (SUPER BOWL XI), THE 1980s
(SUPER BOWLS XV AND XVIII) AND THE 2000s (SUPER BOWL XXXVII).
SILVER AND BLACK FACTS
THE RAIDERS ARE THE ONLY AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM AND ONE
OF JUST TWO NFL TEAMS—ALONG WITH MINNESOTA—TO PLAY IN CHAMPIONSHIP
GAMES IN THE 1960s, THE 1970s, THE 1980s, THE 1990s AND THE 2000s.
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IN THEIR FIVE SUPER BOWLS, THE RAIDERS HAVE HAD FOUR HEAD COACHES AND
FOUR STARTING QBS:
SUPER BOWL
SUPER BOWL II
SUPER BOWL XI
SUPER BOWL XV
SUPER BOWL XVIII
SUPER BOWL XXXVII
COACH
JOHN RAUCH
JOHN MADDEN
TOM FLORES
TOM FLORES
BILL CALLAHAN
STARTING QB
DARYLE LAMONICA
KEN STABLER
JIM PLUNKETT
JIM PLUNKETT
RICH GANNON
THE TEAM OF THE DECADES
THE GREATNESS OF THE RAIDERS
THE RAIDERS BEGAN 2011 HAVING WON THE MOST GAMES (410) OF ANY ORIGINAL
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE FRANCHISE.
THE RAIDERS BEGAN 2011 HAVING REGISTERED A .549 WINNING PERCENTAGE IN 51
SEASONS OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, THE BEST OF ANY ORGINAL AFL
FRANCHISE.
THE SILVER AND BLACK ARE ONE OF ONLY THREE ORIGINAL AFL TEAMS (DENVER,
NEW ENGLAND) TO HAVE WON A SUPER BOWL SINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
AND HAVE ALREADY DONE SO THREE TIMES.
THE RAIDERS ARE ONE OF ONLY FOUR AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAMS
(NEW ENGLAND, DENVER, PITTSBURGH) TO HAVE WON TWO SUPER BOWLS SINCE
1980.
THE RAIDERS ARE THE LAST AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN
DIVISION TEAM TO GO TO THE SUPER BOWL (2002 SEASON).
THE RAIDERS HAVE WON THE MOST POSTSEASON GAMES OF ANY AFC WEST TEAM
IN THE MILLENNIUM, WINNING FOUR, WHILE SAN DIEGO HAS WON THREE AND
DENVER ONE.
THE RAIDERS ARE ONE OF ONLY TWO AFC WEST TEAMS TO HOST THE AFC
CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 1998 AND HAVE HOSTED TWO (2000, 2002). DENVER HOSTED
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2005.
THE RAIDERS HAVE MADE 21 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, WHICH IS TIED FOR MOST
AMONG ORIGINAL AFL TEAMS.
THE RAIDERS ARE ONE OF ONLY NINE NFL TEAMS (GREEN BAY, SAN FRANCISCO,
PITTSBURGH, DALLAS, WASHINGTON, NEW ENGLAND, MIAMI, DENVER) AND ONE OF
FIVE (PITTSBURGH, NEW ENGLAND, MIAMI, DENVER) IN THE AFC TO MAKE AT LEAST
FIVE SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES.
IN THE 1970-2010 PERIOD OF INTERCONFERENCE PLAY, THE AFC RAIDERS
COMPILED A 90-63-1 RECORD AGAINST NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OPPONENTS.
LAST GAME: The Oakland Raiders lost to the Packers, 46-14, last Sunday at Lambeau Field in Green
Bay, Wisconsin. The Raiders mounted a nine-play, 80-yard drive in the third quarter, culminating with a
two-yard RB Michael Bush touchdown run. LB Rolando McClain sacked the Green Bay quarterback—his
second sack on the day— in the end zone for a safety and TE Kevin Boss caught a five-yard TD pass from
QB Carson Palmer to cap a 12-play, 77-yard drive. K Sebastian Janikowski converted on both PAT
opportunities.
NEXT WEEK: The Raiders finish out the 2011 regular season versus two AFC West foes— next week at
Kansas City against the Chiefs on Saturday, December 24. The Raiders close out the regular season
against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, January 1 at O.co Coliseum.
RAIDERS vs. LIONS SERIES
SERIES: The Oakland Raiders lead the Detroit Lions 6-4 in the regular season series since the teams first
met in 1970, when the Lions defeated the Raiders 28-14.
- 1970 at Detroit 28, Oakland 14
- 1974 at Oakland 35, Detroit 13
- 1978 at Oakland 29, Detroit 17
- 1981 at Detroit 16, Oakland 0
- 1984 Los Angeles 24, at Detroit 3
- 1987 at Los Angeles 27, Detroit 7
- 1990 Los Angeles 38, at Detroit 31
- 1996 at Oakland 37, Detroit 21
- 2003 at Detroit 23, Oakland 13
- 2007 Detroit 36, at Oakland 21
SERIES SUPERLATIVES
Raiders Largest Margin of Victory:
Raiders Longest Win Streak:
Most Points (Raiders):
Most Points (Combined):
Fewest Points (Raiders):
Fewest Points (Combined):
22
4
38
69
0
16
11/10/74
1984-96
12/10/90
12/10/90
9/27/81
9/27/81
OAK 35, DET 13
LA 38, at DET 31
LA 38, at DET 31
at DET 16, OAK 0
at DET 16, OAK 0
SERIES INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
Raiders:
Rushing Yards:
Passing Yards:
Receptions:
Receiving Yards:
111
331
10
133
Marv Hubbard
Josh McCown
Ronald Curry
Ronald Curry
11/10/74
9/9/07
9/9/07
9/9/07
RAIDERS: T Joe Barksdale is from Detroit… G Jared Veldheer is from Grand Rapids… LB Kamerion
Wimbley played with Lions DT Andre Fluellen at Florida State… RB Darren McFadden played with Lions
CB Chris Houston at Arkansas… TE David Ausberry played at USC with Lions DE Lawrence Jackson… P
Shane Lechler played with Lions LS Don Muhlbach at Texas A&M… LB Aaron Curry played at Wake Forest
with Lions CB Alphonso Smith… TE Brandon Myers played at Iowa with Lions S Amari Spievey… Offensive
Coordinator Al Saunders coached with Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham at Cal, with the
San Diego Chargers, and with the Kansas City Chiefs… Saunders also coached with Lions offensive
coordinator Scott Linehan and assistant quarterbacks coach Todd Downing with the St. Louis Rams… CB
DeMarcus Van Dyke was coached at Miami (FL) by Lions secondary coach Tim Walton.
LIONS: CB Eric Wright is from San Francisco… WR Rashied Davis played at San Jose State and played in
the Arena Football League for the San Jose Sabercats… Defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham
coached for the Silver and Black from 1991-94, linebackers, defensive line, and as defensive coordinator…
Tight ends coach Tim Lappano spent time in the Bay Area coaching at Cal (1992-95) and with the San
Francisco 49ers (2003-04).
2011 SILVER AND BLACK LININGS
BLOCK THAT KICK: DL Desmond Bryant blocked a PAT during the December 11 contest against the Packers
in Green Bay. The Raiders have also posted a punt block and a field goal block this season.
BAT THAT PASS: DL John Henderson batted down two passes during the December 11 contest against the
Packers in Green Bay. The two passes defensed tied a career-high for Henderson and marked the ninth time in
his career that he has posted two passes defensed.
RAIDER SAFETY: LB Rolando McClain sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety at Green Bay on
December 11. The sack marked the second of the game for McClain, who established a career-high, and marked
the first safety by a Raider since LB Quentin Groves recorded a sack against Denver on December 19, 2010.
PICK FOR MITCHELL: S Mike Mitchell recorded his first interception of the season, picking off a pass at Green
Bay on December 11. The interception in the end zone marked the second of Mitchell’s career and he became
the 10th different Raider to record a pick this season.
DHB GETS GAME-HIGH FIVE: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey led all receivers with five catches for 78 yards at
Green Bay on December 11. It marked the fourth time this season that Heyward-Bey has hauled in at least five
passes in a game.
TOUCHDOWN BUSH: RB Michael Bush scored a touchdown on a two-yard run at Green Bay on December 11,
marking his team-leading seventh rushing touchdown of the season. Bush, who has scored 21 career rushing
touchdowns, set a career-high with eight rushing scores last year.
RUN TO DAYLIGHT: The Raiders have 19 runs of at least 20 yards this season, most in the NFL. RB Darren
McFadden has recorded eight runs of at least 20 yards while RB Michael Bush has posted five runs of at least
that distance.
TWO-MINUTE DRILL: The Oakland Raiders are the highest scoring team in the NFL in the last two minutes prior
to halftime, totaling 53 points so far in the 2011 season.
VERTICAL GAME: The Raiders lead the AFC and are second in the NFL with 67 plays of at least 20 yards. QB
Carson Palmer has 28 completions of at least 20 yards in 136 attempts. Jason Campbell has 17 in 165.
FIRST TD FOR TJ: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh recorded his first touchdown as a Raider on a 40-yard pass from
QB Carson Palmer against the Dolphins at Miami on December 4. It was Houshmandzadeh’s third reception in
five games with the Raiders and 44th career touchdown reception.
DHB SETS TD HIGH: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey scored a touchdown on a three-yard pass in the fourth quarter
against the Dolphins at Miami on December 4, giving the third-year receiver a career-high two touchdown
catches on the year. His first touchdown of 2011 came on a 34-yard catch-and-run at Houston on October 8.
BRYANT GETS FOURTH: DT/DE Desmond Bryant recorded a sack for the third time in four games, getting to
the quarterback for a nine-yard loss against the Dolphins at Miami on December 4. The sack marked the fourth
of the year for Bryant, who entered the season with 2.5 career sacks.
SEASON HIGH FOR CHAZ: WR Chaz Schilens set personal season highs with six receptions for 89 yards
against the Dolphins at Miami on December 4. Schilens, who posted a pair of four-catch games prior to his
performance against the Dolphins, had a season-long 30-yard reception in the game. The performance fell two
catches short of his career high of eight receptions set in 2009.
SIX BY SEABASS SETS MARK: K Sebastian Janikowski was good on six field goal attempts to set a Raiders
franchise record during a 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears on November 27. Janikowski hit field goals from 40,
47, 42, 19, 37 and 44 yards, passing the previous team record of five field goals in one game set by Jeff Jaeger
in 1994 and matched three times by Janikowski. The 11-year veteran added an extra point on the Silver and
Black’s lone touchdown, totaling 19 of the team’s 25 points on the day.
KICKS
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
QUARTER
First
First
Second
Second
Third
Third
YARDS
40
47
42
19
37
44
SCORE
3-0
6-0
9-7
12-7
15-7
18-7
LECHLER’S RECORD 80: P Shane Lechler connected on an 80-yard punt in the fourth quarter of the Raiders
25-20 victory over the Chicago Bears on November 27. Lechler’s punt snapped a 50-year old franchise record of
77 yards on a punt by Wayne Crow on October 29, 1961 against the New York Titans and matched by Lechler in
the 2011 season opener at Denver on September 11. Lechler, who also booted a 73-yard punt against San
Diego on September 28, 2003, now owns three of the five longest punts in franchise history.
SHANE STYMIES RETURNERS: P Shane Lechler denied dangerous punt returner Devin Hester many return
opportunities in the Silver and Black’s 25-20 win over the Bears on November 27. In addition to Lechler’s recordsetting 80-yard punt, the 11-year veteran placed four punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line with two of those
landing inside the five-yard line. Lechler added one touchback and finished with five punts for 273 yards (54.6).
PUNTS
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
QUARTER
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fourth
YARDS
45
44
54
80
50
ENDPOINT
Chicago 16-yard line
Chicago 3-yard line
Chicago 17-yard line
Chicago 20-yard line
Chicago 4-yard line
WIMBLEY WREAKS HAVOC: LB Kamerion Wimbley capped an outstanding month of November by posting an
interception and a sack against the Chicago Bears on November 27. Wimbley got to the quarterback for a sevenyard loss and picked off a tipped pass with a 73-yard return to help set up a Raider field goal in the second
quarter. The interception was the second career pick for Wimbley, who added four solo tackles on the day.
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: The Raider defense accounted for three interceptions in a 25-20 win over the
Chicago Bears on November 25, marking the second straight game in which the Silver and Black recorded three
picks. CB Stanford Routt, S Michael Huff and LB Kamerion Wimbley all intercepted passes after Routt, S Matt
Giordano and DT Tommy Kelly recorded picks at Minnesota on November 20.
29 TD STREAK: RB Michael Bush scored the Raiders lone touchdown on a three-yard run against the Chicago
Bears on November 27. It marked the third straight game in which Bush has produced a rushing touchdown and
the fourth straight game in which his has gotten into the end zone. It was the sixth rushing touchdown of the
season for Bush and the 20th of his four-year career.
REECE WITH THE CATCH (ES): Multi-dimensional fullback Marcel Reece proved to be the Raiders most
effective pass receiver in a 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears on November 27 at O.co Coliseum. Reece totaled
a team-high five receptions for 92 yards, both career highs. Reece had long reception of 47 yards in the third
quarter, helping to set up a Raiders field goal.
MYERS SETS A HIGH: TE Brandon Myers was on the receiving end of a 24-yard pass from QB Carson Palmer
on the Raiders first offensive possession against the Chicago Bears on November 27. The reception marked a
career-long for the third-year player.
HUFF PD: S Michael Huff contributed one of the team’s three interceptions against the Chicago Bears on
November 27, marking his second pick of the season. Huff returned the interception 24 yards, marking a
personal career high.
MOORE GOES DEEP: Nine of rookie WR Denarius Moore's 23 receptions have gone for at least 20 yards. 20 of
the first year pro of the University of Tennessee’s catches have resulted in first downs for the Silver and Black. In
addition, two of his three rushed have gone for first downs.
BRANCH TOPS TACKLE CHART: SS Tyvon Branch looks to lead the Raiders in tackles for the second straight
season, pacing the defensive unit with 90 total tackles.
PLAYER
Tyvon Branch
Rolando McClain
Kamerion Wimbley
Matt Giordano
Lamarr Houston
TACKLES (SOLO)
93 (66)
72 (54)
51 (43)
48 (36)
43 (29)
WIMBLEY LEADS RAIDERS IN SACKS: LB Kamerion Wimbley holds the team lead in sacks with seven.
PLAYER
SACKS
Kamerion Wimbley
7.0
Tommy Kelly
6.5
Richard Seymour
6.0
Desmond Bryant
5.0
Rolando McClain
4.0
SEYMOUR SACKS: DT Richard Seymour’s six sacks on the year ranks a tie for third in the entire NFL among
interior defensive linemen and makes his career total 54.5. Seymour’s 2011 total so far is a high for his Raider
career, surpassing the 5.5 he posted last year en route to his sixth Pro Bowl in 2010. His career high is eight
while a member of the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2008.
KELLY IN TOP 10: DT Tommy Kelly’s 6.5 sacks on the year is a half-sack short of the career high he set in 2010
(seven). Kelly’s total ranks a tie for second in the entire NFL among interior defensive linemen.
WIMBLEY LEADS RAIDERS IN QB HURRIES: LB Kamerion Wimbley leads the Raiders in quarterback hurries
with 17.
PLAYER
Kamerion Wimbley
Richard Seymour
Tommy Kelly
Rolando McClain
Desmond Bryant
QH
17
9
8
7
7
McCLAIN PACED RAIDERS IN PASSES DEFENSED: LB Rolando McClain leads the Raiders in passes
defensed with 12.
PLAYER
Rolando McClain
Stanford Routt
Matt Giordano
Tommy Kelly
Mike Mitchell
PD
12
11
5
5
5
CARTWRIGHT TOPS SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLE CHART: RB Rock Cartwright leads the Raiders in special
teams tackles with eight.
PLAYER
Rock Cartwright
Davis Ausberry
Taiwan Jones
Jerome Boyd
Brandon Myers
TACKLES
8
7
6
6
4
BUSH EXCELS: RB Michael Bush posted his second straight 100-yard rushing game in a 27-21 victory at
Minnesota on November 20, totaling 109 yards on 30 carries with a touchdown. In his first three starts of the
season, Bush has rushed for 362 yards on 79 carries with two touchdowns, an average of 120.6 rushing yards
per game. In those three contests, Bush has averaged 4.6 yards per attempt and his 30 carries against the
Vikings matched his single-game career-high that was set the previous week against the San Diego Chargers.
TK’S DAY: Tommy Kelly led a Raider defense that produced four turnovers in a 27-21 win at Minnesota on
November 20. Kelly registered two sacks in the game, getting to the quarterback for losses totaling eight yards,
and recorded his first career interception on a tipped pass. Kelly’s interception set up a third quarter field goal for
the Silver and Black. For the game, Kelly was credited with three solo tackles, three quarterback hurries and two
passes defensed.
VELDHEER SOLID: T Jared Veldheer anchored an offensive line that helped produce a 27-21 victory at
Minnesota on Sunday. Veldheer held Vikings DE Jared Allen without a sack on the day, snapping a streak of 11
straight games with a sack for Allen. The second-year player contributed to 162 rushing yards on the day for the
Raiders, as the team averaged 4.0 yards per attempt and RB Michael Bush produced 109 yards on the ground.
Veldheer was also part of a unit that protected QB Carson Palmer, who completed 17 of 23 pass attempts and
posted a 107.9 quarterback rating.
DVD ON THE SPOT: Rookie CB DeMarcus Van Dyke recovered a fumble on a kickoff at Minnesota on
November 20, setting up a second quarter touchdown for the Silver and Black. TE Brandon Myers forced the
fumble on a kickoff following a Raider touchdown and Van Dyke recorded his first career fumble recovery on
Minnesota’s 16-yard line.
27 STRAIGHT: After surrendering the first points of the game to Minnesota on November 20, the Raiders reeled
off 27 straight points to take a commanding lead in what would eventually be a 27-21 victory. Following a 29-yard
field goal by K Sebastian Janikowski, the Raider offense produced three touchdowns in the second quarter and
added a field goal in the third frame before the Vikings scored again.
PRESSURE PACKAGE: The Raiders recorded five sacks in the win over the Vikings on November 20 in
Minnesota, with DT Tommy Kelly and DT/DE Desmond Bryant each recording two sacks. CB Lito Sheppard
added his first sack as a Raider and Silver and Black defenders got to the quarterback for losses totaling 24
yards.
PICK THREE: The Raider defense recorded three interceptions in the Silver and Black’s win at Minnesota on
November 20. S Matt Giordano picked off his team-leading third pass of the season, while Stanford Routt
recorded an interception in the end zone to halt a Minnesota drive. DT Tommy Kelly notched his first career
interception, picking off a deflected pass in the third quarter.
CP MAKES IT THREE: QB Carson Palmer connected with WR Chaz Schilens for an 11-yard touchdown pass
against Minnesota on November 20, marking the third straight game in which Palmer has produced at least one
touchdown pass for the Raiders. Palmer tossed three touchdown passes in his first start with the Silver and Black
on November 6 and connected for scores twice at San Diego on November 10.
PALMER DIVE: QB Carson Palmer scored a touchdown on a one-yard dive at Minnesota on November 20,
marking his sixth career rushing touchdown and his first as a member of the Silver and Black. Palmer’s score
marked his first rushing touchdown since the 2009 season.
LITO’S LEAD: In just his second start with the Silver and Black, veteran CB Lito Sheppard paced the Raider
secondary at Minnesota on November 20. Sheppard led the team with six solo tackles on the day and recorded
one of the team’s five quarterback sacks. Sheppard was also credited with a pass defensed on a deflection that
was intercepted by DT Tommy Kelly.
BRYANT BAGS TWO: DT/DE Desmond Bryant made his sixth straight start on the defensive line at Minnesota
on November 20 and established a career high with two sacks in the game. Bryant, who posted his first sack of
the season the previous week at San Diego on November 10, dropped the Minnesota quarterback for losses
totaling 13 yards and added three solo tackles with a forced fumble on the day.
GIORDANO MAKES IT TWO STRAIGHT: S Matt Giordano picked off a second quarter pass and returned it 42
yards to halt a potential scoring drive at Minnesota on November 20. It marked the second straight game with an
interception for Giordano, who produced a pick in the end zone at San Diego on November 10, and his teamleading third interception of the season.
RE-ROUTT-ED: CB Stanford Routt thwarted a potential scoring drive with an interception in the end zone at
Minnesota on November 20. It was Routt’s second interception of the season and eighth of his career.
WELCOME TO THE RAIDERS: DB/KR Bryan McCann saw his first action as a Raider the win over the Vikings
in Minnesota on November 20, on special teams and returning two kickoffs for 58 yards with a long of 36.
CAREER LONGS, SO FAR: Two rookie returners posted their career high in returns during the win over the
Vikings in Minnesota on November 20. RB Taiwan Jones returned a kickoff 46 yards while WR Denarius Moore
returned a punt 34 yards for their longest so far in their first NFL seasons.
BUSH BY LAND AND BY AIR: RB Michael Bush led the Raiders through the air and on the ground in the 24-17
win over the Chargers in San Diego on November 10. In his second start of the season, Bush totaled 242 yards
from scrimmage on the day, marking the highest yardage total posted by a Raider in nearly 50 years. Bush
rushed for 157 yards on a career-high 30 carries and had three receptions for 85 yards en route to posting the
highest single-game yardage total for a Raider since WR Art Powell had 247 yards against Houston on
December 22, 1963.
PALMER MAKES MARK: QB Carson Palmer averaged 14.95 yards per passing attempt in the Raiders 24-17
victory over the Chargers in San Diego at November 10, setting a franchise single-game record in just his second
start with the Silver and Black. Palmer topped Daryle Lamonica’s record of 14.33 yards per passing attempt set
on September 21, 1968 at Miami.
NEAR PERFECT THROUGH THREE: QB Carson Palmer posted a perfect 158.3 quarterback rating through the
first three quarters of the Silver and Black’s 24-17 victory over the Chargers in San Diego on November 10.
Palmer completed 11 of 13 pass attempts for 256 yards and two touchdowns through the first three periods,
eventually finishing the game with a 125.0 passer rating.
BUSH RECEIVING HIGHS: RB Michael Bush established a career high with 85 receiving yards in the Raiders’
24-17 victory over the Chargers in San Diego at November 10, topping his previous career high of 80 receiving
yards set last season against Seattle. Bush also matched a career-long reception with a 55-yard catch and run
that helped set up a Raiders touchdown in the third quarter.
BUSH GETS HIS 100: After posting 90-plus yard performances in two straight games, RB Michael Bush passed
the century mark for the first time this season with 157 yards on 30 carries with one touchdown. His score came
on a two-yard run in the first quarter and marked his fourth rushing touchdown of the season. Bush is averaging
117.3 rush yards per game in the past three games, two of which he has started (352 total). Bush posted three
plays of 30 yards or longer during the victory over the Chargers in San Diego at November 10. He broke runs of
44 and 30 yards and a screen pass 55 yards.
DAY FOR DENARIUS: WR Denarius Moore continued his impressive rookie campaign, totaling five receptions
for 123 yards and two touchdowns at San Diego on November 10. Moore hauled in an acrobatic 46-yard
reception in the second quarter that helped set up a field goal, and his touchdown catches came via passes of 33
and 26 yards from QB Carson Palmer.
WIMBLEY RACKS UP SACKS: LB Kamerion Wimbley posted an outstanding performance in the Raiders’ 24-17
victory over the Chargers in San Diego at November 10, recording four sacks for losses totaling 27 yards. His
sack total was the most for a Raider since 1993 and fell just one sack short of the team single-game record of
five set by Howie Long against the Washington Redskins on October 2, 1983. Wimbley was also credited with a
team-high seven solo tackles, five quarterback hurries and one pass defensed against the Chargers.
GIORDANO SWIPES IT: S Matt Giordano, starting in place of an injured Michael Huff, picked off a pass in the
end zone in fourth quarter of the Silver and Black’s 24-17 victory over the Chargers in San Diego at November
10. It was Giordano’s team-leading second pick of the season and the fifth of his career.
HEYER FILLS IN FINE: Stephon Heyer made his first start as a Raider in the Silver and Black’s 24-17 victory
over the Chargers in San Diego at November 10, playing at left guard. It marked the five-year veteran’s first-ever
start at guard and he helped the Raider offense amass 489 total yards including 191 yards on the ground and
allowing just a single sack for a loss of 1 yard.
FIRST DOWN: Of rookie WR Denarius Moore’s 23 receptions, 19 have been for first downs (82.6 pct.) so far in
2011. All five of his catches (for 46, 7, 33, 26 and 11 yards) went for first downs during the November 10 win over
the Chargers in San Diego.
GOING VERTICAL: QB Carson Palmer completed four passes of 30 yards or longer (41, 64, 33, 55) and six
passes for 20 yards or longer (26, 24) in the Raiders’ 24-17 victory over the Chargers in San Diego at November
10. Two of those passes went for scores—33 and 26 yards to rookie WR Denarius Moore.
CP FOR THREE: In his first start with the Silver and Black, QB Carson Palmer passed for three touchdowns
against Denver on November 6 at O.co Coliseum. He became the first Raider quarterback since 2009 to throw
for three touchdowns in a game, connecting with RB Michael Bush, FB Marcel Reece and WR Jacoby Ford for
scores. His longest connection of the game came on a 40-yard touchdown strike to Reece in the second quarter.
332 IN FIRST START: QB Carson Palmer completed 19 of 35 pass attempts for 332 yards in his first start as a
Raider on November 6. It marked the third 300-yard passing performance by a Raider quarterback this season,
as Jason Campbell posted two 300-yard passing games in the first six contests of the campaign.
REECE HITS PAYDIRT: FB Marcel Reece scored a touchdown on a 40-yard pass from QB Carson Palmer
against the Broncos on November 6. It marked the second receiving touchdown of the season for Reece, who
returned to action after missing four games due to injury. Reece also had a three-yard touchdown reception in
the season opener at Denver, and scored three receiving touchdowns last season including a career-high 73yard catch-and-run against the Broncos on December 19, 2010.
90-PLUS AGAIN: RB Michael Bush rushed for over 90 yards for the second straight week, totaling 96 yards on
19 carries against Denver on November 6. Bush, who ran for 99 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs on
October 23, added two receptions for 33 yards including an 11-yard touchdown catch against the Broncos.
WIMBLEY BACK WITH A SACK: LB Kamerion Wimbley got to the quarterback for an 11-yard sack against the
Denver Broncos on November 6. It was the second sack of the season for the veteran linebacker and the first
since the home opener on September 25 against the New York Jets. Wimbley, who led the Raiders with nine
sacks last season, upped his career sack total to 37.5 over six pro seasons.
PALMER AND HOUSHMANDZADEH RECONNECT: After playing together for six seasons in Cincinnati, QB
Carson Palmer and WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh were reunited as members of the Raiders when the Silver and
Black signed the veteran wide receiver on November 1. The pair wasted no time getting reacquainted on the
field, as Palmer and Houshmandzadeh hooked up for a 28-yard completion in the third quarter against the
Denver Broncos on November 6.
HOUSTON MATCHES A HIGH: DE Lamarr Houston led the team with seven total tackles against the Denver
Broncos on November 6, matching his personal single-game career high. Houston, who registered six solo
tackles on the day and had one tackle for a loss, tied his personal standard set last season at Pittsburgh.
BLACKSTOCK SACK: LB Darryl Blackstock was credited with a sack against the Denver Broncos, marking his
first sack of the season. It was the fifth career sack for Blackstock and his first since the 2007 season when he
played for the Arizona Cardinals. The veteran defender also made his first career start at middle linebacker
against the Broncos.
FORD SCORES: WR Jacoby Ford hauled in an 18-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone against
the Denver Broncos on November 6. The score marked his first touchdown reception of the season and the
fourth of his career. It was his second touchdown of the season, having scored on a 101-yard kickoff return
against the Cleveland Browns on October 16.
JACOBY TOPS 100: WR Jacoby Ford totaled five receptions for 105 yards against the Broncos on November 6,
becoming the third different Raider receiver to top the 100-yard plateau this season. Ford joined WR Denarius
Moore (146) and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (115) as receivers that have posted 100-yard games this season. It
marked his third career 100-yard receiving game.
BUSH FIRST: RB Michael Bush’s 11-yard touchdown reception from QB Carson Palmer against the Kansas City
Chiefs at O.co Coliseum on October 23 marked a career-first for the fourth-year player. Bush, who has rushed for
17 career touchdowns including a team-high eight last season, had never previously recorded a receiving score.
JUST SHY OF A C-NOTE: RB Michael Bush saw extensive action against the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co
Coliseum on October 23, totaling 99 yards on 17 carries. Bush averaged 5.8 yards per rushing attempt and broke
off a personal season-long 35-yard run.
ROUTT WRAPS ‘EM UP: CB Stanford Routt led the team and established a career-high with 10 total tackles
against the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co Coliseum on October 23. Nine of Routt’s tackles were solo stops, which
also marked a career-high for the seven-year pro.
PALMER DEBUTS: QB Carson Palmer made his first appearance as a Raider against the Kansas City Chiefs
on October 23 and completed his first pass attempt to WR Darrius Heyward-Bey for 18 yards. Palmer, a two-time
Pro Bowl selection as a member of Cincinnati Bengals, was acquired by the Silver and Black via trade on
October 18.
CP TO DHB: QB Carson Palmer and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey developed a connection in the passing game
immediately as the two connected for an 18-yard gain on Palmer’s first play from scrimmage as a Raider on
October 23. Palmer completed eight passes, with three of those completions going to Heyward-Bey for 54 yards.
SPREADING THE WEALTH: Nine different Raiders caught at least one pass during the Raiders’ contest against
the Kansas City Chiefs on October 23 at O.co Coliseum. For the second week in a row, WR Darrius HeywardBey paced the group, this time catching five passes with a long of 21 while WR Jacoby Ford caught two passes.
PLAYER
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Jacoby Ford
Michael Bush
Taiwan Jones
Kevin Boss
Brandon Myers
Manase Tonga
Denarius Moore
Darren McFadden
NO.
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
YDS
89
13
12
30
11
9
6
4
3
AVG.
17.8
6.5
6.0
30.0
11.0
9.0
6.0
4.0
3.0
LG
21
10
7
30
11
9
6
4
3
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DVD INT: CB DeMarcus Van Dyke recorded his first career interception against the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co
Coliseum on October 23. The rookie from Miami picked off a third quarter pass from Matt Cassel and returned it
two yards. He also was credited with a team-high two passes defensed against the Chiefs.
PRYOR ACTION: QB Terrelle Pryor saw his first action as a pro against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 23 at
O.co Coliseum, entering the game in the first quarter.
PICK-7: Seven different Raider players have recorded interceptions so far this season. Rookie CB DeMarcus
Van Dyke recorded an interception against the Chiefs on October 23, joining DE Lamarr Houston as defenders
that have posted their first career picks this year. S Chinedum Ndukwe also had an interception in his first game
as a Raider on October 23. CB Stanford Routt, S Tyvon Branch, S Matt Giordano and S Michael Huff also have
interceptions so far this season.
2 TFL FOR KW: LB Kamerion Wimbley recorded two tackles for loss while posting four total tackles during the
Raiders’ contest against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 23 at O.co Coliseum.
FOURTH QUARTER FINISH: QB Jason Campbell has four touchdowns and a 104.1 passer rating in the fourth
quarter this season.
ON THE SCOREBOARD FIRST: The Silver and Black opened its 24-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns on
October 16 at O.co Coliseum in great fashion, scoring a touchdown on an 88-yard drive on the team’s first
offensive series. After forcing the Browns to punt on their first possession, the Raiders drove 88 yards on a 15play scoring drive that culminated in a four-yard touchdown run by RB Darren McFadden. The drive took 9:17 off
the clock and included three third down conversions.
FORD BRINGS BACK ANOTHER ONE: WR Jacoby Ford returned his fourth career kickoff for a touchdown in
the win over the Cleveland Browns on October 16 at O.co Coliseum. The 101-yard return tied his personal career
high and ranks as the third-longest kickoff return in Raiders history. Ford, who returned three kickoffs for
touchdowns last season, is the Silver and Black’s all-time leader in touchdowns (4) on kickoff returns.
YDS
104
102
101
101
99
98
97
96
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS IN RAIDERS HISTORY
PLAYER
DATE/OPPONENT
Ira Matthews
10-25-79/vs. San Diego
Harold Hart
9-22-75/at Miami
Jacoby Ford
10-16-11/vs. Cleveland
Jacoby Ford
11-28-10/vs. Miami
Jacoby Ford
12-26-10/vs. Indianapolis
Jim Smith
10-9-60/at Dallas
Tim Brown
9-4-88/vs. San Diego
Terry Kirby
9-15-05 at Pittsburgh
610 THROUGH SIX: RB Darren McFadden has rushed for 610 yards through the first six games of the 2011
season, giving the fourth-year pro more rushing yards through six games than any other player in Raider history.
He leads the NFL in rushing and is also second on the Raiders in receptions with 18.
DHB DELIVERS AGAIN: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey continued his outstanding play this season, hauling in six
passes for 82 yards in the win over the Cleveland Browns on October 16 at O.co Coliseum. The total fell just
short of his career high of seven receptions set the previous week at Houston and marked the fifth straight game
this season in which he has recorded a catch. Heyward-Bey is averaging nearly 100 yards per contest (98.6) in
the past three games.
PERFECT FAKE: P Shane Lechler completed his first career pass on a fake field goal in the win over the
Cleveland Browns on October 16 at O.co Coliseum, finding TE Kevin Boss for a 35-yard touchdown in the third
quarter. It marked the second straight week that the Raiders produced on special teams, following RB Rock
Cartwright’s 35-yard run for a first down on a fake punt at Houston on October 9.
NEAR-PERFECT PROTECTION: Through the six games of the 2011 NFL regular season, the Raider blockers
allowed the fewest number of sacks in the NFL - seven. The Raiders did not allow a single sack during the
October 2 game versus the New England Patriots at O.co Coliseum and during the September 18 contest versus
the Bills at Buffalo. Opponents were credited with a single sack during the 2011 regular season opener against
the Broncos in Denver on September 12 and on September 25 against the New York Jets at O.co Coliseum
when QB Jason Campbell tripped over a teammate’s foot while back up from center on a pass play.
NFL FIRSTS: Rookie TE David Ausberry and first-year FB Manase Tonga each recorded NFL firsts in the Silver
and Black’s win over the Cleveland Browns on October 16. Tonga recorded his first career carry in the first
quarter, rushing for 12 yards during the Raiders’ opening scoring drive. Ausberry recorded his first career
reception for four yards on a pass from QB Jason Campbell on the same drive.
FINDERS KEEPERS: DT Tommy Kelly recovered a third quarter fumble in the Raiders win over the Cleveland
Browns on October 16, setting up a field goal. It marked the first fumble recovery for Kelly since his rookie
season, when he recovered a fumble in the season finale.
GIORDANO FIRST: S Matt Giordano recorded his first career sack in the Raiders’ 24-17 win over the Cleveland
Browns on October 16. The seventh-year pro dropped QB Colt McCoy for a 10-yard loss to help halt a Cleveland
drive. He is third on the team in tackles with 26 (18 solo). He recorded his first interception since 2007 during the
Raiders 2011 regular season-opening win over the Broncos in Denver on September 12
BOSS ON THE SPOT: TE Kevin Boss’ first touchdown as a Raider came on special teams, as the fifth-year pro
caught a 35-yard scoring pass from P Shane Lechler on a fake field goal during the Raiders’ 24-17 win over the
Cleveland Browns on October 16 at O.co Coliseum. It was the 19th career touchdown reception for Boss, who
had a career high of six touchdowns in a season in 2008.
DVD PD: Rookie CB DeMarcus Van Dyke recorded his first two career passes defensed in the Raiders’ 24-17
win over the Cleveland Browns on October 16 at O.co Coliseum. Van Dyke, who made his second straight start,
recorded a pair of tackles in the victory.
FOURTH QUARTER FINISH: QB Jason Campbell has four touchdowns and a 104.1 passer rating in the fourth
quarter this season.
HIGHLIGHT REEL: RB Darren McFadden picked up in 2011 where he left off in 200, when he led the entire NFL
in most rushes of 20 yards or longer, ripping off 14 such runs while rushing for a career-high 1,157 yards in 2011.
In 2010, McFadden also had four runs of 40 yards or longer and two of at least 50 yards. McFadden already has
nine runs of 20 yards or longer through six games in the 2011 regular season, including a career-long 70 yarder.
2011 RUNS OF 20 YARDS OR LONGER:
47
9/12 @ DEN
20
9/12 @ DEN
20
9/12 @ DEN
70
9/25 vs. NYJ
27
9/25 vs. NYJ
41
10/2 vs. NE
30
10/2 vs. NE
20
10/9 @ HOU
24
10/16 vs. CLE
2010 RUNS OF 20 YARDS OR LONGER:
57
10/24 @ DEN
51
12/12 @ JAX
49
10/31 vs. SEA
40
10/24 @ DEN
36
12/12 @ JAX
36
12/19 vs. DEN
34
11/7 vs. KC
33
30
26
23
20
20
20
9/26 @ AZ
9/19 vs. STL
12/26 vs. IND
10/3 vs. HOU
10/31 vs. SEA
12/5 @ SD
12/19 vs. DEN
SEABASS TIES RECORD: K Sebastian Janikowski continued his record-setting ways at Houston on October 9,
becoming just the fifth kicker in NFL history to kick three field goals of 50 or more yards in one game. Janikowski
booted field goals from 55, 54 and 50 yards out and added a 42-yarder in the fourth quarter. His 55-yard field
goal marked the longest ever against the Texans at Reliant Stadium.
CAREER-HIGH IN CATCHES FOR DHB: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey caught a career-high seven passes during
the Raiders’ 25-20 win over the Texans in Houston on October 9. Included in that performance was a 34-yard
score in which he caught a short pass, broke a tackle and raced up field, beating defenders to the end zone just
before halftime. Heyward-Bey also set a career high in receiving yardage this year with 115 yards against the
New England Patriots on October 2 at O.co Coliseum.
BLOCK THAT KICK: LB Bruce Davis II deflected a punt that led to a Sebastian Janikowski field goal during the
Raiders’ 25-20 win over the Texans in Houston on October 9. Davis’ block marked the second time this season
that the Raiders punt return unit has gotten its hands on the ball. LB Darryl Blackstock also deflected a punt in
the season opener at Denver on September 12.
I-N-T: DE Lamarr Houston hauled in a tipped pass and returned it 15 yards to set up the Raiders’ first points of
the game, a Sebastian Janikowski field goal during the 25-20 Silver and Black win over the Texans in Houston
on October 9. It was Houston’s first interception of his NFL career and the first by a Raider lineman since DT
Terdell Sands intercepted a pass on October 22, 2006 versus the Arizona Cardinals.
HUFF SAVES THE DAY: S Michael Huff intercepted a pass—the second for the Raiders on the day—in the end
zone to seal the win during the Raiders’ 25-20 win over the Texans in Houston on October 9. The interception
was Huff’s first in 2011 and the eighth of his NFL career.
FAKE ROCK: RB Rock Cartwright took a fake punt in the fourth quarter at Houston on October 9 and ruched 35
yards for a first down. The fourth down play sustained a drive that would result in a Raiders field goal.
WORKING FOR TIPS: The Raiders tipped seven passes at the line of scrimmage in the victory at Houston on
October 9 and recorded nine total passes defensed. DT Richard Seymour recorded two tips in the contest and
DT John Henderson tipped a pass that was intercepted by DE Lamarr Houston and led to field goal.
SEYMOUR’S SACK PARTY: DT Richard Seymour recorded his second multiple-sack game of the season and
his fifth multiple-sack game as a Raider, when he posted two sacks in the Silver and Black’s 25-20 win at
Houston on October 9. Seymour also recorded two sacks in the season opener at Denver on September 12. He
also set a personal season high with five tackles against the Texans.
DOUBLE TDS FOR CAMPBELL: QB Jason Campbell passed for two touchdowns, a 34-yard pass to WR
Darrius Heyward-Bey and an 18-yard strike to WR Chaz Schilens, at Houston on October 9. It marked the
second time this season that Campbell has passed for multiple touchdowns in a game, with the first coming at
Buffalo on September 18. Campbell passed for multiple touchdowns on four occasions last season.
BUSH FOR SIX, AGAIN: RB Michael Bush scored the Raiders’ first touchdown on a one-yard run against the
New England Patriots on October 2 at O.co Coliseum, marking the third straight game in which he scored a
rushing touchdown. Bush, who led the team with eight rushing touchdowns last season, scored on one-yard runs
against both the Bills in Buffalo on September 18 and the New York Jets on September 25 at O.co Coliseum.
Bush increased his career rushing touchdowns total to 17 with the score against New England.
MORE OF MOORE: WR Denarius Moore scored a touchdown on a six-yard reception against the New England
Patriots on October 2, giving the rookie touchdowns in three straight games. Moore scored his first professional
touchdown on a 50-yard completion from QB Jason Campbell versus the Bills at Buffalo on September 18 and
added a score on a 23-yard rush against the New York Jets on September 25 at O.co Coliseum.
500-PLUS: The Raider offense recorded 504 yards of total offense against the New England Patriots on October
2 at O.co Coliseum, marking a season high. The Raiders totaled 344 yards through the air and 160 yards on the
ground, producing nearly 100 more total yards than the Silver and Black’s opponent. The Raiders recorded three
games with 500 or more yards of total offense during the 2010 season. The Silver and Black posted 508 yards of
total offense at Denver on October 24 and posted 545 yards of total offense against Seattle on October 31. The
Raiders recorded the team’s third 500-yard game with 502 total yards in a victory over Denver on December 19.
CAMPBELL OVER 300: QB Jason Campbell completed 25 passes for 344 yards against the New England
Patriots on October 2 at O.co Coliseum, marking his highest passing yardage total as a Raider and the second
time in 2011 that he has surpassed the 300-yard mark in passing yards. Campbell eclipsed his previous high of
324 passing yards as a Raider. Campbell finished the September 19 game versus the Bills at Buffalo with 323
yards passing on 23 completions. Campbell posted two 300-yard games as a Raider in 2010, his first season
with the Silver and Black. He threw for 324 yards during the December 12, 2010 contest versus the Jaguars in
Jacksonville and threw for 310 yards on October 31, 2010 against Seattle. His career high is 367 yards, set as a
member of the Washington Redskins in 2009.
CAREER-HIGH FOR DHB: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey hauled in four passes against the New England Patriots
on October 2 at O.co Coliseum for a career-high 115 yards. It was the second career 100-yard game for
Heyward-Bey, who passed his previous career high of 105 receiving yards.
99 YARDS TO PAYDIRT: The Raiders tied a team/NFL record for a drive during the October 2 contest versus
the New England Patriots traveling the longest distance possible—99—yards, and culminating with a WR
Denarius Moore touchdown reception from QB Jason Campbell.
34 ON THE SACK: SS Mike Mitchell saw his first action of the 2011 season against the New England Patriots on
October 2 at O.co Coliseum and responded by recording his first sack of the year. It marked Mitchell’s first sack
since the 2009 season.
FORD TOUGH: WR Jacoby Ford returned to action after missing two games with an injury and immediately
made his presence felt, taking a reverse 30 yards during the Raiders contest against the New England Patriots
on October 2 at O.co Coliseum. Ford also returned two kickoffs for 45 yards.
ONE AND ONLY: RB Darren McFadden, who averaged 5.4 yards per rush while totaling 75 yards during the
Raiders contest against the New England Patriots on October 2 at O.co Coliseum, not only leads the entire NFL
in rushing with 468 yards, but is also the only rusher in the league to average over 100 yards per game,
averaging 117 yards per contest so far in 2011. His 6.3-yard average per rushing attempt also leads the NFL for
runners with at least 50 attempts.
GROUND WORK: The Raiders have totaled 13 touchdowns this season with nine of those scores coming on the
ground. The team total for rushing touchdowns is twice as many as any other NFL team. RB Darren McFadden
and RB Michael Bush are tied for the team lead with three rushing touchdowns, while and QB Jason Campbell
have scored twice on the ground. WR Denarius Moore added a rushing touchdown against the New York Jets on
September 25 at O.co Coliseum.
TO THE HOUSE!: RB Darren McFadden scored on an NFL-career long 70-yard run in the second quarter of the
September 25 contest versus the New York Jets at O.co Coliseum. He also scored on a 2-yard run for the first
points on the day. McFadden’s previous long was a 57-yarder on October 24, 2010 against the Broncos in
Denver and he posted his most rushing yards in a single game (165) to date during that contest as well.
IN A RUSH: The Oakland Raiders rushed for a season-high 234 yards during the September 25 contest versus
the New York Jets at O.co Coliseum, paced by RB Darren McFadden’s career-high 171 yards and career-long
70-yard run. The yardage versus the Jets marked the third straight game that the Raiders have rushed for at
least 130 yards so far this year and also marked the sixth time in the past two years that the Silver and Black
have rushed for more than 200 yards in a game. The Raiders, who finished the 2010 season ranked second in
the NFL in rushing, had 100+yard rushing performances 13 times last year, including a season-high 328 yards on
October 24, 2010 versus the Broncos in Denver. McFadden produced 1,157 rushing yards in 2010, becoming the
first Raider running back since 2007 to rush for more than 1,000 yards. His rushing total in 2010 was the fifth
highest in Raiders history, just seven yards short of fourth place on the franchise single season rushing list.
2011 RAIDER RUSHING TOTALS OVER 100 YARDS
YARDS
DATE
OPPONENT
190
9-12-11
at Denver
131
9-19-11
at Buffalo
234
9-25-11
vs. New York Jets
160
10-2-11
vs. New England
151
10-17-11
vs. Cleveland
155
10-23-11
vs. Kansas City
100
11-6-11
vs. Denver
191
11-10-11
at San Diego
162
11-20-11
at Minnesota
2010/2011 RAIDER RUSHING TOTALS OVER 200 YARDS
YARDS
DATE
OPPONENT
234
9-25-11
vs. New York Jets
209
1-2-11
at Kansas City
264
12-19-10
vs. Denver
251
12-5-10
at San Diego
239
10-31-10
vs. Seattle
328
10-24-10
at Denver
TWO BEST RUSHING DAYS: RB Darren McFadden has posted the top two single-game rushing performances
in the NFL so far this season. McFadden recorded 150 yards on the ground in the season opener at Denver on
September 12 and topped his own NFL-high with 171 yards against the New York Jets in the Raiders home
opener on September 25. McFadden, who recorded six 100-yard rushing performances last season, has now
recorded nine career games with at least 100 yards rushing.
RARE COMPANY AT 150/160: With Darren McFadden’s 171-yard rushing performance against the New York
Jets on September 25, the fourth-year player became just the third running back in Raiders history to rush for
more than 150 yards in a game on four different occasions. Former Raiders Clem Daniels and Marcus Allen also
rushed for 150 or more yards four times during their respective careers with the Silver and Black. McFadden also
joined Daniels as the only Raiders to have posted three single-game rushing performances of 160 or more yards.
DARREN McFADDEN’S 150-PLUS RUSHING PERFORMANCES
170 – vs. NYJ (9/25/11)
165 – at DEN (10/24/10)
164 – at KC (9/14/08)
150 – at DEN (9/12/11)
PICK FOR BRANCH: S Tyvon Branch recorded his first interception of the 2011 season, making the play in the
end zone to thwart a scoring opportunity in the first quarter during the September 25 contest versus the New
York Jets at O.co Coliseum.
TAIWAN IN OAKLAND: Rookie RB Taiwan Jones returned a kickoff for the first time in his pro career, bringing
back the opening kickoff 24 yards to get the Raiders started during the September 25 contest versus the New
York Jets at O.co Coliseum. Jones also contributed in kick coverage, recovering a muffed kickoff in the third
quarter at the Jets 13, leading to the Silver and Black’s second touchdown in a span of 42 seconds to go ahead
31-17.
THE BOSS: TE Kevin Boss, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent this year, saw his first action as a
Raider during the September 25 contest versus the New York Jets at O.co Coliseum. He caught two passes for
36 yards including a 28-yarder on the opening series to set up a touchdown. Boss also made several key blocks
as the Raiders rushed for 234 yards.
SCORE, SECONDS LATER, SCORE AGAIN!: The Oakland Raiders scored twice in a span of 42 seconds late
in the third quarter and in the opening moments of the fourth quarter during the September 25 contest versus the
New York Jets at O.co Coliseum. WR Denarius Moore went 23 yards on a reverse to culminate a 4-play, 63-yard
drive with 40 second remaining in the third quarter to go up 24-17. That was followed by a recovery of a fumble
on the ensuing kickoff by another rookie, RB Taiwan Jones deep in Jets territory, evoking memories of the famed
―Heidi Game‖ between the two teams on November 17, 1968. RB Michael Bush capped a 2-play, 13-yard drive
with a 1-yard run two seconds into the fourth quarter, giving the Silver and Black a 31-17 lead.
GATHERING MOSS: DE Jarvis Moss was credited with two sacks against the New York Jets on September 25
at O.co Coliseum, matching his career high. Moss, who also recorded two sacks in a game as a member of the
Denver Broncos in 2008. Since joining the Raiders near the end of the 2010 season, three of his 6.5 career
sacks have come with the Silver and Black. The Raiders ranked tied for second in the NFL IN sacks last year
with 47.
MORE SACKS: In addition to DE Jarvis Moss’ sacks against the New York Jets on September 25 at O.co
Coliseum, LB Kamerion Wimbley was also credited with a sack. DTs Richard Seymour and Tommy Kelly were
credited with half-sacks against the Jets. Wimbley led the Raiders in sacks last year with nine while the Raiders
ranked tied for second in the NFL IN sacks last year with 47.
FINALLY!: K Sebastian Janikowski’s streak of consecutive kickoffs without a return ended at 13 during the
September 25 contest versus the New York Jets at O.co Coliseum. Janikowski’s kickoff of the third quarter
kickoff was finally returned, ending 10 quarters of opponents not being able to bring back kickoffs versus the
Raiders. Janikowski kicked off five times in Week 1 versus the Broncos in Denver and six times in Week 2
against the Bills in Buffalo—with all landing deep in the end zone or completely out of the back of the end zone.
Janikowski established a career high with 29 touchbacks in 2010. The veteran kicker’s previous career high was
22 set in 2002 and duplicated in 2007 and 2008.
FIRST IN FIRST: The Oakland Raiders scored their first points in the first quarter this year during the September
25 contest versus the New York Jets at O.co Coliseum, going 76 yards in five plays, ending with a 2-yard Darren
McFadden run in the game-opening drive.
DOZEN STOPS FOR ROLANDO: For the second straight week, LB Rolando McClain eclipsed his previous
career single-game high for tackles. Against the New York Jets on September 25 at O.co Coliseum, McClain
totaled 12 tackles, including seven solo stops, to best his previous personal best of 10 total tackles set against
the Bills at Buffalo during the Week 2 contest on September 18.
MUCH MOORE: Rookie WR Denarius Moore, the Raiders’ fifth round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, recorded the
first catch, first touchdown and first 100-yard game of his young NFL career with he caught five passes for 146
yards on September 18 versus the Bills in Buffalo. Moore made a 50-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter
and his yardage total was the most for a Raider rookie since teammate Jacoby Ford posted 148 receiving yards
against the Chiefs last season.
HOME GAME OPENERS: With the 34-24 win over the New York Jets September 25, the Oakland Raiders now
have a 36-15-1 record in home regular season openers. The contest marked the third game that the Raiders and
Jets have met in the Silver and Black’s home opener and now the Raiders are 2-1. The Raiders lost to the thenNew York Titans in 1962, 28-17, and beat the Jets 31-0 in 1985.
BUFFALO GOT RE-ROUTT-ED: CB Stanford Routt recorded his first interception of 2011 during the September
18 contest versus the Bills in Buffalo. He returned the pick two yards in the second quarter to the Bills’ 34-yard
line, and it directly led to a Raiders touchdown to go up 14-0. It marked Routt’s seventh career interception.
400-PLUS: The Raiders totaled 454 total net yards during the September 25 contest versus the Bills in Buffalo.
The Silver and Black offensive unit produced 400 or more yards of total offense on five occasions. The Raiders
totaled 404 yards on September 19, 2010 against the St. Louis Rams and 476 yards on December 12, 2010 at
Jacksonville against the Jaguars. The Silver and Black posted 508 yards of total offense at Denver on October
24, 545 yards of total offense against Seattle on October 31 and 502 total yards in a victory over Denver on
December 19.
GROUND GAME: The Oakland Raiders rushed for more than 130 yards for the second time in 2011, totaling
131 during the September 18 contest versus the Bills in Buffalo. The Raiders totaled 190 yards during the regular
season-opening win over the Broncos in Denver. RB Darren McFadden paced the Raiders against Buffalo with
72 yards, which followed a league-high 150-yard performance in the 2011 regular season opener against the
Broncos at Denver.
BLOCK PARTY: S Tyvon Branch was credited with blocking a field goal attempt at the end of the first half of the
Raiders’ September 18 contest versus the Bills in Buffalo. LB Darryl Blackstock blocked a punt during the regular
season-opening win over the Broncos in Denver. Last year, the Raiders blocked two punts, both in the same
game on October 10, 2010 against the San Diego Chargers.
HIGHLY RATED: QB Jason Campbell posted a 108.5 quarterback rating during the September 25 contest
versus the Bills in Buffalo, completing 23 of 33 for 323 yards with two touchdowns and an interception on a ―Hail
Mary‖ pass at the end of the game. In 2010, Campbell posted 100 or better quarterback rating five times,
including going over the 120 mark in two straight games in 2010—on October 31 against the Seattle Seahawks,
posting 120.9 rating, passing for 310 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions while completing 15 of 27
passes and a 127.9 QB rating versus the Broncos in Denver on October 24, completing 12 of 20 passes for 204
yards with two touchdowns, zero interceptions. He posted 100-plus rating in two straight late-season games in
2010, posting a 127.6 rating on December 12 at Jacksonville, completing 21 of 30 passes for 324 yards with two
touchdowns and recording a 105.5 rating on December 5 at San Diego, completing 10 of 16 passes for 117
yards with a touchdown. Campbell finished with a 117.6 rating on October 10 against San Diego, completing 13
of 18 passes for 159 yards with a touchdown.
SCORING BY LAND: RBs Michael Bush and Darren McFadden and QB Jason Campbell all scored touchdowns
via the rush during the September 18 contest versus the Bills in Buffalo. Bush opened the scoring on the day with
a 1-yard run and McFadden second the second touchdown in the day on a 5-yard rush, also in the second
quarter. Campbell scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter, his second QB sneak of the year. He also
scored on a quarterback sneak during the regular season-opening win over the Broncos in Denver.
SCORING BY AIR: QB Jason Campbell tossed two touchdown passes during the September 18 contest versus
the Bills in Buffalo. He connected with RB Darren McFadden on a 12-yrd score on the fourth quarter then hit
rookie WR Denarius Moore on a 50-yard bomb against Buffalo, also in the fourth quarter.
STREAKING: With the 2011 regular season-opening win over the Broncos in Denver, the Oakland Raiders now
have an eight-game winning streak versus AFC West opponents, including a perfect 6-0 record last year. The
current streak, the longest current divisional winning streak in the NFL, dates back to the Silver and Black’s 2019 win over the Broncos in Denver December 20, 2009.
RECORD KICK: K Sebastian Janikowski tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal just before the halftime
intermission at Denver. Janikowski, who’s previous long was a team-record 61-yarder December 27, 2009
versus the Browns at Cleveland, now shares the league’s top mark with Tom Dempsey and Jason Elam.
RECORD BOOT: P Shane Lechler tied a franchise record with a 77-yard punt at Denver on September 12. The
punt tied a record set by Wayne Crow on October 29, 1961 against the New York Titans. Lechler’s previous long
was 73 yards on September 28, 2003 against San Diego.
McFADDEN SETS OPENING MARK: Darren McFadden's 150 rushing yards during the September 12 win at
Denver was the most in a season-opener in Raiders history. The previous high was 136 yards by Marcus Allen
on September 13, 1987 at Green Bay. McFadden rushed for 100 yards in a game six times during the 2010
season, becoming the first Raider running back since Napoleon Kaufman in 1997 to record six 100-yard rushing
games in a campaign. He rushed for a career-high 165 yards at Denver on October 24 and was named the
FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week twice during the 2010 season.
SACK ATTACK: DT Richard Seymour recorded the 49th and 50th sacks of his illustrious career after being
credited with two during the September 12 win over the Broncos in Denver. DT Tommy Kelly and defensive ends
Matt Shaughnessy and Lamarr Houston also recorded sacks in the 2011 regular season opener against the
Broncos at Denver. The Raiders tied for second in the NFL in sacks in 2010, with 47. The defensive line
accounted for 39 total sacks and 11 different Raiders recorded sacks on the year. LB Kamerion Wimbley led the
team with nine sacks and DE Matt Shaughnessy and DT Tommy Kelly tied for second on the squad with seven
sacks apiece.
BLACKSTOCK BLOCK: LB Darryl Blackstock blocked a first half punt in the season opener at Denver on
September 12. The block was the first by a Raider since October 10, 2010 when both Rock Cartwright and
Brandon Myers blocked punts in a win over the San Diego Chargers.
GIORDANO SNAGS ONE: S Matt Giordano recorded an interception of a Kyle Orton pass just before halftime at
Denver on September 12. The pick began a drive that eventually resulted in K Sebastian Janikowski’s recordtying 63-yard field goal. For Giordano, who also forced a fumble in the game, it was his first interception since the
2007 season.
BULLYING STARTS UP FRONT: The Raider offensive and defensive lines set the tone during the 23-20 victory
over the Broncos in Denver on September 12. On offense, the Raiders rushed for 190 yards, averaging virtually
five yards per attempt while allowing just a single sack. On defense, the Raiders limited the Broncos to 38 yards
rushing for a 2.9-yard average per attempt while racking up five sacks and putting constant pressure on the
Denver quarterback.
TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS!: The Oakland Raiders scored two touchdowns during the during the September 12
win over the Broncos at Denver. FB Marcel Reece got the Raiders on the scoreboard with a 3-yard catch of a QB
Jason Campbell pass to give the Raiders a lead early in the second quarter. Campbell scored the other
touchdown on a 1-yard sneak that was set up by RB Darren McFadden’s 47-yard run in the fourth quarter.
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS The Oakland Raiders scored 20 points off turnovers during the 23-20 win over the
Broncos at Denver on September 12.
LB Darryl Blackstock’s blocked punt led to the Raiders’ first score, a 3-yard Marcel Reece catch of a
Jason Campbell pass.
LB Quentin Groves forced a fumble that was recovered by S Tyvon Branch, with Sebastian Janikowski
converting on a 37-yard field goal on the subsequent offensive series for the Silver and Black.
S Matt Giordano’s interception in the second quarter set up the 63-yard Sebastian Janikowski field goal
just as time ran out before the halftime intermission.
DE Lamarr Houston’s recovery of a Denver fumble led to the Jason Campbell 1-yard run in the fourth
quarter.
STOUT VERSUS THE RUN: The Oakland Raiders defense allowed the Broncos to rush for just 38 yards with a
mere 2.9-yard average per attempt during the September 12 win at Denver.
RAIDERS ON MONDAY NIGHT: The Oakland Raiders played on Monday Night Football for the 63rd time when
the Silver and Black defeated the Broncos in Denver on September 12. The Raiders have now compiled an
outstanding 37-25-1 record since the introduction of the primetime series in 1970 and have opened the season
on Monday Night Football three times in the last five years. The Raiders had an amazing run of dominance from
the beginning on Monday Night Football, winning the team’s first four contests and reeling off 14-straight victories
in Monday Night Football games from 1975-81.
PAIR OF ACES: Last season, the Raiders were one of only eight teams to have two rushers total at least 500
yards on the ground. Both of those rushers return for 2011–Darren McFadden, who ran for a career-high 1,157
yards and Michael Bush, who also registered high career high with 655 yards. The Raiders ranked second on the
entire NFL in rushing last year.
RAIDERS-BRONCOS MNF TRADITION: The Raiders and the Broncos have met on Monday Night Football 16
times since the introduction of the primetime series in 1970, more than any other two NFL teams. Of the 16
meetings, 11 contests have taken place in Denver and the two original AFL franchises have squared off on
Monday Night Football 11 times since 1993. The two teams played on Monday Night Football each year from
1999-03 and last met on a Monday in the 2008 season opener. The first meeting between the two was a 23-23
tie at Denver October 22, 1973.
RAIDERS VERSUS AFC WEST IN ROAD OPENERS: With the 23-20 win over the Broncos at Denver on
September 12, the Raiders are 11-8-0 in regular season road openers versus fellow American Football
Conference Western Division foes.
ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS: Heading into the 2011 NFL regular season, two Raiders ranked in the top 10
among active statistical leaders, P Shane Lechler and K Sebastian Janikowski. Lechler began the 2011 regular
season leading all punters with a 47.3-yard career average while Janikowski entered 2011 ranked seventh in
scoring with 1,142 points.
FORD ON THE GO: WR/KR Jacoby Ford moved into the top 10 among all-time Raiders in kickoff returns after
totaling 138 yards on two returns during the October 16 win over the Cleveland Browns at O.co Coliseum,
including a 101-yard return for a touchdown, surpassing Cle Montgomery (1,529). Ford, who has returned 11
kickoffs for 341 yards so far this year, needs 230 yards in returns to move past Doug Gabriel into eighth place
and 272 yards to move in to seventh place past George Atkinson.
FORD TO 2K: WR/KR Jacoby Ford needs to accumulate 379 yards in kickoff returns to become one of six
Raiders to reach 2,000 yards in that category. Ford, now in his second NFL season, has returned kickoffs for
1,621 yards. He totaled 1,280 yards on 53 kickoff returns as a rookie in 2011, and established a team record for
touchdowns on returns with three. Ford already has recorded kickoff return for a touchdown in 2011 to up his
team-record to four in his brief NFL career.
No. Player
1
Chris Carr
RAIDERS CAREER KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS
Ret
Yards
Avg.
201
4,841
24.1
TD
0
Long
62
2
Bo Roberson
113
2,791
24.7
1
87
3
Desmond Howard
110
2,358
21.4
0
45
4
Raghib Ismail
102
2,224
21.8
0
66
5
Napoleon Kaufman
98
2,149
21.9
1
84
6
Clarence Davis
79
2,140
27.1
0
76
7
George Atkinson
76
1,893
24.9
0
62
8
Doug Gabriel
86
1,850
21.5
1
85
9
Jacoby Ford
64
1,621
25.3
4
101
9
Ira Matthews
71
1,602
22.6
1
104
JANIKOWSKI TOPS RAIDER SCORING LIST
K Sebastian Janikowski became the Raiders’ all-time leading scorer on November 9, 2008 against Carolina—
connecting on field goals from 38 and 45 yards— moving past Pro Football Hall of Famer George Blanda (863).
Janikowski has averaged 101 points per season since entering the NFL as the Raiders first round choice in the
2000 NFL Draft. He has scored more than 100 points in a season in four of his first five pro seasons.
RAIDERS CAREER SCORING LEADERS
No.
Player
1
TD
2PT/
PAT
Rush/Rec/Ret XPAT/ XPA
FGs/FGA
Sebastian Janikowski
386/389
284/357
1,238
2
George Blanda
395/403
156/238
863
3
Chris Bahr
331/348
162/249
817
4
Jeff Jaeger
211/216
152/202
667
5
Tim Brown
102
1/99/4
1
Total
626
BIG BOOTS: K Sebastian Janikowski’s NFL-tying 63-yard field goal on September 12 at Denver marked the
fourth time that Janikowski broke his own team record. He booted a 61 yarder on December 27, 2009 in
Cleveland and hit on a 57-yard game-winning field goal in overtime on October 19, 2008 against the N.Y. Jets at
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Janikowski also connected on a 56-yard field goal during the September 14,
2008 contest at Kansas City. He also tied a then-team record with a 55-yard field goal in the November 12, 2006
contest against Denver which he set on November 2, 2003 versus the Lions in Detroit. He has now recorded two
field goals of 60 yards or longer and 25 field goals of 50 yards or longer.
DISTANCE
63 yards
61 yards
59 yards
57 yards
56 yards
55 yards
55 yards
55 yards
54 yards
54 yards
54 yards
54 yards
54 yards
54 yards
54 yards
54 yards
54 yards
52 yards
52 yards
52 yards
52 yards
51 yards
51 yards
51 yards
50 yards
DATE
September 12, 2011
December 27, 2009
December 26, 2010
October 19, 2008
September 14, 2008
October 9, 2011
November 12, 2006
November 2, 2003
October 9, 2011
September 25, 2011
September 26, 2010
December 20, 2009
December 13, 2009
September 20, 2009
November 25, 2007
October 28, 2007
October 29, 2000
November 22, 2009
November 18, 2007
November 11, 2001
December 5, 2005
December 26, 2010
November 24, 2002
December 8, 2002
October 9, 2011
OPPONENT
at Denver
at Cleveland
vs. Indianapolis
vs. New York Jets
at Kansas City
at Houston
vs. Denver
at Detroit
at Houston
vs. New York Jets
at Arizona
at Denver
vs. Washington
at Kansas City
at Kansas City
at Tennessee
at San Diego
vs. Cincinnati
at Minnesota
at Seattle
vs. Kansas City
vs. Indianapolis
at Arizona
at San Diego
at Houston
RECORD FOR OT: Sebastian Janikowski’s 57-yard game winner against the New York Jets on October 19,
2008 set an NFL mark for longest field goal to win an overtime game in league history, surpassing Green Bay’s
Chris Jacke’s 53-yarder on 10/14/96 in a 23-20 Packers win over San Francisco.
LECHLER MAKING HIS MARK
LECHLER BACK AT IT IN 2011: In addition to his team-record 77-yard punt during the September 12 win over
the Broncos in Denver, Shane Lechler posted four other punts of 50 yards or longer (54, 65, 57, 50) in that game.
LECHLER MOVING UP PUNTING CHARTS: Shane Lechler began the 2011 season second in Raiders history
in number of punts and total yards and surpassed the 40,000-yard mark on December 26. 2010.
RAIDERS CAREER PUNTING LEADERS
Punts
Yards
No. Player
1
Ray Guy
2
Avg.
Long
1,049
44,541
42.5
74
Shane Lechler
923
43,879
47.5
80
3
Jeff Gossett
642
26,747
41.7
65
4
Mike Eischeid
364
15,380
42.3
72
5
Leo Araguz
280
12,023
42.9
64
LECHLER PUNTING AVERAGE TOPS IN NFL HISTORY: Shane Lechler’s 47.5 yard punting average is the
highest in NFL history for players with at least 250 attempts. He surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Sammy
Baugh (45.1) and reached the qualifier of 250 punts during the 11/23/03 contest at Kansas City.
BIG BOOT: Shane Lechler has recorded 10 70-plus-yard punts in his career, including three this year.
77
9/12/11
at Denver
71
10/20/03
vs. Kansas City
70
9/20/09
at Kansas City
73
9/28/03
vs. San Diego
70
9/28/08
vs. San Diego
70
10/6/02
at Buffalo
70
12/23/07
at Jacksonville
80
11/27/11
vs. Chicago
70
10/28/07
at Tennessee
71
12/11/11
at Green Bay
LECHLER STREAK: P Shane Lechler recorded at least one punt of over 50 yards in every game in 2009.
Lechler recorded punts of more than 50 yards in every game in 2008 and had at least one punt of 50 yards or
longer in 13 games in 2007. He set an NFL record with 33 straight games with a punt of 50 or more yards, the
longest streak since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970. The streak extended from 11/30/03 vs. Denver until 12/11/05
at N.Y. Jets. During the record-setting streak, he topped 50 yards 65 times with 12 punts of over 60. Lechler
boomed 12 punts over 60 yards in 2010 and registered 30 punts of 50 yards or longer in 2010.
LECHLER OVER 60: Shane Lechler has registered 13 punts of 60 yards or longer in 2011.
9/12 at Denver
77, 65
11/10 at San Diego
60
9/25
vs. N.Y. Jets
67
11/6
vs. Denver
61
10/2
vs. New England
63
11/20 at Minnesota
64
10/9
at Houston
61, 61
11/27 vs. Chicago
80
11/6
vs. Denver
61
12.11 at Green Bay
65, 71
LECHLER OVER 50: Shane Lechler has registered 42 punts of 50 yards or longer in 2011.
9/12 at Denver
77, 54, 65, 57, 50
11/6 vs. Denver
58, 61, 55, 56
9/18
at Buffalo
56, 58
11/10 at San Diego
60, 52
9/25
vs. N.Y. Jets
57, 57, 50, 59, 67
11/20 at Minnesota
64, 51
10/2
vs. New England
63
11/27 vs. Chicago
54, 50, 80
10/9
at Houston
61, 61, 57
12/4
57, 56, 50
10/16 vs. Cleveland
52, 59
11/27 vs. Chicago
54, 50, 80
10/23 vs. Kansas City
53, 51, 59, 56
12/11 at Green Bay
50, 65, 71
at Miami
FIRST ROUND RAIDERS: The 2011 Raiders roster features 14 players that were selected in the first
round of the NFL draft. Seven of those players were picked by the Silver and Black.
Yr.
2000
2001
2002
2002
2003
2003
2005
2006
2006
2007
2008
2009
2009
2010
Player
Sebastian Janikowski
Richard Seymour
John Henderson
Lito Sheppard
Kyle Boller
Carson Palmer
Jason Campbell
Michael Huff
Kamerion Wimbley
Jarvis Moss
Darren McFadden
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Aaron Curry
Rolando McClain
Pos.
K
DE
DT
CB
QB
QB
QB
S
LB
DE
RB
WR
LB
LB
Team/Overall
Raiders/17
New England/6
Jacksonville/9
Philadelphia/26
Baltimore/19
Cincinnati/1
Washington/25
Raiders/7
Cleveland/13
Denver/17
Raiders/4
Raiders/7
Seattle/4
Raiders/8
RAIDERS ROSTER NOTES
STILL GOING STRONG: The Raiders are the only team with two draft choices— K Sebastian Janikowski
(first round, 17th selection overall) and P Shane Lechler (fifth round, 142nd pick overall) from the 200 NFL
Draft who are still with their drafting team. K Sebastian Janikowski is one of only two (Chicago Bears,
Brian Urlacher) first-round picks from the 2000 draft who is still with his original team.
ROOKIES ON ROSTER: For the second straight year, every Raider draft choice is on the roster. Second
rounder, offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski, third rounders, cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke and Joe
Barksdale, fourth rounders, cornerback Chimdi Chekwa and running back Taiwan Jones, fifth rounder,
wide receiver Denarius Moore, sixth rounder, tight end Richard Gordon and seventh round pick, tight end
David Ausberry are all on the 2011 opening day roster. Last year, every Raider draftee headed by first
round pick Rolando McClain, who started every game at middle linebacker, were on the team’s roster in
2010. Last year’s second round selection, Lamarr Houston, started at defensive as a rookie for the Silver
and Black and offensive lineman Jared Veldheer, a third round pick last year, was in the opening lineup in
the 2010 season opener at center and went on to start at left tackle. Fourth round pick, wide receiver
Jacoby Ford also started games at wide receiver and became the team’s primary kickoff returner.
ROSTER NOTES: The 2011 Raiders opening game roster featured 27 original Raider draft picks, 20 free
agent signees, five players acquired via trade and one player claimed on waivers…California and Texas
had the most natives on the opening day roster with each state claiming eight Raiders…Seven current
Raiders are from Florida…The youngest player on the Raiders roster is Rolando McClain, who turned 22
on July 14…P Shane Lechler is the oldest Raider at 35 years of age…Four Raiders attended Maryland
(Bruce Campbell, John Condo, Stephon Heyer and Darrius Heyward-Bey), more than any other school.
SILVER AND BLACK BLOODLINES: The current roster includes two players with Raiders lineage. G
Stefan Wisniewski, the Raiders second round draft pick in 2011, is the nephew of Steve Wisniewski, who
played for the Raiders from 1989-2001 and was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection. He currently serves as
the Raiders assistant offensive line coach. LB Aaron Curry’s brother, Eric Barton, played linebacker for
the Raiders from 1999-2003 after being drafted by the silver and Black in the fifth round in 1999.
TRADE WINDS: Seven current Raiders starters were acquired via trade. DT Richard Seymour was
acquired from New England just prior to the 2009 season and was tabbed for Pro Bowl honors last
season. QB Jason Campbell came to the Raiders via trade from Washington during the 2010 NFL Draft
and C Samson Satele was traded to the Raiders from Miami in 2009. LB Kamerion Wimbley came to
Oakland from Cleveland and fellow linebacker Quentin Groves came to the Raiders via a trade with
Jacksonville in April 2010. LB Aaron Curry was acquired by the Silver and Black during the 2011 regular
season in a trade with Seattle. The Raiders also acquired QB Carson Palmer during the 2011 regular
season in a trade with Cincinnati.
SCHEDULE EXTRA POINTS
The Monday night, September 12 game at Denver versus the Broncos marked the fifth time in the
past seven years that the Silver and Black have opened the regular season in prime time and on
national television. The Raiders premiered Monday Night Football on ESPN to open the 2009,
2006 (versus San Diego) and 2008 (versus Denver) seasons and participated in the NFL's
Thursday night regular season kickoff at New England in 2005.
The Raiders face members of the AFC East —New England and the New York Jets at home and
Buffalo and Miami on the road—and have a cumulative 69-58-4 record versus those teams.
The Raiders also face members of the NFC North—Chicago and Detroit at home and Green Bay
and Minnesota on the road—and hold a cumulative 25-19-0 record against those teams.
The Raiders play the Texans for the sixth straight year, for the seventh time in eight seasons and
for the second time in Houston. The Raiders last played in Houston in 2009.
The Raiders play the Browns for the fourth time in six seasons and the first time at home since
2007. The Silver and Black last played the Browns in Cleveland during the 2009 season.
The Raiders play six games versus teams that made the playoffs in 2010—with four of those
contests at home. The Raiders meet last year’s Super Bowl winners, the Green Bay Packers, on
the road and face Kansas City which won the AFC West last year—at home and at Arrowhead
Stadium. The Silver and Black also host last year’s AFC East winner, the New England Patriots,
last year’s NFC Central winners, the Chicago Bears, and AFC Championship Game participant
New York Jets.
The Raiders play a participant from the previous season’s Super Bowl for the 10th time in the past
11 years. The Raiders travel to take on Super Bowl champion Green Bay in 2011 after hosting
Indianapolis Colts in 2010. The Silver and Black played the previous-season Super Bowl
participants: Pittsburgh in 2009; New England in 2008; Indianapolis and Chicago in 2007;
Pittsburgh and Seattle in 2006; New England and Philadelphia in 2005; Carolina in 2004; New
England in 2002; the New York Giants in 2001.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
TOTAL MILES TRAVELED & NOTES ON 2011 TRAVEL
(2011 regular season)
San Francisco
29,196
17.
Kansas City
Seattle
26,918
18.
Pittsburgh
San Diego
26,740
19.
Buffalo
Oakland
25,532
20.
Philadelphia
Arizona
23,954
21.
Houston
Tampa Bay
22,974
22.
Washington
Miami
20,480
23.
New York Jets
Dallas
20,232
24.
Minnesota
Chicago
17,960
25.
Carolina
Cleveland
16,188
26.
Atlanta
Denver
16,130
27.
Green Bay
New York Giants
15,428
28.
New Orleans
St. Louis
15,278
29.
Cincinnati
Baltimore
15,096
30.
Jacksonville
New England
14,610
31.
Indianapolis
Detroit
14,506
32.
Tennessee
14,424
13,806
13,640
13,276
13,184
12,342
12,322
11,756
11,246
11,118
10,510
10,380
10,270
9,944
9,554
7,060
The OAKLAND RAIDERS (25,532) are one of four teams – the SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
(29,196), SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (26,918), SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (26,740)–that will ―travel
around the world‖ at least once. A trip around the globe is 25,000 miles.
RAIDERS IN THE TOP TEN NFL – 2011
NFL / LEADING PUNTERS
Rank Player, Team
1)
Lechler, Oak.
Opp Ret In Net
No Yards Lg Avg TB Blk Dwn OB Ret Yds 20 Avg
68 3450 80 50.7 7
0
8 7 40 541 22 40.7
NFL / FIRST-DOWN PLAYS BY TEAMS
Rank Team
Yds/Play
3)
Oakland
6.23
Plays
383
Yards
2385
NFL / FOURTH-QUARTER PASSING LEADERS
Rank Player, Team
Att Comp Comp% Yards
4)
J. Campbell, Oak.
41
24 58.5
404
YPA TD
9.85 4
TD% Int
9.8
2
Int% Rating
4.9 104.1
NFL / LEADING PUNTERS, NET AVERAGE
Rank Player, Team
5)
Lechler, Oak.
Opp Ret In Net
No Yards Lg Avg TB Blk Dwn OB Ret Yds 20 Avg
68 3450 80 50.7 7
0
8 7 40 541 22 40.7
NFL / DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RECOVERIES
Rank Player, Team
Ret Yards
8t) Houston, Oak.
2
0
Avg Long TD
0.0
0 0
300-Yard Passing Games
344, J. Campbell, OAK vs. NE 10/02 (25-39, 1 TD)
332, Palmer, OAK vs. DEN 11/06 (19-35, 3 TD)
323, J. Campbell, OAK at BUF 09/18 (23-33, 2 TD)
301, Palmer, OAK vs. CHI 11/27 (21-37, 0 TD)
100-Yard Receiving Games
146, D. Moore, OAK at BUF 09/18 (5 rec., 1 TD)
123, D. Moore, OAK at SD 11/10 (5 rec., 2 TD)
115, Heyward-Bey, OAK vs. NE 10/02 (4 rec., 0 TD)
105, Ford, OAK vs. DEN 11/06 (5 rec., 1 TD)
100-Yard Rushing Games
171, D. McFadden, OAK vs. NYJ 09/25 (19 att., 2 TD)
157, Bush, OAK at SD 11/10 (30 att., 1 TD)
150, D. McFadden, OAK at DEN 09/12 (22 att., 0 TD)
109, Bush, OAK at MIN 11/20 (30 att., 1 TD)
RAIDERS IN THE TOP FIVE AFC – 2011
AFC / LEADING PUNTERS
Rank Player, Team
1)
Lechler, Oak.
Opp Ret In Net
No Yards Lg Avg TB Blk Dwn OB Ret Yds 20 Avg
68 3450 80 50.7 7
0
8 7 40 541 22 40.7
AFC / FIRST-DOWN PLAYS BY TEAMS
Rank Team
Yds/Play
2)
Oakland
6.23
Plays
383
Yards
2385
AFC / FOURTH-QUARTER PASSING LEADERS
Rank Player, Team
Att Comp Comp% Yards
2)
J. Campbell, Oak.
41
24 58.5
404
YPA TD
9.85 4
TD% Int
9.8
2
Int% Rating
4.9 104.1
AFC / LEADING PUNTERS, NET AVERAGE
Rank Player, Team
3)
Lechler, Oak.
Opp Ret In Net
No Yards Lg Avg TB Blk Dwn OB Ret Yds 20 Avg
68 3450 80 50.7 7
0
8 7 40 541 22 40.7
AFC / DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RECOVERIES
Rank Player, Team
Ret Yards
3t) Houston, Oak.
2
0
AFC / TEAM/OFFENSE INSIDE THE 20
Rank Team
Poss Pts
4t) Oakland
40 189
AFC / TOTAL OFFENSE
Rank Team
5)
Oakland
TD
22
Avg Long TD
0.0
0 0
TD%
55.0
Total Rushing Passing
4765
1804
2961
FG Score Score%
12
34
85.0
Total Rushing Passing
366.5
138.8
227.8
AFC / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS / PLAYERS
Scrimmage Yards-- 242, Bush, Oak. at S.D., 11/10, (Rush 30-157, Rec 3-85)
Longest Punt-- 80, Lechler, Oak. vs. Chi., 11/27
Field Goals Made-- 6, Janikowski, Oak. vs. Chi., 11/27, (6-6, 47 lg)
Longest Field Goal-- 63, Janikowski, Oak. at Denv., 9/12
SILVER AND BLACK SINGLE GAME SUPERLATIVES
300 YARDS PASSING
Jason Campbell
323 yards
Jason Campbell
344 yards
Carson Palmer
332 yards
Carson Palmer
301 yards
100 YARDS RUSHING
Darren McFadden
150 yards
Darren McFadden
171 yards
Michael Bush
157 yards
Michael Bush
109 yards
100 YARDS RECEIVING
Denarius Moore
146 yards
Darrius Heyward-Bey
115 yards
Jacoby Ford
105 yards
Denarius Moore
123 yards
AT LEAST THREE FIELD GOALS MADE
Sebastian Janikowski
3 (37, 21, 63)
Sebastian Janikowski
4 (54, 55, 50, 42)
Sebastian Janikowski
6 (40, 47, 42, 19, 37)
AT LEAST TWO SACKS
Richard Seymour
2
Richard Seymour
2
Kamerion Wimbley
4
Desmond Bryant, Tommy Kelly 2
Rolando McClain
2
9-18-11 at Buffalo
10-2-11 vs. New England
11-6-11 vs. Denver
11-27-11 vs. Chicago
9-12-11 at Denver
9-25-11 vs. N.Y. Jets
11-10-11 at San Diego
11-20-11 at Minnesota
9-18-11 at Buffalo
10-2-11 vs. New England
11-6-11 vs. Denver
11-10-11 at San Diego
9-12-11 at Denver
10-9-11 at Houston
11-27-11 vs. Chicago
9-12-11 at Denver
10-9-11 at Houston
11-10-11 at San Diego
11-20-11 at Minnesota
12-11-11 at Green Bay
LAST TIME BY RAIDERS
100 YARDS RUSHING
Michael Bush
109 yards……………………….11-20-11 at Minnesota
100 YARDS RECEIVING
Denarius Moore
123 yards………………….….…11-10-11 at San Diego
300 YARDS PASSING
Carson Palmer
301 yards………………….….…11-27-11 vs. Chicago
AT LEAST FOUR TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
Darren McFadden
4 touchdowns…………………..10-24-10 at Denver
AT LEAST 5 FIELD GOALS
Sebastian Janikowski
6 field goals…………………..…11-27-11 vs. Chicago
THREE PASSES INTERECEPTED
Rod Woodson
3 interceptions…………………9-29-02 vs. Tennessee
KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Jacoby Ford
101 yards…………………….10-16-11 vs. Cleveland
PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Johnnie Lee Higgins
80 yards…………………..………12-21-08 vs. Houston
INTERCEPTION FOR TOUCHDOWN
Stanford Routt
22 yards………………………...1-2-11 at Kansas City
FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN
Tyvon Branch
64 yards……………………………10-10-10 vs. San Diego
SAFETY
Rolando McClain
Sack in end zone……………….12-11-11 at Green Bay
BLOCKED PUNT
Bruce Davis II
………………………….………10-9-11 at Houston
BLOCKED FIELD GOAL
Tyvon Branch
………………………….………9-18-11 at Buffalo
BLOCKED PAT
Desmond Bryant
………………………….………12-11-11 at Green Bay
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS 2011 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
WON 7, LOST 6
09/12 W 23-20
09/18 L 35-38
09/25 W 34-24
10/02 L 19-31
10/09 W 25-20
10/16 W 24-17
10/23 L 0-28
11/06 L 24-38
11/10 W 24-17
11/20 W 27-21
11/27 W 25-20
12/04 L 14-34
12/11 L 16-46
12/18
12/24
01/01
at Denver
at Buffalo
New York Jets
New England
at Houston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Denver
at San Diego
at Minnesota
Chicago
at Miami
at Green Bay
Detroit
at Kansas City
San Diego
Oak.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
261
Rushing
97
Passing
142
Penalty
22
3rd Down: Made/Att
59/166
3rd Down Pct.
35.5
4th Down: Made/Att
7/12
4th Down Pct.
58.3
POSSESSION AVG.
29:51
TOTAL NET YARDS
4765
Avg. Per Game
366.5
Total Plays
832
Avg. Per Play
5.7
NET YARDS RUSHING
1804
Avg. Per Game
138.8
Total Rushes
395
NET YARDS PASSING
2961
Avg. Per Game
227.8
Sacked/Yards Lost
22/135
Gross Yards
3096
Att./Completions
415/239
Completion Pct.
57.6
Had Intercepted
20
PUNTS/AVERAGE
68/50.7
NET PUNTING AVG.
68/40.7
PENALTIES/YARDS
130/1116
FUMBLES/BALL LOST
15/6
TOUCHDOWNS
32
Rushing
15
Passing
16
Returns
1
* SCORE BY PERIODS
Q1 Q2 Q3
TEAM
39 121 53
OPPONENTS
75 68 105
* SCORING
TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT
Janikowski
0 0 0 0 30/30
Bush
8 7 1 0
McFadden
5 4 1 0
D. Moore
5 1 4 0
Boss
2 0 2 0
J. Campbell
2 2 0 0
Ford
2 0 1 1
Heyward-Bey
2 0 2 0
Reece
2 0 2 0
Schilens
2 0 2 0
Houshmandzadeh 1 0 1 0
Palmer
1 1 0 0
McClain
0 0 0 0
TEAM
32 15 16 1 30/30
OPPONENTS
43 14 23 6 42/43
2-Pt Conv: TM 0-2, OPP 0-0
75,671
68,191
61,546
62,572
71,420
57,300
57,361
58,125
68,109
62,748
59,244
57,225
70,524
Opp.
* RUSHING
Bush
McFadden
Reece
T. Jones
J. Campbell
D. Moore
Cartwright
Boller
Ford
Murphy
Palmer
Tonga
Ausberry
TEAM
OPPONENTS
No. Yds
196 764
113 614
14
85
16
73
18
60
3
45
3
44
9
38
4
31
3
26
14
14
1
12
1
-2
395 1804
350 1833
Avg Long TD
3.9 44
7
5.4 70t 4
6.1 20
0
4.6 14
0
3.3 17
2
15.0 25
1
14.7 35
0
4.2 20
0
7.8 30
0
8.7 15
0
1.0 10
1
12.0 12
0
-2.0 -2
0
4.6 70t 15
5.2 60t 14
* RECEIVING
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Heyward-Bey
43 620 14.4 58
2
Bush
26 319 12.3 55
1
D. Moore
24 410 17.1 50t 4
Boss
22 288 13.1 35t 2
Schilens
21 257 12.2 30
2
Reece
21 245 11.7 47
2
McFadden
19 154
8.1 26
1
Ford
17 260 15.3 41
1
Myers
15 140
9.3 24
0
Hagan
TM
11 114 10.4 25
0
Murphy
9 161 17.9 47
0
Houshmandzadeh
3
75 25.0 40t 1
Cartwright
3
16
5.3
9
0
T. Jones
2
25 12.5 30
0
Tonga
1
6
6.0
6
0
Ausberry
1
4
4.0
4
0
Gordon
1
2
2.0
2
0
TEAM
239 3096 13.0 58 16
OPPONENTS
255 3261 12.8 81 23
* INTERCEPTIONS
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Giordano
3
68 22.7
42
0
Routt
3
4
1.3
2
0
Huff
2
24 12.0
24
0
Wimbley
1
73 73.0
73
0
Houston
1
15 15.0
15
0
Van Dyke
1
2
2.0
2
0
Kelly
1
1
1.0
1
0
Branch
1
0
0.0
0
0
Mitchell
1
0
0.0
0
0
Ndukwe
1
0
0.0
0
0
TEAM
15 187 12.5
73
0
OPPONENTS
20 207 10.4
59t 3
* PUNTING
No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
Lechler
68 3450 50.7 40.7 7 22 80 0
TEAM
68 3450 50.7 40.7 7 22 80 0
OPPONENTS
59 2758 46.7 40.5 6 19 71 0
* PUNT RETURNS
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
D. Moore
23 7 215
9.3 34 0
McCann
LG
4 1
25
6.3 16 0
McCann
TM
2 1
12
6.0 11 0
N. Miller TM
2 0
19
9.5 12 0
Blackstock
1 0
0
0.0
0 0
Houshmandzadeh
0 1
0
--- --- 0
TEAM
28 9 246
8.8 34 0
OPPONENTS
40 6 541 13.5 90t 2
* KICKOFF RETURNS
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Ford
11 341 31.0 101t 1
McCann
LG
9 205 22.8
36
0
McCann
TM
6 126 21.0
36
0
T. Jones
8 165 20.6
46
0
N. Miller TM
4
61 15.3
18
0
Cartwright
2
1
0.5
1
0
SACKS: Wimbley 7, Kelly 6.5, Seymour 6,
D. Moore
1
20 20.0
20
0
Bryant 5, McClain 4, Moss 1.5, Branch 1,
TEAM
32 714 22.3 101t 1
Giordano 1, Houston 1, Mitchell 1,
OPPONENTS
38 935 24.6
77
0
Shaughnessy 1, Sheppard 1, (group) 1, TM 37, * FIELD GOALS
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
OPP 22
Janikowski
1/ 1 6/ 6 2/ 2 8/ 9 5/6
FUM/LOST: Boller 3/0, J. Campbell 3/1,
TEAM
1/ 1 6/ 6 2/ 2 8/ 9 5/6
Ford 3/1, Palmer(LG) 2/1, Palmer(TM) 2/1,
OPPONENTS
0/ 0 4/ 4 5/ 6 6/ 9 3/4
Bush 1/1, McFadden 1/1, D. Moore 1/0,
Janikowski: (37G,21G,63G)()(56N,54G,49G)(28G,
Reece 1/1
26G)(54G,55G,50G,42G)(48G)()(48G)(23G)(29G,26G,
49B)(40G,47G,42G,19G,37G,44G)()()OPP: (28G,56N,30G)(25G,39B)(21G)(44G)(41N,54G,
40G)(47G)()(43N,43G)(20G,46N)()(50G,53G)(48G,33G)(34G,38G,49G,33G)
* PASSING
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD
TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
Palmer
219 123 1730 56.2 7.90
9
4.1 13
5.9 55
14/ 97
70.8
J. Campbell
165 100 1170 60.6 7.09
6
3.6 4
2.4 58
5/ 19
84.2
Boller
28
15 161 53.6 5.75
0
0.0 3 10.7 27
3/ 19
31.1
Lechler
3
1
35 33.3 11.67
1 33.3 0
0.0 35t
0/
0 118.1
TEAM
415 239 3096 57.6 7.46 16
3.9 20
4.8 58
22/ 135
73.9
OPPONENTS
487 255 3261 52.4 6.70 23
4.7 15
3.1 81
37/ 223
76.5
293
89
159
45
74/180
41.1
3/10
30.0
30:09
4871
374.7
874
5.6
1833
141.0
350
3038
233.7
37/223
3261
487/255
52.4
15
59/46.7
59/40.5
92/754
12/7
43
14
23
6
Q4 OT PTS
77
0 290
106
0 354
FG S PTS
22/24 0 96
0 48
0 30
0 30
0 12
0 12
0 12
0 12
0 12
0 12
0
6
0
6
1
2
22/24 1 290
18/23 0 354
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS GAME-BY-GAME STATS, OFFENSE
9/12
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
11/6
11/10
11/20
11/27
12/4
12/11
12/18
12/24
AT DEN
at BUF
NY JETS
NE
at HOU
CLE
KC
DEN
at SD
at MIN
CHI
at MIA
at GB
DET
KC
FIRST DOWNS
20
26
23
Rush
Pass
10
9
7
17
Penalty
3
3RD DOWN ATTEMPTS
5
Converted
Percentage
24
11
18
18
10
8
4
9
7
8
15
6
8
8
0
5
1
1
1
3
8
0
8
3
8
13
14
12
8
13
15
16
21
20
22
17
18
23
4
8
10
5
4
9
14
11
10
12
12
14
3
1
2
0
2
0
4
4
5
3
2
5
4
12
10
14
15
11
13
41%
67%
0%
62%
20%
50%
31%
33%
40%
36%
20%
18%
38%
4TH DOWN ATTEMPTS
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Converted
0
1
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
Percentage
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
67%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
50%
TOTAL NET YARDS
289
454
383
504
278
329
322
416
489
301
341
304
355
Total Offensive Plays
62
63
60
66
60
66
63
63
63
68
68
57
43
Avg./Play
4.7
7.2
6.4
7.6
4.6
5
5.1
6.6
7.8
4.4
5
5.3
4.9
NET YARDS RUSHING
190
131
234
160
94
151
155
100
191
162
73
46
117
Attempts
39
30
32
27
22
40
27
26
41
41
27
14
29
Avg./Play
4.9
4.4
7.3
5.9
4.3
3.8
5.7
3.8
4.7
4
2.7
3.3
4
4-11
2-2
2-2
2-3
4-12
4-11
1-3
2-2
4-9
6-14
4-6
1-1
0-0
Tackles for loss/Yards
NET YARDS PASSING
99
323
149
344
184
178
167
316
298
139
268
258
238
Sacked
1
0
1
0
3
2
1
2
1
4
4
2
1
Yards Lost
6
0
7
0
6
9
10
16
1
25
33
15
7
105
323
156
344
190
187
177
332
299
164
301
273
245
Attempts
22
33
27
39
35
24
35
35
21
23
37
41
43
Completions
13
23
18
25
15
15
15
19
14
17
21
20
24
Intercepted
0
1
0
2
1
0
6
3
1
0
1
1
4
5.3
99.8
5.3
8.8
4.8
6.8
4.6
8.5
13.5
5.1
6.5
6
5.4
KICKOFFS
5
6
6
5
7
5
1
5
5
6
8
3
3
# in End Zone
5
6
5
4
6
2
1
3
1
2
5
2
1
Touchbacks
5
6
2
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
PUNTS
6
3
6
2
7
4
6
6
4
6
5
8
5
58.2
51.7
56.5
52
49.4
48.5
48.2
50.5
48.8
47.3
54.6
46.5
49.4
Gross Yards
Avg. gain per pass play
Average
Had Blocked
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
FGS, PATS Had Blked
0
0-0
0
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
33.5
46.3
39.8
44.5
44.7
36
41.0
32.5
46.5
37.7
49.2
40.5
44.2
0
21
15
18
49
-6
41
43
64
77
100
11
0
No/Yds Punt Returns
0-0
2-19
3-15
1-18
5-34
2-6
4-39
4-43
3-38
2-34
1-1
1-11
0-0
No./Yds KO Returns
0-0
4-61
3-52
4-62
3-94
3-151
1-6
3-59
2-37
4-124
1-27
0-0
4-41
No./Yds Int. Returns
1-0
1-2
1-0
0-0
2-15
0-0
2-2
0-0
1-26
3-43
3-99
0-0
1-0
15-131
8-85
7-55
9-85
11-89
5-35
14-120
15-130
7-45
12-117
6-44
10-91
11-89
FUMBLES/Lost
2-1
1-1
0-0
1-0
1-0
3-1
2-0
2-0
1-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
1-1
TOUCHDOWNS
2
5
4
2
2
3
0
3
3
3
1
2
2
TD Rushing
1
3
4
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
TD Passing
1
2
0
1
2
1
0
3
2
1
0
2
1
PATs Made-Attempted
2-2
5-5
4-4
1-2
1-2
3-3
0-0
3-3
3-3
3-3
1-1
0
0
Kicking Made-Attempts
2-2
5-5
4-4
1-1
1-1
3-3
0-0
3-3
3-3
3-3
1-1
2-2
2-2
3-3
0-0
6-6
2-2
2-2
1-5-20% 1-1-100%
2-3-67%
Net Punting Avg
TOT. RET. YDS. (No KOs)
PENALTIES/Yds.
Field Goals Made-Attempts
2-3
2-2
4-4
1-1
0-0
1-1
1-1
2-3
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY
2-4: 50% 4-4: 100% 2-2-100%
2-5-40%
1-1-100%
1-2-50%
0-2-0%
2-3-67%
1-3-33%
3-5-60%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY
2-3: 67% 3-3: 100% 2-2-100%
SAFETIES
FINAL SCORE
2-3-67%
0-0-0%
1-1-100%
0-1-0%
1-3-33%
0-0-0%
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0-0% 1-1-100% 2-2-100%
0
0
0
0
0
2-2-100%
1
23
35
34
19
25
24
0
24
24
27
25
14
16
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS GAME-BY-GAME STATS, DEFENSE
FIRST DOWNS
9/12
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
11/6
11/10
11/20
11/27
12/4
12/11
12/18
12/24
AT DEN
at BUF
NY JETS
NE
at HOU
CLE
KC
DEN
at SD
at MIN
CHI
at MIA
at GB
DET
KC
25
34
Rush
2
Pass
17
Penalty
3RD DOWN ATTEMPTS
Converted
Percentage
25
25
21
18
22
20
12
5
11
7
15
11
6
5
5
3
3
6
4
6
4
8
13
11
14
9
20
20
18
23
2
2
9
16
16
9
12
5
4
13
0
8
4
4
15
3
20
16
7
22
4
8
11
6
9
10
9
13
2
7
0
0
3
5
6
6
8
3
12
16
15
14
14
11
46%
36%
43%
44%
40%
50%
47%
25%
31%
40%
43%
57%
27%
4TH DOWN ATTEMPTS
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Converted
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Percentage
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
TOTAL NET YARDS
310
481
439
409
473
268
300
412
314
311
401
362
391
Total Offensive Plays
64
71
72
61
79
68
69
62
68
62
67
70
60
Avg./Play
4.8
6.8
6.1
6.7
6
3.9
4.3
6.6
4.6
5
6
5.2
6.5
NET YARDS RUSHING
38
217
100
183
70
65
139
299
75
124
172
209
136
Attempts
13
25
25
30
25
21
39
38
15
24
27
44
24
Avg./Play
2.9
8.7
4.0
6.1
2.8
3.1
3.6
7.9
5
5.2
6.4
4.8
5.7
Tackles for loss/Yards
2-9
3-9
2-3
2-5
2-5
2-3
7-20
2-2
1-5
6-30
1-3
3-10
2-6
NET YARDS PASSING
272
264
339
226
403
203
161
113
239
187
229
153
255
Sacked
Yards Lost
Gross Yards
5
0
4
1
3
2
0
2
6
5
4
1
4
32
0
30
0
13
12
0
11
35
24
25
9
26
304
264
369
226
416
215
161
124
274
211
254
162
281
Attempts
46
46
43
30
51
45
30
22
47
33
36
25
32
Completions
24
28
27
16
24
21
15
10
23
19
18
13
17
Intercepted
1
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
3
3
0
1
5.3
5.7
7.2
1.0
7.5
4.3
5.4
4.7
4.5
4.9
5.7
5.9
7.1
KICKOFFS
5
7
5
5
5
4
5
7
4
4
5
7
11
# in End Zone
5
5
4
2
5
2
4
6
4
4
4
7
7
Touchbacks
5
3
2
7.3
2
0
4
4
2
0
3
7
7
PUNTS
4
2
5
3
8
6
7
5
6
3
5
4
1
41.3
49.5
46
49
37.3
45.2
52.6
47.6
53.7
44.3
45
55.5
40
Avg. gain per pass play
Average
Had Blocked
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
Net Punting Avg
31.3
40.0
39
43
33
46.2
47.0
39.
44
33.0
44.8
42.8
40
TOT. RET. YDS. (No KOs)
128
16
80
34
33
30
136
123
16
38
8
62
44
5-128
2-16
4-80
1-15
5-33
2-30
2-23
4-108
3-9
5-38
2-7
3-28
2-26
No./Yds KO Returns
0-0
0-0
4-90
2-47
4-90
4-83
1-28
4-95
4-68
5-109
7-181
1-77
2-67
No./Yds Int. Returns
0-0
1-0
0-0
2-19
1-0
0-0
6-113
3-15
1-7
0-0
1-1
1-34
4-18
10-91
3-26
7-61
5-45
6-50
5-34
10-98
22-93
6-31
9-50
7-61
8-79
5-35
FUMBLES/Lost
4-2
0-0
1-1
0-0
1-0
1-1
0-0
5
2-1
3-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
TOUCHDOWNS
2
5
3
4
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
4
5
TD Rushing
0
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
TD Passing
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
PATs Made-Attempted
1
5-5
3-3
4-4
2-2
2-2
4-4
5-5
2-2
3-3
2-2
4-4
4-5
Kicking Made-Attempts
2-2
5-5
3-3
4-4
0-0
2-2
4-4
5-5
2-2
3-3
2-2
4-4
4-5
Field Goals Made-Attempts
2-3
1-2
1-1
1-1
2-3
1-1
0-0
1-2
1-2
0-0
2-2
2-2
4-4
1-3: 33%
4-5: 80%
3-5-60%
3-4-75%
1-3-33%
2-2-100%
2-3-67%
0-1-0%
1-2-50%
2-3-67%
1-2-50%
3-4-75%
2-6-33%
0-1: 0% 3-3: 100%
1-1-100% 2-2-100%
2-3-67%
FGS, PATS Had Blked
No/Yds Punt Returns
PENALTIES/Yds.
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY
FINAL SCORE
TIME OF POSSESSION
1-2-50%
2-3-67%
1-2-50%
1-1-100%
1-2-50%
0-0-0%
1-1-100%
1-2-50%
20
38
24
31
20
17
28
38
17
21
20
34
46
27:25
30:47
33:14
26:40
34:25
25:19
33:37
31:51
27:23
24:16
29:58
38:20
28:40
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
12/12/2011
Birth
#
Player
86
David
72
NFL
Pos
Ht
Wt
Date
Age Exp
Ausberry
TE
6-4
245
9/25/87
24
Joe
Barksdale
T
6-4
325
1/1/89
69
Khalif
Barnes
T
6-5
325
56
Darryl
Blackstock
LB
6-3
7
Kyle
Boller
QB
87
Kevin
Boss
30
Jerome
33
High School
College
Hometown
How Acq
R
USC
Lemoore, CA
D7-'11
22
R
LSU
Detroit, MI
4/21/82
29
7
Washington
Spring Valley, CA
245
5/30/83
28
5
Virginia
Newport News, VA
6-3
220
6/17/81
30
8
California
TE
6-6
255
1/11/84
27
5
Boyd
S
6-2
225
5/26/86
25
Tyvon
Branch
S
6-0
205
12/11/86
90
Desmond
Bryant
DT
6-5
290
29
Michael
Bush
RB
6-1
74
Bruce
Campbell
G
8
Jason
Campbell
66
Cooper
Carlisle
25
Rock
Cartwright
59
Jon
51
GP
GS DNP
INA
9
0
0
4
D3-'11
UFA-'09 JAC
13
0
0
0
13
13
0
0
13
1
0
0
Newhall, CA
FA-'11
UFA-'10 STL
2
1
11
0
Western Oregon
Corvallis, OR
UFA-'11
Oregon
Los Angeles, CA
FA-'11
9
1
0
0
2
2
11
11
24
4
Connecticut
Cicero, NY
D4-'08
13
13
0
0
12/15/85
25
3
Harvard
Elizabethtown, NC
FA-'09
13
8
0
0
245
6/16/84
27
4
Louisville
Louisville, KY
D4-'07
13
6
0
0
6-6
315
5/25/88
23
2
Maryland
Hamden, CT
D4-'10
4
0
0
9
QB
6-5
230
12/31/81
29
7
Auburn
Taylorsville, MS
TR-'10 WAS
6
6
0
7
G
6-5
295
8/11/77
34
12
Florida
McComb, MS
UFA-'07 DEN
13
13
0
0
RB
5-8
215
12/3/79
32
10
Kansas State
Conroe, TX
UFA-'10 WAS
12
0
0
1
Condo
LS/LB
6-3
250
8/26/81
30
6
Maryland
Philipsburg, PA
FA-'06
13
0
0
0
Aaron
Curry
LB
6-2
255
4/6/86
25
3
Wake Forest
Fayetteville, NC
TR-'11 (SEA)
8
8
0
0
12
Jacoby
Ford
WR
5-9
185
7/27/87
24
2
Clemson
Royal Palm Beach, FL
D4-'10
7
3
0
6
27
Matt
Giordano
5-11 210
2/28/83
28
6
California
Clovis, CA
FA-'11
13
5
0
0
82
Richard
Gordon
TE
6-4
265
6/7/87
24
R
Miami
Miami, Fla.
11
1
0
2
52
Quentin
Groves
LB
6-3
265
7/5/84
27
4
Auburn
Greenville, MS
D6-11
TR-'10 JAC
13
3
0
0
79
John
Henderson
DT
6-7
335
1/9/79
32
10
Tennessee
Nashville, TN
UFA-'10 JAC
13
3
0
0
75
Stephon
Heyer
T
6-6
330
1/16/84
27
5
Maryland
Snelville, GA
9
1
0
4
85
Darrius
Heyward-Bey
WR
6-2
210
2/26/87
24
3
Maryland
Owings Mills, MD
UFA-'11
D1-'09
12
11
0
1
84
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh
WR
6-2
200
9/26/77
34
11
Oregon State
Barstow, CA
FA-'11
6
0
0
0
99
Lamarr
Houston
DE
6-3
305
6/24/87
24
2
Texas
Colorado Springs, CO
D2-'10
13
11
0
0
24
Michael
Huff
S
6-1
205
3/6/83
28
6
Texas
Irving, TX
D1-'06
11
11
0
2
11
Sebastian
Janikowski
K
6-2
250
3/2/78
33
12
Florida State
Daytona Beach, FL
D1-'00
12
0
0
1
37
Chris
Johnson
CB
6-1
200
9/25/79
32
8
Louisville
Longview, TX
UFA-'07 KC
4
3
1
8
22
Taiwan
Jones
RB
6-0
195
7/26/88
23
R
Eastern Washington
Antioch, CA
10
0
0
3
93
Tommy
Kelly
DT
6-6
300
12/27/80
30
8
Mississippi State
Jackson, MS
D4-11
FA-'04
13
13
0
0
9
Shane
Lechler
P
6-2
225
8/7/76
35
12
Texas A&M
Sealy, TX
D5-'00
13
0
0
0
32
Bryan
McCann
CB
5-10 185
9/29/87
24
4
SMU
Oklahoma City, OK
FA-'11
4
0
0
0
55
Rolando
McClain
LB
6-3
255
7/14/89
22
2
Alabama
Decatur, AL
D1-'10
12
11
1
0
20
Darren
McFadden
RB
6-2
210
8/27/87
24
4
Arkansas
North Little Rock, AR
D1-'08
7
7
0
6
34
Mike
Mitchell
S
6-1
220
6/10/87
24
3
Ohio
Florence, KY
D2-'09
10
2
0
3
17
Denarius
Moore
WR
6-0
195
12/9/88
23
R
Tennessee
Tatum, TX
10
8
0
3
94
Jarvis
Moss
DE
6-7
260
9/3/84
27
5
Florida
Denton, TX
D5-11
W-'10 DEN
11
1
0
2
18
Louis
Murphy
WR
6-2
200
5/11/87
24
3
Florida
St. Petersburg, FL
D4-'09
8
0
0
5
83
Brandon
Myers
TE
6-4
250
9/4/85
26
3
Iowa
Iowa City, IA
D6-'09
13
6
0
0
3
Carson
Palmer
QB
6-5
235
12/27/79
31
9
USC
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
TR-'11 (CIN)
7
6
0
0
6
Terrelle
Pryor
QB
6-6
230
6/20/89
22
R
Ohio State
Jeanette, PA
D3-'11 (SUP)
1
0
3
3
45
Marcel
Reece
FB
6-3
240
6/23/85
26
3
Washington
Hesperia, CA
FA-'08
9
5
0
4
26
Stanford
Routt
CB
6-1
195
7/26/83
28
7
Houston
Austin, TX
D2-'05
13
13
0
0
64
Samson
Satele
C
6-3
300
11/29/84
27
5
Hawaii
Kailua, HI
TR-'09 MIA
12
12
1
0
81
Chaz
Schilens
WR
6-4
225
11/7/85
26
4
San Diego State
Mesa, AZ
D7-'08
12
4
0
1
91
Trevor
Scott
DE
6-5
255
8/30/84
27
4
Buffalo
Potsdam, NY
D6-'08
13
0
0
0
92
Richard
Seymour
DT
6-6
310
10/6/79
32
11
Georgia
Gadsden, SC
TR-'09 NE
21
Lito
Sheppard
CB
5-10 195
4/8/81
30
10
Florida
Jacksonville, FL
UFA-'11
13
6
12
5
0
0
0
0
41
Manase
Tonga
RB
5-11 245
2/28/84
27
1
BYU
San Mateo, CA
FA-10
8
3
0
1
23
DeMarcus
Van Dyke
CB
6-1
180
1/17/89
22
R
Miami
Miami, FL
11
4
0
2
68
Jared
Veldheer
T
6-8
315
6/14/87
24
2
Hillsdale
Grand Rapids, MI
D3-11
D3-'10
13
13
0
0
96
Kamerion
Wimbley
LB
6-4
255
10/13/83
28
6
Florida State
Wichita, KS
TR-10 CLE
13
13
0
0
61
Stefen
Wisniewski
G/C
6-3
315
3/22/89
22
R
Penn State
Pittsburgh, PA
D2-11
13
13
0
0
S
0
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS NUMERICAL ROSTER
12/12/2011
Birth
#
Player
Pos
Wt
Date
NFL
Age Exp
High School
Hometown
How Acq
3
Carson
Palmer
QB
6-5
235
12/27/79
31
9
USC
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
TR-'11 (CIN)
7
6
0
0
6
Terrelle
Pryor
QB
6-6
230
6/20/89
22
R
Ohio State
Jeanette, PA
D3-'11 (SUP)
1
0
3
3
7
Kyle
Boller
QB
6-3
220
6/17/81
30
8
California
Newhall, CA
UFA-'10 STL
2
1
11
0
8
Jason
Campbell
QB
6-5
230
12/31/81
29
7
Auburn
Taylorsville, MS
TR-'10 WAS
6
6
0
7
9
Shane
Lechler
P
6-2
225
8/7/76
35
12
Texas A&M
Sealy, TX
D5-'00
13
0
0
0
11
Sebastian
Janikowski
K
6-2
250
3/2/78
33
12
Florida State
Daytona Beach, FL
D1-'00
12
0
0
1
12
Jacoby
Ford
WR
5-9
185
7/27/87
24
2
Clemson
Royal Palm Beach, FL
D4-'10
7
3
0
6
17
Denarius
Moore
WR
6-0
195
12/9/88
23
R
Tennessee
Tatum, TX
10
8
0
3
18
Louis
Murphy
WR
6-2
200
5/11/87
24
3
Florida
St. Petersburg, FL
D5-11
D4-'09
8
0
0
5
20
Darren
McFadden
RB
6-2
210
8/27/87
24
4
Arkansas
North Little Rock, AR
D1-'08
21
Lito
Sheppard
CB
5-10 195
4/8/81
30
10
Florida
Jacksonville, FL
UFA-'11
7
6
7
5
0
0
6
0
22
Taiwan
Jones
RB
6-0
195
7/26/88
23
R
Eastern Washington
Antioch, CA
D4-11
10
0
0
3
23
DeMarcus
Van Dyke
CB
6-1
180
1/17/89
22
R
Miami
Miami, FL
11
4
0
2
24
Michael
Huff
S
6-1
205
3/6/83
28
6
Texas
Irving, TX
D3-11
D1-'06
11
11
0
2
25
Rock
Cartwright
RB
5-8
215
12/3/79
32
10
Kansas State
Conroe, TX
UFA-'10 WAS
12
0
0
1
26
Stanford
Routt
CB
6-1
195
7/26/83
28
7
Houston
Austin, TX
D2-'05
13
13
0
0
27
Matt
Giordano
5-11 210
2/28/83
28
6
California
Clovis, CA
FA-'11
13
5
0
0
29
Michael
Bush
RB
6-1
245
6/16/84
27
4
Louisville
Louisville, KY
D4-'07
Jerome
Boyd
S
6-2
225
5/26/86
25
2
Oregon
Los Angeles, CA
FA-'11
6
1
0
0
0
30
13
11
32
Bryan
McCann
CB
5-10 185
9/29/87
24
4
SMU
Oklahoma City, OK
FA-'11
4
0
0
0
33
Tyvon
Branch
S
6-0
205
12/11/86
24
4
Connecticut
Cicero, NY
D4-'08
13
13
0
0
34
Mike
Mitchell
S
6-1
220
6/10/87
24
3
Ohio
Florence, KY
D2-'09
10
2
0
3
37
Chris
Johnson
CB
6-1
200
9/25/79
32
8
Louisville
Longview, TX
UFA-'07 KC
4
3
1
8
41
Manase
Tonga
RB
5-11 245
2/28/84
27
1
BYU
San Mateo, CA
8
3
0
1
45
Marcel
Reece
FB
6-3
240
6/23/85
26
3
Washington
Hesperia, CA
FA-10
FA-'08
9
5
0
4
51
Aaron
Curry
LB
6-2
255
4/6/86
25
3
Wake Forest
Fayetteville, NC
TR-'11 (SEA)
8
8
0
0
52
Quentin
Groves
LB
6-3
265
7/5/84
27
4
Auburn
Greenville, MS
TR-'10 JAC
13
3
0
0
55
Rolando
McClain
LB
6-3
255
7/14/89
22
2
Alabama
Decatur, AL
D1-'10
12
11
1
0
56
Darryl
Blackstock
LB
6-3
245
5/30/83
28
5
Virginia
Newport News, VA
13
1
0
0
59
Jon
Condo
LS/LB
6-3
250
8/26/81
30
6
Maryland
Philipsburg, PA
FA-'11
FA-'06
13
0
0
0
61
Stefen
Wisniewski
G/C
6-3
315
3/22/89
22
R
Penn State
Pittsburgh, PA
D2-11
13
13
0
0
64
Samson
Satele
C
6-3
300
11/29/84
27
5
Hawaii
Kailua, HI
TR-'09 MIA
12
12
1
0
66
Cooper
Carlisle
G
6-5
295
8/11/77
34
12
Florida
McComb, MS
UFA-'07 DEN
13
13
0
0
68
Jared
Veldheer
T
6-8
315
6/14/87
24
2
Hillsdale
Grand Rapids, MI
D3-'10
13
13
0
0
69
Khalif
Barnes
T
6-5
325
4/21/82
29
7
Washington
Spring Valley, CA
UFA-'09 JAC
13
13
0
0
72
Joe
Barksdale
T
6-4
325
1/1/89
22
R
LSU
Detroit, MI
13
0
0
0
74
Bruce
Campbell
G
6-6
315
5/25/88
23
2
Maryland
Hamden, CT
D3-'11
D4-'10
4
0
0
9
75
Stephon
Heyer
T
6-6
330
1/16/84
27
5
Maryland
Snelville, GA
79
John
Henderson
DT
6-7
335
1/9/79
32
10
Tennessee
81
Chaz
Schilens
WR
6-4
225
11/7/85
26
4
82
Richard
Gordon
TE
6-4
265
6/7/87
24
83
Brandon
Myers
TE
6-4
250
9/4/85
84
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh
WR
6-2
200
85
Darrius
Heyward-Bey
WR
6-2
86
David
Ausberry
TE
87
Kevin
Boss
90
Desmond
91
S
Ht
College
GP
GS DNP
INA
0
9
1
0
4
Nashville, TN
UFA-'11
UFA-'10 JAC
13
3
0
0
San Diego State
Mesa, AZ
D7-'08
12
4
0
1
R
Miami
Miami, Fla.
11
1
0
2
26
3
Iowa
Iowa City, IA
D6-11
D6-'09
13
6
0
0
9/26/77
34
11
Oregon State
Barstow, CA
FA-'11
6
0
0
0
210
2/26/87
24
3
Maryland
Owings Mills, MD
D1-'09
12
11
0
1
6-4
245
9/25/87
24
R
USC
Lemoore, CA
9
0
0
4
TE
6-6
255
1/11/84
27
5
Western Oregon
Corvallis, OR
D7-'11
UFA-'11
11
9
0
2
Bryant
DT
6-5
290
12/15/85
25
3
Harvard
Elizabethtown, NC
FA-'09
13
8
0
0
Trevor
Scott
DE
6-5
255
8/30/84
27
4
Buffalo
Potsdam, NY
D6-'08
13
0
0
0
92
Richard
Seymour
DT
6-6
310
10/6/79
32
11
Georgia
Gadsden, SC
TR-'09 NE
13
12
0
0
93
Tommy
Kelly
DT
6-6
300
12/27/80
30
8
Mississippi State
Jackson, MS
FA-'04
13
13
0
0
94
Jarvis
Moss
DE
6-7
260
9/3/84
27
5
Florida
Denton, TX
W-'10 DEN
11
1
0
2
96
Kamerion
Wimbley
LB
6-4
255
10/13/83
28
6
Florida State
Wichita, KS
TR-10 CLE
13
13
0
0
99
Lamarr
Houston
DE
6-3
305
6/24/87
24
2
Texas
Colorado Springs, CO
D2-'10
13
11
0
0
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS BY POSITION ROSTER
#
61
64
66
68
69
72
74
75
82
83
86
87
12
17
18
81
84
85
20
22
25
29
41
45
3
6
7
8
79
90
91
92
93
94
99
51
52
55
56
96
21
23
24
26
27
30
32
33
34
37
9
11
59
Player
OFFENSIVE LINE
Stefen
Wisniewski
Samson
Satele
Cooper
Carlisle
Jared
Veldheer
Khalif
Barnes
Joseph
Barksdale
Bruce
Campbell
Stephon
Heyer
TIGHT ENDS
Richard
Gordon
Brandon
Myers
David
Ausberry
Kevin
Boss
WIDE RECEIVERS
Jacoby
Ford
Denarius
Moore
Louis
Murphy
Chaz
Schilens
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh
Darrius
Heyward-Bey
RUNNING BACKS
Darren
McFadden
Taiwan
Jones
Rock
Cartwright
Michael
Bush
Manase
Tonga
Marcel
Reece
QUARTERBACKS
Carson
Palmer
Terrelle
Pryor
Kyle
Boller
Jason
Campbell
DEFENSIVE LINE
John
Henderson
Desmond
Bryant
Trevor
Scott
Richard
Seymour
Tommy
Kelly
Jarvis
Moss
Lamarr
Houston
LINEBACKERS
Aaron
Curry
Quentin
Groves
Rolando
McClain
Darryl
Blackstock
Kamerion
Wimbley
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Lito
Sheppard
DeMarcus
Van Dyke
Michael
Huff
Stanford
Routt
Matt
Giordano
Jerome
Boyd
Bryan
McCann
Tyvon
Branch
Mike
Mitchell
Chris
Johnson
SPECIALISTS
Shane
Lechler
Sebastian
Janikowski
Jon
Condo
12/12/2011
College
High School
Hometown
How Acq
Penn State
Hawaii
Florida
Hillsdale
Washington
LSU
Maryland
Maryland
Pittsburgh, PA
Kailua, HI
McComb, MS
Grand Rapids, MI
Spring Valley, CA
Detroit, MI
Hamden, CT
Snelville, GA
D2-11
TR-'09 MIA
UFA-'07 DEN
D3-'10
UFA-'09 JAC
D3-'11
D4-'10
UFA-'11
R
3
R
5
Miami
Iowa
USC
Western Oregon
Miami, Fla.
Iowa City, IA
Lemoore, CA
Corvallis, OR
D6-11
D6-'09
D7-'11
UFA-'11
24
23
24
26
34
24
2
R
3
4
11
3
Clemson
Tennessee
Florida
San Diego State
Oregon State
Maryland
Royal Palm Beach, FL
Tatum, TX
St. Petersburg, FL
Mesa, AZ
Barstow, CA
Owings Mills, MD
D4-'10
D5-11
D4-'09
D7-'08
FA-'11
D1-'09
8/27/87
7/26/88
12/3/79
6/16/84
2/28/84
6/23/85
24
23
32
27
27
26
4
R
10
4
1
3
Arkansas
Eastern Washington
Kansas State
Louisville
BYU
Washington
North Little Rock, AR
Antioch, CA
Conroe, TX
Louisville, KY
San Mateo, CA
Hesperia, CA
D1-'08
D4-11
FA-'10
D4-'07
FA-10
FA-'08
6-5
6-6
6-3
6-5
235 12/27/79
230 6/20/89
220 6/17/81
230 12/31/81
31
22
30
29
9
R
8
7
USC
Ohio State
California
Auburn
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Jeanette, PA
Newhall, CA
Taylorsville, MS
TR-'11 (CIN)
D3-'11 (SUP)
UFA-'10 STL
TR-'10 WAS
DT
DT
DE
DT
DT
DE
DE
6-7
6-5
6-5
6-6
6-6
6-7
6-3
335 1/9/79
290 12/15/85
255 8/30/84
310 10/6/79
300 12/27/80
260 9/3/84
305 6/24/87
32
25
27
32
30
27
24
10
3
4
11
8
5
2
Tennessee
Harvard
Buffalo
Georgia
Mississippi State
Florida
Texas
Nashville, TN
Elizabethtown, NC
Potsdam, NY
Gadsden, SC
Jackson, MS
Denton, TX
Colorado Springs, CO
UFA-'10 JAC
FA-'09
D6-'08
TR-'09 NE
FA-'04
W-'10 DEN
D2-'10
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-4
255 4/6/86
265 7/5/84
255 7/14/89
245 5/30/83
255 10/13/83
25
27
22
28
28
3
4
2
5
6
Wake Forest
Auburn
Alabama
Virginia
Florida State
Fayetteville, NC
Greenville, MS
Decatur, AL
Newport News, VA
Wichita, KS
TR-'11 (SEA)
TR-'10 JAC
D1-'10
FA-'11
TR-10 CLE
CB
CB
S
CB
S
S
CB
S
S
CB
5-10
6-1
6-1
6-1
5-11
6-2
5-10
6-0
6-1
6-1
195 4/8/81
180 1/17/89
205 3/6/83
195 7/26/83
210 2/28/83
225 5/26/86
185 9/29/87
205 12/11/86
220 6/10/87
200 9/25/79
30
22
28
28
28
25
24
24
24
32
10
R
6
7
6
2
4
4
3
8
Florida
Miami
Texas
Houston
California
Oregon
SMU
Connecticut
Ohio
Louisvile
Jacksonville, FL
Miami, FL
Irving, TX
Austin, TX
Clovis, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Oklahoma City, OK
Cicero, NY
Florence, KY
Longview, TX
FA-'11
D3-11
D1-'06
D2-'05
FA-'11
FA-'11
FA-'11
D4-'08
D2-'09
UFA-'07 KC
P
K
LS/LB
6-2
6-2
6-3
225
250
250
35
33
30
12
12
6
Texas A&M
Florida State
Maryland
Sealy, TX
Daytona Beach, FL
Philipsburg, PA
D5-'00
D1-'00
FA-'06
Pos
Birth
Date
NFL
Age Exp
Ht
Wt
G/C
C
G
T
T
T
G
T
6-3
6-3
6-5
6-8
6-5
6-4
6-6
6-6
315 3/22/89
300 11/29/84
295 8/11/77
315 6/14/87
325 4/21/82
325 1/1/88
315 5/25/88
330 1/16/84
22
27
34
24
29
23
23
27
R
5
12
2
7
R
2
5
TE
TE
TE
TE
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-6
265
250
245
255
6/7/87
9/4/85
9/25/87
1/11/84
24
26
24
27
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
5-9
6-0
6-2
6-4
6-2
6-2
185
195
200
225
200
210
7/27/87
12/9/88
5/11/87
11/7/85
9/26/77
2/26/87
RB
RB
RB
RB
FB
FB
6-2
6-0
5-8
6-1
5-11
6-3
210
195
215
245
245
240
QB
QB
QB
QB
8/7/76
3/2/78
8/26/81
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART
12/12/2011
OFFENSE
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
FB
RB
85
68
61
64
66
69
87
12
3
45
20
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Jared Veldheer
Stefen Wisniewski
Samson Satele
Cooper Carlisle
Khalif Barnes
Kevin Boss
Jacoby Ford
Carson Palmer
Marcel Reece
Darren McFadden
18
75
74
61
74
72
83
17
7
82
29
Louis Murphy
Stephon Heyer
Bruce Campbell
Stefen Wisniewski
Bruce Campbell
Joe Barksdale
Brandon Myers
Denarius Moore
Kyle Boller
Richard Gordon
Michael Bush
91
90
79
90
52
56
56
23
21
27
34
Trevor Scott
Desmond Bryant
John Henderson
Desmond Bryant
Quentin Groves
Darryl Blackstock
Darryl Blackstock
DeMarcus Van Dyke
Lito Sheppard
Matt Giordano
Mike Mitchell
84 T.J. Houshmandzadeh
82
81
6
41
25
Richard Gordon/86 David Ausberry
Chaz Schilens
Terelle Pryor
8 Jason Campbell (inj)
Manase Tonga
Rock Cartwright/ 22 Taiwan Jones
DEFENSE
DE
DT
DT
DE
OLB
MLB
OLB
CB
CB
FS
SS
99
92
93
94
51
55
96
26
37
24
33
Lamarr Houston
Richard Seymour
Tommy Kelly
Jarvis Moss
Aaron Curry
Rolando McClain
Kamerion Wimbley
Stanford Routt
Chris Johnson
Michael Huff
Tyvon Branch
32 Bryan McCann
30 Jerome Boyd
SPECIALISTS
P
K
H
LS
KR
PR
9
11
9
59
12
Shane Lechler
Sebastian Janikowski
Shane Lechler
Jon Condo
Jacoby Ford
17 Denarius Moore
22 Taiwan Jones
12 Jacoby Ford
COACHING STAFF
Hue Jackson, Head Coach
Greg Biekert, Linebacker Coach
Chuck Bresnahan, Defensive Coordinator
Willie Brown, Squad Development
John Fassel,Special Teams Coordinator
Adam Henry, Tight Ends
Ricky Hunley, Assistant Linebackers
Sanjay Lal, Wide Receivers
Brad Roll, Strength and Conditioning
Kevin Ross, Assistant Coach, Safeties
Al Saunders, Offensive Coordinator
Kelly Skipper, Running Backs
Mike Waufle, Defensive Line
Steve Wisniewski, Assistant Offensive Line
Rod Woodson, Assistant Coach, Cornerbacks
Bob Wylie, Offensive Line
17 Denarius Moore
9
11
17
26
35
41
64
68
69
75
81
84
86
96
PRONUNCIATION CHART
Shane Lechler
LECK-ler
Sebastian Janikowski
Jan-ah-COW-Ski
Denarius Moore
Den-Air-Ree-Us
Stanford Routt
Sounds like "Out"
Chimdi Chekwa
Chim-dee Check-wah
Manase Tonga
MA-NAS-E Tongue-AH
Samson Satele
Saw-Tell-EE
Jared Veldheer
VELD-ear
Khalif Barnes
Kuh-Leaf
Stephon Heyer
STEF-ON High-er
Chaz Schilens
SHILL-Ns
T.J. Houshmandzedah
HUUSH-mand-Zah-dah
David Ausberry
Oz-berry
Kamerion Wimbley
Sounds like "Cameron"
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS 2011 WEEKLY STARTERS
9/13 @ DEN
9/19 @ BUF
9/25 vs. NYJ
10/2 vs. NE
10/9 @ HOU
10/16 vs. CLE
10/23 vs. KC
11/6 vs. DEN
11/10 @ SD
11/20 @ MIN
11/27 vs. CHI
12/4 @ MIA
12/11 @ GB
12/18 vs. DET
12/24 @ KC
1/1/2012 vs. SD
9/13 @ DEN
9/19 @ BUF
9/25 vs. NYJ
10/2 vs. NE
10/9 @ HOU
10/16 vs. CLE
10/23 vs. KC
11/6 vs. DEN
11/10 @ SD
11/20 @ MIN
11/27 vs. CHI
12/4 @ MIA
12/11 @ GB
12/18 vs. DET
12/24 @ KC
1/1/2012 vs. SD
9/13 @ DEN
9/19 @ BUF
9/25 vs. NYJ
10/2 vs. NE
10/9 @ HOU
10/16 vs. CLE
10/23 vs. KC
11/6 vs. DEN
11/10 @ SD
11/20 @ MIN
11/27 vs. CHI
12/4 @ MIA
12/11 @ GB
12/18 vs. DET
12/24 @ KC
1/1/2012 vs. SD
OFFENSE
WR
LT
LG
C
HEYWARD-BEY
HAGAN
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
SCHILENS
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
HEYWARD-BEY
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
VELDHEER
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
HEYER
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
WISNIEWSKI
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
WISNIEWSKI
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
SATELE
DE
DT
DT
DE
HOUSTON
GIORDANO (XDB)
GIORDANO (XDB)
PORTER (XDB)
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
HENDERSON
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
SEYMOUR
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
KELLY
SHAUGHNESSY
SHAUGHNESSY
SHAUGHNESSY
MOSS
BRYANT
BRYANT
BRYANT
BRYANT
BRYANT
BRYANT
BRYANT
MITCHELL (DB)
BRYANT
K
P
PR
KR
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
RAYNER
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
JANIKOWSKI
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
MILLER
MILLER
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
McCANN
McCANN
McCANN
FORD
MILLER
JONES/MOORE
JONES/FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD
FORD/JONES/McCANN
McCANN/HOUSHMANDZADEH
McCANN
McCANN
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
FB
RB
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
BARNES
MYERS
MYERS
MYERS
BOSS
BOSS
BOSS
BOSS
MYERS
BOSS
BOSS
BOSS
BOSS
BOSS
FORD
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
MOORE
FORD
MOORE
SCHILENS
SCHILENS
SCHILENS
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL
PALMER
PALMER
PALMER
PALMER
PALMER
PALMER
REECE
REECE
HAGAN (XWR)
GORDON
TONGA
TONGA
TONGA
FORD (WR)
FORD (WR)
MYERS (XTE)
REECE
REECE
MYERS (XTE)
MCFADDEN
MCFADDEN
MCFADDEN
MCFADDEN
MCFADDEN
MCFADDEN
MCFADDEN
BUSH
BUSH
BUSH
BUSH
BUSH
BUSH
DEFENSE
OLB
MLB
OLB
CB
CB
FS
SS
HENDERSON (XDL)
BOYD (XDB)
GROVES
GROVES
GROVES
CURRY
CURRY
CURRY
CURRY
CURRY
CURRY
CURRY
CURRY
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
BLACKSTOCK
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
McCLAIN
GIORDANO (DB)
McCLAIN
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
WIMBLEY
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
ROUTT
HENDERSON (DL)
ROUTT
ROUTT
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
CHEKWA
VAN DYKE
VAN DYKE
VAN DYKE
VAN DYKE
SHEPPARD
SHEPPARD
SHEPPARD
SHEPPARD
SHEPPARD
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
GIORDANO
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
GIORDANO
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
BRANCH
SPECIALISTS
H
KC
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
LECHLER
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
CONDO
THE OAKLAND RAIDERS 2011 PARTICIPATION CHART
Player
9/12 @ 9/18 @
DEN
BUF
9/25 vs.
NYJ
10/2 vs.
NE
10/9 @
HOU
10/16 vs.
CLE
10/23 vs.
KC
11/6 vs.
DEN
11/10 @
SD
10/20 @
MIN
11/27 vs.
CHI
12/4 @
MIA
12/11 @
GB
86 Ausberry
INA
INA
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
72 Barksdale
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
RT
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
MLB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
DNP
69 Barnes
56 Blackstock
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
SUB
QB
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
87 Boss
INA
INA
SUB
TE
TE
TE
TE
SUB
TE
TE
TE
TE
TE
30 Boyd
SUB
XDB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
PS
PS
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SS
7 Boller
33 Branch
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
57 Brown
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
90 Bryant
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
SUB
DE
29 Bush
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
74 Campbell, B.
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
RG
25 Cartwright
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
35 Chekwa
SUB
SUB
SUB
CB
INA
INA
INA
INA
DNP
IR
IR
IR
IR
59 Condo
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
51 Curry
NWT NWT
8 Campbell, J.
66 Carlisle
NWT
NWT
NWT
OLB
OLB
OLB
OLB
OLB
OLB
OLB
OLB
58 Davis II
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
12 Ford
WR
INA
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
WR
WR
INA
INA
INA
INA
27 Giordano
SUB
XDB
XDB
FS
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
FS
SUB
SUB
DB
SUB
82 Gordon
SUB
SUB
SUB
FB
INA
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
52 Groves
SUB
SUB
OLB
OLB
OLB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
80 Hagan
INA
WR
WR
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
79 Henderson
SUB
XDL
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
DT
DT
SUB
SUB
75 Heyer
SUB
INA
INA
INA
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
LG
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
85 Heyward-Bey
WR
INA
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
SUB
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
99 Houston
DE
SUB
SUB
SUB
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
DE
24 Huff
FS
FS
FS
INA
FS
FS
FS
FS
INA
FS
FS
FS
FS
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
84 Houshmandzadeh
11 Janikowski
CB
CB
CB
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
DNP
SUB
INA
22 Jones
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
INA
INA
93 Kelly
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
32 McCann
NWT NWT
NWT
NWT
NWT
NWT
NWT
NWT
NWT
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
55 McClain
MLB
MLB
MLB
MLB
MLB
MLB
MLB
DNP
MLB
MLB
MLB
SUB
MLB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
SUB
SUB
INA
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
SUB
37 Johnson
9 Lechler
20 McFadden
89 Miller
34 Mitchell
INA
INA
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
DB
17 Moore
SUB
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
SUB
WR
INA
INA
INA
94 Moss
SUB
SUB
SUB
DE
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
INA
SUB
18 Murphy
INA
INA
INA
INA
INA
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
83 Myers
TE
TE
TE
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
TE
SUB
TE
SUB
SUB
TE
44 Ndukwe
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
SUB
SUB
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
3 Palmer
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
NOR
SUB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
36 Parker
NOR
NOR
NOR
SUB
SUB
SUB
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
28 Porter
SUB
SUB
SUB
XDB
SUB
SUB
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
WAI
6 Pryor
SUS
SUS
SUS
SUS
SUS
EXPT
SUB
INA
INA
INA
DNP
DNP
DNP
45 Reece
FB
FB
SUB
INA
INA
INA
INA
SUB
FB
SUB
FB
FB
SUB
26 Routt
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
SUB
CB
CB
64 Satele
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
DNP
C
C
C
C
81 Schilens
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
INA
WR
SUB
SUB
WR
WR
WR
91 Scott
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
92 Seymour
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
DT
SUB
DT
DT
DT
77 Shaughnessy
DE
DE
DE
INA
INA
INA
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
IR
12/18 vs.
DET
12/24 @
KC
1/1 vs.
SD
ADDITIONAL BIOS
AARON CURRY
MATT GIORDANO
T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH
BRYAN McCANN
CARSON PALMER
TERRELLE PRYOR
LITO SHEPPARD
THE FOLLOWING BIOS ARE NOT IN THE 2011 RAIDERS MEDIA GUIDE
AARON CURRY
51
LB
BORN: 4/6/86
6-2
255
RAIDERS: 1
NFL: 3
COLLEGE: WAKE FOREST
Seattle, 2009-11.
Acquired by Raiders via trade with Seattle in October 2011.
PRO: Former first round pick joined Raiders via trade with the Seattle Seahawks…Played five games with
Seattle prior to coming to the Silver and Black, totaling 22 tackles (16 solo) and two passes
defensed…Played in 30 games with 28 starts in first two professional seasons, recording 5.5 sacks and
seven passes defensed…Selected fourth overall in the 2009 NFL Draft…2010: Started all 16 games in
second NFL season…Posted 73 tackles (60), 3.5 sacks for 25 yards in losses and one pass
defensed…(10/17) @ CHI: Posted first sack of the season…(11/14) @ AZ: Recorded eight solo
tackles…Established a career-high with two sacks…Also forced a fumble…(12/12) @ SF: Tied a season
high with eight total tackles (six)…Credited with a half-sack…(12/19) vs. ATL: Recorded seven tackles
(six)…(1/2/11) vs. STL: Registered a pass defensed…Postseason: (1/8/11) vs. NO: Racked up seven
tackles (five) in NFC Wild Card Game…(1/16/11) @ CHI: Recorded two tackles and first career interception,
returning a pick 23 yards…2009: Played in 14 games with two starts as a rookie…Totaled 61 tackles (54),
two sacks, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles…(9/13) vs. STL: Started at LB in NFL
debut…Totaled four solo tackles…(9/27) vs. CHI: Credited with first sack as a pro…Posted seven tackles
(six)…(10/11) vs. JAX: Established a career high with 10 tackles (nine)…Also credited with a sack, a forced
fumble and a pass defensed…(11/29) @ STL: Had five solo tackles and one pass defensed…(12/6) vs. SF:
Posted two passes defensed…Selected by the Seahawks in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2009 NFL
Draft.
COLLEGE: Recipient of the 2008 Butkus Award, presented to the nation’s top linebacker…Started 49 of 51
games at Wake Forest, finishing career ranked third in the school’s record book 45.5 tackles behind the line
of scrimmage…Finished ninth on Wake Forest’s all-time list with 332 total tackles…Named All-American
and first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior after leading the team with 105 total
tackles…Presented the Butkus Award by Dick Butkus, the award’s namesake, who visited the campus in
early December to present the honor.
PERSONAL: Attended E.E. Smith (Fayetteville, N.C.) High School…Named conference Defensive Player
of the Year and earned all-conference and all-region honors after registering 123 tackles as a
senior…Selected to the North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl as a tight end…Married with two sons.
YEARTEAM GP GS
2009 SEA
14 12
2010 SEA
16 16
NFL TOTALS 30 28
SKS YDS INT YDS FF FR
2.0 2.0
0
0 3
0
3.5 25.0
0
0 2
0
5.5 27.0
0
0 5
0
CAREER SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 10 (10/11/09) vs. JAX
Sacks: 2 (11/14/10) @ AZ
Forced Fumbles: 1, five times, last (11/14/10) @ AZ
(all with Seattle)
PD
6
1
7
MATT GIORDANO
27
S
BORN: 2/28/83
5-11 210
RAIDERS: 1
NFL: 6
COLLEGE: CALIFORNIA
Indianapolis, 2005-09; Green Bay, 2009-10; Atlanta, 2010; New Orleans, 2010.
Signed by Raiders as free agent in August 2011.
PRO: Experienced safety that has played six years in the league… Was drafted in 2005 in the 4th
round (134th overall)…Spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcon,
and New Orleans Saints… Was a member of the Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI winning
team… 2010: Signed with New Orleans Saints in October 2010… Appeared in nine games and
made one tackle and six special teams stops…Inactive for two contests… Made Saints debut at
Tampa Bay (10/17) and saw action at S and on special teams, recovered a Buccaneers onside
kick attempt…. Made two special teams tackles vs. Cleveland (10/24)… recorded two special
teams stops at Carolina, (11/7)… Had two special teams tackles at Baltimore, (12/19)… Recorded
one tackle as reserve DB in finale vs. Tampa bay, (1/2)… Postseason: (1/18) Inactive against
Seattle 2009: Signed with Green Bay Packers on 9/23 and played five games, making one tackle
and four special teams stops… Made two special teams tackles in Packers debut at St. Louis
(9/27)… Postseason: Made a tackle in NFC Wild Card Playoff (1/10) at Arizona. 2008: Appeared
in 16 games with one start at SS… opened vs. Tennessee (12/28)… had 26 defensive stops, 16
solo, and 13 special teams tackles, seven solo… had season-high five defensive stops vs.
Jacksonville (9/21)… totaled four defensive stops and two special teams tackles vs. Houston
(11/16)… had three defensive tackles, two solo, at San Diego (11/23)… had four defensive
tackles, three solo, vs. Detroit (12/14)… also had two special teams stops at Jacksonville 12/18
and vs. Tennessee… Postseason: Saw action as reserve in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego
(1/3)… 2007: Started four of 12 games at S position, three at FS and one at SS… saw action as
reserve and special teamer in remaining games… started at SS vs. Tampa Bay (10/7) for injured
Bob Sanders… started final three games at FS for injured Antoine Bethea… was inactive at
Carolina 10/28, at San Diego (11/11), vs. Kansas City (11/18) and at Atlanta 11/22 with
injury…had 21 tackles, 13 solo, 2-89, 1 TD interceptions and one pass defensed… also had four
special teams tackles…had two tackles and 83-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. New
Orleans (9/6)… marked second career interception and first career TD… had two stops and one
pass defensed vs. Denver 9/30…had three tackles in start vs. Tampa Bay… had four tackles in
each of final three starts at Oakland (12/16), vs. Houston (12/23) and vs. Tennessee (12/30)… had
interception vs. Houston… had two special teams tackles at Houston (9/23)… Postseason: Saw
action on special teams in Divisional Playoffs vs. San Diego (1/13)… 2006: Started one of 12
games at FS… was reserve S and special teamer in remaining games… started for injured
Sanders and Marlin Jackson vs. Cincinnati (12/18)… had 25 tackles, 19 solo, one pass defensed
and one interception… had nine special teams tackles, eight solo… had 12 tackles and first career
interception at Jacksonville (12/10) subbing for injured Bethea… had eight stops and one pass
defensed vs. Cincinnati… had two solo tackles as reserve vs. Houston (9/17) and at Denver
(10/29)… had two solo specialty stops vs. Miami 12/31… Postseason: Appeared as reserve and
special teams players vs. Kansas City (1/6) in Wild Card Playoffs, at Baltimore (1/13) in Divisional
Playoffs, vs. New England (1/21) in AFC Championship Game and vs. Chicago (2/4) in Super Bowl
XLI…had one pass defensed and eight special teams tackles, five solo… had two specialty stops
vs. Kansas City and one tackle at Baltimore… had five special teams tackles vs. New England…
had key fourth-down pass defensed in fourth quarter vs. Chicago 2005: Appeared in 15 games as
reserve DB and special teamer…was inactive (11/7) at New England… had six stops, four solo,
two passes defensed and eight special teams stops, seven solo… had two solo tackles at Seattle
(12/24)… had seasonal-best four stops, two solo, and two passes defensed vs. Arizona (1/1)…
had special teams stops in six games, including three solo vs. Tennessee (12/4)… Postseason:
Was inactive vs. Pittsburgh (1/15)… Has seen action in 69 total games in his career… contributed
85 total tackles, 68 of which have been solo tackles… Has had three total interceptions and 1
touchdown
COLLEGE: Two-year letterman who started 14 of 25 games at S… had 111 career tackles, 73
solo, four tackles for losses, one sack, two FF, one FR, six passes defensed and two
interceptions… started 10 of 12 games as senior… despite playing with cast on hand to protect
broken finger for portion of season, had 61 tackles, 41 solo, 1.5 tackles for losses, one sack, two
FF, six passes defensed and one interception… had eleven tackles and one interception against
Air Force… had eight solo stops, one FF and one pass defensed against New Mexico State… had
six stops, four solo, 1.5 tackles for losses and one pass defensed against Oregon State… had five
solo stops and one pass defensed against UCLA… had six solo stops and one FF against Arizona
State…had seven tackles against Washington…had five tackles and two passes defensed in
Holiday Bowl against Texas Tech… was All-America honorable mention by The NFL Draft Report
and Pro Football Weekly… was All-Pac 10 first-team selection…started four of 13 games as
junior…started first four games for injured Ryan Gutierrez and was reserve for remainder of
season… had 50 tackles, 32 solo, 2.5 stops for losses, one FR and one interception… had 12
stops in debut against Kansas State…had eight tackles and one tackle for loss against Southern
Mississippi… had eight stops against Utah…had interception against USC…had four solo stops
against Oregon State… majored in American studies. Junior College: Was two-time all-conference
choice at Fresno City College…was voted Defensive MVP in Northern California championship
game…earned all-state honors at SS as freshman… had 62 stops, 26 solo, four FR and one
interception.
PERSONAL: Attended Buchanan High School and set school records for the longest punt return
for a touchdown, the most blocked kicks and most interceptions in a single game…Was a two-time
all conference first team choice…Was named Defensive Player of the Year and Buchanan High's
Most Outstanding Player in football and track in 2001… Giordano was also crowned individual
league champion in the 400 meters in 1999… Giordano was married March 4, 2005 to Laura Enns
of Clovis and has a daughter named Addison… He was an American Studies major… His greatgrandfather is Italian born Ralph Giordano, who was a world welterweight boxing champion in
1933… Is the son of Victor and Janet Giordano
T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH
84
WR
BORN: 9/26/77
6-2
200
RAIDERS: 1
NFL: 11
COLLEGE: OREGON STATE
Cincinnati, 2001-08; Seattle, 2009; Baltimore, 2010.
Signed by Raiders as a free agent in November 2011.
PRO: Veteran wide receiver and former All-Pro selection joined the Silver and Black as a free
agent in November 2011…Earned Pro Bowl selection and All-Pro honors after tying for the NFL
lead with 112 receptions in 2007 with the Cincinnati Bengals…Totaled 90 or more receptions in
three straight seasons from 2006-08…Career totals include 616 receptions for 7,091 yards and 43
touchdowns over 11 NFL seasons…2010: Played in all 16 games with two starts as a member of
the Baltimore Ravens…Had 30 receptions for 398 yards and three touchdowns…(9/13) @ NYJ:
Started at WR in first game with Ravens…Had one reception for 27 yards…(10/3) @ PIT: Hauled
in three passes for 49 yards and one touchdown…(11/21) @ CAR: Had two receptions for 79
yards including a 56-yard touchdown catch…(12/5) vs. PIT: Started at WR and recorded a seasonhigh four catches for 20 yards…(12/26) @ CLE: Matched a season high with four catches for 32
yards including a 15-yard touchdown catch…Postseason: (1/9/11) @ KC: Had a 28-yard
reception in AFC Wild Card Game…(1/15/11) @ PIT: Had three catches for 38 yards in AFC
Divisional Playoff Game…2009: Started all 16 games with the Seattle Seahawks…Totaled 79
receptions for 911 yards and three touchdowns…Had at least two receptions in each
game…(9/13) vs. STL: Had six catches for 48 yards in Seattle debut…(10/4) @ IND: Hauled in
eight passes for 103 yards…(10/11) vs. JAX: Totaled five receptions for 77 yards and two
touchdowns, matching a career high…Had a 34-yard touchdown catch…(11/8) vs. DET: Totaled
six receptions for 34 yards and one touchdown…(11/15) @ AZ: Had a season-high nine receptions
for 165 yards…Had a season-long 53-yard catch…(12/20) vs. TB: Had seven receptions for 73
yards…2008: Totaled 92 receptions, the second most of his career…Had 904 receiving yards and
four touchdowns…Started all 15 games in which he played…Posted two games with 12
receptions, matching a career high…(9/21) @ NYG: Hauled in 12 passes for 146 yards and one
touchdown…Tied a career-high in receptions…(10/5) @ DAL: Had seven catches for 85 yards and
two touchdowns…(10/19) vs. PIT: Had eight catches for 58 yards…(10/26) @ HOU: Recorded
eight receptions for 54 yards…Also rushed for nine yards on one carry…(11/16) vs. PHI: Matched
a career high with 12 receptions for 149 yards and one touchdown…Scored on a 26-yard
reception…(12/7) @ IND: Had eight receptions for 75 yards…2007: Selected for first Pro Bowl and
named All-Pro after tying for the NFL lead with 112 receptions…Totaled career-highs with 1,143
receiving yards 12 touchdown catches…Posted three straight 100-plus yard receiving
games…Totaled five or more receptions in 13 games…Had two multiple-touchdown
games…Scored at least one touchdown in eight straight games…(9/10) vs. BAL: Had nine
receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown in season opener…(9/16) @ CLE: Had eight
receptions for 69 yards and two touchdowns…(9/23) @ SEA: Matched a career high with 12
receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown…Score came on a 35-yard reception…(10/1) vs. NE:
Had 10 catches for 100 yards and one touchdown…(10/14) @ KC: Totaled eight receptions for a
season-high 145 yards…Had two touchdowns including one score on a 42-yard reception…(10/21)
vs. NYJ: Had four catches for 43 yards and one touchdown…(10/28) vs. PIT: Posted seven
catches for 81 yards and one touchdown…(11/4) @ BUF: Recorded four catches for 45 yards and
one touchdown…Marked eighth straight game with at least one touchdown reception…(11/18) vs.
AZ: Had eight receptions for 87 yards including a 19-yard touchdown catch…(11/25) vs. TEN: Had
seven receptions for 66 yards…(12/9) vs. STL: Hauled in eight passes for 52 yards…(12/15) @
SF: Had five receptions for 62 yards…(12/23) vs. CLE: Had two catches for 25 yards including a
five yard touchdown reception…(12/30) @ MIA: Had nine catches for 90 yards…2006: Recorded
first 1,000-yard season as a pro, totaling 1,081 yards on 90 catches…Played in 14 games with 13
starts, missing first two games of the season…Totaled nine touchdown receptions…Posted three
100-plus yard receiving games…(9/24) @ PIT: Recorded nine catches for 94 yards…Established a
career high with two touchdown receptions…Had a 30-yard touchdown catch…(10/1) vs. NE: Had
four catches for 95 yards…(10/15) @ TB: Hauled in 10 passes for 102 yards and one
touchdown…Score came on a 33-yard reception…(10/22) vs. CAR: Recorded seven receptions for
61 yards and one touchdown…(11/5) @ BAL: Had a 26-yard touchdown catch…(11/12) vs. SD:
Had seven receptions for 88 yards…(11/26) @ CLE: Totaled seven receptions for 79 yards and
one touchdown…(11/30) vs. BAL: Totaled 10 receptions for 106 yards and one
touchdown…Hauled in a 40-yard touchdown pass…(12/10) vs. OAK: Posted second straight 100yard game with a season-high 118 yards on eight catches…Posted third straight game with a
touchdown reception...(12/24) @ DEN: Had nine catches for 94 yards and one touchdown…2005:
Played in 14 games with 12 starts…Had 78 receptions for 956 yards and seven
touchdowns…(9/18) vs. MIN: Totaled five receptions for 55 yards and one touchdown…Also
rushed twice for 24 yards including first career rushing touchdown on a 16-yard run…(10/2) vs.
HOU: Had eight receptions for 105 yards…(10/23) vs. PIT: Had seven receptions for 75
yards…Had a career-long 17-yard rush…(10/30) vs. GB: Totaled five catches for 77 yards and one
touchdown…(11/27) vs. BAL: Posted season highs with nine catches for 147 yards…Scored on a
30-yard touchdown pass…(12/4) vs. PIT: Had five catches for 88 yards…Tied a career high with
two touchdown receptions including a 43-yard score…(12/11) vs. CLE: Had six catches for 53
yards and one touchdown…(12/18) @ DET: Totaled six receptions for 61 yards and one
touchdown…Marked third straight game with at least one touchdown reception…(12/24) vs. BUF:
Hauled in seven passes for 70 yards…Postseason: (1/8/07) vs. PIT: Made postseason debut in
AFC Wild Card Game…Totaled four receptions for 25 yards and one touchdown…2004: Played in
all 16 games with 13 starts…Totaled 73 receptions for 978 yards and four touchdowns…Averaged
a career-high 13.4 yards per reception…Posted three 100-plus yard receiving games…(9/26) vs.
BAL: Had seven receptions for 116 yards…(10/3) @ PIT: Had six catches for 53 yards…(10/31) @
TEN: Had four receptions for 81 yards including a career-long 62-yard catch…(11/14) @ WAS:
Hauled in seven passes for 59 yards…(11/28) vs. CLE: Had four catches for 79 yards and
established a career high with two touchdown receptions…Had a 53-yard touchdown
catch…(12/5) @ BAL: Set a career high with 171 receiving yards on 10 receptions…Had one
touchdown catch…(12/12) @ NE: Set a career high with 12 receptions for 145 yards…Marked
second straight 100-yard receiving game…(1/2/05) @ PHI: Totaled six receptions for 71 yards
including a 20-yard touchdown catch…2003: Played in just two games due to injury…2002: Saw
action in all 16 games with five starts in second NFL season…Recorded 41 receptions for 492
yards and one touchdown…(9/8) vs. SD: Started season opener and totaled two catches for 27
yards…(9/15) @ CLE: Had a season-high five receptions for 58 yards…(11/17) vs. CLE: Had a
season-high 59 receiving yards on three catches…(12/1) vs. BAL: Had four receptions for 35 yards
and first career touchdown catch…2001: Played in 12 games with one start as a rookie…Had 21
catches for 228 yards…(9/30) @ SD: Made NFL debut…(11/11) @ JAX: Posted six receptions for
62 yards including a 23-yard catch…(12/23) @ BAL: Had five receptions for 63 yards…(12/30) vs.
PIT: Hauled in nine passes for 98 yards…Selected by the Bengals in the seventh round (204 th
overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE: As an Oregon State senior in 2000, was the top-producing receiving in a passing
game that helped spark Beavers to a No. 4 national ranking and a Fiesta Bowl victory over Notre
Dame…Caught 48 passes for 730 yards with seven scores on the season…Played his freshman
and sophomore seasons at Cerritos (Calif.) College…Had a 100-yard kickoff return for a
touchdown in each of his Cerritos seasons…Majored in physical education.
PERSONAL: Born in Victor Valley, Calif…Hometown is Barstow, Calif…Played running back for
Barstow High School and led team to a 10-1-1 record as a senior…Married and has two
daughters.
YEAR TEAM
2001
CIN
2002
CIN
2003
CIN
2004
CIN
2005
CIN
2006
CIN
2007
CIN
2008
CIN
2009
SEA
2010
BAL
NFL TOTALS
GP
12
16
2
16
14
14
16
15
16
16
137
GS
1
5
0
13
12
13
15
15
16
2
92
RECEIVING
NO
YDS AVG
21
228 10.9
41
492 12.0
73
978 13.4
78
956 12.3
90 1,081 12.0
112 1,143 10.2
92
904
9.8
79
911 11.5
30
398 13.3
616 7,091 11.5
LG
23
31
62
43
40
42
46
53
56
62
TD
0
1
4
7
9
12
4
3
3
43
RUSHING
ATT YDS AVG
6
51
8.5
8
62
7.8
3
6
2.0
5
14
2.8
1
9
9.0
23 142
6.2
LG
16
17
13
8
9
17
TD
0
1
0
0
0
1
CAREER SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Receptions: 12, four times, last (11/16/08) vs. PHI*
Receiving Yards: 171 (12/5/04) @ BAL*
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, seven times, last (10/11/09) vs. JAX**
Longest Reception: 62 (10/31/04) @ TEN*
*-with Cincinnati
**-with Seattle
BRYAN McCANN
32
CB
BORN: 9/29/87
5-10 185
RAIDERS: 1
NFL: 2
COLLEGE: SMU
Baltimore/Dallas, 2010.
Signed by Raiders as a free agent in November 2011.
PRO: Defensive back with big-play ability joined the Raiders as a free agent in November…Has
played in 14 games with the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys from 2010-11…Registered a
101-yard touchdown on a interception return and a 97-yard punt return for a touchdown with the
Cowboys last season…2011: Saw action in five games with the Cowboys and Ravens…Played in
two games with the Cowboys before being signed by the Ravens on 10/4…2010: Played in nine
games with Dallas…Totaled 15 tackles (14 solo), one interception and one pass
defensed…Signed to active roster by Cowboys from Ravens practice squad on 11/4…(11/7) @
GB: Made NFL debut…Returned five kickoffs for 139 yards…(11/14) @ NYG: Saw first action on
defense…Intercepted first career pass and returned it 101 yards for a touchdown…Return set
Dallas record for longest interception return…Became just second rookie in the Super Bowl era
with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown, joining Detroit’s Louis Delmas
(12/20/09)…Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week...(11/21) vs. DET: Returned a punt 97
yards for a touchdown…Added two kickoff returns for 55 yards…Named NFC Special Teams
Player of the Week…(11/25) vs. NO: Had three kickoff returns for 50 yards…(12/5) @ IND: Totaled
five tackles and two kickoff returns for 37 yards…Signed by the Ravens as an undrafted rookie
free agent.
COLLEGE: Played in 48 games at SMU…Totaled 54 tackles, three interceptions and 34 kickoff
returns for 824 yards…Also returned two blocked kicks for touchdowns…Posted three games with
at least 100 yards in returns…Started 11 games as a junior…Totaled 35 tackles, three
interceptions and one sack…Added six punt returns for 31 yards…Started 12 games as a
sophomore, playing both safety and cornerback…Recorded 59 tackles, seven passes defensed
and four interceptions…Named All-Freshman Conference USA by both coaches and media…Cowinner of the James Bradley “New Mustang” award for consistent play…Played in 11 games as a
freshman, totaling 38 tackles, four passes defensed and one interception…Also returned eight
kickoffs for 136 yards…Economics major.
PERSONAL: Attended Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Okla.) High School…Rated the No. 20 player
in Oklahoma by Rivals.com and the No. 25 player by the Daily Oklahoman…Led team to a 10-2
record and a state quarterfinals appearance…Also lettered in basketball and track.
YEAR TEAM GP
2010 DAL
9
NFL TOTALS
9
GS
0
0
SACKS INT
0.0
1
0.0
1
YDS
101
101
YEAR TEAM NO
2010 DAL
23
NFL TOTALS
23
KICKOFF RETURNS
YDS
AVG LG
507
22.0 38
507
22.0 39
TD
0
0
YEAR TEAM NO
2010 DAL
8
NFL TOTALS
8
PUNT RETURNS
YDS
AVG LG
165
20.6 97
165
20.6 97
TD
1
1
FF
0
0
FR
0
0
CARSON PALMER
3
QB
BORN: 12/27/79
6-5
235
RAIDERS: 1
NFL: 9
COLLEGE: USC
Acquired by Raiders via trade with Cincinnati in October 2011.
PRO: Former No. 1 overall pick and two-time Pro Bowl selection was acquired by Raiders via trade
with the Cincinnati Bengals…Set numerous franchise records during eight seasons with Cincinnati
including completion percentage (62.9), quarterback rating (86.9) and TD/INT ratio (1.5/1)…Career
totals include 2,024 completions on 3,217 pass attempts for 22,694 yards and 144
touchdowns…Started all 97 games in which he appeared for the Bengals…Has also rushed for
316 yards and five touchdowns…Is the eighth former Heisman Trophy winner to play for the Silver
and Black…2010: Started all 16 games for the second straight season and the fifth time in his
career…Attempted a franchise-record 586 passes and completed 362 passes, the second-highest
total in Bengals history…Passed for 3,970 yards, the third-highest in franchise history, and had 26
touchdown passes…Posted an 82.4 quarterback rating…(9/12) @ NE: Completed 34 of 50 passes
for 345 yards and two touchdowns…Connected with WR for a 28-yard touchdown pass…(9/19) vs.
BAL: Passed for 167 yards on 16 completions…(9/26) @ CAR: Complete 19 of 37 passes for 195
yards and one touchdown…Had a seven-yard touchdown pass…(10/3) @ CLE: Passed for 371
yards on 25 for 36 passing and two touchdowns…Connected on a career-long 78-yard touchdown
pass…Had a season-high 121.4 passer rating…(10/10) vs. TB: Completed 21 of 36 pass attempts
for 206 yards and two touchdowns…Had a 43-yard touchdown pass...Added a one-yard scoring
pass…(10/24) @ ATL: Totaled 412 yards on 36 for 50 passing, marking his second-highest singlegame yardage total…Had three touchdown passes and posted a 118.1 quarterback rating…Had
touchdown passes of 19, 64 and eight yards…(10/31) vs. MIA: Completed 17 of 38 pass attempts
for 156 yards and two touchdowns…(11/8) vs. PIT: Was 22 for 36 passing for 248 yards and two
touchdowns…Had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 19-yard scoring pass…(11/14) @ IND: Was
31 for 42 passing for 292 yards and two touchdowns…Had a season-best 73.8 completion
percentage…(11/21) vs. BUF: Completed 19 of 34 for 230 yards and two touchdowns…(11/25) @
NYJ: Passed for 135 yards and a touchdown on 17 completions…(12/5) vs. NO: Completed 23 of
33 passes for 249 yards and one touchdown…Posted a 101.7 passer rating…Had a two-point
conversion completion…(12/12) @ PIT: Was 20 of 32 passing for 178 yards with one
touchdown…(12/19) vs. CLE: Was 14 for 23 passing…(12/26) vs. SD: Posted a career-best passer
rating of 157.2…Completed 16 of 21 attempts for 269 yards and four touchdowns…Had a 59-yard
touchdown pass…(1/2/11) @ BAL: Completed 32 of 45 passes for 305 yards and one
touchdown…2009: Started all 16 games after missing most of 2008 due to injury…Completed 282
of 466 pass attempts for 3,094 and 21 touchdowns…Led Bengals to AFC North title…(9/13) vs.
DEN: Led a 91-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter…(9/20) @ GB: Posted a 93.3 passer
rating…Completed 15 of 23 passes for 185 yards and three touchdowns…Also scored third career
rushing touchdown on a one-yard sneak…(11/15) @ PIT: Directed an 18-12 win that included no
turnovers and a comeback victory…(11/29) vs. CLE: Had game-winning touchdown pass…(12/6)
vs. DET: Had a 36-yard touchdown pass…(12/20) @ SD: Scored first two-point conversion of
career on a rush…(12/27) vs. KC: Clinched division title with victory…Postseason: (1/9/10) vs.
NYJ: Completed 18 of 26 passes for 146 yards in AFC Wild Card Game…Connected on an 11yard touchdown pass…2008: Stared just four games due to injury…Finished season with 75
completions on 129 pass attempts and three touchdowns…Inactive from 10/12-12/28…(9/14) vs.
TEN: Passed for 134 yards on 16 completions…(9/21) @ NYG: Completed 27 of 39 pass attempts
for 286 yards and one touchdown…Posted a 98.9 passer rating…Also rushed for a career-high 23
yards on three attempts…(9/28) vs. CLE: Inactive as third QB, snapping streak of 51 straight
starts…(10/5) @ DAL: Completed 23 of 39 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns…2007:
Started all 16 games for the third straight season…Set career highs and franchise records with 586
pass attempts and 373 completions for 4,131 yards…Had 26 touchdown passes and posted an
86.7 passer rating…Was the only NFL quarterback to take every offensive snap for his
team…(9/10) vs. BAL: Posted a 100.3 passer rating on 20 for 32 passing…Totaled 194 yards with
two touchdowns including a 39-yard scoring strike…(9/16) @ CLE: Set a career high and
Cincinnati franchise record with six touchdown passes…Touchdown total tied for an NFL season
high…(9/23) @ SEA: Went 27 for 43 passing for 342 yards, marking second-highest yardage total
of the seaon…(10/21) vs. NYJ: Completed 14 of 21 passes for 226 yards…(10/28) vs. PIT: Posted
a 102.2 passer rating…Completed 23 of 31 pass attempts for 205 yards and a
touchdown…(11/11) @ BAL: Was 23 for 34 passing for 271 yards…Had a 91.7 quarterback
rating…(11/18) vs. AZ: Set a career high with 37 completions, marking the second-highest total in
franchise history…Tied a career high with 52 pass attempts…Totaled 324 yards and two
touchdowns…(11/25) vs. TEN: Was 32 for 38 passing for 283 yards and three
touchdowns…Posted a career-high 84.2 completion percentage…Connected with same receiver
on all three touchdown passes and posted a 113.0 quarterback rating…(12/15) @ SF: Posted a
97.8 quarterback rating and connected on a 52-yard touchdown pass…(12/30) @ MIA: Recorded
highest passer rating of the season (121.4)…Was 23 for 32 for 316 yards and three
touchdowns…Had a season-long 70-yard touchdown pass…2006: Earned second straight Pro
Bowl selection after becoming first Bengal to pass for over 4,000 yards…Completed 324 of 520
pass attempts for 4,035 yards and 28 touchdowns…Started all 16 games and became first Bengal
to earn Pro Bowl MVP honors…Ranked second in the AFC in six major passing categories;
touchdowns (28), yards (4,035), completions (324), touchdown percentage (5.4), average gain per
pass (7.76) and touchdown/interception differential (plus-15)…Had a streak of 153 consecutive
passes without an interception…(9/24) @ PIT: Tied a then-career high with four
touchdowns…Completed 18 of 26 pass attempts for 193 yards…(10/22) vs. CAR: Led an 86-yard,
13-play touchdown drive in the fourth quarter…(11/12) vs. SD: Posted career highs in passing
yards (440) and completions (31) and tossed a 74-yard touchdown pass…(11/19) @ NO:
Completed 14 of 22 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns…Had touchdown passes of 41
and 60 yards…(11/26) @ CLE: Went 25 for 32 passing with three touchdowns…Had a seasonhigh completion percentage of 78.1…(11/30) vs. BAL: Tossed a 40-yard touchdown pass…(12/24)
@ DEN: Had a 10-yard touchdown pass…(12/31) vs. PIT: Threw a pair of fourth quarter
touchdown passes…2005: Led NFL with 32 touchdown passes, breaking Bengals franchise
record…Also set a franchise record with 345 completions on 509 attempts…Passed for 3,836
yards and posted a 101.1 passer rating…Led the NFL with in touchdown-interception deferential
(plus-20)…Tied NFL record with record with nine straight games with a 100-plus passer
rating…Tied NFL record for most 100-plus passer ratings in a season (11)…Led NFL in completion
percentage (67.8)…Named as AFC Offensive Player of Month for September…Selected for Pro
Bowl but did not play due to injury…(9/11) @ CLE: Completed 26 of 34 passes for 280 yards and
two touchdowns…(9/18) vs. MIN: Was 27 for 40 passing for a season-high 337 yards and three
touchdowns…Had a 70-yard touchdown pass on second play from scrimmage…(9/25) @ CHI:
Posted a season-high 130.3 passer rating…Completed 16 of 23 pass attempts for 169
yards…(10/2) vs. HOU: Led a 13-play, 61-yard drive for the winning field goal in the fourth
quarter…(10/16) @ TEN: Posted a career-high 81.8 completion percentage (27 of 33
passing)…(11/20) vs. IND: Had a 100.2 passer rating…Tossed a 68-yard touchdown
pass...(11/27) vs. BAL: Had three touchdown passes including a 68-yard score…(12/4) @ PIT:
Had a 101.5 passer rating…Was 22 for 38 passing for 227 yards and three touchdowns…Tossed
a 43-yard touchdown pass…(12/11) vs. CLE: Led a game-winning field goal drive in the fourth
quarter and threw three touchdown passes…(12/18) @ DET: Three for three touchdowns in
division-clinching win…(12/24) vs. BUF: Had a 41-yard touchdown pass…Postseason: (1/8/06)
vs. PIT: Made playoff debut in AFC Wild Card Game…Played only two snaps before suffering knee
injury…Completed only pass for a 66-yard gain…2004: Saw first action as a pro, starting 13
games…Completed 263 of 432 pass attempts for 2,897 yards and 18 touchdowns...(9/12) @ NYJ:
Posted a 105.2 passer rating in NFL debut…Tossed first career touchdown…(9/19) vs. MIA: Led a
game-winning field goal drive in the fourth quarter…(10/25) vs. DEN: Completed 12 of 21 passes
for 198 yards and one touchdown…(11/7) vs. DAL: Scored first NFL touchdown on a two-yard
bootleg…(11/28) vs. CLE: Threw four touchdown passes and led a fourth quarter comeback
victory…(12/5) @ BAL: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after leading a comeback win
and throwing three fourth quarter touchdown passes…Finished game with 29 completions and 382
passing yards…2003: Did not play as a rookie…Inactive as the third quarterback for eight
games…Designated as No. 2 quarterback in eight games…Selected by the Bengals in the first
round (first overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE: Won the 2002 Heisman Trophy at USC, leading the Trojans to 11-2 record, including
38-17 Orange Bowl win over Iowa...Played 53 games with 45 starts at USC, competing over five
seasons (1998-2002) because of injury-shortened '99 campaign that counted as a redshirt
year...As a senior, set USC season records for completions (309), passing yards (3942) and TD
passes (33), and threw only 10 INTs...Left college as the Pac-10 Conference's all-time leader in
passing yards (11,818), completions (927) and total offense (11,621)...His 72 career TD passes
set a USC record...Led Trojans to wins in the last eight games of his senior season, with the team
averaging 41.5 points per game during that stretch...Threw at least two TD passes in nine straight
games as a senior...As a sophomore in 1999, Palmer led USC to victories in its first two games,
but suffered broken right collarbone just before halftime of Game 3, Sept. 25 at Oregon...He was
sidelined for remainder of the '99 season, which was allowed to count for him as a redshirt year ...
His four starts in 1998 made him only the second true freshman to start a game at QB for the
storied USC program (joined Rob Johnson, who started one game in '91).
PERSONAL: Attended Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) High School…As a
senior in 1997, passed for 31 touchdowns and just four interceptions, leading his team to a 14-0
record and its second consecutive state championship…Set 27 school records in high
school…Married with two children…Brother, Jordan, played QB at UTEP and in the NFL.
PASSING
YEAR
TEAM
2003
CIN
2004
CIN
2005
CIN
2006
CIN
2007
CIN
2008
CIN
2009
CIN
2010
CIN
NFL TOTALS
RUSHING
YEAR
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
NFL TOTALS
GP GS ATT CMP PCT
YDS YDS/ATT TD
13 13 432 263 60.9 2,897
6.7 18
16 16 509 345 67.8 3,836
7.5 32
16 16 520 324 62.3 4,035
7.8 28
16 16 575 373 64.9 4,131
7.2 26
4
4 129
75 58.1
731
5.7
3
16 16 466 282 60.5 3,094
6.6 21
16 16 586 362 61.8 3,970
6.8 26
97 97 3,217 2,024 62.9 22,694
7.1 144
TEAM
CIN
CIN
CIN
CIN
CIN
CIN
CIN
CIN
ATT
18
34
26
24
6
39
32
179
YDS
47
41
37
10
38
93
50
316
AVG
2.6
1.2
1.4
0.4
6.3
2.4
1.6
1.8
INT
18
12
13
20
4
13
20
110
LG
14
14
11
10
15
15
9
15
CAREER SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Passing Attempts: 52, twice, last (11/18/07) vs. AZ
Passing Completions: 37 (11/18/07) vs. AZ
Passing Yards: 440 (11/12/06) vs. SD
Passing Touchdowns: 6 (9/16/07) @ CLE
Longest Completion: 78 (10/3/10) @ CLE
Rushing Attempts: 6 (9/25/05) @ CHI
Rushing Yards: 23 (9/21/08) @ NYG
Longest Rush: 15, twice, last (10/4/09) @ CLE
(all with Cincinnati)
LG RATING
76
77.3
70
101.1
74
93.9
70
86.7
36
69.0
73
83.6
78
82.4
78
86.9
TD
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
5
TERRELLE PRYOR
6
QB
BORN: 6/20/89
6-6
230
COLLEGE: OHIO STATE
Raiders supplemental draft pick (third round) in 2011.
COLLEGE: Dynamic quarterback led Ohio State to a 31-4 record as a starter…Totaled 57 career
touchdown passes to tie Bobby Hoying for most all-time at Ohio State…Accounted for 76 career
touchdowns (57 passing, 17 rushing, two receiving)…Holds Ohio State records with seven games
of 300 or more yards of total offense and 22 games of 200 or more yards of total offense…Career
totals included 477 completions on 783 pass attempts with 57 touchdowns…Posted a 60.9
completion percentage in three seasons with a 144.6 career quarterback rating…Also rushed for
2,164 yards on 436 rushing attempts, averaging 5.0 yards per carry…Scored 17 rushing
touchdowns…As a junior in 2010, completed 65 percent of his passes for 2,772 yards and 27
touchdowns…Led an offense that averaged 38.8 points per game which ranked second in the Big
Ten and 11th in the NCAA…Ranked 10th nationally in pass efficiency with a 157.9 rating…Became
Ohio State’s all-time rushing leader among quarterbacks with 2,164 yards…Led the Big Ten with
25 touchdown passes in conference play…Named MVP of the 2010 Sugar Bowl after rushing for a
career-high 115 yards and throwing for 221 yards and two touchdowns against
Arkansas…Responsible for a school-record six touchdowns in a win over Eastern Michigan,
throwing for four touchdowns and adding one score each rushing and receiving…Completed a
school-record 16 consecutive passes against Ohio…Totaled 346 yards of total offense against
Miami…Threw for three touchdowns against both Purdue and Marshall…As a sophomore, was the
Big Ten preseason Offensive Player of the Year…An honorable mention All-Big Ten
selection…Named to the Davey O’Brien and Manning Award watch lists…Was 167 for 295 passing
for 2,094 yards, with 18 touchdowns... Ohio State's leading rusher with 779 yards ... Had six
touchdown passes and only two interceptions in last five games of regular season, which were all
wins to clinch Big Ten title...Had rushing touchdowns against seven opponents ...Hit 11 different
targets during the season...Posted first 300-yard total offense game came against Toledo in
Cleveland, with 110 yards rushing (1 TD) and 262 yards passing (3 TD)...Was 17 for 31 passing for
221 yards passing at Purdue...Racked up 343 yards total offense in win over Minnesota, rushing
for 104 (1 TD) and passing for 239 (13-25, 2 TD)...Rushed for 83 yards (1 TD) and passed for 135
(1 TD) in first half vs. New Mexico State...Passed for two TD and rushed for another at Penn
State...Named Rose Bowl MVP with 72 yards rushing and 23 for 37 passing for 266 yards and two
touchdown passes...Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after performances against
Minnesota and Penn State...Received the Archie Griffin Award (most outstanding offensive player)
from Ohio State coaches...A Big Ten all-academic selection…Went 8-1 as starting QB as a true
freshman...Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Was 100 for 165 (60.6) passing for 1,311 yards
and 12 scores, with an efficiency rating of 146.50...Also rushed for 631 yards and six
touchdowns...Had 52 yards rushing with an 18-yard TD in opener with Youngstown State…Made
first career start vs. Troy becoming the only the second true freshman to start a game at
quarterback for the Buckeyes...Threw four touchdowns and rushed for 66 yards in that
win...Touchdown passes were a single-game OSU freshman QB record...Rushed for two TD and
passed for another in Minnesota win…Had 226 yards passing (16 for 25) against Penn State...Was
nine for 14 passing for 197 yards and three touchdowns at Northwestern...Rushed for 110 yards
and a one-yard score at Illinois, while adding 49 yards passing and a 20-yard touchdown
pass…Rushed for 78 yards in the Fiesta Bowl and scored on a five-yard reception.
PERSONAL: Attended Jeannette (Pa.) High School…Quarterbacked team to a 16-0 record and
the PIAA and WPIAL championships... Also helped the basketball team to WPIAL and PIAA titles,
a first in the Keystone State…Named the USA Today player of year...Had 4,238 career rushing
yards and 4,340 career passing yards, a first in the state of Pennsylvania...The Parade All-America
player of year...Posted 1,899 rushing and 1,889 passing yards as a senior, accounting for 58
touchdowns...The MVP of U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Maxwell Award ... An EA Sports AllAmerican ...The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review player of the year as a
junior and senior...Three year all-state honoree ... Named to Big 33 team...The top-ranked prep
prospect by Scout, Rivals, PrepStar, Superprep, PrepNation...Scored 2,000 career points in
basketball.
LITO SHEPPARD
21
CB
BORN: 4/8/81
5-11 195
RAIDERS: 1
NFL: 10
COLLEGE: FLORIDA
Philadelphia, 2002-08; NY Jets, 2009; Minnesota, 2010.
Signed by Raiders as free agent in October 2011.
PRO: Former Pro Bowl cornerback and seasoned veteran is in 10th NFL season, first with the
Raiders…Was with Silver and Black for part of training camp, seeing action in one preseason
game…Holds NFL record with two interception returns of 100-plus yards…Has three career
touchdowns on interception returns...Named to NFC Pro Bowls squad in 2004 and 2006...2010:
Played in 13 games with two starts with Minnesota…(9/9) @ NO: Recorded three tackles and
three passes defensed in Vikings debut…(9/19) vs. MIA: Recorded two tackles…(11/7) vs. AZ:
Recorded a tackle and a pass defensed…(11/14) @ CHI: Posted two tackles…2009: Started nine
of 11 games during the regular season and two of three playoff contests with the Jets...(9/13)
@HOU: Had three tackles, a pass defensed and an interception…(9/20) vs. NE: Had two tackles
and a pass defensed…(10/18) BUF: Had four tackles and a pass defensed…(11/29) CAR: Posted
four tackles…(12/20) ATL: Registered six tackles and a pass defensed…(12/27) IND: Recorded six
tackles…Postseason: (1/9/10) @CIN: Recorded six tackles and a pass defensed in AFC Wild
Card Game…(1/17/10) @ SD: Posted a tackle in AFC Divisional Playoff Game…(1/24/10) @IND:
Recorded two tackles in AFC Championship Game…2008: Played in all 16 games with three starts
in final season with Eagles…(9/21) vs. PIT: Recorded three tackles…(10/26) @ATL: Helped
preserve win with an interception in the end zone…Also had four passes defensed and registered
two tackles…(11/16) @CIN: Recorded four tackles and forced a fumble…Postseason: Played in
all three postseason games…(1/4/09) @MIN: Recorded two tackles in NFC Wild Card
Game…2007: Started 11 games...Recorded two interceptions and five passes defensed on the
season…(10/21) vs. CHI: Recorded a season high seven tackles along with a pass
defensed…(11/04) vs. DAL: Posted three tackles, a pass defensed, and an interception that was
returned for nine yards…(11/11) @ WAS: Posted six tackles…(12/02) vs. SEA: Recorded six
tackles and a pass defensed…(12/16) @ DAL: Grabbed an interception that set up an Eagles
touchdown…Also had six tackles...Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his
effort...2006: Earned second Pro Bowl bid…Had a career-high six interceptions and ranked
second in the NFL with 157 interception return yards…Started 13 games…(10/8) vs. DAL: Had
longest interception return of his career and longest in the NFL in 2006 with a 102-yard
touchdown…Pick came with 16 seconds remaining in the game to give Philadelphia a 38-24
win…Also had an additional interception…Totaled a season-high eight tackles…Earned NFC
Defensive Player of the Week honors...(10/15) @ NO: Recorded an interception and returned it for
29 yards…(11/26) @ IND: Returned a pick 25 yards…(12/4) vs. CAR: Preserved an Eagles win
with an interception in the end zone with seconds remaining in contest…(12/25) @ DAL:
Registered three tackles and one interception…(1/7/07) vs. NYG: Notched four tackles and one
forced fumble in NFC Wild Card Game…2005: Had season cut short by injury after 10
games...Totaled three interceptions…(9/18) SF: Posted first career game with a sack and
interception...Posted a season-high nine tackles…(10/9) @ DAL: Forced a fumble that was
recovered and returned 80 yards for a TD...(10/23) vs. SD: Had a season-long 33-yard interception
return…(11/14) vs. DAL: Recorded third interception of the season…2004: Earned first career Pro
Bowl honor and tabbed as a first team All-Pro by the Associated Press and Pro Football
Weekly...Started all 15 games he played during the regular season…Led team with five
interceptions and posted career-best 172 return yards…Had career-best two interception returns
for touchdowns...Named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for October...(10/17) vs. CAR:
Garnered first career NFC Defensive Player of the Week honor…Had two interceptions, including
his first career touchdown on a 64-yard return...(10/24) @ CLE: Racked up 11 tackles and
recorded an interception…(11/15) @DAL: Returned second interception for a touchdown on the
season with a 101-yard return…Postseason: (1/16/05) vs. MIN: Totaled six tackles in NFC
Divisional Playoff Game…(1/23/05) vs. ATL: Posted two tackles in NFC Championship
Game…Super Bowl XXXIX (2/6/05) vs. NE: Started at CB and posted two tackles…2003: Played
in 16 games with nine starts…(11/2) @ATL: Had first career interception and returned it 34
yards...(11/23) vs. NO: Forced a fumble…Postseason: (1/11/04) vs. GB: Made playoff debut in
NFC Divisional Playoff Game…(1/18/04) vs. CAR: Posted a tackle in NFC Championship
Game…2002: Played in 12 games as a rookie…Notched career-best 13 special teams
tackles...(9/29) vs. HOU: Made NFL debut...Selected by the Eagles in the first round (26th overall)
of the 2002 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE: Earned All-American honors twice during three seasons at Florida...Became just the
fourth Gator sophomore to be named All-American in 2000...Declared for NFL draft after his junior
season...Returned a pair of kickoff returns for touchdowns...Started 22 career games for the
Gators.
PERSONAL: Attended William H. Raines (Jacksonville, Fla.) High School...Named USA Today
and Parade All-American...Named nation’s top defensive back by Parade...Earned Class 4A AllState as a junior and senior...Recorded 18 interceptions in final two seasons...Also competed in
track and field.
YEAR TEAM
2002 PHI
2003 PHI
2004 PHI
2005 PHI
2006 PHI
2007 PHI
2008 PHI
2009 NYJ
2010 MIN
NFL TOTALS
GP
12
16
15
10
13
11
16
11
13
117
GS
0
9
15
10
13
11
3
9
2
72
SACKS
0
0.0
1
1
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
INT
0
1
5
3
6
2
1
1
0.0
19.0
YDS
0
34
172
72
157
25
0
0
0
460
FF
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
FR
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
FLIP CARD/GAME BOOK
PACKERS NUMERICAL
No. Name
Pos.
2
Mason CROSBY.........................K
6
Graham HARRELL ................ QB
8
Tim MASTHAY ...........................P
10
Matt FLYNN ............................ QB
RAIDERS NUMERICAL
GREEN BAY PACKERS (12-0)
No. Name
Pos.
VS.
3
Carson PALMER .................... QB
OAKLAND RAIDERS (7-5)
6
Terrelle PRYOR ...................... QB
7
Kyle BOLLER .......................... QB
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011 • 3:15 P.M.
LAMBEAU FIELD • GREEN BAY, WIS.
8
Jason CAMPBELL ................. QB
12
Aaron RODGERS .................. QB
9
Shane LECHLER ........................P
18
Randall COBB ........................WR
11
Sebastian JANIKOWSKI..........K
21
Charles WOODSON ..............CB
12
Jacoby FORD .........................WR
22
Pat LEE ......................................CB
24
Jarrett BUSH .......................CB/S
LT: 74 Marshall Newhouse 78 Derek Sherrod
25
Ryan GRANT ........................... RB
LG: 70 T.J. Lang
PACKERS OFFENSE
WR: 85 Greg Jennings
89 James Jones
59 Brad Jones
62
Evan Dietrich-Smith
73
Ray Dominguez
31
Davon HOUSE ........................CB
RT: 75 Bryan Bulaga
78
Derek Sherrod
33
Brandon SAINE ...................... RB
TE: 88 Jermichael Finley
83 Tom Crabtree
37
Sam SHIELDS..........................CB
M.D. JENNINGS .........................S
44
James STARKS ........................ RB
49
84 D.J. Williams
WR: 80 Donald Driver
87
Jordy Nelson
QB: 12 Aaron Rodgers
10
Matt Flynn
RB: 25 Ryan Grant
44 James Starks
6 Graham Harrell
33 Brandon Saine
FB: 30 John Kuhn
OFFICIALS
Referee
Pete Morelli (135)
RAIDERS DEFENSE
A.J. HAWK ................................ LB
51
D.J. SMITH................................ LB
DE:
99
52
Clay MATTHEWS ................... LB
DT:
92 Richard Seymour 90
Desmond Bryant
Head Linesman
Desmond BISHOP ................ LB
DT:
93 Tommy Kelly
79
John Henderson
Mark Baltz (26)
Jamari LATTIMORE ............... LB
DE:
94 Jarvis Moss
90
Desmond Bryant
Frank ZOMBO......................... LB
OLB:
51
Aaron Curry
52
Quentin Groves
MLB:
55
Rolando McClain 56
Darryl Blackstock
OLB:
96 Kamerion Wimbley 56
Darryl Blackstock
CB:
26 Stanford Routt
23
DeMarcus Van Dyke
CB:
37
Chris Johnson
21
Lito Sheppard
SS:
33
Tyvon Branch
34
Mike Mitchell
FS:
24 Michael Huff
27
Matt Giordano
55
57
58
59
61
62
Brad JONES ............................. LB
Brett GOODE ...........................LS
Evan DIETRICH-SMITH ......C/G
63
Scott WELLS...............................C
70
T.J. LANG .................................... G
71
73
74
75
Josh SITTON ............................. G
Bryan BULAGA ..........................T
78
Derek SHERROD .................. T/G
79
Ryan PICKETT .........................DE
80
Donald DRIVER .....................WR
82
Ryan TAYLOR ...........................TE
Tom CRABTREE .......................TE
84
D.J. WILLIAMS..........................TE
85
Greg JENNINGS ....................WR
88
89
Jordy NELSON.......................WR
Jermichael FINLEY.................TE
James JONES .........................WR
90
B.J. RAJI ....................................NT
93
Erik WALDEN .......................... LB
94
95
96
Line Judge
John Hussey (35)
Field Judge
32
Bryan McCann
Jarius WYNN ...........................DE
Howard GREEN ......................NT
Mike NEAL ...............................DE
97
Vic SO'OTO .............................. LB
98
C.J. WILSON.............................DE
Jon Lucivansky (89)
Side Judge
30
49
Robert Francois
Desmond Bishop
51
D.J. Smith
Jerome Boyd
Erik Walden
58
Frank Zombo
57 Jamari Lattimore
LCB: 21
Charles Woodson
24
Jarrett Bush
22 Pat Lee
RCB: 38
Tramon Williams
37
Sam Shields
31 Davon House
SS: 26 Charlie Peprah
43 M.D. Jennings
FS: 42
43
Morgan Burnett
M.D. Jennings
RAIDERS OFFENSE
WR:
LT:
LG:
C:
RG:
RT:
TE:
85
68
61
64
66
69
87
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Jared Veldheer
Stefen Wisniewski
Samson Satele
Cooper Carlisle
Khalif Barnes
Kevin Boss
WR: 12 Jacoby Ford
QB: 3 Carson Palmer
18
75
74
61
74
72
83
Louis Murphy
Stephon Heyer
Bruce Campbell
Stefen Wisniewski
Bruce Campbell
Joe Barksdale
Brandon Myers
17 Denarius Moore
7 Kyle Boller
RB: 20 Darren McFadden 29
Michael Bush
FB: 45 Marcel Reece
Richard Gordon
Don Carlsen (39)
Back Judge
97 Vic So'oto
82
84 T.J. Houshmandzadeh
82
86
81
6
8
25
22
Richard Gordon
David Ausberry
Chaz Schilens
Terelle Pryor
Jason Campbell
Rock Cartwright
Taiwan Jones
41 Manase Tonga
Rob Vernatchi (75)
PACKERS SPECIALISTS
Marshall NEWHOUSE .............T
Chad CLIFTON ..........................T
87
Ruben Fowler (71)
Trevor Scott
Ray DOMINGUEZ ................ G/T
76
83
91
A.J. Hawk
Umpire
50
Lamarr Houston
BLB: 50
MLB: 55
ROLB: 93
82 Ryan Taylor
Robert FRANCOIS ................. LB
95 Howard Green
LOLB: 52 Clay Matthews
C: 63 Scott Wells
RG: 71 Josh Sitton
43
NT: 90 B.J. Raji
96 Mike Neal
Charlie PEPRAH ........................S
Morgan BURNETT....................S
76 Chad Clifton
98 C.J. Wilson
RDE: 94 Jarius Wynn
John KUHN ............................. FB
Tramon WILLIAMS ................CB
LDE: 79 Ryan Pickett
Evan Dietrich-Smith
30
42
18 Randall Cobb
62
26
38
PACKERS DEFENSE
K:
2 Mason Crosby
P:
8 Tim Masthay
2 Mason Crosby
H:
8 Tim Masthay
18 Randall Cobb
PR: 18 Randall Cobb
87 Jordy Nelson
KR: 18 Randall Cobb
LS: 61 Brett Goode
Tommy Moore
8 Tim Masthay
87 Jordy Nelson
62
38 Tramon Williams
22 Pat Lee
Evan Dietrich-Smith
PACKERS PRONUNCIATION
Bryan Bulaga ...................................buh-LAH-gah
Robert Francois ................................... fran-SWAH
Ryan Pickett ................................................PICK-ett
B.J. Raji ..........................................................RAH-jee
RAIDERS SPECIALISTS
Replay Official
K: 11 Sebastian Janikowski
Video Operator
P:
9 Shane Lechler
Bud Alexander
H:
9 Shane Lechler
Officiating Observer
Art McNally
Officiating Trainer
Red Cashion
INACTIVES
Packers
1. _________
Raiders
1. _________
17
Denarius MOORE .................WR
18
Louis MURPHY ......................WR
20
Darren McFADDEN............... RB
21
Lito SHEPPARD ......................CB
22
Taiwan JONES ........................ RB
23
DeMarcus VAN DYKE ...........CB
24
Michael HUFF............................S
25
Rock CARTWRIGHT .............. RB
26
Stanford ROUTT ....................CB
27
Matt GIORDANO ......................S
29
Michael BUSH ........................ RB
30
Jerome BOYD ............................S
32
Bryan McCANN......................CB
33
Tyvon BRANCH .........................S
34
Mike MITCHELL ........................S
37
Chris JOHNSON .....................CB
41
Manase TONGA ..................... RB
45
Marcel REECE ......................... FB
51
Aaron CURRY ......................... LB
52
Quentin GROVES .................. LB
55
Rolando McCLAIN ................ LB
56
Darryl BLACKSTOCK ............ LB
59
Jon CONDO ...................... LS/LB
61
Stefen WISNIEWSKI ............G/C
64
Samson SATELE ........................C
66
Cooper CARLISLE.................... G
68
Jared VELDHEER.......................T
69
Khalif BARNES ...........................T
72
Joe BARKSDALE........................T
74
Bruce CAMPBELL .................... G
75
Stephon HEYER ........................T
PR: 17 Denarius Moore
12
Jacoby Ford
32 Bryan McCann
79
John HENDERSON ................DT
KR: 12 Jacoby Ford
22
Taiwan Jones
17 Denarius Moore
81
Chaz SCHILENS .....................WR
LS: 59 Jon Condo
RAIDERS PRONUNCIATION
82
Richard GORDON ..................TE
83
Brandon MYERS .....................TE
84
T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH ......WR
85
Darrius HEYWARD-BEY ......WR
David Ausberry........................................ Oz-berry
Stanford Routt ........................ Sounds like "Out"
86
David AUSBERRY....................TE
Khalif Barnes............................................. Kuh-Leaf
Samson Satele .....................................Saw-Tell-EE
87
Kevin BOSS ..............................TE
90
Desmond BRYANT ................DT
91
Trevor SCOTT .........................DE
Brett Goode ................................................... GEWD
Derek Sherrod.........................................sher-ROD
2. _________
2. _________
Stephon Heyer......................... STEF-ON High-er
Chaz Schilens ........................................... SHILL-Ns
Graham Harrell ........................................ HAIR-uhl
Josh Sitton ................................................... SITT-en
3. _________
3. _________
T.J. Houshmandzedah ....... HUUSH-mand-Zah-dah
Jared Veldheer .........................................VELD-ear
92
Richard SEYMOUR ................DT
Vic So’oto ................................................ so-OH-toe
4. _________
4. _________
Kamerion Wimbley ........ Sounds like "Cameron"
93
Tommy KELLY.........................DT
5. _________
5. _________
94
Jarvis MOSS ............................DE
96
Kamerion WIMBLEY ............. LB
99
Lamarr HOUSTON ................DE
John Kuhn .......................................................KOON
Tim Masthay .............................................. MAS-tay
Tramon Williams ................................ trah-MAHN
6. _________
Sebastian Janikowski ..............Jan-ah-COW-Ski
Shane Lechler ........................................... LECK-ler
6. _________
Denarius Moore ......................... Den-Air-Ree-Us
Charlie Peprah ............................................PEP-rah
7. _________
7. _________
GREEN BAY PACKERS ROSTER
PACKERS ALPHA
No. Name
Pos
55 BISHOP, Desmond....................LB
75 BULAGA, Bryan ........................... T
42 BURNETT, Morgan ..................... S
24 BUSH, Jarrett ......................... CB/S
76 CLIFTON, Chad ............................ T
18 COBB, Randall..........................WR
83 CRABTREE, Tom.........................TE
2 CROSBY, Mason...........................K
62 DIETRICH-SMITH, Evan ........C/G
73 DOMINGUEZ, Ray.................. G/T
80 DRIVER, Donald ......................WR
88 FINLEY, Jermichael...................TE
10 FLYNN, Matt ..............................QB
49 FRANCOIS, Robert ...................LB
61 GOODE, Brett .............................LS
25 GRANT, Ryan ............................. RB
95 GREEN, Howard .......................NT
6 HARRELL, Graham...................QB
50 HAWK, A.J....................................LB
31 HOUSE, Davon ......................... CB
85 JENNINGS, Greg ......................WR
43 JENNINGS, M.D............................ S
59 JONES, Brad................................LB
89 JONES, James ..........................WR
30 KUHN, John ................................FB
70 LANG, T.J....................................... G
57 LATTIMORE, Jamari .................LB
22 LEE, Pat........................................ CB
8 MASTHAY, Tim .............................P
52 MATTHEWS, Clay ......................LB
96 NEAL, Mike ................................DE
87 NELSON, Jordy ........................WR
74 NEWHOUSE, Marshall ............... T
26 PEPRAH, Charlie.......................... S
79 PICKETT, Ryan...........................DE
90 RAJI, B.J. ......................................NT
12 RODGERS, Aaron .....................QB
33 SAINE, Brandon........................ RB
78 SHERROD, Derek ................... T/G
37 SHIELDS, Sam ........................... CB
71 SITTON, Josh ............................... G
51 SMITH, D.J. ..................................LB
97 SO'OTO, Vic .................................LB
44 STARKS, James ......................... RB
82 TAYLOR, Ryan .............................TE
93 WALDEN, Erik.............................LB
63 WELLS, Scott ................................C
84 WILLIAMS, D.J. ...........................TE
38 WILLIAMS, Tramon ................. CB
98 WILSON, C.J. ..............................DE
21 WOODSON, Charles ............... CB
94 WYNN, Jarius ............................DE
58 ZOMBO, Frank ...........................LB
No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Age
Exp.
2
6
8
10
12
18
21
22
24
25
26
30
31
33
37
38
42
43
44
49
50
51
52
55
57
58
59
61
62
63
70
71
73
74
75
76
78
79
80
82
83
84
85
87
88
89
90
93
94
95
96
97
98
K
QB
P
QB
QB
WR
CB
CB
CB/S
RB
S
FB
CB
RB
CB
CB
S
S
RB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LS
C/G
C
G
G
G/T
T
T
T
T/G
DE
WR
TE
TE
TE
WR
WR
TE
WR
NT
LB
DE
NT
DE
LB
DE
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-2
6-2
5-10
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-1
5-11
6-0
6-0
5-11
5-11
5-11
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-2
6-1
5-11
6-3
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-5
6-5
6-5
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-4
6-2
5-11
6-3
6-5
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-3
207
215
200
225
225
192
202
196
200
222
203
250
195
220
184
191
209
187
218
255
247
239
255
238
230
254
242
255
308
300
318
318
334
319
314
320
321
340
194
254
245
245
198
217
247
208
337
250
285
340
294
263
290
27
25
24
26
28
21
35
27
27
29
28
29
22
22
24
28
22
23
25
26
27
22
25
27
23
24
25
27
25
30
24
25
23
23
22
35
22
32
36
24
26
23
28
26
24
27
25
26
24
32
24
23
24
5
1
2
4
7
R
14
4
6
5
6
5
R
R
2
5
2
R
2
2
6
R
3
5
R
2
3
4
2
8
3
4
R
2
2
12
R
11
13
R
2
R
6
4
4
5
3
4
3
7
2
R
2
Mason Crosby
Graham Harrell
Tim Masthay
Matt Flynn
Aaron Rodgers
Randall Cobb
Charles Woodson
Pat Lee
Jarrett Bush
Ryan Grant
Charlie Peprah
John Kuhn
Davon House
Brandon Saine
Sam Shields
Tramon Williams
Morgan Burnett
M.D. Jennings
James Starks
Robert Francois
A.J. Hawk
D.J. Smith
Clay Matthews
Desmond Bishop
Jamari Lattimore
Frank Zombo
Brad Jones
Brett Goode
Evan Dietrich-Smith
Scott Wells
T.J. Lang
Josh Sitton
Ray Dominguez
Marshall Newhouse
Bryan Bulaga
Chad Clifton
Derek Sherrod
Ryan Pickett
Donald Driver
Ryan Taylor
Tom Crabtree
D.J. Williams
Greg Jennings
Jordy Nelson
Jermichael Finley
James Jones
B.J. Raji
Erik Walden
Jarius Wynn
Howard Green
Mike Neal
Vic So'oto
C.J. Wilson
RAIDERS ALPHA
OAKLAND RAIDERS ROSTER
College
Colorado
Texas Tech
Kentucky
Louisiana State
California
Kentucky
Michigan
Auburn
Utah State
Notre Dame
Alabama
Shippensburg
New Mexico State
Ohio State
Miami
Louisiana Tech
Georgia Tech
Arkansas State
Buffalo
Boston College
Ohio State
Appalachian State
Southern California
California
Middle Tennessee State
Central Michigan
Colorado
Arkansas
Idaho State
Tennessee
Eastern Michigan
Central Florida
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Iowa
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Ohio State
Alcorn State
North Carolina
Miami (Ohio)
Arkansas
Western Michigan
Kansas State
Texas
San Jose State
Boston College
Middle Tennessee State
Georgia
Louisiana State
Purdue
Brigham Young
East Carolina
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Mike McCarthy
Assistants: Winston Moss (Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers), Dom Capers (Defensive
Coordinator), Mark Lovat (Strength and Conditioning Coordinator), Joe Philbin (Offensive
Coordinator), Shawn Slocum (Special Teams Coordinator), Edgar Bennett (Wide Receivers),
James Campen (Offensive Line), Tom Clements (Quarterbacks), Jerry Fontenot (Running
Backs), Kevin Greene (Outside Linebackers), Joel Hilgenberg (Offensive Quality Control), Ben
McAdoo (Tight Ends), Scott McCurley (Defensive Quality Control), Chad Morton (Special
Teams Assistant), Darren Perry (Secondary-Safeties), John Rushing (Assistant Wide Receivers/
Special Teams), Mike Trgovac (Defensive Line), Joe Whitt Jr. (Secondary-Cornerbacks).
No. Name
3
6
7
8
9
11
12
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
29
30
32
33
34
37
41
45
51
52
55
56
59
61
64
66
68
69
72
74
75
79
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
90
91
92
93
94
96
99
Carson Palmer
Terrelle Pryor
Kyle Boller
Jason Campbell
Shane Lechler
Sebastian Janikowski
Jacoby Ford
Denarius Moore
Louis Murphy
Darren McFadden
Lito Sheppard
Taiwan Jones
DeMarcus Van Dyke
Michael Huff
Rock Cartwright
Stanford Routt
Matt Giordano
Michael Bush
Jerome Boyd
Bryan McCann
Tyvon Branch
Mike Mitchell
Chris Johnson
Manase Tonga
Marcel Reece
Aaron Curry
Quentin Groves
Rolando McClain
Darryl Blackstock
Jon Condo
Stefen Wisniewski
Samson Satele
Cooper Carlisle
Jared Veldheer
Khalif Barnes
Joe Barksdale
Bruce Campbell
Stephon Heyer
John Henderson
Chaz Schilens
Richard Gordon
Brandon Myers
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Darrius Heyward-Bey
David Ausberry
Kevin Boss
Desmond Bryant
Trevor Scott
Richard Seymour
Tommy Kelly
Jarvis Moss
Kamerion Wimbley
Lamarr Houston
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Age
Exp.
QB
QB
QB
QB
P
K
WR
WR
WR
RB
CB
RB
CB
S
RB
CB
S
RB
S
CB
S
S
CB
RB
FB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LS/LB
G/C
C
G
T
T
T
G
T
DT
WR
TE
TE
WR
WR
TE
TE
DT
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
DE
6-5
6-6
6-3
6-5
6-2
6-2
5-9
6-0
6-2
6-2
5-10
6-0
6-1
6-1
5-8
6-1
5-11
6-1
6-2
5-10
6-0
6-1
6-1
5-11
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-5
6-8
6-5
6-4
6-6
6-6
6-7
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-2
6-2
6-4
6-6
6-5
6-5
6-6
6-6
6-7
6-4
6-3
235
230
220
230
225
250
185
195
200
210
195
195
180
205
215
195
210
245
225
185
205
220
200
245
240
255
265
255
245
250
315
300
295
315
325
325
315
330
335
225
265
250
200
210
245
255
290
255
310
300
260
255
305
31
22
30
29
35
33
24
23
24
24
30
23
22
28
32
28
28
27
25
24
25
24
32
27
26
25
27
22
28
30
22
27
34
24
29
22
23
27
32
26
24
26
34
24
24
27
25
27
32
30
27
28
24
9
R
8
7
12
12
2
R
3
4
10
R
R
6
10
7
6
4
2
4
4
3
8
1
3
3
4
2
5
6
R
5
12
2
7
R
2
5
10
4
R
3
11
3
R
5
3
4
11
8
5
6
2
College
USC
Ohio State
California
Auburn
Texas A&M
Florida State
Clemson
Tennessee
Florida
Arkansas
Florida
Eastern Washington
Miami
Texas
Kansas State
Houston
California
Louisville
Oregon
SMU
Connecticut
Ohio
Louisville
BYU
Washington
Wake Forest
Auburn
Alabama
Virginia
Maryland
Penn State
Hawaii
Florida
Hillsdale
Washington
LSU
Maryland
Maryland
Tennessee
San Diego State
Miami
Iowa
Oregon State
Maryland
USC
Western Oregon
Harvard
Buffalo
Georgia
Mississippi State
Florida
Florida State
Texas
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Hue Jackson
Assistants: Chuck Bresnahan (Defensive Coordinator), John Fassel (Special Teams
Coordinator), Al Saunders (O f fensive Coordinator), Gre g Bieker t (Linebacker
Coach), Willie Brown (Squad Development), Adam Henr y ( T ight Ends), Rick y
Hunley (Assistant Linebackers), Sanjay Lal (Wide Receivers), Brad Roll (Strength
and Conditioning), Kevin Ross (Assistant Coach, Safeties), Kelly Skipper (Running
Back s), Mike Wauf le (D efensive Line), Steve Wisniewsk i (A ssistant O f fensive
Line), Rod Woodson (Assistant Coach, Cornerbacks), Bob Wylie (Of fensive Line).
No. Name
Pos
86 AUSBERRY, David......................TE
72 BARKSDALE, Joe ........................ T
69 BARNES, Khalif ............................ T
56 BLACKSTOCK, Darryl ...............LB
7 BOLLER, Kyle .............................QB
87 BOSS, Kevin ................................TE
30 BOYD, Jerome.............................. S
33 BRANCH, Tyvon........................... S
90 BRYANT, Desmond.................. DT
29 BUSH, Michael .......................... RB
74 CAMPBELL, Bruce...................... G
8 CAMPBELL, Jason ....................QB
66 CARLISLE, Cooper ..................... G
25 CARTWRIGHT, Rock ................ RB
59 CONDO, Jon ........................ LS/LB
51 CURRY, Aaron ............................LB
12 FORD, Jacoby...........................WR
27 GIORDANO, Matt ........................ S
82 GORDON, Richard ....................TE
52 GROVES, Quentin .....................LB
79 HENDERSON, John ................ DT
75 HEYER, Stephon.......................... T
85 HEYWARD-BEY, Darrius ........WR
84 HOUSHMANDZADEH, T.J. ........WR
99 HOUSTON, Lamarr ..................DE
24 HUFF, Michael.............................. S
11 JANIKOWSKI, Sebastian ...........K
37 JOHNSON, Chris ...................... CB
22 JONES, Taiwan .......................... RB
93 KELLY, Tommy ........................... DT
9 LECHLER, Shane..........................P
32 McCANN, Bryan ...................... CB
55 McCLAIN, Rolando...................LB
20 McFADDEN, Darren ................ RB
34 MITCHELL, Mike .......................... S
17 MOORE, Denarius ..................WR
94 MOSS, Jarvis ..............................DE
18 MURPHY, Louis .......................WR
83 MYERS, Brandon .......................TE
3 PALMER, Carson.......................QB
6 PRYOR, Terrelle .........................QB
45 REECE, Marcel ............................FB
26 ROUTT, Stanford ...................... CB
64 SATELE, Samson .........................C
81 SCHILENS, Chaz .....................WR
91 SCOTT, Trevor ...........................DE
92 SEYMOUR, Richard ................. DT
21 SHEPPARD, Lito ........................ CB
41 TONGA, Manase ...................... RB
23 VAN DYKE, DeMarcus ............ CB
68 VELDHEER, Jared ........................ T
96 WIMBLEY, Kamerion ................LB
61 WISNIEWSKI, Stefen .............G/C
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Updated: 12/11/2011
Date: Sunday, 12/11/2011
Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers
Start Time: 3:15 PM CST
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Game Day Weather
Game Weather: Clear
Played Outdoor on Turf: DD GrassMaster
Temp: 43° F (6.1° C) Humidity: 55%, Wind: South 15 mph
Wind Chill: 36
Officials
Referee: Morelli, Peter (135)
Line Judge: Hussey, John (35)
Umpire: Fowler, Ruben (71)
Side Judge: Carlsen, Don (39)
Back Judge: Vernatchi, Rob (75)
Head Linesman: Baltz, Mark (26)
Field Judge: Lucivansky, Jon (89)
Replay Official: Tommy Moore
Lineups
Oakland Raiders
WR
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
85
83
68
61
64
66
69
87
81
3
29
Offense
D.Heyward-Bey
B.Myers
J.Veldheer
S.Wisniewski
S.Satele
C.Carlisle
K.Barnes
K.Boss
C.Schilens
C.Palmer
M.Bush
Green Bay Packers
Defense
DE 99 L.Houston
D 92 R.Seymour
DT
DT 93 T.Kelly
DE 90 D.Bryant
OLB 51 A.Curry
MLB 55 R.McClain
OLB 96 K.Wimbley
CB 26 S.Routt
CB 21 L.Sheppard
SS 33 T.Branch
FS 24 M.Huff
WR
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
85
87
74
70
63
62
75
88
80
12
25
Offense
G.Jennings
J.Nelson
M.Newhouse
T.Lang
S.Wells
E.Dietrich-Smith
B.Bulaga
J.Finley
D.Driver
A.Rodgers
R.Grant
Substitutions
LDE
NT
RDE
LOLB
BLB
MLB
ROLB
LCB
RCB
SS
FS
Defense
79 R.Pickett
90 B.Raji
95 H.Green
52 C.Matthews
49 R.Francois
51 D.Smith
93 E.Walden
21 C.Woodson
38 T.Williams
26 C.Peprah
42 M.Burnett
Substitutions
P 9 S.Lechler, K 11 S.Janikowski, WR 18 L.Murphy, CB 23 D.Van
Dyke, RB 25 R.Cartwright, S 27 M.Giordano, S 30 J.Boyd, CB 32
B.McCann, S 34 M.Mitchell, RB 41 M.Tonga, FB 45 M.Reece, LB 52
Q.Groves, LB 56 D.Blackstock, LS/LB 59 J.Condo, T 72 J.Barksdale, T
75 S.Heyer, DT 79 J.Henderson, TE 82 R.Gordon, WR 84
T.Houshmandzadeh, TE 86 D.Ausberry, DE 91 T.Scott, DE 94 J.Moss
K 2 M.Crosby, P 8 T.Masthay, QB 10 M.Flynn, WR 18 R.Cobb, CB 22
P.Lee, CB/S 24 J.Bush, FB 30 J.Kuhn, RB 33 B.Saine, CB 37 S.Shields,
S 43 M.Jennings, LB 57 J.Lattimore, LB 58 F.Zombo, LB 59 B.Jones,
LS 61 B.Goode, T/G 78 D.Sherrod, TE 82 R.Taylor, TE 83 T.Crabtree,
TE 84 D.Williams, WR 89 J.Jones, DE 94 J.Wynn, DE 96 M.Neal, DE
98 C.Wilson
Did Not Play
Did Not Play
QB 6 T.Pryor, QB 7 K.Boller
LB 50 A.Hawk, G/T 73 R.Dominguez
Not Active
Not Active
QB 8 J.Campbell, WR 12 J.Ford, WR 17 D.Moore, RB 20 D.McFadden,
RB 22 T.Jones, CB 37 C.Johnson, G 74 B.Campbell
QB 6 G.Harrell, CB 31 D.House, RB 44 J.Starks, LB 55 D.Bishop, G 71
J.Sitton, T 76 C.Clifton, LB 97 V.So'oto
Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)
M.Crosby
1
VISITOR:
HOME:
2
3
4
OT
Total
0
0
7
9
0
16
14
17
12
3
0
46
Oakland Raiders
Green Bay Packers
(34) (38) (49) (33)
Scoring Plays
Team
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Raiders
Packers
Packers
Packers
Raiders
Raiders
Qtr
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)
11:57
4:10
13:07
9:14
7:06
12:41
8:15
3:31
2:48
14:21
11:01
4:43
Paid Attendance: 70,524
R.Grant 47 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (1-52, 0:14)
R.Taylor 4 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (10-80, 3:45)
M.Crosby 34 yd. Field Goal (8-58, 4:20)
J.Nelson 37 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (5-84, 2:13)
R.Grant 6 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (4-25, 1:25)
M.Crosby 38 yd. Field Goal (5-27, 2:19)
M.Bush 2 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (9-80, 4:26)
M.Crosby 49 yd. Field Goal (9-49, 4:44)
E.Walden 5 yd. fumble return (kick blocked)
M.Crosby 33 yd. Field Goal (6-26, 2:28)
M.Flynn sacked in end zone by R.McClain for a Safety
K.Boss 5 yd. pass from C.Palmer (S.Janikowski kick) (12-77, 6:18)
Visitor Home
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
9
16
7
14
17
24
31
34
34
37
43
46
46
46
Time: 3:22
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers
12/11/2011 at Lambeau Field
Final Individual Statistics
Oakland Raiders
RUSHING
M.Bush
M.Reece
C.Palmer
L.Murphy
R.Cartwright
Total
PASSING
ATT
23
2
2
1
1
29
YDS AVG
78 3.4
12 6.0
12 6.0
10 10.0
5 5.0
117 4.0
LG
9
9
10
10
5
10
ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN
C.Palmer
S.Lechler
Total
42
1
43
PASS RECEIVING
D.Heyward-Bey
K.Boss
L.Murphy
M.Reece
M.Bush
R.Cartwright
C.Schilens
T.Houshmandzadeh
24
0
24
245
0
245
1/7
0/0
1/7
TAR REC
11
5
7
5
9
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
0
YDS
78
43
70
5
19
16
14
0
Total
43
INTERCEPTIONS
M.Mitchell
Total
PUNTING
Green Bay Packers
1
0
1
TD
1
0
0
0
0
1
Total
RT
PASSING
34 4 42.4
0 0 39.6
34 4 41.3
LG
34
13
24
12
9
9
14
0
TD
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
245 10.2
34
1
NO
1
YDS AVG
0 0.0
LG
0
TD
0
0
0
TB IN20
LG
PUNTING
NO
1
1
1
1
4
5 247 49.4
5 247 49.4
44.2
44.2
0
0
2
2
71
71
T.Masthay
Total
NO YDS AVG
1
0
0.0
FC
0
LG
0
TD
0
0.0
0
0
0
NO YDS AVG
3
41 13.7
FC
0
LG
21
TD
0
0
KICKOFF RETURNS
B.McCann
0
R.Cartwright
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
[TOUCHBACK]
7
0
0.0
0
0
0
Total
4
41
10.3
0
21
0
Oakland Raiders
FUMBLES
M.Reece
Total
Green Bay Packers
FUMBLES
281
0
281
INTERCEPTIONS
D.Smith
S.Shields
C.Woodson
R.Francois
Total
NET
Total
17
0
17
TAR REC
6
4
7
3
2
2
3
2
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
30
17
NO YDS AVG
PUNT RETURNS
[DOWNED]
30
2
32
PASS RECEIVING
D.Driver
J.Nelson
R.Cobb
J.Jones
G.Jennings
B.Saine
R.Grant
R.Taylor
J.Kuhn
J.Finley
D.Williams
Total
0
YDS AVG
85 8.5
46 4.6
7 7.0
-2 -0.7
136
5.7
LG
47
12
7
0
TD
2
0
0
0
47
2
ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN
A.Rodgers
M.Flynn
Total
AVG
15.6
8.6
17.5
1.3
6.3
8.0
14.0
0.0
0.0
ATT
10
10
1
3
24
1
S.Lechler
Total
R.Francois
E.Walden
Total
RUSHING
R.Grant
J.Kuhn
B.Saine
M.Flynn
NO YDS AVG
1
1
40 40.0
40 40.0
3/20
1/6
4/26
YDS
75
81
45
29
20
14
13
4
0
0
0
281
2 37
0 0
2 37
RT
1 96.7
0 39.6
1 90.8
AVG
18.8
27.0
22.5
14.5
10.0
7.0
13.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.5
LG
28
37
26
21
12
7
13
4
0
0
0
37
TD
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
YDS AVG
11 11.0
6 6.0
1 1.0
0 0.0
18 4.5
LG
11
6
1
0
11
TD
0
0
0
0
0
TB IN20
LG
NET
40.0
40.0
0
0
0
0
40
40
PUNT RETURNS
R.Cobb
[DOWNED]
[OUT OF BOUNDS]
Total
NO YDS AVG
2
26 13.0
2
0
0.0
1
0
0.0
2
26 13.0
FC
0
0
0
0
LG
16
0
0
16
TD
0
0
0
0
KICKOFF RETURNS
R.Cobb
NO YDS AVG
2
67 33.5
FC
0
LG
50
TD
0
[TOUCHBACK]
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Total
2
67
33.5
0
50
0
FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC
YD
1
1
0
0
0
0
FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC
YD
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
5
5
TD OUT-BDS
0
0
0
0
TD OUT-BDS
0
1
1
0
0
0
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers
12/11/2011 at Lambeau Field
Final Team Statistics
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
Visitor
Home
Raiders
Packers
23
22
By Rushing
9
6
By Passing
14
13
By Penalty
0
3
5-13-38%
3-11-27%
1-2-50%
0-0-0%
355
391
Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)
73
60
Average gain per offensive play
4.9
6.5
NET YARDS RUSHING
117
136
Total Rushing Plays
29
24
Average gain per rushing play
4.0
5.7
Tackles for a loss-number and yards
0-0
2-6
238
255
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass
1-7
4-26
Gross yards passing
245
281
43-24-4
32-17-1
5.4
7.1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY
TOTAL NET YARDS
NET YARDS PASSING
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED
Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)
KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks
PUNTS Number and Average
Had Blocked
FGs - PATs Had Blocked
Net Punting Average
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)
3-1-1
11-7-7
5-49.4
1-40.0
0
0
0-0
0-1
44.2
40.0
0
44
0-0
2-26
4-41
2-67
1-0
4-18
11-89
5-35
1-1
0-0
TOUCHDOWNS
2
5
Rushing
1
2
Passing
1
2
No. and Yards Punt Returns
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns
No. and Yards Interception Returns
PENALTIES Number and Yards
FUMBLES Number and Lost
0
1
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts
Fumbles
2-2
4-5
Kicking Made-Attempts
2-2
4-5
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts
0-0
4-4
2-3-67%
2-6-33%
2-2-100%
2-3-67%
1
0
16
46
31:20
28:40
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY
SAFETIES
FINAL SCORE
TIME OF POSSESSION
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers
12/11/2011 at Lambeau Field
Ball Possession And Drive Chart
Oakland Raiders
#
Time
Recd
Time Time How Ball
Lost Poss Obtained
Drive
Began
#
Play
Yds
Gain
Yds
Pen
Net
Yds
1st
Down
Last
Scrm
How
Given Up
6
8
4
37
32
16
0
-15
0
37
17
16
2
2
1
29
20
20
20
3
2
4
10
6
2
8
66
0
0
0
0
6
2
8
66
0
OAK 35
0
OAK 22
0
OAK 28
5 * GB 14
1 15:00
2 11:57
3 4:10
12:11
7:55
2:27
2:49 Kickoff
4:02 Kickoff
1:43 Kickoff
OAK 20
OAK 20
OAK 18
4 13:07
5 9:14
6 7:06
7 4:08
11:27
8:31
5:49
0:40
1:40
0:43
1:17
3:28
OAK
OAK
OAK
OAK
8 12:41
9 3:31
10 2:48
8:15
2:48
1:49
4:26 Kickoff
0:43 Kickoff
0:59 Kickoff
OAK 20
OAK 20
OAK 20
9
2
3
80
-10
3
0
0
0
80
-10
3
5 * GB 2
Touchdown
0
OAK 23 Fumble
0
OAK 23 Punt
11 14:21
12 11:01
13 2:59
12:27
4:43
1:41
1:54 Kickoff
6:18 Kickoff
1:18 Punt
OAK 11
OAK 23
OAK 34
5
12
5
17
82
16
0
-5
0
17
77
16
1
OAK 28 Punt
6 * GB 5
Touchdown
1
50
Interception
Drive
Began
#
Play
Yds
Gain
Yds
Pen
Net
Yds
1
10
47
70
5
10
52
80
1
OAK 47 Touchdown
5 * OAK 4 Touchdown
Kickoff
Kickoff
Kickoff
Interception
GB 43 Interception
OAK 37 Punt
OAK 34 Punt
Punt
Interception
Downs
Interception
(275) Average OAK 21
Green Bay Packers
#
Time
Recd
Time Time How Ball
Lost Poss Obtained
1st
Down
Last
Scrm
How
Given Up
1 12:11
2 7:55
11:57
4:10
0:14 Interception
3:45 Punt
GB 48
GB 20
3 2:27
4 11:27
5 8:31
6 5:49
7 0:40
13:07
9:14
7:06
4:08
0:00
4:20
2:13
1:25
1:41
0:40
GB 26
GB 16
OAK 25
OAK 28
GB 20
8
5
4
6
1
73
84
0
20
2
-15
0
25
4
0
58
84
25
24
2
3 * OAK 16
4
OAK 37
2 * OAK 6
2 * OAK 4
0
GB 20
8 15:00
9 8:15
12:41
3:31
2:19 Kickoff
4:44 Kickoff
OAK 47
GB 20
5
9
27
49
0
0
27
49
1 * OAK 20 Field Goal
3
OAK 31 Field Goal
10 1:49
11 12:27
12 4:43
13 1:41
14:21
11:01
2:59
0:00
2:28
1:26
1:44
1:41
OAK 41
GB 1
GB 20
GB 36
6
3
3
3
11
-1
11
-2
15
0
-5
0
26
-1
6
-2
1 * OAK 15
0
GB 6
0
GB 26
0
GB 35
Punt
Punt
Interception
Downs
Interception
Punt
Punt
Kickoff
Interception
Field Goal
Touchdown
Touchdown
Interception
End of Half
Field Goal
Safety
Punt
End of Game
(466) Average GB 36
* inside opponent's 20
Time of Possession by Quarter
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Visitor Oakland Raiders
8:34
7:08
6:08
9:30
31:20
Home Green Bay Packers
6:26
7:52
8:52
5:30
28:40
Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average
Raiders: 11 - OAK 20
OT
Packers: 3 - GB 31
Total
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers
12/11/2011 at Lambeau Field
Final Defensive Statistics
Oakland Raiders
Regular Defensive Plays
TKL AST COMB
R.McClain
T.Branch
D.Bryant
M.Mitchell
L.Houston
M.Huff
L.Sheppard
K.Wimbley
M.Giordano
T.Kelly
S.Routt
A.Curry
J.Moss
J.Henderson
Q.Groves
B.Myers
R.Cartwright
R.Gordon
C.Palmer
D.Heyward-Bey
J.Veldheer
Total
SK /YDS
Special Teams
TFL QH IN PD FF FR
Misc
TKL AST FF FR BL
TKL AST FF FR
7
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
6
43
4
26
6
7
1
5
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined TFL=Tackles for a Loss
QH=Quarterback Hit
IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery
Green Bay Packers
Regular Defensive Plays
TKL AST COMB
M.Burnett
D.Smith
R.Francois
C.Woodson
C.Peprah
T.Williams
R.Pickett
F.Zombo
J.Wynn
E.Walden
C.Matthews
C.Wilson
H.Green
B.Jones
S.Shields
J.Bush
M.Jennings
Total
10
7
7
5
5
5
3
3
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
49
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
14
10
10
9
6
6
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
63
Special Teams
SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
TKL AST FF FR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Misc
BL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TKL AST FF FR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers
12/11/2011 at Lambeau Field
First Half Summary
PERIOD SCORES
0 0=0
Raiders
Packers
14 17 = 31
Raiders
TIME OF POSSESSION
15:42
Packers
14:18
Scoring Plays
Team
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Qtr
1
1
2
2
2
Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)
11:57
4:10
13:07
9:14
7:06
Visitor
Home
0
0
0
0
0
7
14
17
24
31
R.Grant 47 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (1-52, 0:14)
R.Taylor 4 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (10-80, 3:45)
M.Crosby 34 yd. Field Goal (8-58, 4:20)
J.Nelson 37 yd. pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) (5-84, 2:13)
R.Grant 6 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (4-25, 1:25)
Oakland Raiders
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
17
3-7-0
4 - 11 - 2
4-8-50%
2-4-50%
167
296
37
34
First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY
Green Bay Packers
10
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total Offensive Plays
NET YARDS RUSHING
52
83
NET YARDS PASSING
115
213
Gross Yards Passing
115
219
Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass
0-0
1-6
22 - 11 - 3
24 - 14 - 1
Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted
Punts-Number and Average
3 - 52.7
0-0
8 - 64
2 - 20
Penalties-Number and Yards
Fumbles-Number and Lost
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Efficiency
0-1-0%
2-4-50%
Average Drive Start
OAK 21
GB 40
Oakland Raiders
RUSHING
Green Bay Packers
ATT
YDS
AVG
M.Bush
LG
TD
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
12
31
2.6
5
0
R.Grant
7
75
10.7
47
2
C.Palmer
2
12
6.0
10
0
B.Saine
1
7
7.0
7
0
M.Reece
1
9
9.0
9
0
J.Kuhn
1
1
1.0
1
0
15
52
3.5
10
0
Total
9
83
9.2
47
2
Total
PASSING
C.Palmer
S.Lechler
ATT
CMP
21
11
YDS SK/YD TD
115
0/0
0
RT
PASSING
ATT
CMP
16
3
29.0
A.Rodgers
24
14
219
1/6
2
37
1
99.1
Total
24
14
219
1/6
2
37
1
99.1
LG IN
YDS SK/YD TD
LG IN
RT
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
39.6
22
11
115
0/0
0
16
3
25.9
TAR
REC
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
TAR
REC
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
10
4
44
11.0
16
0
J.Nelson
5
3
81
27.0
37
1
K.Boss
5
4
38
9.5
13
0
D.Driver
5
3
47
15.7
22
0
L.Murphy
1
1
16
16.0
16
0
J.Jones
2
2
29
14.5
21
0
C.Schilens
2
1
14
14.0
14
0
B.Saine
2
2
14
7.0
7
0
M.Reece
1
1
3
3.0
3
0
R.Cobb
1
1
19
19.0
19
0
M.Bush
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
R.Grant
1
1
13
13.0
13
0
R.Cartwright
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
G.Jennings
3
1
12
12.0
12
0
T.Houshmandzadeh
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
R.Taylor
1
1
4
4.0
4
1
J.Finley
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
J.Kuhn
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
22
14
219
15.6
37
2
Total
PASS RECEIVING
D.Heyward-Bey
Total
22
11
Oakland Raiders
R.McClain
115
10.5
16
0
PASS RECEIVING
Total
Regular Defensive Plays
TKL
3
AST COMB
0
3
Special Teams
SK / YDS TFL Q IN PD FF
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
Misc
FR
0
TKL
0
AST
0
FF
0
FR
0
BL
0
TKL AST FF
0
0
0
FR
0
L.Sheppard
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T.Branch
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M.Huff
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals:
10
1
11
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TKL
AST
/ YDS TFL QH IN
PD
FF
FR
TKL
FF
FR
BL
TKL
FF
FR
M.Burnett
5
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R.Francois
4
1
5
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D.Smith
4
1
5
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T.Williams
4
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
3
20
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Green Bay Packers
Totals:
Regular Defensive Plays
COMB
SK
Special Teams
AST
Misc
AST
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field
Play By Play
First Quarter
12/11/2011
OAK wins toss, elects to Receive, and GB elects to defend the South goal.
M.Crosby kicks 65 yards from GB 35 to end zone, Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 15:00
1-10-OAK 20 (15:00) M.Bush left guard to OAK 23 for 3 yards (D.Smith).
2-7-OAK 23 (14:27) (Shotgun) M.Bush left guard to OAK 23 for no gain (E.Walden).
3-7-OAK 23 (13:46) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short left to C.Schilens to OAK 37 for 14 yards (C.Peprah).
1-10-OAK 37 (13:09) K.Barnes reported in as eligible. C.Palmer pass deep middle to D.Heyward-Bey to GB 47 for 16 yards
(T.Williams).
1-10-GB 47
(12:53) K.Barnes reported in as eligible. M.Bush left tackle to GB 43 for 4 yards (R.Pickett).
2-6-GB 43
(12:21) C.Palmer pass short right intended for D.Heyward-Bey INTERCEPTED by D.Smith at GB 37. D.Smith to
GB 48 for 11 yards (C.Palmer).
Green Bay Packers at 12:11
1-10-GB 48
(12:11) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep middle to G.Jennings.
PENALTY on OAK-L.Houston, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at GB 48 - No Play.
1-5-OAK 47 (12:07) R.Grant left end for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
M.Crosby extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 0 GB 7, 1 plays, 52 yards, 1 penalty, 0:14 drive, 3:03 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 73 yards from GB 35 to OAK -8. B.McCann, Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 11:57
1-10-OAK 20 (11:57) M.Bush right end to OAK 25 for 5 yards (D.Smith).
2-5-OAK 25 (11:20) C.Palmer pass incomplete short left to D.Heyward-Bey.
3-5-OAK 25 (11:16) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short middle to L.Murphy to OAK 41 for 16 yards (M.Burnett, C.Peprah).
1-10-OAK 41 (10:44) M.Reece left end to 50 for 9 yards (M.Burnett).
2-1-50
(10:08) M.Bush left end to GB 48 for 2 yards (R.Pickett).
1-10-GB 48
(9:30) C.Palmer pass short left to M.Reece pushed ob at GB 37 for 11 yards (E.Walden).
PENALTY on OAK-J.Veldheer, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at GB 48 - No Play.
1-20-OAK 42 (9:07) PENALTY on OAK-K.Barnes, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 42 - No Play.
1-25-OAK 37 (8:52) M.Bush left tackle to OAK 37 for no gain (D.Smith, C.Matthews).
2-25-OAK 37 (8:16) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass incomplete short left to M.Bush.
3-25-OAK 37 (8:12) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass incomplete short left to D.Heyward-Bey.
4-25-OAK 37 (8:07) S.Lechler punts 43 yards to GB 20, Center-J.Condo, downed by OAK-J.Boyd.
Green Bay Packers at 7:55
1-10-GB 20
(7:55) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep middle to G.Jennings [K.Wimbley].
2-10-GB 20
(7:51) (No Huddle) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep middle to G.Jennings.
PENALTY on OAK-T.Kelly, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at GB 20 - No Play.
2-5-GB 25
(7:46) (No Huddle) R.Grant left tackle to GB 27 for 2 yards (L.Houston).
3-3-GB 27
(7:13) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to J.Nelson pushed ob at OAK 42 for 31 yards (M.Huff).
1-10-OAK 42 (7:13) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on OAK-M.Huff, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 42 - No
Play.
1-5-OAK 37 (6:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep middle to G.Jennings (T.Branch).
2-5-OAK 37 (6:27) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep right to D.Driver.
3-5-OAK 37 (6:20) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short left to J.Jones to OAK 29 for 8 yards (M.Mitchell, T.Branch).
1-10-OAK 29 (5:42) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to D.Driver.
2-10-OAK 29 (5:36) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short right to G.Jennings to OAK 17 for 12 yards (M.Mitchell).
1-10-OAK 17 (4:56) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short left to R.Grant to OAK 4 for 13 yards (L.Sheppard).
1-4-OAK 4
(4:14) (No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to R.Taylor for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
M.Crosby extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 0 GB 14, 10 plays, 80 yards, 2 penalties, 3:45 drive, 10:50 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 62 yards from GB 35 to OAK 3. B.McCann pushed ob at OAK 18 for 15 yards (S.Shields).
Oakland Raiders at 4:10, (1st play from scrimmage 4:05)
1-10-OAK 18 (4:05) C.Palmer pass short right to K.Boss to OAK 31 for 13 yards (C.Woodson).
1-10-OAK 31 (3:27) M.Bush left end to OAK 34 for 3 yards (R.Francois).
2-7-OAK 34 (2:53) C.Palmer pass incomplete deep right to T.Houshmandzadeh.
Timeout #1 by OAK at 02:47.
3-7-OAK 34 (2:47) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass incomplete deep middle to D.Heyward-Bey (S.Shields).
4-7-OAK 34 (2:42) S.Lechler punts 50 yards to GB 16, Center-J.Condo. R.Cobb to GB 26 for 10 yards (Q.Groves).
Green Bay Packers at 2:27
1-10-GB 26
(2:27) A.Rodgers pass short right to J.Jones pushed ob at GB 47 for 21 yards (K.Wimbley).
1-10-GB 47
(2:04) R.Grant right end pushed ob at OAK 41 for 12 yards (A.Curry).
1-10-OAK 41 (1:28) B.Saine left tackle to OAK 34 for 7 yards (R.McClain).
2-3-OAK 34 (:50) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short left to R.Cobb to OAK 15 for 19 yards (L.Sheppard).
1-10-OAK 15 (:07) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short left to J.Finley to OAK 12 for 3 yards (A.Curry).
PENALTY on GB-E.Dietrich-Smith, Clipping, 15 yards, enforced at OAK 15 - No Play.
END OF QUARTER
Time
First Downs
Efficiencies
Poss
Score
R
P
X
T 3 Down 4 Down
Oakland Raiders
0
8:34
1
4
0
5
2/4
0/0
Green Bay Packers
14
6:26
2
7
0
9
2/2
0/0
P1
P2
R1
P3
R4
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P5
P7
R8
P9
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field
Play By Play
Second Quarter
12/11/2011
Green Bay Packers continued.
1-25-OAK 30 (15:00) (Shotgun) PENALTY on OAK-L.Houston, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 30 - No Play.
1-20-OAK 25 (15:00) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to B.Saine to OAK 18 for 7 yards (R.McClain).
2-13-OAK 18 (14:16) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short left to B.Saine pushed ob at OAK 11 for 7 yards (L.Sheppard).
3-6-OAK 11 (13:42) (Shotgun) PENALTY on GB-D.Sherrod, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 11 - No Play.
3-11-OAK 16 (13:16) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short left.
4-11-OAK 16 (13:10) M.Crosby 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 0 GB 17, 8 plays, 58 yards, 1 penalty, 4:20 drive, 1:53 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 57 yards from GB 35 to OAK 8. B.McCann pushed ob at OAK 29 for 21 yards (J.Bush).
Oakland Raiders at 13:07, (1st play from scrimmage 13:01)
1-10-OAK 29 (13:01) K.Barnes reported in as eligible. C.Palmer pass incomplete deep left to D.Heyward-Bey (T.Williams).
2-10-OAK 29 (12:53) M.Bush left guard to OAK 33 for 4 yards (R.Pickett).
3-6-OAK 33 (12:17) C.Palmer pass short middle to D.Heyward-Bey to OAK 35 for 2 yards (M.Burnett).
4-4-OAK 35 (11:39) S.Lechler punts 65 yards to GB 0, Center-J.Condo. R.Cobb to GB 16 for 16 yards (B.Myers).
Green Bay Packers at 11:27
1-10-GB 16
(11:27) A.Rodgers pass short right to J.Nelson ran ob at GB 29 for 13 yards (S.Routt).
1-10-GB 29
(10:56) A.Rodgers pass short left to D.Driver to GB 35 for 6 yards (T.Branch).
2-4-GB 35
(10:26) (No Huddle) R.Grant left tackle to GB 41 for 6 yards (M.Giordano).
1-10-GB 41
(9:43) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to D.Driver to OAK 37 for 22 yards (T.Branch).
1-10-OAK 37 (9:20) (No Huddle) A.Rodgers pass deep right to J.Nelson for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Penalty on OAK, Defensive 12 On-field, declined.
M.Crosby extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 0 GB 24, 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:13 drive, 5:46 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 68 yards from GB 35 to OAK -3. B.McCann, Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 9:14
1-10-OAK 20 (9:14) M.Bush up the middle to OAK 22 for 2 yards (R.Francois).
2-8-OAK 22 (8:37) C.Palmer pass short right intended for D.Heyward-Bey INTERCEPTED by C.Woodson at OAK 26.
C.Woodson to OAK 25 for 1 yard (D.Heyward-Bey).
Green Bay Packers at 8:31
1-10-OAK 25 (8:31) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers sacked at OAK 31 for -6 yards (T.Kelly).
2-16-OAK 31 (8:00) R.Grant right end to OAK 31 for no gain (R.McClain).
3-16-OAK 31 (7:18) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep middle to G.Jennings [J.Moss].
PENALTY on OAK-M.Mitchell, Defensive Pass Interference, 25 yards, enforced at OAK 31 - No Play.
1-6-OAK 6
(7:14) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short middle to J.Nelson (J.Henderson).
2-6-OAK 6
(7:10) (Shotgun) R.Grant up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
M.Crosby extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 0 GB 31, 4 plays, 25 yards, 1 penalty, 1:25 drive, 7:54 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 71 yards from GB 35 to OAK -6. B.McCann, Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 7:06
1-10-OAK 20 (7:06) K.Barnes reported in as eligible. M.Bush right tackle to OAK 25 for 5 yards (R.Francois).
2-5-OAK 25 (6:35) C.Palmer pass incomplete short right to C.Schilens (C.Woodson).
3-5-OAK 25 (6:29) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short middle to M.Reece to OAK 28 for 3 yards (D.Smith, R.Francois).
4-2-OAK 28 (5:52) (Punt formation) S.Lechler pass incomplete short right to R.Cartwright.
Green Bay Packers at 5:49
1-10-OAK 28 (5:49) J.Kuhn right end to OAK 27 for 1 yard (K.Wimbley).
2-9-OAK 27 (5:10) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to D.Driver to OAK 8 for 19 yards (M.Huff).
1-8-OAK 8
(4:22) A.Rodgers sacked at OAK 16 for -8 yards (A.Curry). FUMBLES (A.Curry), RECOVERED by OAKK.Wimbley at OAK 18. K.Wimbley for 82 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty.
PENALTY on OAK-L.Houston, Clipping, 15 yards, enforced at GB 27.
Green Bay challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED.
A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right [A.Curry].
PENALTY on OAK-L.Houston, Clipping, 4 yards, enforced at OAK 8.
1-4-OAK 4
(4:19) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short middle to J.Nelson.
2-4-OAK 4
(4:16) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to J.Kuhn.
3-4-OAK 4
(4:12) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to J.Finley (M.Mitchell).
Oakland challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED.
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short right intended for J.Finley INTERCEPTED by M.Mitchell at OAK -5. Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 4:08
1-10-OAK 20 (4:08) M.Bush left guard to OAK 21 for 1 yard (C.Woodson).
2-9-OAK 21 (3:39) (No Huddle) C.Palmer pass short left to K.Boss to OAK 29 for 8 yards (R.Francois).
3-1-OAK 29 (3:00) (No Huddle) M.Bush left guard to OAK 31 for 2 yards (C.Matthews).
1-10-OAK 31 (2:17) (No Huddle) C.Palmer right end ran ob at OAK 41 for 10 yards (T.Williams).
Two-Minute Warning
1-10-OAK 41 (2:00) C.Palmer pass short right to K.Boss to OAK 47 for 6 yards (D.Smith; T.Williams).
2-4-OAK 47 (1:38) (No Huddle) C.Palmer right end ran ob at OAK 49 for 2 yards (T.Williams).
3-2-OAK 49 (1:31) C.Palmer pass short right to D.Heyward-Bey ran ob at GB 41 for 10 yards (T.Williams).
1-10-GB 41
(1:25) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Palmer pass deep right to D.Heyward-Bey to GB 25 for 16 yards (M.Burnett).
P10
R11
P12
P13
X14
R15
P16
X17
R6
R7
P8
P9
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field
(:59) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short right to K.Boss to GB 14 for 11 yards (M.Burnett).
Timeout #2 by OAK at 00:48.
1-10-GB 14
(:48) C.Palmer pass deep middle intended for K.Boss INTERCEPTED by R.Francois at GB -4. Touchback.
Green Bay Packers at 0:40
1-10-GB 20
(:40) R.Grant left end to GB 22 for 2 yards (D.Bryant).
END OF QUARTER
Time
First Downs
Efficiencies
Poss
Score
R
P
X
T 3 Down 4 Down
Oakland Raiders
0
7:08
2
3
0
5
2/4
0/1
Green Bay Packers
31
7:52
2
4
2
8
0/2
0/0
1-10-GB 25
P10
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field
Play By Play
Third Quarter
12/11/2011
GB elects to Receive, and OAK elects to defend the North goal.
S.Janikowski kicks 62 yards from OAK 35 to GB 3. R.Cobb to OAK 47 for 50 yards (R.Cartwright). Replay system failed.
Green Bay Packers at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:52)
1-10-OAK 47 (14:52) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to D.Driver to OAK 19 for 28 yards (M.Huff).
1-10-OAK 19 (14:04) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to G.Jennings (S.Routt).
2-10-OAK 19 (14:00) A.Rodgers pass short right to G.Jennings to OAK 11 for 8 yards (S.Routt).
3-2-OAK 11 (13:15) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers sacked at OAK 20 for -9 yards (R.McClain).
4-11-OAK 20 (12:45) M.Crosby 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
Penalty on OAK-T.Branch, Defensive Offside, declined.
OAK 0 GB 34, 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:19 drive, 2:19 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 65 yards from GB 35 to end zone, Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 12:41
1-10-OAK 20 (12:41) K.Barnes reported in as eligible. C.Palmer pass short middle to M.Bush to OAK 25 for 5 yards (D.Smith).
2-5-OAK 25 (12:11) (Shotgun) M.Bush left tackle to OAK 28 for 3 yards (E.Walden, D.Smith).
3-2-OAK 28 (11:37) C.Palmer pass short right to M.Reece to OAK 40 for 12 yards (C.Peprah).
1-10-OAK 40 (11:00) L.Murphy left end to 50 for 10 yards (M.Burnett).
1-10-50
(10:27) M.Bush left tackle to GB 42 for 8 yards (C.Peprah).
2-2-GB 42
(9:55) M.Bush up the middle to GB 38 for 4 yards (R.Pickett; C.Woodson).
1-10-GB 38
(9:29) (No Huddle) C.Palmer pass deep middle to D.Heyward-Bey to GB 4 for 34 yards (C.Woodson).
1-4-GB 4
(8:59) (No Huddle) M.Bush right guard to GB 2 for 2 yards (C.Peprah).
2-2-GB 2
(8:19) M.Bush left tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
S.Janikowski extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler.
PENALTY on GB, Defensive 12 On-field, 5 yards, enforced between downs.
OAK 7 GB 34, 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26 drive, 6:45 elapsed
S.Janikowski kicks 57 yards from OAK 40 to GB 3. R.Cobb to GB 20 for 17 yards (R.Gordon).
Green Bay Packers at 8:15, (1st play from scrimmage 8:10)
1-10-GB 20
(8:10) R.Grant left end to GB 16 for -4 yards (D.Bryant, T.Branch).
2-14-GB 16
(7:24) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers sacked at GB 11 for -5 yards (D.Bryant).
3-19-GB 11
(6:53) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to R.Cobb to GB 37 for 26 yards (T.Branch).
1-10-GB 37
(6:10) R.Grant right tackle to OAK 47 for 16 yards (D.Bryant).
1-10-OAK 47 (5:31) J.Kuhn right guard to OAK 35 for 12 yards (M.Giordano, K.Wimbley).
1-10-OAK 35 (4:52) (Shotgun) PENALTY on GB-E.Dietrich-Smith, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 35 - No Play.
1-15-OAK 40 (4:28) J.Kuhn right tackle to OAK 36 for 4 yards (L.Houston).
2-11-OAK 36 (3:50) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to D.Williams (J.Henderson).
3-11-OAK 36 (3:46) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep left to J.Finley.
PENALTY on OAK-D.Bryant, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at OAK 36 - No Play.
3-6-OAK 31 (3:40) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep left to J.Nelson.
4-6-OAK 31 (3:36) M.Crosby 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 7 GB 37, 9 plays, 49 yards, 1 penalty, 4:44 drive, 11:29 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 72 yards from GB 35 to OAK -7. B.McCann, Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 3:31
1-10-OAK 20 (3:31) C.Palmer pass short middle to M.Reece to OAK 23 for 3 yards (D.Smith, R.Francois).
2-7-OAK 23 (3:00) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short middle to M.Reece to OAK 24 for 1 yard (R.Francois). FUMBLES
(R.Francois), touched at OAK 10, RECOVERED by GB-E.Walden at OAK 5. E.Walden for 5 yards,
TOUCHDOWN.
The Replay Assistant challenged the fumble ruling, and the play was Upheld.
Green Bay Packers at 2:48
M.Crosby extra point is Blocked (D.Bryant), Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 7 GB 43, 0 plays, 5 yards, 0:00 drive , 12:12 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 65 yards from GB 35 to end zone, Touchback.
Oakland Raiders at 2:48
1-10-OAK 20 (2:48) C.Palmer pass incomplete short left to L.Murphy.
2-10-OAK 20 (2:42) (Shotgun) M.Bush up the middle to OAK 23 for 3 yards (C.Wilson, J.Wynn).
3-7-OAK 23 (2:00) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass incomplete short middle to L.Murphy.
4-7-OAK 23 (1:56) S.Lechler punts 18 yards to OAK 41, Center-J.Condo, out of bounds.
Green Bay Packers at 1:49
1-10-OAK 41 (1:49) M.Flynn pass incomplete short middle to J.Nelson [D.Bryant].
2-10-OAK 41 (1:45) J.Kuhn right end to OAK 36 for 5 yards (T.Kelly).
3-5-OAK 36 (1:00) (Shotgun) M.Flynn pass incomplete deep right to J.Nelson [Q.Groves].
PENALTY on OAK-Q.Groves, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at OAK 36 - No Play.
1-10-OAK 21 (:54) J.Kuhn right tackle to OAK 18 for 3 yards (L.Houston).
2-7-OAK 18 (:19) J.Kuhn right guard to OAK 13 for 5 yards (M.Mitchell).
END OF QUARTER
Time
First Downs
Efficiencies
Poss
Score
R
P
X
T 3 Down 4 Down
Oakland Raiders
7
6:08
3
2
0
5
1/2
0/0
Green Bay Packers
43
8:52
2
2
1
5
1/3
0/0
P18
P11
R12
R13
P14
R15
P19
R20
R21
X22
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field
Play By Play
Fourth Quarter
12/11/2011
Green Bay Packers continued.
3-2-OAK 13 (15:00) R.Grant right end to OAK 15 for -2 yards (R.McClain).
4-4-OAK 15 (14:24) M.Crosby 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Goode, Holder-T.Masthay.
OAK 7 GB 46, 6 plays, 26 yards, 1 penalty, 2:28 drive, 0:39 elapsed
M.Crosby kicks 59 yards from GB 35 to OAK 6. B.McCann to OAK 11 for 5 yards (M.Jennings).
Oakland Raiders at 14:21, (1st play from scrimmage 14:15)
1-10-OAK 11 (14:15) K.Barnes reported in as eligible. M.Bush left tackle pushed ob at OAK 20 for 9 yards (M.Burnett).
2-1-OAK 20 (13:48) M.Bush up the middle to OAK 23 for 3 yards (C.Woodson, H.Green). OAK-S.Satele was injured during the
play.
1-10-OAK 23 (13:19) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short middle to M.Bush to OAK 28 for 5 yards (D.Smith).
2-5-OAK 28 (12:46) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass incomplete short left to T.Houshmandzadeh.
Timeout #1 by OAK at 12:43.
3-5-OAK 28 (12:43) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass incomplete short middle to L.Murphy (C.Peprah).
4-5-OAK 28 (12:40) S.Lechler punts 71 yards to GB 1, Center-J.Condo, downed by OAK-B.Myers.
Green Bay Packers at 12:27
1-10-GB 1
(12:27) J.Kuhn up the middle to GB 2 for 1 yard (M.Mitchell).
2-9-GB 2
(11:47) J.Kuhn up the middle to GB 6 for 4 yards (J.Henderson; L.Houston).
3-5-GB 6
(11:05) M.Flynn sacked in End Zone for -6 yards, SAFETY (R.McClain).
OAK 9 GB 46, Safety, 3:59 elapsed
T.Masthay kicks 57 yards from GB 20 to OAK 23. R.Cartwright to OAK 23 for no gain (F.Zombo).
Oakland Raiders at 11:01, (1st play from scrimmage 10:55)
1-10-OAK 23 (10:55) C.Palmer pass short right to M.Bush to OAK 32 for 9 yards (R.Francois).
2-1-OAK 32 (10:22) M.Reece right tackle to OAK 35 for 3 yards (C.Peprah).
1-10-OAK 35 (9:52) M.Bush left end to OAK 41 for 6 yards (F.Zombo, J.Wynn).
2-4-OAK 41 (9:20) M.Bush left end to OAK 47 for 6 yards (T.Williams).
1-10-OAK 47 (8:41) C.Palmer pass short middle to L.Murphy to GB 40 for 13 yards (C.Woodson).
1-10-GB 40
(8:00) R.Cartwright right tackle to GB 35 for 5 yards (M.Burnett).
2-5-GB 35
(7:29) C.Palmer pass incomplete deep middle to L.Murphy.
3-5-GB 35
(7:25) C.Palmer sacked at GB 42 for -7 yards (F.Zombo).
4-12-GB 42
(6:51) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass deep middle to L.Murphy to GB 25 for 17 yards (F.Zombo).
Timeout #1 by GB at 06:24.
1-10-GB 25
(6:24) C.Palmer pass short right to D.Ausberry to GB 10 for 15 yards.
PENALTY on OAK-D.Ausberry, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at GB 25 - No Play.
1-15-GB 30
(5:54) C.Palmer pass deep left to L.Murphy pushed ob at GB 6 for 24 yards (M.Burnett).
1-6-GB 6
(5:27) (Shotgun) M.Bush right guard to GB 5 for 1 yard (D.Smith; J.Wynn).
2-5-GB 5
(4:52) C.Palmer pass short right to K.Boss for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
S.Janikowski extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Condo, Holder-S.Lechler.
OAK 16 GB 46, 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:18 drive, 10:17 elapsed
S.Janikowski kicks 65 yards from OAK 35 to end zone, Touchback.
Green Bay Packers at 4:43
1-10-GB 20
(4:43) J.Kuhn right tackle to GB 23 for 3 yards (J.Moss, M.Giordano).
2-7-GB 23
(4:00) PENALTY on GB-R.Taylor, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at GB 23 - No Play.
2-12-GB 18
(3:59) M.Flynn pass incomplete deep right to J.Jones.
3-12-GB 18
(3:54) (Shotgun) J.Kuhn right tackle to GB 26 for 8 yards (R.McClain).
4-4-GB 26
(3:11) T.Masthay punts 40 yards to OAK 34, Center-B.Goode, downed by GB-R.Taylor.
Oakland Raiders at 2:59
1-10-OAK 34 (2:59) C.Palmer pass short right to R.Cartwright to OAK 41 for 7 yards (M.Burnett).
2-3-OAK 41 (2:28) C.Palmer pass short middle to R.Cartwright to 50 for 9 yards (R.Francois).
1-10-50
(2:02) (No Huddle) C.Palmer pass incomplete short middle to K.Boss.
Two-Minute Warning
2-10-50
(1:58) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass incomplete deep left to T.Houshmandzadeh.
3-10-50
(1:53) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass deep left intended for L.Murphy INTERCEPTED by S.Shields [B.Jones] at GB 30.
S.Shields to GB 36 for 6 yards (J.Veldheer).
Green Bay Packers at 1:41
1-10-GB 36
(1:41) M.Flynn kneels to GB 36 for no gain.
2-10-GB 36
(:59) M.Flynn kneels to GB 35 for -1 yards.
3-11-GB 35
(:32) M.Flynn kneels to GB 34 for -1 yards.
END OF QUARTER
Time
First Downs
Efficiencies
Poss
Score
R
P
X
T 3 Down 4 Down
Oakland Raiders
16
9:30
3
5
0
8
0/3
1/1
Green Bay Packers
46
5:30
0
0
0
0
0/4
0/0
R16
R17
R18
P19
P20
P21
P22
P23
Miscellaneous Statistics Report
Oakland Raiders vs Green Bay Packers
12/11/2011 at Lambeau Field
Ten Longest Plays for Oakland Raiders
Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description
34
3 1-10-GB 38 (9:29) (No Huddle) C.Palmer pass deep middle to D.Heyward-Bey to GB 4 for 34 yards
(C.Woodson).
24
4 1-15-GB 30 (5:54) C.Palmer pass deep left to L.Murphy pushed ob at GB 6 for 24 yards (M.Burnett).
17
4 4-12-GB 42 (6:51) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass deep middle to L.Murphy to GB 25 for 17 yards (F.Zombo).
16
1 1-10-OAK 37 (13:09) K.Barnes reported in as eligible. C.Palmer pass deep middle to D.Heyward-Bey to GB 47 for
16 yards (T.Williams).
16
1 3-5-OAK 25 (11:16) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short middle to L.Murphy to OAK 41 for 16 yards (M.Burnett,
C.Peprah).
16
2 1-10-GB 41 (1:25) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Palmer pass deep right to D.Heyward-Bey to GB 25 for 16 yards
(M.Burnett).
14
1 3-7-OAK 23 (13:46) (Shotgun) C.Palmer pass short left to C.Schilens to OAK 37 for 14 yards (C.Peprah).
13
1 1-10-OAK 18 (4:05) C.Palmer pass short right to K.Boss to OAK 31 for 13 yards (C.Woodson).
13
4 1-10-OAK 47 (8:41) C.Palmer pass short middle to L.Murphy to GB 40 for 13 yards (C.Woodson).
12
3 3-2-OAK 28 (11:37) C.Palmer pass short right to M.Reece to OAK 40 for 12 yards (C.Peprah).
Ten Longest Plays for Green Bay Packers
Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description
47
1 1-5-OAK 47 (12:07) R.Grant left end for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
37
2 1-10-OAK 37 (9:20) (No Huddle) A.Rodgers pass deep right to J.Nelson for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Penalty on OAK, Defensive 12 On-field, declined.
31
1 3-3-GB 27
(7:13) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to J.Nelson pushed ob at OAK 42 for 31 yards
(M.Huff).
28
3 1-10-OAK 47 (14:52) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to D.Driver to OAK 19 for 28 yards (M.Huff).
26
3 3-19-GB 11 (6:53) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to R.Cobb to GB 37 for 26 yards (T.Branch).
22
2 1-10-GB 41 (9:43) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to D.Driver to OAK 37 for 22 yards (T.Branch).
21
1 1-10-GB 26 (2:27) A.Rodgers pass short right to J.Jones pushed ob at GB 47 for 21 yards (K.Wimbley).
19
1 2-3-OAK 34 (:50) (Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short left to R.Cobb to OAK 15 for 19 yards (L.Sheppard).
19
2 2-9-OAK 27 (5:10) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to D.Driver to OAK 8 for 19 yards (M.Huff).
16
3 1-10-GB 37 (6:10) R.Grant right tackle to OAK 47 for 16 yards (D.Bryant).
Offense
Touchdown Scoring Information
Defense Special Teams
VISITOR:
Oakland Raiders
2
0
0
HOME:
Green Bay Packers
4
1
0
Player Scoring Information
Club Player
TD Rush Rec
TD TD
KO Punt
TD TD
Int Fum Misc
TD TD TD
FG
XP
2Pt 2Pt Sfty Points
Rush Rec
OAK M.Bush
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
OAK K.Boss
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
OAK S.Janikowski
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
OAK R.McClain
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
GB
M.Crosby
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
16
GB
R.Grant
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
GB
R.Taylor
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
GB
J.Nelson
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Possession Detail
Largest Lead
Drives Leading
First Half
Visitor
Home
0
31
Second Half
Visitor
Home
0
39
Game
Visitor
Home
0
39
0
6
0
6
0
12
0:00
14:04
0:00
14:22
0:00
28:26
Largest Deficit
-31
0
-39
0
-39
0
Drives Trailing
6
0
6
0
12
0
12:53
0:00
15:38
0:00
28:31
0:00
Time of Possession Leading
Time of Possession Trailing
Times Score Tied Up
0
0
0
Lead Changes
1
0
1
GAME SUMMARIES/
UPDATED BIOS
WEEK 1 – September 12, 2011
Broncos 20, Raiders 23
Sports Authority Field at Mile High (Denver, CO)
DENVER………………..3
0
10
7 – 20
OAKLAND……………...0
16
0
7 – 23
Denver, CO – The Oakland Raiders defeated
AFC West rival, the Denver Broncos, 23- 20 in a road
game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
The Broncos won the toss and elected to receive.
After allowing one first down, the Silver and Black forced
the Broncos to punt. After a touchback and penalty, QB
Jason Campbell took over at their own 10-yard line.
WR Jacoby Ford fumbled on the first play and
Denver recovered on the Raiders 15. The Raiders held the
Broncos to a 28-yard field goal from K Matt Prater, giving
Denver a 3-0 lead with 9:55 left in the first quarter.
The teams exchanged punts, with LB Darryl
Blackstock blocking Denver’s punt and allowing the
Raiders to take over at the Denver 42. Campbell put
together a strong drive and found FB Marcel Reece for a
3-yard pass. The extra point was good and that gave
Oakland a 7-3 lead with 13:18 left in the second quarter.
The Silver and Black got the ball back when LB
Quentin Groves forced a fumble and recovered at the
Denver 23. K Sebastian Janikowski connected on a 37yard field goal giving the Raiders a 10-3 lead with 11:34
left in the second quarter.
The teams exchanged punts. The Broncos drove
into the Raiders territory, but Prater missed a 56-yard field
goal attempt. The Raiders took over at their own 46 and
led an 11-play, 51-yard drive to a 21-yard field goal from
Janikowski.
After a touchback, the Raiders got the ball back
with an interception from S Matt Giordano. Janikowski
gave the Silver and Black a 16-3 lead going into halftime
with an NFL-record tying 63-yard field goal.
The Raiders punted on their first drive out and
WR Eric Decker returned P Shane Lechler’s punt for 90yards. The extra point was good and that gave the Raiders
a 16-10 lead with 12:31 to play in the third quarter.
The Raiders were forced to punt and Prater
connected on a 30-yard field goal to cut the Raiders’ lead
to 16-13 with 1:55 left in the third quarter.
After the Broncos forced a punt. DE Lamarr
Houston recovered QB Kyle Orton’s fumble. RB Darren
McFadden’s 47-yard run set up a quarterback sneak from
Campbell. Janikowski was good on the extra point and
gave the Raiders a 23-13 lead with 12:33 left in the fourth
quarter.
The teams exchanged punts and Lechler punted
77 yards, the longest punt in Raiders history. Denver kept
the pressure on with Orton connecting with RB Lance Ball
on a touchdown pass to cut the game to 23-20 in favor of
the Raiders with 3:43 left in the game.
The Silver and Black ran the ball with RB Michael
Bush and ran out the clock to win the game. The Raiders
take on the Buffalo Bills in week 2 in Buffalo, NY at Ralph
Wilson Stadium.
Game Notes: RB Darren McFadden had his third
consecutive game with at least 100 yards rushing against
the Denver Broncos.
Scoring Plays
Team Play Description (Drive Info)
DEN – M.Prater 28 yd. Field Goal (4-5, 0:55)
OAK – M. Reece 3 yd. pass from J. Campbell
(Janikowski kick) (8-29, 4:34)
OAK – S.Janikowski 37 yd. Field Goal (4-4,
2:09)
OAK – S.Janikowski 21 yd. Field Goal (11-51,
2:45)
OAK – S.Janikowski 63 yd. Field Goal (3-31,
0:24)
DEN – E.Decker 90 yd. punt return (M.Prater
kick)
DEN – M.Prater 30 yd. Field Goal (12-77, 4:56)
OAK – J.Campbell 1 yd. run (Janikowski kick)
(3-65, 1:38)
DEN – L.Ball 9 yd. pass from K.Orton (M.Prater
kick) (12-80, 3:56)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Broncos
25
310
13/38
272
46/24
Raiders
20
289
39/190
99
22/13
1
5/32
4/41.3
10/91
4/41
27:25
0
1/6
6/58.2
15/131
2/13
32:35
RUSHING
DEN – Moreno 8-22; Orton 1-13; McGahee 4-3
OAK – McFadden 22-150; Bush 9-30; Reece 111
RECEIVING
DEN – Lloyd 6-89; Decker 3-53; Moreno 2-35
OAK – Heyward-Bey 4-44; Reece 3-23; Ford 322
PASSING
DEN – Orton 24-46-304 1TD, 1INT
OAK – Campbell 13-22-105 1TD, 0INT, 1
Rushing TD
Attendance: 75,671
WEEK 2 – September 18, 2011
Bills 20, Raiders 23
Ralph Wilson Stadium (Orchard Park, NY)
BUFFALO………………..0
3
14
21 – 38
OAKLAND…………….....0
21
0
14 – 35
Orchard Park, NY – The Oakland Raiders lost a
thrilling game against the Buffalo Bills 38-35. The Raiders
deferred until the second half and got the ball to start off
st
the game. With little offense, the 1 quarter ended 0-0.
The Raiders got on the board first when RB
Michael Bush plowed in from one yard out on a 71-yard
drive. The Raiders led 7-0 with 11:33 left in the 2nd
quarter.
The Raiders got the ball back when CB Stanford
Routt picked off a QB Ryan Fitzpatrick pass and returned
it to the Buffalo 34. RB Darren McFadden’s 5-yard TD
capped a 5-play, 34-yard drive and the Raiders led 14-0
with 8:08 left in the 2nd quarter.
Buffalo got on the board when Lindell capped a
10-play, 73-yard drive with a 25-yard field goal cutting the
Raiders lead to 14-3 with 2:22 left in the 2nd quarter.
QB Jason Campbell a 82-yard drive with a 1-yard
run. The Raiders led 21-3 with 1:22 left in the second
quarter. On the Bills next drive, SS Tyvon Branch blocked
Lindell’s 39-yard field goal attempt at the end of the first
half.
Janikowski’s opening kickoff went for a
touchback. RB Fred Jackson scampered for a 43-yard TD
and the Bills cut the Raiders lead to 21-10 with 13:26 left
rd
in the 3 quarter.
The Raiders next drive ended when Buffalo
recovered a McFadden fumble at their own 42. Fitzpatrick
connected with WR Stevie Johnson for a short TD pass.
The Raiders lead was cut to 21-17 with 3:41 left in the 3rd
quarter.
The Raiders went three and out. Jackson scored
from a yard out to cap a 7-play, 69-yard drive and the
extra point was good. The Bills claimed a 24-21 lead.
Campbell connected with McFadden for a 12yard TD pass to culminate an 8-play, 80-yard drive. The
Raiders took a 28-24 lead with 9:18 left to play.
Buffalo marched down the field and reclaimed the
lead with a 9-play, 80-yard drive as Fitzpatrick hit TE Scott
Chandler for a TD pass. The Bills led 31-28 with 4:48 left
to play in the game.
WR Denarius Moore gave the Raiders lead when
he hauled in a 50-yard pass for a TD. The extra point was
good and the Raiders lead was 35-31 with 3:41 left to
play. The Bills led a comeback drive and WR David
Nelson scored on a pass on 4th and 1 and Buffalo took a
38-35 lead with 14 seconds to go.
On the Raiders comeback attempt, Campbell
completed a 24-yard throw to Moore and called timeout
with 6 seconds left. With 1 second left, Campbell’s pass
was intercepted in the end zone.
The Raiders fall to 1-1 and return home to face
the New York Jets in the 2011 home opener at O.co
Coliseum.
Game Notes: WR Denarius Moore posted 146
yards receiving, 1 TD, and a 25-yard rush in his first start.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
OAK – M.Bush 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (14-71,
7:25)
OAK – D.McFadden 5 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (534, 2:31)
BUF –
R.Lindell 25 yd. Field Goal (10-73, 5:46)
OAK – J.Campbell 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (582, 1:00)
BUF –
F.Jackson 43 yd. run (R.Lindell kick) (3-80,
1:34)
BUF –
St.Johnson 7 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick
(R.Lindell kick) (7-57, 3:28)
BUF –
F.Jackson 1 yd. run (R.Lindell kick) (7-69,
3:20)
OAK – D.McFadden 12 yd. pass from J.Campbell
(S.Janikowski kick) (8-80, 4:52)
BUF –
S.Chandler 6 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick
(R.Lindell kick) (9-80, 4:30)
OAK–
D.Moore 50 yd. pass from J.Campbell
(S.Janikowski kick) (5-88, 1:07)
BUF –
D.Nelson 6 yd. pass from R.Fitzpatrick
(R.Lindell kick) (14-80, 3:27)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Bills
34
481
25/217
264
46/28
Raiders
26
454
30/131
323
33/23
1
0/0
2/49.5
3/26
2/16
29:13
1
0/0
3/51.7
8/85
2/19
30:47
RUSHING
BUF – Jackson 15-117; Spiller 4-63; Fitzpatrick
3-23
OAK – McFadden 20-72 1 TD; Moore 1-25;
Bush 4-23
RECEIVING
Nelson 10-83 1TD; St. Johnson 8-96
1TD; Jones 4-24
OAK – Moore 5-146 1TD; McFadden 7-71 1
TD; Hagan 5-61
BUF –
PASSING
BUF – Fitzpatrick 28-46-264 3TD, 1INT
OAK – Campbell 22-33-323 2TD, 1INT, 1
Rushing TD
Attendance: 68,191
WEEK 3 – September 25, 2011
Raiders 20, Jets 23
O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA)
OAKLAND………………...7
10
7
10 – 34
NEW YORK JETS……......7
10
0
7 – 24
Oakland, CA – The Oakland Raiders had their
home opener at O.co Coliseum and defeated the New
York Jets 34-24. The Raiders won the opening toss and
elected to receive the opening kickoff.
The Raiders struck first with a 5-play, 76-yard
drive capped by a 2-yard run from RB Darren McFadden
and an extra point from K Sebastian Janikowski to give the
raiders a 7-0 lead with 12:36 in the first quarter.
After the teams exchanged points, Mark Sanchez
evened the score to 7-7 with a 1-yard touchdown run to
cap off a 71-yard drive with 6:37 left in the first quarter.
The Raiders went three and out and were forced
to punt. Jeremy Kerley returned the punt 49 yards to the
Raiders 24. The Raiders got the ball right back when
safety Tyvon Branch picked off a Sanchez pass in the end
zone.
After the Jets forced another three and out, the
Jets took the lead when Sanchez connected with RB
LaDainian Tomlinson for an 18-yard TD pass. The extra
point was good and the Jets took a 14-7 lead with 13:24
left in the 2nd quarter.
On the next drive, Janikowski missed a 56-yard
field goal. The Jets took over and settled for a 21-yard
field goal from K Nick Folk to give them the lead 17-7 with
5:03 left to play in the second quarter.
On the next drive, McFadden had a 70-yard run
for a touchdown. The extra point was good and the
Raiders cut the lead to 17-14 with 3:40 to go in the half.
The Silver and Black forced another punt and led
a drive to tie the game at halftime with a 54-yard field goal
from Janikowski.
The teams traded punts and DE Jarvis Moss and
LB Kamerion had key sacks to derail drives. The Raiders
took the lead on WR Denarius Moore’s electrifying 23-yard
TD run on a reverse. The extra point was good and the
Raiders led 24-17 with 40 seconds left in the third quarter.
CB Antonio Cromartie muffed Janikowski’s
kickoff and RB Taiwan Jones recovered at the Jets 13.
Two plays later, RB Michael Bush cashed in from a yard
out. The extra point was good and the Raiders led 31-17
with 14:58 left in the fourth quarter.
The teams traded punts again. The Jets cut into
the Raiders lead when Sanchez connected with WR
Plaxico Burress for a 17-yard TD pass. The extra point
was good and the Raiders led 31-24 with 5:33 left to play.
Moore fielded the ensuing kickoff in the end zone
and took a knee for a touchback. Janikowski’s 49-yard
field goal gave the Raiders a 34-24 lead with 2:32 left to
play in the game.
The Jets drove to the Raiders 2-yard line but the
Silver and Black kept Sanchez out of the end zone on 4th
and 2 and took over on downs. The Raiders ran out the
clock and secured the victory.
The Raiders improve to 2-1 on the season and
host the New England Patriots at O.co Coliseum next
Sunday in Week 4 action.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
OAK – D.McFadden 2 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (576, 2:24)
NYJ –
M.Sanchez 1 yd. run (N.Folk kick) (4-71,
1:53)
NYJ –
L.Tomlinson 18 yd. pass from M.Sanchez
(N.Folk kick) (8-79, 4:11)
NYJ –
N.Folk 21 yd. Field Goal (10-51, 4:58)
OAK – D.McFadden 70 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick)
(3-85, 1:23)
OAK – S.Janikowski 54 yd. Field Goal (10-51, 1:44)
OAK – D.Moore 23 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (4-63,
1:47)
OAK – M.Bush 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (2-13,
0:42)
NYJ –
P.Burress 16 yd. pass from M.Sanchez
(N.Folk kick) (10-93, 3:06)
OAK–
S.Janikowski 49 yd. Field Goal (8-49, 2:56)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Raiders
23
383
32/234
149
27/18
Jets
26
454
25/100
339
43/27
0
1/7
6/56.5
7/55
3/15
26:46
1
4/30
5/46.0
7/61
4/80
33:14
RUSHING
OAK – McFadden 19-171 2 TD; Moore 1-23
1TD; Bush 8-22 1TD
NYJ – Greene 15-59; L.Tomlinson 6-38;
M.Sanchez 2-2 1TD
RECEIVING
OAK – Moore 5-146 1TD; McFadden 7-71 1
TD; Hagan 5-61
NYJ – Boss 2-36; Bush 3-35; Moore 4-34
PASSING
OAK – Campbell 18-27-156 0TD, 0INT
NYJ – Sanchez 27-43-369 2TD, 1INT
Attendance: 61,546
WEEK 4 – October 2, 2011
Raiders 19, Patriots 31
O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA)
OAKLAND………………...3
7
3
7 – 19
NEW ENGLAND……........7
10
7
6 – 31
Oakland, CA – The New England Patriots
defeated the Oakland Raiders in Week 4 of the regular
season. The patriots won the toss and deferred to the
second half with the Raiders electing to receive. The
Raiders started at their own 40 when the opening kickoff
went out of bounds. K Sebastian Janikowski’s 28-yard FG
was good and the Raiders led 3-0 with 10:26 left 1st
quarter after a 10-play, 50-yard drive.
On the next drive, QB Tom Brady hit WR Wes
Welker for a 15-yard TD, the PAT was good and the
Patriots led 7-3 with 6:07 left in the 1st quarter.
The teams traded punts. A 6-play, 88-yard drive
was capped by a 1-yard RB Michael Bush TD run. The
Raiders led 10-7 with 10:20 left 2nd quarter.
The Patriots regained the lead when RB
BenJarvus Green-Ellis capped the 64-yard drive with a 1yard TD run. The extra point was good and the Patriots led
14-10 with 7:44 left in the 2nd quarter.
RB Taiwan Jones returned the ensuing kickoff to
the Raiders 14. The Raiders next possession ended when
Campbell was picked off in the end zone and New
England took over at their own 20 with 2:15 left in the 2nd
quarter.
The Patriots took advantage when K Stephen
Gostkowski converted a 44-yard FG to give the visitors a
17-10 lead with 6 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. RB Rock
Cartwright returned the kickoff to end the half.
rd
At the beginning of the 3 quarter, New England
marched right down the field and scored on a RB Stevan
Ridley 33-yard TD run. The extra point was good and the
Patriots led 24-10 with 11:07 left in the 3rd quarter.
The Raiders led a drive to Janikowski’s 26-yard
FG, which cut New England's lead to 24-13 with 3:21 left
in the 3rd quarter.
New England took a commanding lead when
Brady hit WR Deion Branch for a 4-yard score to cap an
80-yard drive. The visitors led 31-13 with 13:38 left in the
4th quarter.
The Raiders next drive ended when DT Vince
Wilfork dropped into coverage and intercepted a Campbell
pass. The Raiders forced a Patriots punt, which was
downed at the Raiders 10-yard line. The teams exchanged
punts.
The Raiders were unable to mount a drive and
failed to convert a 4th and 4. New England took over at
the Raiders 26. The Raiders kept New England out of the
end zone on 4th and goal at the 1 and took over with 1:17
left to play.
The Raiders refused to go quietly as WR Darrius
Heyward-Bey’s 58-yard reception helped set up Moore’s
6-tard TD catch. The two-point conversion failed and the
Raiders trailed 31-19 with 28 seconds left. The Patriots
recovered Janikowski’s onside kick.
The Raiders fall to 2-2 on the season and head to
Houston next week to take on the Texans at Reliant
Stadium.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
OAK – S.Janikowski 28 yd. Field Goal (9-50, 4:34)
NE –
W.Welker 15 yd. pass from T.Brady
(S.Gostkowski kick) (9-80, 4:19)
OAK – M.Bush 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (6-88,
3:12)
NE –
B.Green-Ellis 1 yd. run (S.Gostkowski kick)
(6-64, 2:36)
NE –
S.Gostkowski 44 yd. Field Goal (11-54, 2:09)
NE –
S.Ridley 33 yd. run (S.Gostkowski kick) (781, 3:53)
OAK – S.Janikowski 26 yd. Field Goal (15-74, 7:46)
NE –
D.Branch 4 yd. pass from T.Brady
(S.Gostkowski kick) (8-80, 4:43)
OAK – D.Moore 6 yd. pass from J.Campbell (pass
failed) (4-99, 0:48)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Raiders
24
504
27/160
344
39/25
Patriots
25
409
30/183
226
30/16
2
0/0
2/52.0
9/85
1/18
26:46
0
1/0
3/49.0
5/45
1/15
33:14
RUSHING
OAK – McFadden 14-75; Ford 1-30; Campbell
4-29; Bush 8-26 1TD
NE –
Ridley 10-97 1 TD; B.Green-Ellis 16-75
1TD; D.Woodhead 2-13
RECEIVING
OAK – Heyward-Bey 4-115; K.Boss 4-78;
Moore 3-19 1TD
NE –
Welker 9-158 1TD; Ochocinco 2-26;
Branch 1-4 1TD
PASSING
OAK – Campbell 25-39-344 1TD, 2INT
NE –
Brady16-30-226 2TD, 0INT
Attendance: 62,572
WEEK 5 – October 9, 2011
Texans 20, Raiders 25
Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX)
HOUSTON……..……........7
7
3
3 –
OAKLAND………………...3
9
3
10 – 25
HOUSTON, TX – The Oakland Raiders won a
critical game against the Houston Texans 25-20. The
Raiders won he opening coin toss. QB Jason Campbell
and the Raiders offense went three and out and P Shane
Lechler punted the ball to the Texans.
Houston went 65 yards, 10 plays and QB Matt
Schaub connected with WR Kevin Walter for a 5-yard
score. The extra point was good and Houston led 7-0 with
8:09 left in the first quarter.
Oakland went three-and-out again. After allowing
a first down, the Raiders defense got the ball back when
DE Lamarr Houston intercepted a pass tipped by DT John
Henderson. K Sebastian Janikowski drilled a 54-yard field
goal to cut Houston’s lead to 7-3 with 3:26 left in the first
quarter.
The Raiders held Houston to a three-and-out and
LB Bruce Davis blocked P Brett Hartmann’s punt. The
Raiders were unable to overcome a 15-yard penalty and
Janikowski come on for a long field goal attempt to start
the 2nd quarter.
The Raiders forced the Texans to punt on the
next drive and picked up the ball from their own 2.
Campbell’s deep pass down the left sideline for Ford was
intercepted by Jason Allen and Schaub then connected
with TE Joel Dreesen for a 56-yard catch and run for a TD.
The extra point was good and Houston led 14-6 with 11:57
left in the 2nd quarter.
As the teams traded punts, the Raiders offense
got rolling as WR Darrius Heyward-Bey hauled in a
Campbell pass, broke a tackle and sprinted to the end
zone for a 34-yard TD catch. The two-point conversion
failed, and the Raiders trailed 14-12 with 1:09 left in the
2nd quarter.
The teams traded punts to start the half.
Janikowski's 50-yard FG gave the Raiders a 15-14 lead
with 5:12 left 3rd quarter and capped an 11-play, 37-yard
drive. On the next drive, K Neil Rackers came through with
a 54-yard FG to give the Texans a 17-15 lead with 1:59
left 3rd quarter. The Raiders bounced back on the
following drive when Campbell went to WR Chaz Schilens
for an 18-yard TD pass to cap 61-yard drive. The Raiders
led 22-17 with 14:50 left to play.
The teams almost exchanged three-and-outs, but
RB Rock Cartwright took off on a fake punt and picked up
the first down for a 35-yard gain. Janikowski had a 42-yard
kick and the Raiders led 25-17 with 10:00 left 4th quarter.
The teams traded punts and Rackers cut the
Raiders lead to 25-20 with 2:56 left to play when he
converted a 40-yard field goal attempt.
Houston held the Raiders to a three and out and
Lechler came on to punt.
Houston drove to the Raiders 5 with 7 seconds
left. FS Michael Huff intercepted a Schaub pass in the end
zone to preserve the victory.
The Raiders improve to 3-2 on the season and
return home to face the Cleveland Browns at O.co
Coliseum.
20
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
HOU – K.Walter 5 yd. pass from M.Schaub
(N.Rackers kick) (10-65, 5:08)
OAK – S.Janikowski 54 yd. Field Goal (4-1, 1:20)
OAK – S.Janikowski 55 yd. Field Goal (4-2, 1:53)
HOU – J.Dreessen 56 yd. pass from M.Schaub
(N.Rackers kick) (1-56, 0:12)
OAK – D.Heyward-Bey 34 yd. pass from J.Campbell
(pass failed) (6-75, 0:51)
OAK – S.Janikowski 50 yd. Field Goal (11-37, 5:39)
HOU – N.Rackers 54 yd. Field Goal (7-54, 3:13)
OAK – C.Schilens 18 yd. pass from J.Campbell
(S.Janikowski kick) (6-61, 2:09)
OAK – S.Janikowski 42 yd. Field Goal (8-46, 3:22)
HOU – N.Rackers 40 yd. Field Goal (15-72. 5:26)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Texans
21
473
25/70
403
51/24
Raiders
11
278
22/94
184
35/15
2
3/13
8/37.3
6/50
5/33
34:25
1
3/6
7/49.4
11/89
5/34
25:35
RUSHING
OAK – McFadden 16-51; R.Cartwright 1-35;
Bush 4-9
HOU – Foster 22-68, Ogbonnaya 2-2
RECEIVING
OAK – Heyward-Bey 7-99 1TD; Ford 3-36;
Schilens 2-25 1TD
HOU – Foster 5-116; Dreessen 5-112 1TD;
Daniels 7-89; Walter 5-81 1TD
PASSING
OAK – Campbell 15-35-190 2TD, 1INT
HOU – Schaub 24-51-416 2TD, 2INT
Attendance: 71,420
WEEK 6 – October 16, 2011
Raiders 24, Browns 17
O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA)
OAKLAND………………...3
7
10
CLEVELAND……..……....0
7
0
Oakland, CA – The Oakland Raiders squeaked a
24-17 victory against the Cleveland Browns. The Raiders
won the opening coin toss and deferred their choice to the
second half.
After the Browns three-and-out, RB Darren
McFadden capped an 88-yard drive on 15 plays with a 4yard touchdown run. Janikowski’s extra point was was
good and the Raiders led 7-0 with 5:43 left n the 1st
quarter.
The Raiders yielded one first down before forcing
a second Browns punt. The Raider’s next possession
started promisingly enough but QB Jason Campbell
fumbled and the Browns recovered at their own 43.
The Browns took advantage when QB Colt
McCoy capped a 57-yard, 7-play drive with a 1-yard TD
pass to TE Alex Smith. Dawson’s extra point was good
and the game was tied at 7-7 with 12:07 left in the second
quarter.
WR/KR Jacoby Ford returned the ensuing kickoff
101 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was good and
the Raiders led 14-7 with 11:53 left in the second quarter.
The Raiders forced another Browns punt after a
couple of first downs. During the Raiders next possession,
Campbell was shaken up and Kyle Boller took over at
quarterback. Boller picked up one first down on a 4th and
1 sneak but they both exchanged punts.
The Raiders were unable to move the ball and
punted it back to Cleveland who ran the ball once to run
out the clock in the second quarter. The Raiders took a
14-7 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Raiders took the opening kickoff and
exchanged punts. On the Raiders’ next drive, Janikowski
capped a 7-play, 35-yard drive with a 48-yard field goal to
give the Raiders a 17-7 lead with 3:06 left in the 3rd
quarter.
The Raiders got the ball back when Cleveland
fumbled and DT Tommy Kelly pounced on it at the Browns
25. The Raiders drive stalled and Janikowski came on for
a 53-yard field goal attempt. Lechler took the snap, stood
up and fired a strike to TE Kevin Boss who rumbled 35
yards for the score. The Raiders led 24-7 with 1:23 left in
the 3rd quarter.
The Raiders defense didn’t allow much and
Dawson came on and drilled a 47-yard field goal to cut the
Raiders lead to 24-10 with 12:24 left to play. On the next
drive, the Raiders drove to the Browns 5 but failed to
convert on 4th and 1 and the Browns took over with 4:44
to play.
Browns would drive and McCoy would eventually
hit Mohamed Massaquoi for a touchdown. The Browns
trailed 24-17 with 1:06 left to play.
The Browns recovered the onside kick at the
Raiders 44. The Raiders held on 4th and 3 and took over
on downs at their own 42 with 29 seconds left.
The Raiders improve to 4-2 on the season and
host the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday at O.co
Coliseum.
10 – 24
0 –
17
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
OAK – D.McFadden 4 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick)
(15-88, 7:48)
CLE–
Al.Smith 1 yd. pass from C.McCoy (P.
Dawson kick) (7-57, 3:10)
OAK – J.Ford 101 yd. kickoff return (S.Janikowski
kick) (0-0, 0:14)
OAK – S.Janikowski 48 yd. Field Goal (7-35, 2:51)
OAK – K.Boss 35 yd. pass from S.Lechler
(S.Janikowski kick) (4-25, 1:28)
CLE –
P. Dawson 47 yd. Field Goal (7-13, 1:45)
CLE –
M.Massaquoi 12 yd. pass from C.McCoy
(P.Dawson kick) (14-95; 3:38)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Raiders
18
329
40/151
178
24/15
Browns
18
268
20/65
203
45/21
0
2/9
4/48.5
5/35
2/-6
34:41
0
2/12
6/45.2
5/34
2/30
25:19
RUSHING
OAK – McFadden 20-91 1TD; Bush 10-28;
Campbell 2-16
CLE – Hardesty 11-35; McCoy 4-16; Hillis 6-14
RECEIVING
OAK – Heyward-Bey 6-82; Ford 3-43; Boss 135 1TD
CLE – Little 6-72; Massquou 3-30 1TD; Al.
Smith 2-14 1TD
PASSING
OAK – Campbell 6-9-52; Boller 8-14-100;
Lechler 1-1-35 1TD
CLE – McCoy 21-45-215 2TD
Attendance: 57, 300
WEEK 7 – October 23, 2011
Raiders 0, Chiefs 28
O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA)
OAKLAND………………...0
0
0
0 –
0
KANSAS CITY……..……..14
0
7
7 –
24
OAKLAND, CA – The Oakland Raiders lost to Chiefs. The last time was back in 1981. CB Stanford Routt
AFC West rival the Kansas City Chiefs 28-0. Oakland won set a career-high with 10 tackles.
Scoring Plays
the toss and elected to defer to the second half with Kansas
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
City electing to receive. The drive started from KC’s 23 and
KC –
K.Lewis 59 yd. interception return (R.Succop
penalties forced a three and out. The Raiders took the ball
kick)
from the 48 yard-line.
KC–
L.McClain 1 yd. run (R.Succup kick) (9-61,
On the fourth play of the drive, QB Kyle Boller
5:04)
threw a pass short intended for WR Jacoby Ford and was
KC –
J.Arenas 7 yd. run (R.Succup kick) (8-64,
intercepted by FS Kendrick Lewis and returned 59 yards for
4:05)
a touchdown. K Ryan Succop’s extra point was good and
KC –
B.Flowers 58 yd. interception return
st
(R.Succup kick)
that gave the Cheifs a 7-0 lead with 12:35 to play in the 1
quarter.
After the teams echanged punts, Boller threw a
pass that was intercepted by CB Brandon Flowers and KC
Team Statistics
Raiders Chiefs
took over at their own 39. The Chiefs capitalized with a nine
First
downs
18
22
play, 61-yard drive that was capped with a 1-yard run from
Total Net Yards
322
300
FB Le’Ron McClain. The extra point was good and the
st
Rushes/Net Yards
27/155
39/139
Chiefs went up 14-0 with 1:53 in the 1 quarter
Net
Passing
167
161
The Raiders picked up momentum on their next
th
Pass Attempts/
35/15
30/15
drive, but RB Michael Bush was stopped on 4 and 1 at the
Completions
KC 1 for a turnover on downs. The teams then proceed to
Had Intercepted
6
2
exchange punts and derail their posessions with penalties.
Times Sacked/ Yards
1/10
0/0
The Raiders picked up a series of first downs, but
Punts/Average
6/48.2
7/52.6
Boller threw his third interception to CB Brandon Carr and
Penalties/Yards
14/120
10/98
KC took over at their own 12. QB Matt Cassel completed a
Punt
Returns/Average
4/39
2/23
series of passes, but was intercepted in a pass intended for
Possession Time
26:23
33:37
WR Dwayne Bowe by S Chinedum Ndukwe to end the half.
After the Raiders had a three and out, the Chiefs
ran down the field to get a 7-yard run from CB Javier Arenas
for a touchdown. The extra point was good and KC led 21-0
rd
with 10:29 to play in the 3 quarter.
RUSHING
QB Carson Palmer entered the game and picked
OAK – Bush 17-99; Boller 4-29, T.Jones 3-18
up a couple first downs before the drive stalled. The teams
KC –
Battle 16-76; McCluster 10-38; Arenas
exchanged punts and on KC’s next drive, CB DeMarcus Van
1-7 1TD; McClain 1-1 1TD
Dyke intercepted Cassel’s pass and the Raiders took over at
their 22. The Chiefs would proceed to get another
RECEIVING
interception from CB Brandon Flowers, which was returned
OAK – Heyward-Bey 5-89; Jones 1-30; Ford 258 yards for a touchdown. KC extended the lead to 28-0
13
after the extra point with 14:20 to play in the game.
KC –
Bowe 6-76; Breaston 5-64; Baldwin 1-14
Palmer led a drive to the KC 16, but threw
another interception to S Jon McGraw. After forcing KC to
PASSING
punt, Palmer threw a 30-yard pass to RB Taiwan Jones but
OAK – Boller 7-14-61 0TD 3INT; Palmer 8-21followed with another interception by S Travis Daniels. The
116 0TD 3INT
teams proceeded to exchange punts.
KC –
Cassel 15-30-161 0TD 2INT
The Chiefs took over control of the ball with 4:39
to go in the game. RB Thomas Jones and RB Jackie Battle
took over and ran for four first downs and Cassel began to
take a couple of kneel with 1:13 remaining to cap off the
victory against the Silver and Black.
The loss drops the Raiders to 4-3 and the
upcoming week is a bye week for them. They will next take
on AFC West rival, the Denver Broncos, at home in O.co
Colisem on Sunday, November 6 at 1:05 P.M.
Game Notes: This marks the second time that
the Silver and Black have been kept scoreless against the
Attendance: 57, 361
WEEK 9 – November 6, 2011
Raiders 24, Broncos 38
O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA)
OAKLAND………….. 3
14
7
0 –
24
DENVER……..……….7
0
17
14 –
38
OAKLAND, CA – The Oakland Raiders were
upended by the AFC West rival Denver Broncos 38-24.
The Broncos won the opening coin toss and
elected to defer their choice to the second half. The teams
began the game exchanging three-and-outs. The Raiders
took struck first, drove into Broncos territory but they were
forced to settle for a 48-yard K Sebastian Janikowski field
goal attempt. The kick was good and the Raiders took a 30 lead with 7:35 left in the first quarter.
Both teams preceded to go three-and-out again
courtesy of offensive holding penalties. But, Broncos QB
Tim Tebow capped the 5-play, 65-yard drive with a 27yard TD pass to WR Eric Decker. Prater’s extra point was
good and Denver led 7-3 with 1:11 left in the first quarter.
After the next Raiders’ next drive stalled at the
42, P Britton Colquitt fumbled the snap and threw and
incomplete pass. The Raiders took over on downs at the
Broncos 14. The Raiders took advantage as QB Carson
Palmer a touchdown to RB Michael Bush. Janikowski’s
extra point attempt was good and the Raiders took a 10-7
lead 10:42 left in the 2nd quarter.
The Broncos picked up one first down courtesy of
a defensive penalty, but the Raiders forced a Colquitt
punt. Palmer capped 4-play, 72-yard drive with a 40-yard
touchdown strike right down the middle to FB Marcel
Reece. The extra point was good and the Raiders led 17-7
with 1:30 left in the 2nd quarter.
Raider penalties kept Denver’s next drive alive.
However, Prater missed a 43-yard field goal attempt and
the Raiders took a 17-7 lead into the locker room at
halftime.
Tebow capped the opening second half drive the
80-yard drive with a 26-yard TD pass to WR Eddie Royal.
The extra point was good and the Raiders lead was cut to
17-14 with 10:48 left in the 3rd quarter.
On the next drive, Palmer capped an 80-yard
drive with an 18-yard TD pass to Ford. Janikowski’s extra
point was good and the Raiders took a 24-14 lead. The
Broncos answered with a 43-yard Prater field goal and the
Raiders lead was cut to 24-17 with 2:52 left in the 3rd
quarter.
The Raiders were on the move but Denver
intercepted a tipped pass and returned it to their own 40.
RB Willis McGahee ripped off a 60-yard touchdown run
and Prater’s extra point tied the game at 24-24 as the 3rd
quarter came to a close.
Royal returned the punt 85 yards for a
touchdown. The extra point was good and Denver took a
31-24 lead with 5:53 left in the 4th quarter.
The Raiders drove out to their own 46 before
Denver forced a punt. Lechler’s kick was downed at the
Denver 23. McGahee padded the lead with a 24-yard TD
run.
The Raiders fall to 4-4 on the season and will
head to San Diego for a Thursday Night Football match up
with the San Diego Chargers at QUALCOMM Stadium on
NFL Network.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
OAK – S.Janikowski 48 yd. Field Goal (7-43, 4:08)
DEN –
E.Decker 27 yd. pass from T.Tebow
(M.Prater kick) (5-65, 2:06)
OAK – M.Bush 11 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (3-14, 1:38)
OAK – M.Reece 40 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (4-72, 1:16)
DEN –
E.Royal 26 yd. pass from T.Tebow (M.Prater
kick) (9-80, 4:12)
OAK – J.Ford 18 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (8-80, 4:07)
DEN –
M.Prater 43 yd. Field Goal (7-52, 3:49)
DEN –
W.McGahee 60 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (1-60,
0:07)
DEN –
E.Royal 85 yd. punt return (M.Prater kick)
DEN –
W.McGahee 24 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (4-77,
2:02)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Raiders
21
416
26/100
316
35/19
Broncos
20
411
38/298
113
22/10
3
2/16
6/50.6
15/130
4/43
28:09
0
2/11
5/47.6
11/93
4/108
31:51
RUSHING
OAK – Bush 19-96; Palmer 5-3; Jones 2-1
DEN – McGahee 20-163 2TD; Tebow 12-117;
Ball 4-14
RECEIVING
OAK – Ford 5-105 1TD; Moore 4-61; Reece 351 1TD; Bush 2-33 1TD
DEN – Decker 3-47 1TD; Royal 2-25 1TD;
D.Thomas 1-29
PASSING
OAK – Palmer 19-35 332 3TD 3INT
DEN – Tebow 10-21-124 2TD
Attendance: 58, 125
WEEK 10– November 10, 2011
Chargers 17, Raiders 24
QUALCOMM Stadium (San Diego, CA)
SAN DIEGO……..……......3
0
14
0 –
17
OAKLAND………………...7
10
7
0 –
24
SAN DIEGO, CA – The Oakland Raiders took
control of the AFC West defeating the San Diego
Chargers 24-17. San Diego won the toss and elected to
defer to the second half.
The Raiders got a quick three-and-out. The
Chargers had a penalty stalled the drive and forced Nick
Novak to kick a 20-yard field goal. The kick was good and
st
gave San Diego a 3-0 lead with 10:44 to play in the 1
quarter.
The teams exchanged punts and Oakland took
advantage of their third possession. RB Michael Bush
capped off an 11-play, 86-yard drive with a 2-yard
touchdown run up the middle. K Sebastian Janikowski’s
kick was good and gave the Raiders a 7-3 lead with 0:47
st
left in the 1 quarter.
nd
The Chargers started the 2 quarter with a threeand-out. The Raiders picked the ball up at their own 25
and picked up three first downs before the drive stalled.
Janikowski made a 23-yard field goal with 11:05 left in the
nd
2 quarter.
The teams had penalties that derailed drives. QB
Carson Palmer made a short pass to Bush for a 23-yard
gain. On the next play, Palmer threw a 33-yard pass for a
touchdown to WR Denarius Moore. The kick was good
and game the Raiders a 17-3 lead with two minutes to
play.
As San Diego got the ball to start the half, QB
Phlip Rivers capped off an 8-play, 80-yard drive with a 30yard pass to WR Vincent Brown. Novak’s kick was good
and cut the Raider’s lead to 17-10.
However, the Raiders would quickly respond as
Carson Palmer found Moore for a 26-yard touchdown. The
kick was good and gave the Raiders a 24-10 lead with
rd
9:07 in the 3 quarter.
After the Raiders had forced a punt, Palmer
would fumble the ball at San Diego’s 49. The Chargers
took advantage with Rivers throwing a 7-yard touchdown
to RB Jacob Hester after a 51-yard drive downfield.
Novak’s kick was good and Oakland’s lead was 24-17 with
rd
:01 left in the 3 quarter.
The Raiders drove deep into Chargers territory,
but Palmer was hit as he threw and his pass was
intercepted. The Chargers took over at their own 6.
The Raiders forced a punt on 4th and 10 at the
San Diego 22. A penalty on the Raiders during the punt
gave the Chargers a fresh set of downs. The Raiders
didn’t budge and forced another punt. The Raiders took
over at their own 31 after a Moore punt return.
The Chargers forced a punt and took over at their
own 10. Safety Matt Giordano intercepted a Rivers pass in
the end zone where the Raiders took over with just over
3:00 left.
The Raiders sacked Rivers on the final two plays
of the game to secure the win. The Raiders head to
Minnesota for their first NFC game of the year.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
SD –
N.Novak 20 yd. Field Goal (6-38, 3:09)
OAK – M.Bush 2 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (11-86,
6:25)
OAK – S.Janikowski 23 yd. Field Goal (7-70; 3:25)
OAK – D.Moore 33 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (2;56, 0:31)
SD –
V.Brown 30 yd. pass from P.Rivers (N.Novak
kick) (8-80, 3:12)
OAK – D.Moore 26 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (5-85, 2:47)
SD –
Jacob Hester 7 yd. pass from P.Rivers
(N.Novak kick) (7-51, 2:06)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/
Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Chargers
20
314
15/75
239
47/23
Raiders
20
489
41/191
298
21/14
1
6/35
6/53.7
6/31
3/9
27:23
1
1/1
4/48.8
7/45
3/38
32:37
RUSHING
OAK – Bush 30-157 1TD; Jones 7-39; Reece 13
SD–
Tolbert 7-36; Mathews 6-34; Rivers 1-4
RECEIVING
OAK – Moore 5-123 2TD; Bush 3-85; Boss 2-32
SD –
Brown 5-97 1TD; Gates 5-54; Tolbert 537
PASSING
OAK – Palmer 14-20 298 2TD 1INT
SD–
Rivers 23-47-239 2TD 1INT
Attendance: 68, 109
WEEK 11 – November 20, 2011
Vikings 21, Raiders 27
Mall of America at HHH Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN)
MINNESOTA……..……......7
0
0
14 –
21
OAKLAND……………….....3
21
3
0 –
27
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Oakland Raiders held
off to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 27-21 with three
interceptions from the defense. The Raiders won the
opening toss and deferred to the second half, with the
Vikings receiving.
RB Adrian Peterson scored on a 12-yard run to
give the Vikings a 7-0 lead with 5:17 in the 1st quarter.
Rookie RB Taiwan Jones returned the ensuing
kickoff 46 yards to the Raiders 45. K Sebastian
Janikowski’s 29-yard field goal capped a 9-play, 44-yard
drive and cut the Vikings lead to 7-3 with 57 seconds left
in the 1st quarter.
On the next drive, the Vikings were stalled when
S Matt Giordano intercepted QB Christan Ponder’s pass
and returned it to the Raiders 47. The Raiders took
advantage when QB Carson Palmer connected with WR
Chaz Schilens for an 11-yard TD pass. K Sebastian
Janikowski’s extra point gave the Raiders a 10-7 lead with
9:10 left in the 2nd quarter.
After a 35-yard kickoff return, the Vikings started
at their own 45. The Vikings botched K Ryan Longwell’s
49-yard attempt and the Raiders took over at their own 43.
RB Michael Bush capped the 57-yard drive with a 2-yard
TD run. The extra point was good and the Raiders led 177.
The Vikings then fumbled the ball back to the
Raiders on the kickoff. Palmer capped a 4-play, 16-yard
drive with a 1-yard TD run. The Raiders led 24-7 with 8
seconds left in the second quarter.
The teams exchanged two series of punts in the
second half. The Raiders got the ball right back when DT
Tommy Kelly grabbed it for his first career interception.
The Raiders took over at the Minnesota 24. Janikowski's
26-yard FG attempt was good and the Raiders led 27-7
with 51 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.
QB Christian Ponder connected on a TD pass to
WR Percy Harvin. The PAT was good, and the Raiders
lead was cut to 27-14 with 14:52 left 4th quarter.
The Raiders’ next drive stalled and the
Janikowski’s 50-yard field goal attempt was blocked and
the Vikings took over at their own 40. The Vikings’ next
drive halted when CB Stanford Routt picked Ponder off
just inside the end zone and the Raiders took over at their
20.
Several plays later, Bush fumbled and the
Vikings recovered at the Raiders 38. Two plays later,
Ponder hit TE Kyle Rudolph for a 1-yard TD to cut the lead
to 27-21 with 5:08 to play.
The Vikings eventually forced a punt. The
Raiders eventually held on 4th and 8 at the Minnesota 46
with less than 2:00 to play. The Raiders improve to 6-4 on
the season and return home to face the Chicago Bears at
O.co Coliseum on Sunday, November 27.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
MIN –
A.Peterson 12 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (1277, 4:24)
OAK – S.Janikowski 29 yd. Field Goal (9-44, 4:20)
OAK – C.Schilens 11 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (7-53, 3:50)
OAK – M.Bush 2 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (8-57,
3:22)
OAK – C.Palmer 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (4-16,
1:06)
OAK – S.Janikowski 26 yd. Field Goal (7-16, 3:27)
MIN –
P.Harvin 26 yd. pass from C.Ponder
(R.Longwell kick) (4-72, 0:59)
MIN –
K.Rudolph 1 yd. pass from C.Ponder
(R.Longwell kick) (2-38, 0:50)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/ Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Vikings
20
311
24/124
187
33/19
3
5/24
3/44.3
9/50
5/38
24:16
Raiders
22
301
41/162
139
23/17
0
4/25
6/47.3
12/117
2/34
35:44
RUSHING
OAK – Bush 30-109 1TD; Reece 6-45; Palmer 35 1TD
MIN – Ponder 5-71; Peterson 6-26 1TD; Harvin
5-21
RECEIVING
OAK – Schillens 1-11 1TD; Boss 5-37; HeywardBey 4-43
MIN – Harvin 6-73 1TD; Rudolph 3-7 1TD;
Shaincoe 2-42
PASSING
OAK – Palmer 17-23 164 1TD 0INT
MIN – Ponder 19-33-211 2TD 3INT
Attendance: 62, 748
WEEK 12 – November 27, 2011
Raiders 25, Bears 20
O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA)
OAKLAND………….. 3
14
7
0 –
24
CHICAGO……..……..7
0
17
14 –
38
Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski set a team
record with six field goals, P Shane Lechler set a team
record with an 80-yard punt and QB Carson Palmer threw
for 301 yards as the Raiders defeated the Chicago Bears
25-20 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland.
The Bears won the opening coin toss and elected
to receive. The Raiders forced a three and out and
Janikowski’s 40-yard field goal capped a 6-play, 49-yard
drive and gave the Raiders a 3-0 lead with 11:11 left in the
st
1 quarter.
The Raiders got the ball back when CB Stanford
Routt intercepted a QB Caleb Hanie pass at the Bears 31.
Janikowski hit a 48-yard field goal, which made the
st
Raiders lead 6-0 with 4:20 in the 1 quarter.
The Bears next drive ended with a FS Michael
Huff interception, but the teams exchanged punts. The
Raiders drive ended when Chicago intercepted a tipped
pass at their own 26. Chicago took a 7-6 lead with 4:41 left
in the 2nd quarter when Hanie hit WR Johnny Knox for a
29-yard TD pass and K Robbie Gould knocked through
the extra point.
Janikowski capped a 56-yard, 5-play drive with a
42-yard drive and gave the Raiders a 9-7 lead with 2:56
left in the 2nd quarter.
Knox returned Janikowski’s squib kick 60 yards
to the Raiders 31. LB Kamerion Wimbley picked off pass
and ran 74 yards to the Bears 13, and a horse collar
penalty made it 1st and goal at the 6. The Raiders settled
for a 19-yard Janikowski field goal and took at 12-7 lead
into halftime.
Janikowski’s 5th FG from 37 yards capped a 10play, 61-yard drive and gave the Raiders a 15-7 lead with
11:08 left in the 3rd quarter. As the teams exchanged
punts, Janikowski’s team record 6th FG of the day from 44
yards gave the Raiders an 18-7 lead with 22 second left in
the 3rd quarter.
Gould would cut the Raiders lead to 18-10 with
10:51 left in the 4th quarter with a 50-yard field goal.
The Raiders went three and out Lechler came on
and a blasted a team-record 80-yard punt that flew over
Hester’s head and bounced into the end zone for a
touchback.
Gould’s 53-yard field goal cut the Raiders lead to
18-13 with 7:17 left in the 4th quarter.
RB Michael Bush capped the drive with a 2-yard
TD run. The PAT was good and the Raiders led 25-13.
The Bears countered with a 9-yard TD pass to TE Kellen
Davis and cut the Raiders lead to 25-20 with 2:11 left to
play.
Raiders TE David Ausberry recovered the onside
kick with 2:07 to go. Though Lechler punted, the Raiders
held on for the 25-20 victory and improve to 7-4 on the
season and will head to Miami next week to face the
Dolphins.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
OAK – S.Janikowski 40 yd. Field Goal (6-49, 2:15)
OAK – S.Janikowski 48 yd. Field Goal (6-2, 2:08)
CHI –
J.Knox 29 yd. pass from C.Hanie (R.Gould
kick) (9-74, 4:12)
OAK – S.Janikowski 42 yd. Field Goal (5-56, 1:45)
OAK – S.Janikowski 19 yd. Field Goal (3-5, 0:16)
OAK – S.Janikowski 37 yd. Field Goal (10-61, 3:52)
OAK – S.Janikowski 44 yd. Field Goal (11-36, 5:10)
CHI –
R.Gould 50 yd. Field Goal (10-51, 4:31)
CHI –
R.Gould 53 yd. Field Goal (7-45, 2:43)
OAK – M.Bush 3 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (8-74,
3:30)
CHI –
K.Davis 9 yd. pass from C.Hanie (R.Gould
kick) (5-84, 1:36)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Raiders
17
341
27/73
268
37/21
1
4/33
5/54.6
6/44
1/1
30:02
Bears
18
401
27/172
229
36/18
3
4/25
5/45.0
7/61
2/7
29.58
RUSHING
OAK – Bush 24-69 1TD; Cartwright 1-4
CHI – Barber 10-63; Forte 12-59; Hanie 5-50
RECEIVING
OAK – Reece 5-92; Schilens 4-58; Murphy 2-53
CHI – Knox 4-145 1TD; Davis 2-25 1TD;
Williams 3-37
PASSING
OAK – Palmer 21-37-301 0TD 1INT
CHI – Hanie 18-36-254 2TD 3INT
Attendance: 59.244
WEEK 13 – December 4, 2011
Dolphins 34, Raiders 14
Sun Life Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL)
OAKLAND………….. 0
0
0
14 –
14
MIAMI…...……..……..6
7
21
0 –
34
The Dolphins won the opening coin toss and
deferred their choice to the second half. The Raiders
elected to receive the opening kickoff. After K Dan
Carpenter’s opening kickoff sailed through the end zone
for a touchback, the Raiders went three and out and
punted the ball to Miami. After Lechler’s 44-yard punt and
a WR Davone Bess fair catch, Miami started at their own
30.
Carpenter capped an 8-play, 40-yard drive with a
48-yard field goal to give the Dolphins a 3-0 lead with
10:11 left in the first quarter.
CB Bryan McCann fielded the ensuing kickoff in
the end zone and took a knee for a touchback. The
Dolphins held the Raiders to another three and out and
Bess returned Lechler’s 40-yard punt to the Miami 44. A
penalty on Miami during the return backed them up to their
25.
Carpenter’s 33-yard FG was good and Miami led
6-0 with 1:30 left 1st quarter, as the kick capped a 12-play,
60-yard drive.
The ensuing kickoff went for a touchback and the
Raiders started at their own 20. The Raiders possession
was derailed by a third down sack and Lechler punted the
ball back to Miami who took over at their own 37 after a
21-yard Bess return.
Miami QB Matt Moore’s 12-yard TD pass to WR
Davone Bess gave the Dolphins a 13-0 lead with 8:24 left
in the 2nd quarter and capped a 7-play, 63-yard drive.
McCann took a knee for a touchback on the
ensuing kickoff and the Raiders started at their own 20.
The drive stalled at midfield and Lechler’s punt bounced
out of bounds at the Miami 13.
The Raiders forced a Dolphins punt and took
over at their own 17. This Raiders drive also stalled at
midfield and Lechler’s punt was downed at the Miami 9.
The Dolphins were content to run out the clock and take a
13-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Clyde Gates returned the opening kickoff of the
second half 77 yards to the Raiders 25. Two plays later,
RB Reggie Bush cashed in from a yard out to give the
Dolphins a 20-0 lead with 13:56 left in the 3rd quarter.
The Raiders managed one first down on their
next possession before Miami forced a punt. A penalty
during the return backed the Dolphins up to their 9. Miami
took a 27-0 lead after Moore’s 6-yard TD run.
LB Kevin Burnett then intercepted a tipped pass
and raced 44 yards for the score to give the home team a
34-0 lead.
The Raiders got on the board with 7:51 remaining
when Palmer connected with WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
for a 40-yard touchdown pass. Miami led 34-7.
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey’s nice one-handed TD
grab on a 3-yard pass from Palmer cut Miami’s lead to 3414 with 3:26 to go.
The Raiders fall to 7-5 on the season and head to
Green Bay to face the Packers at Lambeau Field next
Sunday.
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
MIA –
D.Carpenter 48 yd. Field Goal (8-40, 3:15)
MIA –
D.Carpenter 33 yd. Field Goal (12-60, 6:30)
MIA –
D.Bess 12 yd. pass from M.Moore
(D.Carpenter kick) (7-63, 3:39)
MIA –
R.Bush 1 yd. run (D.Carpenter kick) (2-25,
1:04)
MIA –
M.Moore 6 yd. run (D.Carpenter kick) (13-91,
7:31)
MIA –
K.Burnett 34 yd. interception return
(D.Carpenter kick)
OAK – T.Houshmandzadeh 40 yd. pass from
C.Palmer (S.Janikowski kick) (9-80. 3:48)
OAK – D.Heyward-Bey 3 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (5-72, 2:21)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Raiders
18
304
14/46
258
41/20
1
2/15
8/46.5
10/91
1/11
21:40
Dolphins
23
362
44/209
153
25/13
0
1/9
4/55.5
8/79
3/28
38:20
RUSHING
OAK – Bush 10-18; Murphy 2-16; Reece 1-10
MIA – Bush 22-100 1TD; Thomas 13-73;
M.Moore 5-22 1TD
RECEIVING
OAK – Schilens 6-89; Houshmandzadeh 1-40
1TD; Heyward-Bey 3-23 1TD
MIA – Fasano 4-66; Marshall 4-60; Bess 4-27
1TD
PASSING
OAK – Palmer 20-41-273 2TD 1INT
MIA – Moore 13-25-162 1TD 0INT
Attendance: 57, 225
WEEK 14 – December 11, 2011
Packers 46, Raiders 16
Lambeau Field (Green Bay, WI)
OAKLAND………….. 0
GREEN BAY….....…..14
The Raiders won the opening coin toss and
elected to receive. The Raiders promising opening drive
ended when LB D.J. Smith intercepted a QB Carson
Palmer pass and returned the pick to the Packers 48.
Packers RB Ryan Grant made a 47-yard TD run. Mason
Crosby’s extra point was good and the Packers led 7-0
with 11:57 left in the 1st quarter.
Penalties were the undoing of the Raiders next
possession. Rodgers capped an 80-yard drive with a 4yard TD pass to TE Ryan Taylor. Green Bay led 14-0 with
st
4:10 left in the 1 quarter.
The Raiders managed one first down before the
Packers forced a punt. Green Bay was forced to settle for
a 34-yard field goal and the Packers took a 17-0 lead with
13:07 left in the 2nd quarter.
The Packers held the Raiders to a three and out.
A few plays later, Rodgers went deep to WR Jordy Nelson
for a 37-yard TD pass. The Packers led 24-0 with 9:14 left
in the 2nd quarter.
After a touchback on the ensuing kickoff, CB
Charles Woodson intercepted a Palmer pass at the
Raiders 25. Grant cashed in with a 6-yard TD. The
Packers led 31-0 with 7:06 left in the 2nd quarter.
The Packers held the Raiders to a three and out
and a fake punt pass fell incomplete. Green Bay took over
at the Raiders 28. Officials determined S Mike Mitchell did
intercept a Rodgers pass in the end zone. The Raiders
drove deep into Packers territory but Palmer threw his
third interception of the day.
To start the second half, Cobb returned the
kickoff 50 yards. LB Rolando McClain ended the Packers
drive and forced a FG attempt when he sacked Rodgers
on 4th and 2. Crosby’s 38-yard field goal was good and
Green Bay took a 34-0 lead with 12:41 to go in the 3rd.
RB Michael Bush capped a 9-play, 80-yard drive
with a 2-yard TD run to get the Raiders on the board.
Janikowski’s PAT was good and the Packers lead was cut
to 34-7 with 8:15 left in the 3rd quarter.Green Bay
mounted another drive. Crosby’s 49-yard FG was good
and the Packers led 37-7 with 3:31 to play in the 3rd.
The Raiders fumbled and the Packers recovered
and returned it for a touchdown. The extra point was
blocked and the Packers led 43-7 lead with 2:48 left in the
3rd.
Matt Flynn entered the game at quarterback for
Green Bay. Crosby converted a 33-yard FG attempt to
give the Packers a 46-7 lead with 14:21 left in the 4th
quarter.
The Raiders drive stalled and Lechler’s 71-yard
punt was downed inside the Packers 1-yard line.The
Raiders sacked Flynn for a safety cutting the Packers lead
to 46-9. The next drive ended with a 77-yard drive ended
with a 5-yard TD pass from Palmer to TE Kevin Boss. The
Raiders trailed 46-16 with 4:43 left in the game.
The Raiders fall to 7-6 on the season and into
second place in the AFC West. The Raiders face the
Detroit Lions at O.co Coliseum in Oakland next Sunday.
0
17
7
9 –
16
12
3 –
46
Scoring Plays
Team
Play Description (Drive Info)
GB –
R.Grant 47 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (1-52,
0:14)
GB–
GB –
GB –
GB –
GB –
OAK –
GB –
GB –
GB –
OAK –
OAK –
R.Taylor 4 yd. pass from A.Rodgers
(M.Crosby kick) (10-80, 3:45)
M.Crosby 34 yd. Field Goal (8-58, 4:20)
J.Nelson 37 yd. pass from A.Rodgers
(M.Crosby kick) (5-84, 2:13)
R.Grant 6 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) (4-25,
1:25)
M.Crosby 38 yd. Field Goal (5-27, 2:19)
M.Bush 2 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (9-80,
4:26)
M.Crosby 49 yd. Field Goal (9-49, 4:44)
E.Walden 5 yd. fumble return (kick blocked)
M.Crosby 33 yd. Field Goal (6-26, 2:28)
M.Flynn sacked in end zone by R.McClain for
a Safety
K.Boss 5 yd. pass from C.Palmer
(S.Janikowski kick) (12-77, 6:18)
Team Statistics
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes/Net Yards
Net Passing
Pass Attempts/Completions
Had Intercepted
Times Sacked/ Yards
Punts/Average
Penalties/Yards
Punt Returns/Average
Possession Time
Raiders
23
355
29/117
238
43/24
4
1/7
5/49.4
11/89
0/0
31:20
Packers
22
391
24/136
255
32/17
1
4/26
1/40.0
5/35
2/26
28:40
RUSHING
OAK – Bush 23-78 1TD; Reece 2-12; Palmer 212
GB –
Grant 10-85 2TD; Kuhn 10-46; Saine 17
RECEIVING
OAK – Heyward-Bey 5-78; Murphy 4-70; Boss
5-43 1TD
GB –
Nelson 3-81 1TD; Driver 4-75 Taylor 1-4
1TD
PASSING
OAK – Palmer 24-42-245 1TD 4INT
GB –
Rodgers 17-30-281 2TD 1INT
Attendance: 70,524
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AUSBERRY, David, TE
9/12 @ DEN: Inactive… 9/18 @ BUF: Inactive… 9/25
vs. NYJ: Inactive… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw action as a
reserve tight end and on special teams… 10/9 @ HOU:
Saw action as a reserve tight end and on special
teams… Had two solo tackles on special teams… 10/16
vs. CLE: Played as a reserve tight end and on special
teams… Had a reception for four yards and a rush…
Also had a tackle on special teams… 10/23 vs. KC:
Played as a reserve on special teams and had one solo
tackle on special teams and a fumble recovery… 11/6
vs. DEN: Inactive… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a reserve
on special teams… Had one solo tackle… 11/20 @ MIN:
Played as a reserve on special teams… Had one solo
tackle… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve on special
teams… Had one solo tackle and a recovery of an
onside kick… 12/4 @ MIA: Saw time as a reserve on
special teams… Had one solo tackle on special teams…
12/11 @ GB: Played as a reserve tight end and on
special teams.
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BARNES, Khalif, T
9/12 @ DEN: Started at right tackle for the Silver and
Black and played on special teams… Played a key role
blocking for RB Darren McFadden’s 150-yard game…
Also blocked for K Sebastian Janikowski’s 63-yard field
goal… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at right tackle… Protected
for 3 rushing TD’s from RB Darren McFadden, RB
Michael Bush and QB Jason Campbell… Also
contributed to Campbell’s 323 yards passing… 9/25 vs.
NYJ: Started at right tackle… Was part of an offensive
line that propelled the running backs to 234 yards
rushing, four total touchdowns and a 23-yard reverse
touchdown by WR Denarius Moore… 10/2 vs. NE:
Started at right tackle and was part of an offense that
produced 504 total yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at right
tackle and blocked for two touchdown passes from QB
Jason Campbell… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at right
tackle… Contributed to 151 yards rushing and 329 of
total offense… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at right tackle…
11/6 vs. DEN: Started at right tackle and was part of a
line that contributed 416 yards of total offense… 11/10
@ SD: Started at right tackle and was part of an
offensive line that protected for 191 yards of rushing,
299 yards of passing and 489 yards of total offense…
11/20 @ MIN: Started at right tackle… Blocked for RB
Michael Bush’s second consecutive game with over 100
yards rushing and also protected for an offense that put
up 27 points on offense and 301 yards of total offense…
11/27 vs. CHI: Started at right tackle for the Silver and
Black… Was part of a unit that blocked for QB Carson
Palmer’s 301 yards passing and RB Michael Bush’s 3yard touchdown to cap the game... 12/4 @ MIA: Started
at right tackle… Saw time on a unit that contributed 304
yards of total offense, including two throwing
touchdowns from QB Carson Palmer… 12/11 @ GB:
Started at right tackle… Was part of an offensive unit
that had 355 yards in total offense.
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BARKSDALE, Joseph T
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action as a reserve tackle and on
special teams… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw action as a reserve
tackle and on special teams… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action
as a reserve tackle and on special teams… 10/2 vs. NE:
Saw action as a reserve tackle and on special teams…
10/9 @ HOU: Saw action as a reserve tackle and on
special teams… 10/16 vs. CLE: Saw action as a reserve
tackle on and on special teams… 10/23 vs. KC: Played
as a reserve tackle and on special teams… 11/6 vs.
DEN: Played as a reserve tackle and on special teams…
11/10 @ SD: Played as a reserve tackle and on special
teams… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve tackle and
on special teams… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve
and on special teams… Blocked for K Sebastian
Janikowski’s team record six field goals and 341 yards of
total offense… 12/4 @ MIA: Saw time as a reserve
tackle and on special teams… 12/11 @ GB: Saw time
as a reserve and on special teams.
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BLACKSTOCK, Darryl, LB
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action on special teams... Blocked a
punt on special teams that set up field position at the
Denver 42 yard-mark and led to a touchdown pass from
QB Jason Campbell to FB Marcel Reece… 9/18 @ BUF:
Saw action on special teams and had a solo tackle on
special teams… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action on special
teams… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw action on special teams and
recorded one solo tackle… 10/9 @ HOU: Saw action on
special teams and had a punt return… 10/16 vs. CLE:
Saw action on special teams and had two solo tackles…
10/23 vs. KC: Played as a reserve linebacker and on
special teams… Had five tackles, two solo… 11/6 vs.
DEN: Started at middle linebacker… Had four tackle,
three of which were solo, and sack… 11/10 @ SD:
Played as a reserve linebacker and on special teams…
Had a solo tackle on special teams… 11/20 @ MIN:
Played as a reserve linebacker and had one solo
tackle… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve on special
teams… Had on solo tackle on special teams… 12/4 @
MIA: Saw time as a reserve linebacker and on special
teams… 12/11 @ GB: Saw time on special teams.
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BOLLER, Kyle, QB
9/12 @ DEN: Did not play… 9/18 @ BUF: Did not play…
9/25 vs. NYJ: Did not play… 10/2 vs. NE: Did not play…
10/9 @ HOU: Did not play… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a
reserve quarterback… Threw for eight completions on
14 attempts for a total of 100 yards… Had a fumble
recovery… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at quarterback for the
Silver and Black… Threw for 61 yards with seven
completions out of his 14 passes… Also had a fumble
recovery… 11/6 vs. DEN: Did not play… 11/10 @ SD:
Did not play… 11/20 @ MIN: Did not play… 11/27 vs.
CHI: Did not play… 12/4 @ MIA: Did not play… 12/11 @
GB: Did not play.
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BOSS, Kevin, TE
9/12 @ DEN: Inactive… 9/18 @ BUF: Inactive… 9/25
vs. NYJ: Saw action as a reserve tight end… Led the
team in receiving yards with two receptions for 36 yards,
including a 28-yard pass from QB Jason Campbell that
set up RB Darren McFadden’s 2-yard touchdown… 10/2
vs. NE: Started at tight end… Had four receptions for 73
yards, including a 23-yard catch from QB Jason
Campbell to set up a 28-yard field goal from K Sebastian
Janikowski in the first quarter… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at
tight end… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at tight end… Had a
fake field goal catch from P Shane Lechler for 35 yards,
which put the Silver and Black up 24-3 in the third
quarter… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at tight end and posted
one catch for 11 yards… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a
reserve tight end… 11/10 @ SD: Started at tight end…
Recorded two receptions for 32 yards… 11/20 @ MIN:
Started at tight end… Had five receptions for 37 yards…
11/27 vs. CHI: Started at tight end… Recorded one
catch for eight yards… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at tight
end… Had one catch for eight yards… 12/11 @ GB:
Started at tight end… Had five receptions for 43 yards
including a 5-yard touchdown pass from QB Carson
Palmer.
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BOYD, Jerome, S
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action as a reserve safety and on
special teams… Posted two solo tackles on defense and
a solo tackle on special teams… Also had two passes
defensed on defense… 9/18 @ BUF: Started as a
defensive back and posted four tackles, two of which
were solo… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action as a reserve
safety and on special teams… Posted three tackles, two
solo… Had a pass defensed and an additional tackle on
special teams… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw action as a reserve
safety and on special teams… Recorded five total
tackles, three of which were solo… 10/9 @ HOU: Saw
action as a reserve safety and on special teams… Had
three solo tackles… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve
safety and on special teams… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a
reserve safety and on special teams… Had four tackles,
three of which were solo, and a pass defensed… 11/20
@ MIN: Played as a reserve safety and on special
teams… Had one solo tackle on special teams… 11/27
vs. CHI: Played as a reserve on special teams… 12/4 @
MIA: Played as a reserve on special teams… Had one
solo tackle… 12/11 @ GB: Played as a reserve safety
and on special teams.
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BRANCH, Tyvon S
9/12 @ DEN: Started at strong safety and played on
special teams… Led the team with six total tackles, five
of which were solo and had a fumble recovery… 9/18 @
BUF: Started at strong safety and played on special
teams… Had eight tackles, six of which were solo and
had a block on a field goal… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at
safety and special teams… Had 10 tackles, five of which
were solo… Also had an interception in the end zone…
10/2 vs. NE: Started at safety and played on special
teams… Led the team with eight tackles, four solo…
Also had a pass defensed… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at
safety and posted a team-high seven tackles, six solo…
10/16 vs. CLE: Started at safety and co-led the team in
tackles with LB Rolando McClain… Posted seven
tackles, five solo and had one tackle for a loss… Also
had a tackle on special teams… 10/23 vs. KC: Started
at strong safety and posted nine tackles, three of which
were solo… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at safety and played
on special teams… Posted six tackles, five solo, and an
assisted tackle on special teams… 11/10 @ SD: Started
at safety… Recorded six tackles, five solo… 11/20 @
MIN: Started at strong safety and posted six tackles, five
solo… Had one tackle for a loss… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Started at strong safety… Recorded eight solo tackles…
Had a sack for a loss of 10 yards… 12/4 @ MIA: Started
at safety… Had four solo tackles… 12/11 @ GB: Started
at safety… Registered five tackles, three solo, and a
pass defensed.
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BRYANT, Desmond, DT
9/12 @ DEN: Played as a reserve defensive tackle…
9/18 @ BUF: Played as a reserve defensive tackle and
had a hit on the quarterback… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Played as
a reserve defensive tackle and had one solo tackle…
10/2 vs. NE: Saw action as a reserve defensive tackle…
Recorded three solo tackles… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at
defensive tackle and had two tackles, one solo… Had a
hit on the quarterback, a tackle for a loss, and a pass
defensed… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at defensive end for
the Silver and Black… Had four tackles, three of which
were solo… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at defensive end and
posted three tackles, one of which was solo, and had a
tackle for a loss… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at defensive
end… Had three tackles, two of which were solo… 11/10
@ SD: Started at defensive end… Recorded two solo
tackles both for a loss and a sack for a loss of five
yards… 11/20 @ MIN: Started at defensive tackle… Had
three solo tackles and two sacks for a loss of 13 yards…
Also had a forced fumble… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at
defensive tackle… Had two solo tackles… 12/4 @ MIA:
Played as a reserve defensive tackle… Posted four solo
tackles, including a sack for a loss of nine yards… 12/11
@ GB: Started at defensive tackle and on special
teams… Had four solo tackles… One sack for a loss of
five yards and two tackles for a loss… Also had two hits
on the quarterback…. Had a fumble recovery on special
teams.
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BUSH, Michael, RB
9/12 @ DEN: Saw time as a reserve running back…
Posted 30 yards off nine carries… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw
time as a reserve running back and had four carries for
23 yards and a 1-yard touchdown… 9/25 vs. NYJ:
Played as a reserve running back… Had eight rushes for
22 yards and a 1-yard touchdown… Also had two
receptions for 35 yards… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw action as a
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reserve running back… Ran for 26 yards off eight
attempts and a touchdown… Also had four receptions
for 55 yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Saw action as a reserve
running back.. Had nine yards receiving off four
carries… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve running
back… Ran for 28 yards off 10 carries and had a
reception for 9 yards… 10/23 vs. KC: Played as a
reserve running back… Had 17 rushes for 99 yards and
two catches for 12 yards… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at
running back… Had 19 carries for 96 yards and 33 yards
receiving, including an 11-yard touchdown reception
from QB Carson Palmer… 11/10 @ SD: Started at
running back… Carried the ball 157 yards off 30
attempts and had a 2-yard touchdown run in the first
quarter… 11/20 @ MIN: Started at running back… Had
109 yards off 30 rushes with 2-yard rushing
touchdown… Also had two receptions for 20 yards…
11/27 vs. CHI: Started at running back… Had 64 yards
off 27 rushes, including a 3-yard touchdown in the fourth
quarter to seal the victory… Also had 24 yards receiving
on four receptions… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at running
back… Recorded 18 yards off 10 carries and had three
receptions for 27 yards, including a 16-yard reception…
12/11 @ GB: Started at running back… Had 23 rushes
for 78 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown run… Also
had three receptions for 19 yards.
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CAMPBELL, Bruce, G/T
9/12 @ DEN: Inactive… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw action as a
reserve on the offensive line and on special teams…
9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action as a reserve on the offensive
line and on special teams… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw action as
a reserve on the offensive line and on special teams…
10/9 @ HOU: Saw action as a reserve on the offensive
line and on special teams… 10/16 vs. CLE: Inactive…
10/23 vs. KC: Inactive… 11/6 vs. DEN: Inactive… 11/10
@ SD: Inactive… 11/20 @ MIN: Inactive… 11/27 vs.
CHI: Inactive… 12/4 @ MIA: Inactive… 12/11 @ GB:
Inactive.
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CAMPBELL, Jason, QB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at quarterback for the Silver and
Black… Posted 13 completions on 22 attempts and
threw for 105 yards… Threw a 3-yard touchdown to
Marcel Reece and also had a rushing touchdown on a
quarterback sneak in the red zone… 9/18 @ BUF:
Started at quarterback for the Silver and Black…
Recorded 22 completions on 33 attempts and threw for
323 yards… Threw a 50-yard TD to WR Denarius Moore
and a pass to RB Darren McFadden… Also had a 1-yard
run for a touchdown, ending with three yards rushing…
9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at quarterbacks… Completed 18
of his 27 passes for 156 yards passing and had a
quarterback rating of 81.7… Also had three rushes for
10 yards… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at quarterback…
Completed 25 passes on 39 attempts and threw for a
season0high 344 yards and a TD to WR Denarius Moore
in the fourth quarter… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at
quarterback… Had 15 completions off 31 attempts for
190 yards and 2 TDs… Threw a 34-yard pass to WR
Darrius Heyward-Bey and an 18-yard pass to WR Chaz
Schilens… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at quarterback…
Three for 52 yards and had six completions of nine
attempts and scrambled for 16 yards… Did not finish the
game due to injury… 10/23 vs. KC: Inactive… 11/6 vs.
DEN: Inactive… 11/10 @ SD: Inactive…. 11/20 @ MIN:
Inactive… 11/27 vs. CHI: Inactive… 12/4 @ MIA:
Inactive… 12/11 @ GB: Inactive.
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CARLISLE, Cooper, G
9/12 @ DEN: Started at right guard… Played a key role
blocking for RB Darren McFadden’s 150-yard game…
9/18 @ BUF: Started at right guard… Protected for 3
rushing TD’s from RB Darren McFadden, RB Michael
Bush and QB Jason Campbell… Also contributed to
blocking for Campbell’s 323 yards passing… 9/25 vs.
NYJ: Started at right guard… Was part of an offensive
line that propelled the running backs to 234 yards
rushing, four total touchdowns and a 23-yard reverse
touchdown by WR Denarius Moore… 10/2 vs. NE:
Started at right guard and was part of an offense that
produced 504 total yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at right
guard and blocked for two touchdown passes from QB
Jason Campbell… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at right
guard… Was part of an offensive line that contributed to
151 yards rushing and 329 of total offense… 10/23 vs.
KC: Started at right guard for the Silver and Black…
11/6 vs. DEN: Started at right guard and was part of a
on offensive unit that put up 416 yards of total offense…
11/10 @ SD: Started at right guard and was part of an
offensive line that protected for 191 yards of rushing,
299 yards of passing and 489 yards of total offense…
11/20 @ MIN: Started at right guard… Blocked for RB
Michael Bush’s second consecutive game with over 100
yards rushing and also protected for an offense that put
up 27 points on offense and 301 yards of total offense…
11/27 vs. CHI: Started at right guard for the Silver and
Black… Was part of a unit that blocked for QB Carson
Palmer’s 301 yards passing and RB Michael Bush’s 3yard touchdown to cap the game… 12/4 @ MIA: Started
at right guard… Was part of a unit that blocked for 304
yards of total offense and QB Carson Palmer’s two
touchdown passes… 12/11 @ GB: Started at right
guard… Was part of an offensive unit that produced 355
yards of total offense.
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CARTWRIGHT, Rock, RB
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action on special teams and posted
two solo tackles… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw action on special
teams… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action as a reserve running
back and on special teams… Had two tackles on special
teams, one solo… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw action as a reserve
running back and on special teams… Had a reception…
10/9 @ HOU: Played as a reserve running back and on
special teams… Ran for 35 yards off a fake-punt that led
to a field goal from K Sebastian Janikowski… 10/16 vs.
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CLE: Inactive… 10/23 vs. KC: Played on special teams
and had one special teams tackle… 11/6 vs. DEN: Saw
action on special teams… Had two tackles on special
teams… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a reserve on special
teams… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve on special
teams… Had one solo tackle… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played
as a reserve running back and on special teams… Had a
carry for four yards and had a solo tackle on special
teams… 12/4 @ MIA: Saw action on special teams…
12/11 @ GB: Saw action on special teams… Had one
solo tackle.
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CONDO, Jon, LB/LS
9/12 @ DEN: Snapped punts and field goals for the
Silver and Black… Posted a tackle on special teams…
9/18 @ BUF: Snapped punts and field goals for the
Silver and Black and posted one solo tackle on special
teams… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Snapped punts and field goals…
10/2 vs. NE: Snapped on punts and field goals… 10/9
@ HOU: Snapped on punts and on K Sebastian
Janikowski’s four field goals… 10/16 vs. CLE: Snapped
on punts and field goals… Snapped for a field goal from
K Sebastian Janikowski and on a fake field goal pass
from P Shane Lechler to TE Kevin Boss for a 35-yard
touchdown… 10/23 vs. KC: Snapped on punts and field
goals… Snapped for P Shane Lechler’s six punts, which
averaged 48.2 yards… 11/6 vs. DEN: Snapped on punts
and field goals… Snapped for K Sebastian Janikowski’s
48-yard field goal as well as P Shane Lechler’s six
punts, which averaged 50.5 yards… 11/10 @ SD:
Snapped on punts and field goals… Snapped for K
Sebastian Janikowski’s three extra points and 23-yard
field goal… Also snapped for P Shane Lechler’s four
punts… 11/20 @ MIN: Snapped for K Sebastian
Janikowski’s two field goals and three extra points…
Also snapped for P Shane Lechler… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Snapped for K Sebastian Janikowski’s record-setting six
field goals and P Shane Lechler’s 80-yard punt… 12/4
@ MIA: Snapped for K Sebastian Janikowski’s two extra
points and P Shane Lechler’s eight punts… 12/11 @
GB: Snapped for K Sebastian Janikowski’s two extra
points and P Shane Lechler’s five punts.
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CURRY, Aaron LB
10/16 vs. CLE: Started at linebacker… Had three
tackles, two solo, in his first game with the Silver and
Black… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at linebacker… Had four
tackles, one of which was solo… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started
at linebacker… Had six tackles, four solo, and recorded
a hit on the quarterback… Also had a tackle for a loss…
11/10 @ SD: Had six tackles, five solo, and a tackle for
a loss… 11/20 @ MIN: Started at linebacker… Had four
tackles, two solo… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at
linebacker… Had four solo tackles, two for a loss, and a
pass defensed… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at linebacker…
Had five tackles, three solo, and a pass defensed…
12/11 @ GB: Started at linebacker… Had one solo
tackle and a hit on the quarterback.
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FORD, Jacoby, WR
9/12 @ DEN: Started at wide receiver… Had three
catches for 22 yards and a rush… Also had a tackle on a
fumble… 9/18 @ BUF: Inactive… 9/25 vs. NYJ:
Inactive… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw reserve action at wide
receiver… Had a rush for 30 yards and two kickoff
returns for 45 yards, with a long of a 27 yard return…
10/9 @ HOU: Played as a reserve wide receiver and
had three receptions for 36 yards and a rush… Also
head three kickoff returns for 94 yards and a long of 45
yards… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve wide
receiver and returned kickoffs... Had a 101-yard
touchdown kickoff return, which tied his career-long and
stands as the third longest in Raider history… Caught
three passes for 43 yards and had 138 total yards in
kickoff returns… 10/23 vs. KC: Played as a reserve wide
receiver and kickoff returner… Had two receptions for 13
yards… Had a rush for five yards… Had one kickoff
return for six yards… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at wide
receiver, played as a kickoff returner and on special
teams… Recorded 105 yards receiving, including an 18yard touchdown catch from QB Carson Palmer…
Returned two kickoffs for 39 yards… Had a special
teams tackle and a tackle on offense after an
interception… 11/10 @ SD: Had one catch for 41
yards… Did not finish the game… 11/20 @ MIN:
Inactive… 11/27 vs. CHI: Inactive… 12/4 @ MIA:
Inactive… 12/11 @ GB: Inactive.
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GIORDANO, Matt S
9/12 @ DEN: Played as a reserve safety… Had an
interception and had a forced fumble along with three
solo tackles… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at safety for the
Silver and Black… posted seven tackles, four of which
were solo… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at safety and
recorded six tackles, three solo… 10/2 vs. NE: Started
at safety… Had five total tackles, three solo… 10/9 @
HOU: Saw action as a reserve safety and recorded two
tackles… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve safety…
Had three solo tackles, a sack for a loss of 10 yards and
got two hits on the quarterback… 10/23 vs. KC: Did not
play… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve safety… Had
three solo tackles… 11/10 @ SD: Started at safety…
Had three tackles, two solo, and an interception in the
fourth quarter with a return of 26 yards… 11/20 @ MIN:
Played as a reserve safety and had four solo tackles…
Also had an interception for a return of 42 yards… 11/27
vs. CHI: Played as a reserve safety and on special
teams… Had one solo tackle and three solo tackles on
special teams… 12/4 @ MIA: Started as a defensive
back… Recorded five tackles, three solo… 12/11 @ GB:
Played as a reserve safety… Had three tackles, two
solo.
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GORDON, Richard, TE
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action on special teams… 9/18 @
BUF: Saw action on special teams… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw
action on special teams… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at full
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back for the Silver and Black… Also played as a reserve
tight end and on special teams… Recorded a reception
for two yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Inactive… 10/16 vs. CLE:
Inactive… 10/23 vs. KC: Played as a reserve on special
teams… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve on special
teams… Record one solo tackle… 11/10 @ SD: Played
as a reserve on special teams… 11/20 @ MIN: Played
as a reserve on special teams… Had one solo tackle…
11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve on special teams….
12/4 @ MIA: Played as a reserve on special teams…
12/11 @ GB: Saw action as a reserve on special
teams… Had one solo tackle on special teams.
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GROVES, Quentin, LB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at linebacker and played on
special teams… Posted five solo tackles… 9/18 @ BUF:
Played as a reserve linebacker and played on special
teams… Posted four total tackles, three of which were
solo… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at linebacker and recorded
three tackles, two of which were solo… Also added two
passes defensed… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at linebacker
and on special teams… Recorded two tackles, one
solo… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at linebacker and had five
tackles, four solo… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve
linebacker and on special teams… Had two solo tackles
on special teams… 10/23 vs. KC: Played on special
teams… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve linebacker
and on special teams… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a
reserve on special teams… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a
reserve on special teams… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a
reserve on special teams… Had one solo tackle…. 12/4
@ MIA: Played as a reserve on special teams… 12/11
@ GB: Played as a reserve linebacker and on special
teams… Had one solo tackle on special teams.
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HENDERSON, John, DT
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action as a reserve defensive tackle
and posted a solo tackle… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw action as
a reserve defensive tackle and posted two solo tackles…
9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action as a reserve defensive tackle
and posted three tackles, two of which were solo… 10/2
vs. NE: Played as a reserve defensive tackle… Had an
assisted tackle… 10/9 @ HOU: Saw action as a reserve
defensive tackle and posted four tackles, two solo… Had
a pass defensed that led to an interception for DE
Lamarr Houston… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve
defensive tackle… Had one solo tackle… 10/23 vs. KC:
Played as a reserve on the defensive line and recorded
a solo tackle… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve
defensive tackle… Had two tackles, one solo… 11/10 @
SD: Played as a reserve defensive tackle… Had three
solo tackles… 11/20 @ MIN: Started on the defensive
line… Recorded four tackles, one solo… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Played as a reserve defensive tackle… Had four solo
tackles… 12/4 @ MIA: Played as a reserve defensive
tackle… Had seven tackles, six solo, and had a hit on
the quarterback… 12/11 @ GB: Played as a reserve
defensive back… Had one assisted tackle and two
passes defensed.
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HEYER, Stephon, T
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action on special teams… 9/18 @
BUF: Inactive… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Inactive… 10/2 vs. NE:
Inactive… 10/9 @ HOU: Inactive… 10/16 vs. CLE: Did
not play… 10/23 vs. KC: Saw action as a reserve on
special teams… 11/6 vs. DEN: Saw action as a reserve
on the offensive line and on special teams… 11/10 @
SD: Started at left guard… Was part of an offense that
protected for 191 yard rushing, 299 yards passing and
489 yards of total offense… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a
reserve tackle and on special teams… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Played as a reserve tackle and on special teams… 12/4
@ MIA: Played as a reserve tackle and on special
teams… 12/11 @ GB: Played as a reserve tackle and
on special teams.
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HEYWARD-BEY, Darrius, WR
9/12 @ DEN: Started at wide receiver… Had four
receptions for 44 yards… 9/18 @ BUF: Inactive… 9/25
vs. NYJ: Started at wide receiver posting a catch for five
yards… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at wide receiver and
posted 115 yards receiving off four receptions, including
a 58-yard catch that set up WR Denarius Moore’s TD in
the fourth quarter… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at wide
receiver… Had seven receptions for 99 yards and one
touchdown… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at wide receiver…
Had six receptions for 82 yards… 10/23 vs. KC: Started
at wide receiver… Had five receptions for 89 yards…
11/6 vs. DEN: Started at wide receiver… 11/10 @ SD:
Started at wide receiver… 11/20 @ MIN: Started at wide
receiver… Had four receptions for 43 yards… Did not
finish the game due to injury… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at
wide receiver… Had four receptions for 42 yards… 12/4
@ MIA: Started at wide receiver… Had three receptions
for 23 yards and one touchdown receptions from QB
Carson Palmer… 12/11 @ GB: Started at wide
receiver… Had five receptions for 78 yards… Also had a
tackle.
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HOUSHMANDZADEH, T.J., WR
11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve wide receiver… Had
one catch for 28 yards… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a
reserve wide receiver… Had a catch for seven yards…
11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve wide receiver…
11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve wide receiver and on
special teams as a punt returner… 12/4 @ MIA: Played
as a reserve wide receiver… Had one catch that went for
a 40-yard touchdown, which was his first as part of the
Silver and Black… 12/11 @ GB: Played as a reserve
wide receiver and on special teams.
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HOUSTON, Lamarr, DE
9/12 @ DEN: Started at defensive end for the Silver and
Black… Recovered a fumble on defense… 9/18 @ BUF:
Played as a reserve defensive end for the Silver and
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Black… Had three tackles, one solo… 9/25 vs. NYJ:
Started at defensive end… Had three tackles, one solo,
and a tackle for a loss… Recorded a pass defensed…
10/2 vs. NE: Started a defensive end… Recorded five
tackles, three solo, and had a tackle for a loss… 10/9 @
HOU: Started at defensive end… Had three tackles, two
solo… Had a hit on the quarterback and one
interception… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at defensive
end… Had one solo tackle, which was a sack for a loss
of two yards… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at defensive end
for the Silver and Black… Had two solo tackles, which
were both for losses…. Also had a hit on the
quarterback… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at defensive end…
Led the team with seven tackles, six solo, and had one
tackle for a loss… 11/10 @ SD: Started at defensive
end… Had two assisted tackles and a fumble recovery…
11/20 @ MIN: Started at defensive end… Had two
tackles, one solo… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at defensive
end… Had five solo tackles… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at
defensive end… Had four tackles, three solo… 12/11 @
GB: Started at defensive end… Had four tackles, three
solo.
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HUFF, Michael, S
9/12 @ DEN: Started at free safety… Had three tackles,
two of which were solo… 9/18 @ BUF: Started as a
defensive back posting six tackles, four solo and had a
pass defensed… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at safety and
recorded one solo tackle… 10/2 vs. NE: Inactive… 10/9
@ HOU: Started at safety… Had four tackles and an
interception on the last play to cap off the win… 10/16
vs. CLE: Started at safety… Had two solo tackles and
two passes defensed… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at
safety… Had three tackles, two of which were solo…
11/6 vs. DEN: Started at safety… Had four tackles,
three solo… 11/10 @ SD: Inactive… 11/20 @ MIN:
Started at safety and recorded four solo tackles… Had
two tackles for a loss… 11/27 vs. CHI: Recorded four
tackles, three solo, and had one pass defensed, which
was an interception… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at safety…
Recorded three solo tackles… 12/11 @ GB: Started at
safety… Had three solo tackle.
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JANIKOWSKI, Sebastian, K
9/12 @ DEN: Kicked on field goals and kickoffs…
Connected on two extra points and kicked three field
goals… Hit from 37 yards, 21 yards, and 63 yards… His
63-yard kick represents a career best and tied the NFL
record with the longest field goal in history… 9/18 @
BUF: Kicked on field goals and kickoffs… Was perfect
on all five extra points kicked… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Kicked on
field goals and kick offs… Connected on all four extra
points and on two field goals from 49 yards and 54
yards… Awarded AFC Special Teams Player of the
Month… 10/2 vs, NE: Kicked on field goals and
kickoffs… Connected on field goals from 28 yards and
26 yards and made his only extra point… 10/9 @ HOU:
Kick on field goals and kickoffs… Had three field goals
from 50-plus yards and a 42-yard field goal… 10/16 vs.
CLE: Kicked on field goals and kickoffs… Had a 48-yard
field goal and connected on three extra points… 10/23
vs. KC: Inactive... 11/6 vs. DEN: Kicked on field goals
and kickoffs… Had a 48-yard field goal and connected
on all three extra points… 11/10 @ SD: Kicked on field
goals and kickoffs… Connected on a 23-yard field goal
and was perfect on all three extra points… 11/20 @
MIN: Kick on field goals and kickoffs… Connected on a
29-yard kick and a 26-yard kick… Was perfect on all
three extra points as well… 11/27 vs. CHI: Kicked on
place kicks and kickoffs… Set a franchise record six field
goals from 40 yards, 47 yards, 42 yards, 19 yards, 37
yards and 44 yards and connected on his only extra
point after RB Michael Bush’s touchdown… Accounted
for 19 of the Silver and Black’s 25 points… 12/4 @ MIA:
Kicked on field goals and placekicks… Had two extra
points in the game and connected on both… 12/11 @
GB: Kicked on placekicks for the Silver and Black… Had
two extra points.
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JOHNSON, Chris, CB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at cornerback for the Silver and
Black… Posted five solo tackles and forced a fumble on
defense… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at cornerback and
posted six tackles, four solo… Had two passes
defensed… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at cornerback… 10/2
vs. NE: Inactive… 10/9 @ HOU: Inactive… 10/16 vs.
CLE: Inactive… 10/23 vs. KC: Inactive… 11/6 vs. DEN:
Inactive… 11/10 @ SD: Inactive… 11/20 @ MIN:
Inactive… 11/27 vs. CHI: Did not play… 12/4 @ MIA:
Played as a reserve cornerback… Had three solo
tackles and a pass defensed… 12/11 @ GB: Inactive.
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JONES, Taiwan, RB
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action as a reserve running back and
on special teams… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw action as a
reserve running back and on special teams… Had a
rush for four yards… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action as a
reserve at running back and on special teams…
Recorded a rush for eight yards and a reception… Had
three tackles on special teams, two of which were solo…
Recovered a fumble from Jets CB Antonio Cromartie
that led to a 1-yard touchdown from RB Michael Bush…
10/2 vs. NE: Played as a reserve running back and on
special teams as a returner… Had a 16-yard kickoff
return… 10/9 @ HOU: Played as a reserve running back
and on special teams… Had a solo tackle and fumble
recovery… 10/16 vs. CLE: Saw action as a reserve
running back and on special teams… Had a kickoff
return for 13 yards… 10/23 vs. KC: Played as a reserve
running back… Had three rushes for 18 yards and one
reception for 30 yards… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a
reserve running back and on special teams… Had two
rushes for one yard and two solo tackles on special
teams… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a reserve running back
and on special teams… Recorded 39 yards rushing off
seven attempts… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve
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running back and on special teams… Had two rushes for
3 yards… 11/27 vs. CHI: Did not play… 12/4 @ MIA:
Inactive… 12/11 @ GB: Inactive.
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KELLY, Tommy, DT
9/12 @ DEN: Started at defensive tackle for the Silver
and Black… Had two solo tackles and a sack for a loss
of four yards… Also had two hits on the quarterback…
9/18 @ BUF: Started at defensive tackle and had three
tackles, one solo… Also had a tackle for a loss… 9/25
vs. NYJ: Started at defensive tackle… Had four tackles,
one solo… Was credited a half-sack and a 4.5-yard
loss… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at defensive tackle… Had
three assisted tackles… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at
defensive tackle… Recorded four tackles, three solo…
Had a sack… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at defensive
tackle… Had one solo tackle and a fumble recovery…
10/23 vs. KC: Started at defensive tackle… Had four
tackles, two of which were solo… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started
at defensive tackle… Had three solo tackles, one solo,
and a hit on the quarterback… 11/10 @ SD: Had three
solo tackles and a sack for a loss of three yards… Also
had a forced fumble and a pass defensed… 11/20 @
MIN: Started at defensive tackle… Had three solo
tackles… Also had two sacks for a loss of eight yards
and his first career interception… Registered two passes
defensed and three hits on the quarterback… 11/27 vs.
CHI: Started at defensive tackle… Had one solo tackle
and a tackle for a loss… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at
defensive tackles… Had three tackles, two solo, and a
pass defensed… 12/11 @ GB: Started at defensive
tackle… Had two solo tackles and a sack for a loss of six
yards.
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LECHLER, Shane, P
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action punting for the Silver and
Black and holding placekicks… Had six punts for an
average of 58.2 yards and 349 in total yardage… Had
one punt inside of the 20-yard mark… Posted a career
long 77-yard punt that was a touchback… 9/18 @ BUF:
Saw action punting and holding placekicks… Punted
three times for a total of 155 yards with one punt landing
inside the 20-yard mark… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action
punting and holding placekicks… Punted six times for a
total of 339 yards… Had an average of 56.5 yards per
punt and one landed inside of the 20-yard marker… 10/2
vs. NE: Saw action punting and holding placekicks…
Averaged 52.0 yards on two punts, with a long of 63
yards and one punt landing at the 1-yard mark… 10/9 @
HOU: Saw action punting and holding placekicks… Had
seven punts for a total of 346 with an average of 49.4
yards, two inside the 20-yard line, and a long of 61
yards… 10/16 vs. CLE: Saw action punting for the Silver
and Black… Had four punts for a total 185 yards and an
average of 48.5 yards… Had a key fake field goal 35yard pass to TE Kevin Boss in the third quarter… 10/23
vs. KC: Punted for the Silver and Black… Had six punts
for an average of 48.2 yards and a total of 289 yards…
Had a long of 59 yards and two inside the 20… 11/6 vs.
DEN: Punted for the Silver and Black… Had six punts
for an average of 50.5 yards and 303 total yards… Had
a long of 61 yards and two inside the 20 yard-line…
11/10 @ SD: Punted for the Silver and Black… Had four
punts for a total of 195 yards, an average of 48.4 yards
and two inside of the 20… Had a long of 60 yards…
11/20 @ MIN: Punted for the Silver and Black… Had six
total punts for an average of 47.3 yards… Had a long of
66 and total of 284 yards… 11/27 vs. CHI: Punted for
the Silver and Black… Set a franchise and NFL record
80-yard punt in the fourth quarter… Had five punts with
three landing inside the 20 and an average of 54.6…
12/4 @ MIA: Punted for the Raiders… Had eight punts
for a total of 372 yards, which including three punts that
landed inside of the 20 and an average of 46.5 yards…
Had a long of 57 yards… 12/11 @ GB: Punted for the
Silver and Black… Had five punts for an average of 49.4
yards per punt and had a total of 247 yards... Had two
inside of the 20 and hit one to the 1-yard line, where LB
Rolando McClain got a safety.
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McCANN, Bryan, CB
11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve cornerback, on
special teams and a kick returner… Had two kickoff
returns for 58 yards with a long of 36… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Payed as a reserve cornerback and as a kickoff and
punt returner… Had one punt return for a yard and
posted a 27 yard return on a kickoff… 12/4 @ MIA:
Played as a kickoff returner, reserve cornerback and on
special teams… Had an 11-yard punt return and two
tackles on special teams, one solo…12/11 @ GB:
Played as a reserve cornerback and as a kick returner…
Had three returns for a total of 41 yards. Including a long
of 21 yards.
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McCLAIN, Rolando, LB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at middle linebacker… Had an
assisted tackle and a pass defensed on defense… 9/18
@ BUF: Started at middle linebacker… Had 10 tackles
on defense, seven of which were solo… Recorded three
passes defensed and a tackle of a loss… 9/25 vs. NYJ:
Started as a linebacker… Led the team with 12 tackles,
seven of which were solo… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at
linebacker… Had seven tackle, five solo, and a pass
defensed… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at linebacker… Had
four tackles, a pass defensed and a hit on the
quarterback… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at linebacker…
Co-led the team in tackles with S Tyvon Branch…
Posted seven tackles, six of which were solo… Had a hit
on the quarterback and two passes defensed… 10/23
vs. KC: Started at linebacker… Had two tackles, one
solo, and a hit on the quarterback… Did not finish the
game due to injury… 11/6 vs. DEN: Did not play… 11/10
@ SD: Started at linebacker… Had five tackles, three
solo, and three passes defensed… 11/20 @ MIN:
Started at linebacker… Posted three tackles, two solo,
and had a pass defensed… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at
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middle linebacker… Had six tackles, five solo, and one
sack for eight yards… 12/4 @ MIA: Played as a reserve
linebacker… Led the team with eight tackles, seven solo,
and one tackle for a loss… 12/11 @ GB: Started at
linebacker… Led the team with seven tackles, all solo,
and two sacks for a loss of 15 yards including a safety…
Had three tackles for a loss.
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McFADDEN, Darren, RB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at running back for the Silver and
Black… Posted 150 yards off 22 attempts and had a
game long of 47 yards… This was his third consecutive
game with at least 100 yards rushing against the Denver
Broncos… Had a reception for six yards… 9/18 @ BUF:
Started at running back… Had 72 yards rushing and a
touchdown… Also had 71 yards on seven receptions,
including a touchdown… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at
running back… Had 171 yards rushing and two
touchdowns… One was a 2-yard run and the other was
a 70-yard run… Also had three receptions for seven
yards… Was awarded AFC Player of the Week for Week
3 10/2 vs. NE: Started at running back… Rushed for 75
yards off 14 attempts, including a 41-yard run… Also
had four receptions for 48 yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Started
at running back... Recorded 51 yards rushing and 17
yards receiving… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at running
back… Had 91 yards off 20 rushes, including a 4-yard
touchdown and had a reception for two yards… Also had
a tackle and a fumble recovery… 10/23 vs. KC: Started
at running back and had two rushes or four yards and a
reception for three yards… Did not finish the game due
to injury… 11/6 vs. DEN: Inactive… 11/10 @ SD: Did
not play… 11/20 @ MIN: Inactive… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Inactive… 12/4 @ MIA: Inactive… 12/11 @ GB:
Inactive.
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MITCHELL, Mike, S
9/12 @ DEN: Inactive… 9/18 @ BUF: Inactive… 9/25
vs. NYJ: Inactive… 10/2 vs. NE: Played as a reserve
safety and on special teams… Had a solo tackle and a
sack… 10/9 @ HOU: Played as a reserve safety and on
special teams… Had a pass defensed and two tackles
on special teams… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve
safety and on special teams… Had three solo tackles
and a pass defensed… 10/23 vs. KC: Played as a
reserve safety and on special teams… Had five assisted
tackles… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve safety and
on special teams… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a reserve
safety… Had four tackles, three solo, and a pass
defensed… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve safety
and on special teams… Had one solo tackle on special
teams… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve safety and
on special teams… Had one solo tackle and one tackle
on special teams… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at cornerback
and played on special teams… Had two solo tackles,
one tackle for a loss and a pass defensed… 12/11 @
GB: Played as a reserve safety… Had four solo tackles
and an interception in the end zone.
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MOORE, Denarius, WR
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action as a reserve wide receiver…
9/18 @ BUF: Had his first NFL start at wide receiver and
posted 146 yards receiving off seven receptions and a
50-yard TD on a pass from QB Jason Campbell… Also
had a 25-yard rush… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at wide
receiver… Had four receptions for 34 yards and a
sensational 23-yard run off a reverse that gave the Silver
and Black the lead in the third quarter… 10/2 vs. NE:
Started at wide receiver… Had three receptions for 19
yards and a touchdown… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at wide
receiver returned punts… Had four punt returns for 34
yards with a long of 21 yards… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started
at wide receiver… Had a reception for nine yards and a
rush…. Also returned on punts… 10/23 vs. KC: Started
at wide receiver and returned punts… Had a catch for
four yards and had four punt returns for a total of 39
yards… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve wide
receiver and returned punts… Had four receptions for 61
yards… Recorded 43 yards off of four punt returns…
11/10 @ SD: Played as a reserve wide receiver and had
five catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns from QB
Carson Palmer… Caught a 33-yard pass at the end of
nd
the 2 quarter and a 26-yard pass in the third quarter…
11/20 @ MIN: Started at wide receiver and on kickoff
and punt returns… Had a reception for 14 yards… Also
had 34 yards off two punt returns and one kickoff return
for 20 yards… 11/27 vs. CHI: Inactive… 12/4 @ MIA:
Inactive… 12/11 @ GB: Inactive.
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MOSS, Jarvis, DE
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action as a reserve defensive end…
9/18 @ BUF: Saw action as a reserve defensive end…
9/25 vs. NYJ: Played as a reserve at the defensive end
position earning four tackles, two of which were solo...
Had three total hits on the quarterback, including two
sacks for a total loss of 15.5 yards… Also had a tackle
for a loss and a pass defensed… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at
defensive end… Posted a solo tackle, hit on the
quarterback and tackle for a loss… 10/9 @ HOU: Played
as a reserve defensive end and had four tackles, three
solo… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve defensive
end and posted one solo tackle… 10/23 vs. KC: Played
as a reserve defensive end and recorded two solo
tackles… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve defensive
back… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a reserve defensive
end… Had an assisted tackle… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as
a reserve defensive end… 11/27 vs. CHI: Inactive…
12/4 @ MIA: Inactive… 12/11 @ GB: Played as a
reserve defensive end… Had one solo tackle.
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MURPHY, Louis, WR
9/12 @ DEN: Inactive… 9/18 @ BUF: Inactive… 9/25
vs. NYJ: Inactive… 10/2 vs. NE: Inactive… 10/9 @
HOU: Inactive… 10/16 vs. CLE: Played as a reserve
wide receiver… 10/23 vs. KC: Played as a reserve wide
receiver… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve wide
receiver… Had one catch for 23 yards… 11/10 @ SD:
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Played as a reserve wide receiver… 11/20 @ MIN:
Played as a reserve wide receiver… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Played as a reserve wide receiver… Posted two
receptions for 53 yards, including a reception on third
down that set up RB Michael Bush’s touchdown to seal
the victory… 12/4 @ MIA: Played as a reserve wide
receiver… Had two receptions for 15 yards, as well as
two rush attempts for 16 yards… 12/11 @ GB: Played
as a reserve wide receiver… Had four receptions for 70
yards.
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MYERS, Brandon, TE
9/12 @ DEN: Started at tight end and had two
receptions for 10 yards… Also blocked for RB Darren
McFadden’s 150-yard game… 9/18 @ DEN: Started at
tight end and had two catches for 16 yards… 9/25 vs.
NYJ: Started at tight end… 10/2 vs. NE: Saw action as
a reserve tight end and on special teams… Posted a
solo tackle on special teams… 10/9 @ HOU: Played as
a reserve tight end and on special teams… 10/16 vs.
CLE: Played as a reserve tight end and on special
teams… Had a reception for three yards… 10/23 vs.
KC: Played as a reserve tight end and on special
teams… Had a catch for nine yards… 11/6 vs. DEN:
Started at tight end and played on special teams… Had
one catch for 11 yards… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a
reserve tight end and on special teams… Had two
catches for 11 yards and two solo tackles on special
teams… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve tight end
and on special teams… Had two receptions for 23
yards… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve tight end
and on special teams… Had one catch for 24 yards and
a tackle on special teams… 12/4 @ MIA: Played as a
reserve tight end and on special teams… Had three
receptions for 33 yards… Also had one assisted tackle
on special teams… 12/11 @ GB: Played as a reserve
tight end and on special teams… Had one solo tackle on
special teams.
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PALMER, Carson QB
10/23 vs. KC: Made debut with Silver and Black as a
reserve quarterback and threw for 116 yards while
completing eight of his 21 passes… 11/6 vs. DEN: Made
first start for the Silver and Black… Threw for 332 yards
with 19 completions on 35 throws and threw three
touchdown passes… 11/10 @ SD: Started at
quarterback for the Silver and Black… Had 14
completions of 20 passes while throwing for 299 yards
and 2 touchdown passes to WR Denarius Moore…
11/20 @ MIN: Started at quarterback… Threw for 164
yards completing 17 passes off 23 attempts… Threw an
11-yard touchdown to WR Chaz Schilens and ran 1-yard
for a touchdown on the goal line… Had a passer rating
of 107.9… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at quarterback…
Threw for 301 yards completing 21 of 37 passes… 12/4
@ MIA: Started at quarterback… Threw for 273 yards
for two touchdowns completing 20 of 41 pass attempts…
Also had a rush for two yards… 12/11 @ GB: Started at
quarterback… Completed 24 of 42 passes including 1
TD to TE Kevin Boss… Also had one tackle.
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PRYOR, Terrelle QB
10/23 vs. KC: Played as a reserve quarterback… 11/6
vs. DEN: Inactive… 11/10 @ SD: Inactive… 11/20 @
MIN: Inactive… 11/27 vs. CHI: Did not play… 12/4 @
MIA: Did not play… 12/11 @ GB: Did not play.
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REECE, Marcel, FB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at full back… Had 11 yards
rushing and posted 23 yards receiving, including a 3yard touchdown pass from QB Jason Campbell in the
second quarter… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at full back and
had a rush for four yards… Also had three receptions for
20 yards… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action as a reserve on
offense at full back… 10/2 vs. NE: Inactive… 10/9 @
HOU: Inactive… 10/16 vs. CLE: Inactive… 10/23 vs.
KC: Inactive… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at full back… Had
three receptions for 51 yards and a 40-yard touchdown
pass from QB Carson Palmer…. 11/10 @ SD: Started at
full back… Had a run for three yards… 11/20 @ MIN:
Started at full back… Had six rushes for 45 yards and
two receptions for 16 yards… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at
fullback… Had five receptions for 92 yards and two
rushes… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at fullback… Had one
rush for 10 yards and one receptions for 38 yards…
12/11 @ GB: Started at fullback… Had two rushes for
12 yards and four receptions for five yards.
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ROUTT, Stanford, CB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at cornerback… Had a solo tackle
and pass defensed… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at
cornerback and posted three solo tackles… Recorded
two passes defensed and an interception… 9/25 vs.
NYJ: Started at cornerback… Had two tackles, one solo,
and a pass defensed… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at
cornerback… Posted one solo tackle… 10/9 @ HOU:
Started at cornerback and had four solo tackles… 10/16
vs. CLE: Started at cornerback… Had three tackle, one
of which was solo… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at cornerback
for the Silver and Black… Posted a career-high 10
tackles, nine solo, and one was for a loss… Also had a
pass defensed… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at cornerback…
Had three solo tackles, a tackle for a loss and a pass
defensed… 11/10 @ SD: Started at cornerback… Had
for tackles, three solo, and a pass defensed… 11/20 @
MIN: Started at cornerback… Had two solo tackles and
had an interception… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at
cornerback… Had one solo tackle and one pass
defensed, which was an interception… 12/4 @ MIA:
Started at cornerback… Had three tackles, two solo…
12/11 @ GB: Started at cornerback… Had two solo
tackles and a pass defensed.
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SATELE, Samson, C
9/12 @ DEN: Started at center… Played a key role
blocking for RB Darren McFadden’s 150-yard game…
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9/18 @ BUF: Started at center… Protected for 3 rushing
TD’s from RB Darren McFadden, RB Michael Bush and
QB Jason Campbell… Also contributed to blocking for
Campbell’s 323 yards passing… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started
at center… Was part of an offensive line that propelled
the running backs to 234 yards rushing, four total
touchdowns and had a key block for a 23-yard reverse
touchdown by WR Denarius Moore… 10/2 vs. NE:
Started at center and was part of an offense that
produced 504 total yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at
center for the Silver and Black and blocked for QB Jason
Campbell’s two touchdowns… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at
center… Was part of an offensive line that contributed to
151 yards rushing and 329 yards of total offense… 10/23
vs. KC: Started at center for the Silver and Black… 11/6
vs. DEN: Started at center… Was part of an offensive
unit that helped put up 416 yards of total offense… 11/10
@ SD: Did not play… 11/20 @ MIN: Started at center…
Blocked for RB Michael Bush’s second consecutive
game with over 100 yards rushing and also protected for
an offense that put up 27 points on offense and 301
yards of total offense… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at center
for the Silver and Black… Was part of a unit that blocked
for QB Carson Palmer’s 301 yards passing and RB
Michael Bush’s 3-yard touchdown to cap the game…
12/4 @ MIA: Started at center… Was part of an
offensive line unit that contributed to 304 yards of total
offense, including QB Carson Palmer’s two touchdown
passes… 12/11 @ GB: Started at center… Part of an
offensive unit that had 355 yards of total offense… Did
not finish the game.
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SCHILENS, Chaz, WR
9/12 @ DEN: Saw action as a reserve wide receiver…
9/18 @ BUF: Saw action as a reserve wide receiver…
Recorded a nine-yard catch… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Saw action
as a reserve wide receiver… Had four receptions for 31
yards… 10/2 vs. NE: Played as a reserve wide
receiver… 10/9 @ HOU: Played as a reserve wide
receiver… Had two receptions for 25 yards, including an
18-yard touchdown from QB Jason Campbell to give the
Raiders the lead in the fourth quarter… 10/16 vs. CLE:
Saw action as a reserve wide receiver… 10/23 vs. KC:
Inactive… 11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve wide
receiver… Had two receptions for 20 yards… 11/10 @
SD: Played as a reserve wide receiver… 11/20 @ MIN:
Played as a reserve wide receiver… Had one reception,
which was an 11-yard touchdown from QB Carson
Palmer… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve wide
receiver… Had four receptions for 58 yards… 12/4 @
MIA: Started at wide receiver… Led the team in
receiving yards with 89 off of six receptions… 12/11 @
GB: Started at wide receiver… Had one catch for 14
yards.
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SCOTT, Trevor, DE
9/12 @ DEN: Saw time as a reserve defensive end and
on special teams… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw time as a reserve
defensive end and on special teams… 9/25 vs. NYJ:
Saw action as a reserve defensive end and on special
teams… Had one solo tackle… 10/2 vs. NE: Played as a
reserve defensive end and on special teams… Recorded
on assisted tackle… 10/9 @ HOU: Played a reserve
defensive end and on special teams… 10/16 vs. CLE:
Played as a reserve defensive end and on special
teams… Had one solo tackle… 10/23 vs. KC: Played as
a reserve defensive end and on special teams… Had
one solo tackle, which was for a loss… 11/6 vs. DEN:
Played as a reserve defensive end and on special
teams… Had a solo tackle… 11/10 @ SD: Played as a
reserve defensive end and on special teams… Had one
solo tackle… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve
defensive end… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve
defensive end and on special teams… 12/4 @ MIA:
Played as a reserve defensive end and on special
teams… 12/11 @ GB: Played as a reserve defensive
end and on special teams.
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SEYMOUR, Richard, DE
9/12 @ DEN: Started at defensive end for the Silver and
Black… Had two sacks totaling for a loss of nine yards…
Had three solo tackles, an interception, and a hit on the
quarterback during the game… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at
defensive end and recorded three tackles, two solo…
9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at defensive end… Posted four
tackles, two solo… Also had a half-sack for a 1-yard
loss… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at defensive end… Posted
three solo tackles… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at defensive
tackle… Had five tackle, four solo, and two sacks for a
loss of 13 yards… Also had two passes defensed…
10/16 vs. CLE: Started at defensive end… Had one solo
tackle and a hit on the quarterback… 10/23 vs. KC:
Started for the Silver and Black at defensive end… Had
one solo tackle… 11/6 vs. DEN: Started at defensive
end… Had three tackles, one solo… 11/10 @ SD:
Started at defensive end… 11/20 @ MIN: Played as a
reserve defensive tackle… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at
defensive tackle… Had one solo tackle and one hit on
the quarterback… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at defensive
tackle… Did not finish the game... 12/11 @ GB: Started
at defensive tackle.
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SHEPPARD, Lito, DB
11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve defensive back and
on special teams… Had one solo tackle… 11/10 @ SD:
Started at defensive back… Had five tackles, three solo,
and two passes defensed… 11/20 @ MIN: Started at
cornerback and registered a team high six solo tackles…
Had a sack for a three yard loss and a pass defensed…
11/27 vs. CHI: Started at cornerback… Had five solo
tackle and one pass defensed… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at
middle linebacker… Had three tackles, two solo… 12/11
@ GB: Started at cornerback… Had three solo tackles.
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TONGA, Manase FB
10/9 @ HOU: Started at fullback… 10/16 vs. CLE:
Started at fullback… Had a rush for 12 yards… 10/23 vs.
KC: Started at fullback and had a catch for six yards…
11/6 vs. DEN: Played as a reserve full back… 11/10 @
SD: Played as a reserve full back… 11/20 @ MIN:
Inactive… 11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve fullback…
12/4 @ MIA: Played as a reserve fullback… 12/11 @
GB: Played as a reserve fullback.
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VAN DYKE, DeMarcus, CB
9/12 @ DEN: Saw time as a reserve cornerback… Had
a solo tackle on defense… 9/18 @ BUF: Saw time as a
reserve cornerback… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Inactive… 10/2 vs.
NE: Played as a reserve cornerback… 10/9 @ HOU:
Saw action as a reserve cornerback and on special
teams… Had three solo tackles and a solo tackle on
special teams… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at cornerback…
Had two solo tackles and two passes defensed… 10/23
vs. KC: Started at cornerback… Had four solo tackles
and one tackle for a loss… Had two passes defensed,
one of which was his first career interception… 11/6 vs.
DEN: Started at cornerback… 11/10 @ SD: Inactive…
11/20 @ MIN: Played as a reserve cornerback and on
special teams… Had one solo tackle on special teams…
11/27 vs. CHI: Played as a reserve cornerback and on
special teams… 12/4 @ MIA: Played as a reserve
cornerback and on special teams… 12/11 @ GB: Played
as a reserve cornerback and on special teams.
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VELDHEER, Jared, T
9/12 @ DEN: Started at left tackle… Played a key role
blocking for RB Darren McFadden’s 150-yard game…
9/18 @ BUF: Started at left tackle… Protected for 3
rushing TD’s from RB Darren McFadden, RB Michael
Bush and QB Jason Campbell… Also contributed to
blocking for Campbell’s 323 yards passing… 9/25 vs.
NYJ: Started at right guard… Was part of an offensive
line that propelled the running backs to 234 yards
rushing, four total touchdowns and a 23-yard reverse
touchdown by WR Denarius Moore… 10/2 vs. NE:
Started at left tackle and was part of an offense that
produced 504 total yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at left
tackle for the Silver and Black and blocked for QB Jason
Campbell’s two touchdowns… 10/16 vs. CLE: Started at
left tackle… Was part of an offensive line that
contributed to 151 yards rushing and 329 yards of total
offense… 10/23 vs. KC: Started at left tackle… 11/6 vs.
DEN: Started at left tackle and was part of an offensive
unit that put together 416 yards of total offense… 11/10
@ SD: Started at left tackle and was part of an offensive
line that protected for 191 yards of rushing, 299 yards of
passing and 489 yards of total offense… 11/20 @ MIN:
Started at left tackle… Blocked for RB Michael Bush’s
second consecutive game with over 100 yards rushing
and also protected for an offense that put up 27 points
on offense and 301 yards of total offense… 11/27 vs.
CHI: Started at left tackle for the Silver and Black… Was
part of a unit that blocked for QB Carson Palmer’s 301
yards passing and RB Michael Bush’s 3-yard touchdown
to cap the game… 12/4 @ MIA: Started at left tackle…
Was part of a line that contributed to 304 offensive yards
and two passing touchdowns from QB Carson Palmer…
12/11 @ GB: Started at left tackle… Was part of an
offensive line unit that helped produce 355 yards of total
offense… Also had one tackle.
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WIMBLEY, Kamerion, LB
9/12 @ DEN: Started at linebacker… Posted three solo
tackles… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at linebacker and
recorded three tackles, two solo… Had a hit on the
quarterback… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at linebacker and
had three solo tackles… Had a sack for a loss of nine
yards and had another tackle of a loss… Also had a
pass defensed… 10/2 vs. NE: Started at linebacker and
posted three tackles, one solo… Also had two hits on the
quarterback… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at linebacker for the
Silver and Black and recorded five tackles, four solo and
a tackle for a loss… Also had a hit on the quarterback…
10/16 vs. CLE: Started at linebacker… Had three solo
tackle, one for a loss, and a hit on the quarterback…
10/23 vs. KC: Started at linebacker… Had four tackles,
three solo and two tackles for a loss… 11/6 vs. DEN:
Started at linebacker… Recorded six solo tackle and had
a sack for a loss of 11 yards… Had two hits on the
quarterback… 11/10 @ SD: Started at linebacker and
recorded a season high seven solo tackles… Had four
sacks for a loss of 27 yards and five hits on the
quarterback… Also had a pass defensed… 11/20 @
MIN: Started at linebacker and had four tackles, two
solo… Also had a tackle for a loss… 11/27 vs. CHI:
Started at linebacker… Had four solo tackles and a sack
for a seven yard loss… Also had a 73-yard return off an
interception to set up a field goal from K Sebastian
Janikowski…. 12/4 @ MIA: Started at linebacker… Had
three solo tackles, one tackle for a loss and one hit on
the quarterback… 12/11 @ GB: Started at linebacker…
Had three tackles, two solo, and a hit on the
quarterback.
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WISNIEWSKI, Stefen, C
9/12 @ DEN: Started at left guard in his NFL debut…
Played a key role blocking for RB Darren McFadden’s
150-yard game… 9/18 @ BUF: Started at left guard…
Protected for 3 rushing TD’s from RB Darren McFadden,
RB Michael Bush and QB Jason Campbell… Also
contributed to blocking for Campbell’s 323 yards
passing… 9/25 vs. NYJ: Started at right guard… Was
part of an offensive line that propelled the running backs
to 234 yards rushing, four total touchdowns and a 23yard reverse touchdown by WR Denarius Moore… 10/2
vs. NE: Started at left guard and was part of an offense
that produced 504 total yards… 10/9 @ HOU: Started at
left guard for the Silver and Black and blocked for QB
Jason Campbell’s two touchdowns… 10/16 vs. CLE:
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Started at left guard… Was part of an offensive line that
contributed to 151 yards rushing and 329 yards of total
offense... 10/23 vs. KC: Started at left guard… 11/6 vs.
DEN: Started at left guard and play center… He was
part of an offensive unit that put together 416 yards of
total offense… 11/10 @ SD: Started at center and was
part of an offensive line that protected for 191 yards of
rushing, 299 yards of passing and 489 yards of total
offense… 11/20 @ MIN: Started at left guard… Blocked
for RB Michael Bush’s second consecutive game with
over 100 yards rushing and also protected for an offense
that put up 27 points on offense and 301 yards of total
offense… 11/27 vs. CHI: Started at left guard for the
Silver and Black… Was part of a unit that blocked for QB
Carson Palmer’s 301 yards passing and RB Michael
Bush’s 3-yard touchdown to cap the game… 12/4 @
MIA: Started at left guard… Was part of a line that
contributed to 304 offensive yards and two passing
touchdowns from QB Carson Palmer… 12/11 @ GB:
Started at left guard… Was part of an offensive line unit
that helped produce 355 yards of total offense.
GAME CLIPS
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Oakland Raiders slip in AFC West standings after 46-16 loss to Green Bay Packers
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 12/11/2011 04:37:53 PM PST Updated: 12/12/2011 01:20:35 AM PST
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After spending countless hours working on ways to rectify the sins of the
previous week, the Raiders instead played as if putting together a manual detailing how to miss the
playoffs.
The Raiders weren't even a speed bump for the Green Bay Packers, who prevailed 46-16 Sunday
in a game that wasn't that close and improved to 13-0 before a crowd of 70,527 at Lambeau Field.
"We regressed, and that probably was the most disappointing part," Raiders coach Hue Jackson
said. "That team is a very good football team. It's what we aspire to be some day, but we're not
there yet."
The Raiders were barely competitive, falling behind 34-0 for the second straight week before
scoring and appearing not to have learned anything from the 34-14 loss to Miami that preceded it.
The Raiders turned the ball over five times, with four interceptions by quarterback Carson Palmer
and a lost fumble by Marcel Reece that resulted in a 5-yard return for a touchdown by linebacker
Erik Walden.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 17 of 30 passes for 281 yards and touchdown
passes of 4 yards to Ryan Taylor and 37 yards to Jordy Nelson, and Ryan Grant scored on runs of
47 and 6 yards while rushing for 85 yards on 10 carries.
Oakland's offense consisted of too-little-too-late touchdowns by Michael Bush (on a 2-yard run)
and Kevin Boss (on a 5-yard pass from Palmer) plus a safety recorded by Rolando McClain on a
sack of backup quarterback Matt Flynn in the end zone.
The Raiders didn't run well enough (117 yards on 29 carries and a 3.4-yard average by Bush) and
Palmer's passing yardage (24 of 42, 245 yards) was compiled with the game essentially decided.
To make matters even worse, the Denver Broncos pulled out a 13-10 overtime win over the
Chicago Bears with the latest in a series of Tim Tebow miracles to improve to 8-5, a game ahead
of the Raiders in the AFC West.
Oakland, in control of its own playoff destiny before the Miami-Green Bay road swing, is 7-6 and
coming home to host the Detroit Lions.
Based on Sunday's results, however, it's hard to envision the postseason, for the Raiders have had
back-to-back losses that rival anything from the Norv Turner, Art Shell, Lane Kiffin and Tom Cable
regimes in terms of poor football over eight consecutive quarters.
The tone was set early, when Palmer was chased to his right by linebacker Clay Matthews and
attempted to loft a pass to Darrius Heyward-Bey but instead found linebacker D.J. Smith, who
returned it 11 yards to the Green Bay 48.
On Green Bay's first snap, Lamarr Houston jumped offsides. On the next one, Grant found running
room to his left, Michael Huff missed the tackle, and he raced 47 yards for the touchdown.
The Packers were on the way to their 19th consecutive win including playoffs dating back to last
season and its 11th straight victory at Lambeau.
The sequence was the Raiders' last two games in microcosm -- interception, penalty, big run for a
touchdown.
On the Packers' next possession, Oakland had two more pre-snap violations on a offsides (Tommy
Kelly) and a neutral zone infraction (Huff) as the Packers drove 80 yards, with Taylor catching his
first pass as a Packer for the 4-yard touchdown from Rodgers.
By game's end, the Raiders had 11 penalties for 89 yards, and while there was plenty of talk about
the need to win the last three games, players mostly seemed puzzled about the two-game
meltdown.
"Later in the year, you're supposed to be playing your best football, and it seems like we're doing
the opposite," defensive tackle Richard Seymour said.
Huff, who didn't finish the game with a hamstring injury, was searching for answers.
"I don't know what the problem is," the veteran safety said. "I wish I did. We're just playing different
than we did during that three-game win streak. This is the same team, we're just not playing the
same right now."
Jackson apologized to the "Raider organization and Raider Nation" and said, "We understand the
situation we're in, and we understand the last two weeks we haven't come close to looking like the
football team that we've been" before promising to right the listing ship.
"What a tremendous challenge for me, what a tremendous challenge for those men in the room,
what a tremendous challenge for the coaches," Jackson said. "But we're going to get this thing
fixed."
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Oakland Raiders notebook: Carson Palmer points finger at himself after bad game
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 12/11/2011 08:48:48 PM PST Updated: 12/11/2011 09:54:19 PM PST
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer, having thrown four interceptions
including one on the opening drive, thinks he was an offender of coach Hue Jackson's claim that
some players were simply pressing and trying to do too much.
"I just need to be more patient, take what they give me and try not to score 14 points on one drive,"
Palmer said after a 46-16 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field. "Take it
one play at a time, take the shot if it's there, and if not, live for the next down, and I didn't do that."
Palmer completed 24 of 42 passes for 245 yards with four interceptions, none bigger than the one
that got the Packers off and rolling. On Oakland's opening drive, Palmer was flushed to his right by
Clay Matthews, didn't get enough on the ball and threw it directly to linebacker D.J. Smith.
A short time later, Ryan Grant raced 47 yards for a touchdown and the rout was on.
"You can't dig yourself that big of a hole," Palmer said. "You really can't dig yourself a hole at all,
and for me to throw that interception was unacceptable."
It was only the beginning. With the Raiders trailing 24-0 in the second quarter, Palmer threw to
Darrius Heyward-Bey on a slant pass that was read perfectly by cornerback Charles Woodson at
the Raiders 25-yard line.
The Packers eventually scored on a 6-yard run by Grant to make it 31-0.
Just before halftime, Palmer looked toward Kevin Boss in the end zone from the 14-yard line, with
linebacker Robert Francois getting the interception. The last pick came just inside the two-minute
warning on a deflection to Sam Shields.
The four interceptions tied a career high for Palmer.
"I'm disappointed in the four picks, and I told him so," Jackson said. "I think you have somebody
who's pressing, trying to make plays for a football team. There were times we made some illadvised throws and we've got to do a better job of taking care of the ball, and he knows that."
On the other side of the field, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was doing everything Palmer
was not, completing 17 of 30 passes for 281 yards, two touchdowns and a single end-zone
interception on a terrific defensive play by Raiders safety Mike Mitchell, who outfought Jermichael
Finley for the ball.
"You've got to give credit where credit is due. They're a good offense. Everybody in the league has
experienced how good they are," safety Matt Giordano said. "They're a very good offense, but
there were a lot of things we could have executed a little bit better to limit them."
Wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey finished with five receptions for 78 yards, and his 34-yard
catch was the Raiders' longest play of the game, but he had three drops when the game was in its
formative stages.
"Those are plays I wish I had, but I made up for it," Heyward-Bey said. "Some plays, that's what's
going to happen."
During the CBS telecast, analyst Phil Simms, talking about the injury to running back Darren
McFadden, referred to it as a "Lisfranc" injury, which is a season-ender in most cases and is an
injury to a mid-foot joint that takes a long time to heal.
Houston quarterback Matt Schaub is out for the season with a "Lisfranc" condition.
"It's a sprained foot, Lisfranc, whatever you want to call it. Basically the same thing," Jackson said.
"I think Darren will be back before the season's over."
What appeared to be an 82-yard fumble return by Kamerion Wimbley evaporated when replay
officials ruled an Aaron Curry sack of Rodgers resulting in a fumble was actually an incomplete
pass because the quarterback's arm was moving forward.
As it turned out, it wouldn't have been a touchdown anyway -- Lamarr Houston was called for
clipping on the play.
Green Bay's Randal Cobb returned the second-half kickoff 50 yards to the Oakland 47, and
although he may have stepped out of bounds, the play stood because the replay system failed.
"Clearly he stepped out of bounds, but they couldn't go in the booth and review it, they had to place
the ball where it was," Jackson said. "That's the way it goes."
Woodson's interception was the seventh of the season, the fourth time he's had seven or more in a
Green Bay uniform. In eight seasons with the Raiders, Woodson never had more than five
interceptions in a season.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Rodgers, Packers offense carve up Raiders, 46-16
Vittorio Tafur, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, December 12, 2011
Green Bay, Wis. -- The Raiders picked up Sunday afternoon where they left off on their playoff run
last week in Miami: downhill, heading for a cliff and gaining speed.
Oakland fell behind 34-0 for the second straight game, this time losing to the perfect Green Bay
Packers 46-16 in front of 70,524 fans at a lovely-for-this-time-of-year Lambeau Field. Though it
didn't snow, it rained and poured Raiders mistakes, as Carson Palmer threw four interceptions,
Marcel Reece fumbled and the rest of the crew contributed 11 penalties, dropped passes and
missed defensive assignments.
The Packers (13-0) converted Palmer's first two interceptions into touchdowns en route to a 31-0
halftime lead - the Raiders' biggest first-half deficit ever. By the time Green Bay linebacker Erik
Walden ran back Reece's fumble 5 yards for a touchdown and a 43-7 lead late in the third quarter,
Oakland players were just waiting for the inevitable news that Tim Tebow and Denver had won
again.
The Raiders (7-6) are a game behind the Broncos, just two weeks after Oakland was in control of
its playoff destiny. Oakland is 2-2 in divisional play and needs to beat host Kansas City and visiting
San Diego the last two weeks of the season, and Denver (3-2) loses to visiting Kansas City in the
final week to gain that tiebreaker advantage.
Playoffs? Defensive tackle Richard Seymour didn't want to hear the P-word.
"We've got to win a football game first," he said. "It doesn't matter what Denver or anyone else
(does). If we don't execute and play better, then don't even think about the playoffs. That's just bad
football (Sunday), and I'm a part of it."
Seymour was absent from the stat sheet for a second straight game and the defensive line sacked
Aaron Rodgers only once in the ugly first half.
Worse, the Raiders' defense put a charge into the Packers' running game, giving up a 47-yard run
to Ryan Grant on the Packers' first play. Linebacker Rolando McClain hit the wrong gap,
anticipating a cutback, safety Michael Huff came up and missed a diving tackle attempt, and Grant
outran safety Mike Mitchell to get the rout started.
Though he usually takes the blame for losses, Raiders head coach Hue Jackson didn't this time.
What "I see is a bunch of men maybe trying too hard," Jackson said. "We're just pressing. I think a
lot of 'em want to do really good. I think what happens is you start trying to overcompensate for
somebody else's job and you end up doing things you shouldn't be doing.
"I see it. It's just something we have to get corrected."
It's an intriguing theory, but some players didn't agree, and even Jackson admitted he doesn't
really know what the problem is. The Raiders had won three games in a row before being
outscored 77-7 in the first three quarters the past two weeks.
"We regressed (Sunday), and that probably was the most disappointing part," Jackson said. "I
apologize to our fans. ... I'm going to find a true answer. I don't have it right now, but it's not
magical or anything like that. It's work."
Jackson thought he had found an answer - "preparation" - after the previous Sunday's 34-14 loss
in Miami, but players said they had a good week of practice but no clue on how to stop Green
Bay's offense.
Rodgers threw for 281 yards with two touchdowns - the 13th straight game with at least that many and an interception before taking a seat in the third quarter. Grant had two touchdowns among his
85 yards rushing, as the Packers scored four touchdowns and a field goal on their first five
possessions.
In fact, when Grant scored his second touchdown, a 6-yard run to put Green Bay up 31-0 with 7:06
left in the first half, the Packers had four touchdowns and the Raiders had five first downs.
When it wasn't penalties stopping the Raiders, it was three dropped balls by receiver Darrius
Heyward-Bey and the lack of a running game for a third straight week. Michael Bush had 12
carries for 31 yards in the first half, before finishing with 78 yards on 23 carries.
"I thought we would be able to run the ball better than what we did," Jackson said. "I thought we'd
be able to throw the ball, be more constant on offense, even with what we had. I thought we'd be
able to, again, bring a little more pressure on the quarterback."
He thought his team would be at least competitive and for the second straight week, he was dead
wrong. Capital D, capital E, capital A, capital D.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Raiders' running game is major part of decline
Vittorio Tafur, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, December 12, 2011
Green Bay, Wis. -- Don't put this one on the defense for giving up 39 of the Packers' 46 points. Or
Carson Palmer for throwing the four interceptions. This loss, the running backs and offensive line
say, is on them.
"This is disappointing," said fullback Marcel Reece, who had a fumble. "I put a lot of it on us just
because I felt like us as a running-back group, the offense goes through us. As we go ...
"It didn't happen today."
Running back Michael Bush was held to 31 yards rushing in the first half on 12 carries, when the
Raiders fell behind 31-0, before finishing with 78 yards on 23 carries.
"It's hard when you get down so fast like that," Bush said. "Our whole main thing was to keep their
offense off the field, but we just had too many three-and-outs and put ourselves in the hole real
fast, and it just went from there."
Bush had a great first four weeks subbing for injured Darren McFadden but has hit a wall the past
three weeks. He has 165 yards on 57 carries the past three games for what was the league's
fourth-best run game entering Sunday.
Whether it's his not having the speed to get outside, fatigue, defenses crowding the line of
scrimmage or the Raiders' offensive line not getting the push it was earlier this season ... whatever
it is, the drawing board will be a popular destination for coaches and players this week.
"This sucks," center Samson Satele said. "We've gotta fix it. We still have a season, we still have a
run for the playoffs. We've gotta fix it this week. ...
"It's not the defense's fault. We've gotta take care of the ball and score. We have to execute on
offense. If we do that, the defense won't look bad."
COMCAST
Palmer pressing under center
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- In good times, quarterbacks get too much credit. In bad, too much of the
blame. Sunday, after the Raiders were blown out 46-16 by the unbeaten, untied and defending
Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, Carson Palmer was wearing the mask of the latter. And
wearing it, ahem, well. "I put us in a position," he said, "not to win. Turn the ball over like I did,
giving them a short field and not taking advantage of opportunities is what cost us the game.
"I did not give us a chance to win. I did not play well enough. I made way too many mistakes." The
four interceptions he threw tied a career worst he set against Arizona on Nov. 18, 2007. And
passer rating-wise, the 42.4 represented the worst start of his young Raiders career, since he was
acquired from Cincinnati on Oct. 18.
"I'm disappointed in the four picks, and I told him so," said Raiders coach Hue Jackson. "And
again, I think you have somebody who's pressing, trying to make plays for a football team, and
that's not what he needs to do. He's got to take care of the ball, and obviously we've got to go back
and take a look at them all.
"But what I felt is that there's times that we made some ill-advised throws and we've got to do a
better job of taking care of the ball, and he knows that. And we'll fix those things and keep moving
forward." Three of Palmer's interceptions came in the first half, with the first two resulting in
Packers touchdowns and the third coming in the end zone with less than a minute to go until
halftime.
His first pick came in Green Bay territory, as Palmer was flushed from the pocket and as he rolled
right, he tried to thread the needle to Darrius Heyward-Bey. Instead, he threw it right into the chest
of linebacker D.J. Smith. "I shouldn't have thrown (the ball)," Palmer said. "I should have have
taken off and run."
One official snap later, Ryan Grant went 47 yards for the touchdown and the 7-0 lead. Then, with
less than eight minutes to play in the half, and the Packers leading 24-0, Palmer tried to hit
Heyward-Bey on a slant on the right. But Charles Woodson jumped the route and got his seventh
interception of the season. "A little miscommunication between myself and the receiver," Palmer
said.
Four plays later, Grant ran up the middle for a 6-yard score and the 31-0 lead. "That's what
happens, you turn the ball over and you give those guys more opportunities than they should have,
they're going to take advantage of them," Palmer said, "score like they did."
Palmer tried to hit Kevin Boss in the back of the end zone but was victimized by a one-handed
grab from linebacker Robert Francois with 40 seconds left in the half. His fourth pick came with
less than two minutes to play, when he was hit as he released and the ball fluttered into the waiting
arms of cornerback Sam Shields.
Overall, Palmer completed 24 of 42 attempts for 245 yards with a touchdown. But even he agreed
with Jackson's assessment that he was pressing. "Yeah, I'm going to look at the film, but I just
need to be more patient, take what they give me and not try to score 14 points on one drive," said
Palmer, who now has thrown nine TDs with 13 INTs. "Take it one play at a time. Take the shot if
it's there and if not, live for the next down. And I didn't do that."
AP
Packers move to 13-0 with 46-16 win over Raiders
By CHRIS JENKINS, AP Sports Writer
Monday, December 12, 2011
(12-12) 02:08 PST Green Bay, Wis. (AP) -Charles Woodson hasn't played for the Oakland Raiders since 2005, so it wasn't a particularly big
deal for him to get an interception against his old team.
Woodson and the rest of the Green Bay Packers have much bigger things on their minds these
days.
Green Bay is 13-0 and earned a first-round bye in the playoffs after Sunday's 46-16 rout of the
Raiders. The next steps are securing home-field advantage in the postseason and, perhaps,
pulling off a perfect season.
Woodson hasn't shied away from talk of a 16-0 season in recent weeks, but said after Sunday's
game that he's more worried about the Packers playing their best by the time the playoffs begin.
"We've won a lot of games, but there's a lot of football left to be played," he said. "The only thing
that we've assured ourselves is we have a chance going into the playoffs and then that's when the
real fun starts. We're just going to continue to stay focused here on out for the rest of the regular
season and just try to continue to roll with Ws and go into those playoffs on fire."
Now the Packers have to hope star receiver Greg Jennings will be there with them. Jennings
sustained an apparent left knee injury in the third quarter and had to be carted from the sideline to
the locker room. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after the game that it "didn't look very good."
Packers coach Mike McCarthy was more guarded, classifying the injury as a sprain and saying that
it warranted further evaluation.
"Hypothetically, it would be a big loss," defensive lineman B.J. Raji said. "But I've got my fingers
crossed that hopefully he'll be OK. Ultimately, I hate to see any one of my teammates, Greg or
anybody, be in that kind of pain where another man has to carry you off the field and carry you to
where you want to go."
Jennings' injury — and some problems with Rodgers' pass protection — were about the only
downsides to Sunday's game for the Packers.
Rodgers threw for 281 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in less than three quarters
of work before yielding to backup Matt Flynn. Ryan Grant had two touchdowns rushing.
Including the playoffs, the Packers now have won 19 straight games dating to last season —
nearly a full calendar year. That's the second-longest streak in NFL history behind the 2003-04
New England Patriots' 21 straight victories. They're the first reigning Super Bowl champion to start
the season 13-0 since the 1998 Denver Broncos.
McCarthy still isn't interested in talking about the possibility of the Packers going 16-0, but his level
of confidence is clear.
"(If we're) taking care of things and keeping our focus on improving the quality of play, I don't think
we can be beat," McCarthy said. "You could have asked me that six years ago, I would have said
the same damn thing. That's the way we think around here."
While Green Bay's defense hasn't always been at its best this season, it is causing turnovers. The
Packers picked off four passes from Carson Palmer on Sunday, providing more scoring chances
for their offense.
"We feel real good about what they're going to do once they have an opportunity," Woodson said
of the offense. "Today they put up a lot of points, and a lot of that is because defensively we came
up with some plays. Those things work hand in hand. When you've got an offense and a
quarterback that's playing the way he's playing and you give those guys opportunities, good things
are going to happen for you."
Things are looking far more grim for the Raiders, who have been blown out two weeks in a row.
With Denver's overtime victory against Chicago on Sunday, the Raiders lost their share of the AFC
West lead.
"I'm not going to let this team keep going backwards," coach Hue Jackson said. "The last two
weeks, we haven't come close to playing or looking like the football team we've been."
Palmer threw for 245 yards with a touchdown and the four interceptions.
"I did not give us a chance to win today," Palmer said. "I did not play well enough and made way
too many mistakes."
Oakland continues to play without injured running back Darren McFadden, along with wide
receivers Jacoby Ford and Denarius Moore. And the Raiders made plenty of mistakes to help an
opponent that doesn't really need it.
"You are not going to beat a high school team with the penalties and mistakes (like) the ones that
we made," linebacker Aaron Curry said. "You make a lot of mistakes, you lose."
Notes: McCarthy said defensive lineman Ryan Pickett and running back Brandon Saine both
sustained concussions. ... The Packers set a franchise record with 466 points, topping the previous
record of 461 points in 2009. ... The Raiders ran into an odd spell of bad luck on the second-half
kickoff, when Green Bay's Randall Cobb appeared to step out of bounds during a 50-yard return.
Officials said the replay system was malfunctioning, and the Raiders couldn't challenge.
FEATURE CLIPS
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Raiders center Samson Satele holding it together
Vittorio Tafur, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, September 1, 2011
There has been a lot of talk about Jason Campbell being a new man in his second season with the Raiders.
The seventh-year quarterback is more comfortable (with head coach Hue Jackson calling plays again) and
more assertive (he organized offseason workouts, with several receivers staying at his home) than he has
ever been. Is that the case, or is it merely preseason spin? Let's ask the man with the closest, hands-on
relationship with Campbell: center Samson Satele.
"You can see it," Satele said. "It's the way he's calling the plays, it's the way he's leading us out there.
Bringing us back to the huddle during practice, saying we're too slow getting up to the ball." Last season,
Campbell was looking over his shoulder at backup and fan favorite Bruce Gradkowski. It not only affected
his play, but his hold of the huddle.
"Guys used to leave out of the huddle last year when he's not even done with the call," Satele said. "This
year, he's keeping them in. You can see how comfortable he is back there, with us giving him the time to
throw that ball." Campbell took some hard hits in the preseason last year and in the opening 38-13 loss at
Tennessee, and he did not play well. When the Raiders trailed the visiting Rams 7-3 at halftime in Week 2,
Jackson - then the offensive coordinator - made the decision to bench Campbell. "Jason just never got
comfortable early on, not with his teammates and not with getting hit all the time," Satele said. "This year,
he is. Look at him. Different person."
Satele could relate to getting benched. After starting 44 games in his first three years, Satele was replaced
for the opener by a rookie (Jared Veldheer) who played tackle in college. "You're not going to keep Sammy
down," Campbell said. Satele was back in the lineup in Week 2. Campbell replaced Gradkowski in Week 5
for a comeback 35-27 win over the Chargers. Campbell led Oakland to four wins in the next five games.
The Raiders finished 8-8, and the two intended to pick up in 2011 where they left off. Satele was a restricted
free agent, and both he and Campbell thought his re-signing was a formality. Until Oakland drafted Penn
State guard Stefen Wisniewski with its first pick and said he was going to move to center. "I heard Coach
tell the rookie he was the starting center, and I was sitting at home as a free agent," Satele said. "I was a
little bit worried, a little bit, but I had a feeling it was all going to work out."
Have we mentioned that Satele is from Hawaii? He isn't going to stress out about anything. Jackson
realized he needed experience at center, and with a nudge from Campbell, the Raiders re-signed Satele
early in training camp.
"Sammy's a hard worker, a very hard worker," Campbell said. "A lot of people don't appreciate what he
brings to our team. People say he's too small (6-foot-2, 300 pounds), but he fights his butt off against guys
who are 6-5. He's strong and he's fast and can get out on screens." Wisniewski will be starting at guard
alongside Satele in Denver on Sept. 12. "Sammy's becoming a leader on the offensive line, and he and I
have great communication with each other, pointing out blitzes and making sure we're on the same page,"
Campbell said.
The line (with Veldheer at left tackle, Cooper Carlisle at right guard and Khalif Barnes at right tackle) didn't
let Campbell get sacked once in the first half of Sunday's preseason loss to the Saints. Credit mental
repetitions as well as physical ones for that.
"The quarterback got hit 121 times last year," Satele said. "The coaches always ingrain that into our heads
every day." Every once in a while, even the mild-mannered quarterback will yell. "Yes, he gets mad," Satele
said. "That's our mom. You don't want to see your mom mad. He's a great leader but once he gets mad, he
opens up some eyes."
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Raiders' Stanford Routt still getting used to the attention
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 08/30/2011 04:18:53 PM PDT Updated: 08/30/2011 10:27:02 PM PDT
Cornerback Stanford Routt tried to be inconspicuous as reporters approached in the Raiders locker room.
"Oh, here we go," Routt said. "Last year, I always had Nnamdi to hide behind." That all changed the
moment Routt signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with $20 million in guarantees, a deal later
extended for salary cap purposes. It signified the Raiders had made a choice -- bring back Routt and other
free agents rather than pursue Nnamdi Asomugha, their consensus All-Pro cornerback. Asomugha
eventually signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, and Routt was under a microscope.
Routt's contract was an eye-opener in that it went to a six-year player who re-established himself as a
starter after starting only five of 31 games in 2008 and 2009. The Raiders prevented Routt from heading to
the free agent market after those seasons with a first- and third-round restricted free agent tender -- a huge
commitment to a nonstarter. It raised some eyebrows throughout the league, with conventional wisdom
being owner Al Davis had overpaid for Routt's prototype cornerback size (6-foot-1, 195 pounds) and
sprinter's speed.
Routt had a sub-4.3 time in the 40-yard dash at the 2005 NFL scouting combine and was a sprinter on the
track team at the University of Houston. The Raiders were rewarded with Routt's best season as
quarterbacks completed only 39.4 percent of their passes in his direction, even though he was tested often
opposite Asomugha. Routt, in turn, was rewarded with the contract that all but severed ties with the popular
Asomugha. If having an elevated national profile is affecting Routt at all, he hides it well. "It hasn't changed
my approach or my feelings toward the game," Routt said.
"That's more so something that you guys make a big story about. It's just football. Go out there, line up on
the guy in front of you and cover." The Raiders first-team defense was taken apart by Drew Brees in a 4020 exhibition loss to New Orleans on Sunday, in some quarters causing a knee-jerk reaction that
Asomugha's departure is already being felt. It's worth noting, however, that Brees also lit up the Raiders in a
2009 exhibition game as well as in the regular season in 2008 -- both games with Asomugha in the lineup.
Routt believes the Raiders pass defense will be just fine and is also fine with there being doubters and
skeptics. To become overly concerned about perception would be to violate one of Routt's basic tenets. "I
think the main thing that I try to do is, you've always got to stay even keeled," Routt said. "You can't get too
up and you can't get too low, because then you're playing off emotions."
While Asomugha's pedigree made him the leader of the secondary, coach Hue Jackson sees more of a
group approach this year. "What they're trying to do is be a unit," Jackson said. "There's a closeness and a
bond between those young men back there. All four of those guys, from (Michael) Huff to Tyvon (Branch) to
Stanford to Chris Johnson, know they're accountable to each other. "It's not one guy. It's going to take all
four of them to be at their best in order for us to have success."
Johnson doesn't see the point in having a pecking order in a veteran secondary. "It's not about one person
being a leader," he said. "You take on your responsibilities. You respect older guys that have done it awhile,
but at the end of the day, you're a grown man." Routt completed a growth process of his own during the
offseason, completing a college education he began at the University of Houston a decade ago. While the
Raiders were having their players-only lockout camp in Atlanta, Routt was attending classes.
"My first couple of years (at Houston), school wasn't important to me," Routt said. "It was about making
good enough grades to stay eligible for sports. When I got to be about 24, 25, that's when it started
mattering." Having changed majors, Routt was well short of his degree when he left after his senior year,
gradually finishing up through online courses and the occasional class. "I know people tend to look at
athletes as overpaid, ignorant, not knowledgeable, illiterate, whatever word you want to put in there," Routt
said. "I don't want to be just another stereotypical athlete."
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Raiders like speedy rookie runner
Posted: 08/30/2011 03:14:24 PM PDT Updated: 08/30/2011 04:41:17 PM PDT
ALAMEDA, Calif.—Taiwan Jones spent all training camp trying to impress the Oakland Raiders with his
speed. Now they're trying to get the rookie running back to slow down.
Even he admits that might be a pretty tough challenge. "My biggest problem is when I hear 'Hike!' I just
want to go," Jones said Tuesday. "A lot of times you have to be more patient and let the blocks develop. I
just have to remind myself to slow down." After missing a large chunk of camp with a slight hamstring pull,
Jones has a lot of ground to make up in a very short time.
He remains third on the Raiders' depth chart behind Darren McFadden and Michael Bush and is one of six
running backs on the team's roster. At an even 6 feet, 195 pounds Jones is also the smallest member of the
group—and that's after gaining 20 pounds in the offseason. Jones looked plenty quick in his debut last
weekend against New Orleans when he ran for 81 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown, caught two
passes and returned a kickoff.
"I'm not surprised, and I think he can do more," Raiders coach Hue Jackson said. "I think he has a bright
future ahead of him but again, that was one outing. He needs to do it consistently in order to be talked about
as one of these really good players." Jones will get another shot to do that when the Raiders fly to Seattle
for their final exhibition game Thursday.
McFadden, who missed a portion of camp with a fractured orbital bone, has not played at all this preseason
and will likely be held out of the finale against the Seahawks. Bush is likely to start in McFadden's place but
will probably take only a handful of reps before giving way to the backups.
That means a welcome but increased workload for Jones, Oakland's fourth-round draft pick who needs to
keep pressing the pedal in order to make the Raiders' 53-man roster.
To do that Jones also needs to slow down a bit—at least mentally. That was something he admittedly
struggled to do against the Saints. With 30 friends and family members in the stands, Jones almost
became too excited and had to catch himself before settling in. "The hardest thing was trying to slow myself
down," Jones said. "I was so anxious and excited that I was able to showcase my talent against another
team that I was a little too fast sometimes. I just had to slow things down, take a deep breath and try to be
patient."
The combination of McFadden and Bush helped the Raiders finish with the NFL's second-ranked running
game in 2010, and Jackson is looking to build off that this year. But both players have a history of injuries,
too, which was one of the reasons Oakland drafted Jones in April. Now it's a matter of getting the speedy
runner to maintain his quickness while slowing down everything else. "God, can this guy run," Jackson
said. "He's very nimble and he's very smooth. For a guy that's built like he is, he's very physical. There's a
lot of velocity behind the man when he runs into a pile." Meanwhile the Raiders made several roster moves
to reach the 80-player limit by Tuesday's deadline.
Linebacker Travis Goethel and rookie offensive lineman Alan Pelc were placed on injured reserve.
Additionally, fullback Bryson Kelly, wide receivers Damola Adeniji and Steve Goulet, offensive linemen Ben
Lamaak and Lou Eliades, safety Josh Bullocks and defensive tackle Derrick Hill were all waived. Goethel,
who was expected to back up middle linebacker Rolando McClain, suffered a knee injury during training
camp last week. The second-year player had also played on special teams.
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Darren McFadden shows Oakland Raiders star power when healthy
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 08/24/2011 10:26:36 PM PDT Updated: 08/24/2011 11:47:20 PM PDT
NAPA -- For once, Darren McFadden wasn't fast enough.
A long pass sailed over McFadden's head, prompting Raiders free safety and resident court jester Michael
Huff to ask, "You lost a step?"
It was earlier this week in the second practice for McFadden since he broke a bone in his left eye socket
Aug. 3, and his presence pushed the session into a second gear.
In each of the past four training camps, McFadden has been the best player on the field, displaying what
might be the most complete skill set of any NFL running back.
"He can do everything," reserve running back Rock Cartwright said. "He pass protects. He runs over guys.
He makes guys miss. You can put him at wide receiver."
Yet it wasn't until Year 3 that McFadden's production in the fall approached his work in the summer.
McFadden rushed for 1,157 yards, averaged 5.2 yards per carry and caught 47 passes for 507 yards in
2010. He did it all in 13 games, missing Weeks 5, 6 and 17 because of hamstring and turf-toe injuries.
The breakout season came after McFadden combined for 856 yards rushing and averaged 3.9 yards per
carry his first two NFL seasons after being the No. 4 overall pick out of Arkansas in the 2008 draft.
With just five runs of 20 or more yards and one of more than 40 his first two seasons, McFadden had 14
runs of 20-plus yards or more and four of 40 or more in 2010. He got better with more work, averaging 7.3
yards per attempt on carries 11 through 20.
What turned McFadden from a tentative back derisively nicknamed "McFalldown" by some elements of the
fan base into a robust finisher of runs?
The easy answer is being healthy. McFadden had turf-toe injuries on both feet as a rookie and in his second
year needed in-season minor knee surgery and postseason shoulder surgery.
But something else was missing, and Raiders coach Hue Jackson approached McFadden in the weight
room not long after taking over as offensive coordinator before last season to find out what it was.
Jackson recalled asking McFadden what made him a Heisman Trophy finalist at Arkansas, and McFadden
said some of his favorite runs were not in the Oakland playbook.
"He rattled off about three or four runs that he really enjoys, and I said, 'OK, they're in,' " Jackson said. "And
he looked at me and said, 'Oh, no they're not.' And I said, 'Yes they are.' And that's what we did. And 1,157
yards later, that's who Darren McFadden is."
Under former coach Tom Cable, the Raiders were strictly a zone-blocking team, a style that calls for running
backs to exercise patience before cutting back hard against the grain.
Jackson instituted more gap and power blocking, in part to benefit McFadden.
"I like to get downhill, make a move and go," McFadden said. "Every running back has certain plays and
things they feel more comfortable running."
Reserve running back Michael Bennett, an 11-year veteran, compares McFadden's ability to recent Hall of
Fame inductee Marshall Faulk -- a name also invoked by offensive coordinator Al Saunders, who coached
Faulk with the St. Louis Rams.
"He hasn't had the numbers that a Marshall Faulk has had because he's still young and his career is in its
early stages, but you can line this guy up anywhere, and it's a mismatch and a home run," Bennett said.
"His skills are unbelievable."
As quick as McFadden is on the field, he is slow to say "I told you so" and outwardly displays no sense of
pretense or entitlement.
Bennett and Cartwright call him "humble," and it's not uncommon to see McFadden give the same courtesy
to a first-timer with a notepad or microphone as he would to a national media figure.
"That's the country boy in him. You treat everyone how you want to be treated," defensive tackle Tommy
Kelly said. "With a game as loud as his, you don't have to talk. You've just got to go out and play."
Given McFadden's value, Jackson conceded it's possible McFadden won't play at all in the exhibition
season. The broken eye socket was a bit of a fluke, coming during a pass-blocking drill when McFadden's
helmet was pushed downward.
It was a minor setback and didn't prevent McFadden from conditioning and keeping his lower body in shape.
Injuries, which have taken away small parts of his three NFL seasons, seemingly are the only thing keeping
McFadden from being in the forefront of any conversation about the NFL's elite running backs.
"I can see him having 2,000 to 2,200 all-purpose yards and 1,500 to 1,600 yards rushing," Cartwright said.
"His main thing is to stay healthy. I think he's going to do like that. He puts in the work."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Al Saunders becomes the Raiders' air traffic controller
New offensive coordinator, hired to improve a poor passing game, has an impressive resume and a more
impressive playbook.
By Sam Farmer
7:43 PM PDT, August 19, 2011
The Oakland Raiders were the NFL's second-ranked running team last season, yet were 23rd when it came
to throwing the ball.
Not to worry.
Al will address that.
That's Al Saunders, not Raiders owner Al Davis.
Saunders, who oversaw some of the more successful passing offenses in NFL history, was hired this year
as Oakland's offensive coordinator, filling the job vacancy created when Hue Jackson was promoted to
head coach.
It was a move that brought Saunders' career full circle, seeing as the 64-year-old coach once worked as a
Raiders ball boy and twice interviewed with Davis for the job as head coach.
"It was the right time in my career to be part of this organization," said Saunders, who worked with Jackson
in Baltimore in 2009, and before that in Washington with Jason Campbell, now quarterback of the Raiders.
Saunders had a 17-22 record as coach of the San Diego Chargers from 1986 to 1988 — the man who took
over when Don Coryell stepped down — but his credentials as an offensive assistant were polished to a
high-gloss shine. He was the receivers coach in St. Louis when the Rams were the "greatest show on turf,"
collecting a Super Bowl ring for his efforts. Later, he followed Coach Dick Vermeil to Kansas City, where
Saunders was offensive coordinator for a unit that led the NFL with an average of 380.9 yards per game
from 2001 to 2005.
With the Redskins in 2006-07, Saunders got to know Campbell, the first-round pick from Auburn who had to
familiarize himself with the coach's 700-page playbook.
"It was," Campbell recalled, "like Webster's Dictionary."
Saunders still lugs that massive tome from team to team, although he knows nobody will use it in its
entirety.
Jackson, for instance, who will be calling the plays for the Raiders, said he has done some heavy-duty
editing in that Yellow Pages-thick playbook.
"I can't handle 700 pages," Jackson said, laughing. "My mind can't think of all that stuff. I've got to keep it
simple for myself and my players. We're putting together the 2011 Raiders offense.
"I say [pretending to flip through a playbook], 'We'll take this, won't take that. We'll do this, won't do that.'
Sometimes you just strike it off and say, 'No.' … I think we're now getting to the point where there's a
language that Al, I and the staff speak. The players are learning that."
Still, the Raiders have their hands full with challenges. They have a slew of injuries to the receiving corps,
something that will be readily apparent in Saturday's exhibition game against San Francisco, and the
improvements to the passing game are not going to be instant.
Saunders also has the challenge of squeezing production out of third-year receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey,
the No. 7 pick in 2009 who so far has been a major disappointment.
While saying Heyward-Bey has "unlimited" potential, Saunders said one mistake the receiver makes is
jumping when the ball is thrown to him, whether he needs to or not, thereby slightly altering his sight lines.
"Part of our job as coaches is to make sure we do things with him so he keeps his feet on the ground and
can catch the ball on an even keel all the time," Saunders said.
He said Campbell needs to find stability in a different sense, to get comfortable with one offense — a
scheme he knows from their days together in Washington — and catch his breath after a revolving door of
coaches who have come in and out of his career.
"Now he's learning one technique one year, and then all of a sudden a new language and another
technique another year and it's really hard in times of stress to fall back on a basic concept of doing
everything," Saunders said.
"So the thing that's kind of curtailed what he probably can be ultimately as a quarterback — if he was in one
system ever since he came in the National Football League, with one coordinator and one position coach —
he would be far, far more developed than he is now."
There's no changing the past, of course. Saunders does think he can have an impact on the club's future,
though.
"When you get to the tail end of your career, there are a lot of things more important in what you do than
some other things," he said. "And I would love to see this franchise return to the way it was when I was a kid
growing up.
"I'd like to help the guy that I was a ball boy for years ago maybe return this franchise to the class and the
quality that it was many years ago."
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Rolando McClain Oakland Raiders' 'old soul' in the middle
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 08/16/2011 01:42:01 PM PDT Updated: 08/16/2011 08:16:07 PM PDT
NAPA -- As the No. 8 overall selection out of Alabama in the 2010 draft, Rolando McClain had a bigger
responsibility than any Raiders draft pick on defense since Charles Woodson was taken No. 4 in 1998.
To be fair, even Woodson and Michael Huff, the No. 7 pick in 2006, weren't given the authority bestowed
upon McClain the moment he walked into the locker room. Defensive backs cover receivers. Middle
linebackers run an entire defense.
McClain left Alabama after his junior year, and although he's an admittedly reluctant authority figure,
teammates and coaches believe him to be wise beyond his years. "Where I come from, we say he has an
old soul," Raiders weakside linebacker Quentin Groves said.
"He never carried himself like a rookie." Nowhere is that more evident than in the film room, where McClain
has turned what began as a chore into a passion. Independent, analytical and uninterested in being a
celebrity, McClain, 22, only occasionally consents to interviews, preferring to wind and rewind his way
through game film to better understand the chessboard presented each week by the opposing offense.
It's something that was instilled at Alabama by coach Nick Saban. "I hated it. To be honest, I never wanted
to watch film," McClain said. "In high school, I just played off talent. I had to learn quickly that when you get
to college you need to be able to scheme.
"You need to be able to single out your opponent and know what they're going to do before they do it, so
you can counter and be ahead of them. It's something I do now. Instead of going out, I'll watch film."
Linebackers coach Greg Biekert, whose preparation enabled him to forge an 11-year career with the
Raiders and Minnesota Vikings, said McClain is always working to be a step ahead mentally.
"Ro's a little different. Typically you don't see a rookie make all the calls and still manage to think ahead of
what the offense is doing," Biekert said. "He sees things that it takes most guys four or five years to
recognize in terms of sets, formations, what guys are going to do."
Winner of the Butkus Award in 2009 as the nation's top linebacker, McClain helped lead Alabama to a
national championship and was the highest drafted linebacker for the Raiders in franchise history. His first
season was solid and unspectacular, as he finished third in tackles but did little in the way of forcing
turnovers. Diagnosing plays was not an issue, but getting there was another matter.
To rectify the problem, McClain spent time during the lockout poring over tape of himself at Alabama. "I
watched film from junior year to my rookie year, and I noticed a difference. I wasn't as quick as I wanted to
be," McClain said. Listed at 6-foot-3, 255 pounds, McClain said he's dropped "6 or 7 pounds" in part by
adding lap swimming to his weight regimen.
"I just got in the pool and swam laps, about an hour and a half or so a day," McClain said. "It helped my
joints, actually. Not as much wear and tear on the body as running those sprints." McClain is convinced he'll
play quicker physically as well as mentally.
"They threw me into the fire, and I was learning on the go," McClain said. "I feel a lot more comfortable now.
I feel I can play fast without thinking." As for asserting himself as a leader, McClain said he'll do it in his
own way. "I keep to myself," McClain said.
"I'm not a rah-rah guy. It's hard for me to be a vocal leader. But when there's a time for it, it comes out
naturally." The Raiders took Tuesday off and return to practice Wednesday.
YAHOO
Raiders’ Hue Jackson: A look at the Silver and Black’s newest head coach from a fan’s view
By K.C. Dermody, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Aug 15, 11:34 am EDT
The Oakland Raiders have had some of the best coaches in the history of the NFL: John Madden, Tom
Flores and Jon Gruden are just a few. Many fans of the Silver and Black were up in arms when Al Davis
fired former head coach, Tom Cable, just as it seemed the team was getting back to where it needed to be.
Raiders Commitment to Excellence
In his place, Davis promoted Hue Jackson from his offensive coordinator position into the role of head
coach. After seven months of getting used to the idea, I think Jackson has the right attitude to get Oakland
back to where they need to be. Here is a look at the Raiders' head coach, Hue Jackson, and how he got to
where he is in the NFL today.
Early years
Jackson was born in Los Angeles and played football for Pacific College in Southern California as a
quarterback. His first taste of coaching was as an assistant there for three seasons. Steve Towne, who was
a quarterback at Pacific, and later an assistant coach while Jackson was there, said, "He was very bright
and mainly he was just a good leader on the team.
He did a great job for us with his football knowledge." Other players for Pacific stated that Jackson was a
hard worker as well as a perfectionist, and a good decision maker. After leaving Pacific, Jackson spent time
in various college coaching roles until he became the Washington Redskins running backs coach in 2001.
NFL arrival
Jackson was the Redskins' running backs coach until 2003, when he was promoted to offensive coordinator
by Head Coach Steve Spurrier. Jackson was the only coach, other than Spurrier, to handle the team's
offensive play calling. In 2004, Jackson moved to the Cincinnati Bengals team as a wide receivers coach,
and helped them to capture the AFC North title for the first time in a decade.
Before Jackson's promotion to head coach of the Raiders, there were quite a few fans and members of the
Bengals franchise who wanted him back on their team. Before coming to Oakland, Jackson spent 2007 with
the Atlanta Falcons as their offensive coordinator, and two years as the Baltimore Ravens' quarterbacks
coach. Both years with the Ravens, the team advanced to the postseason.
Jackson becomes a part of the Silver and Black
In early 2010, the Raiders made the announcement that they hired Jackson as their offensive coordinator.
Under Jackson's coaching, the Raiders improved to .500 for the first time since going to the Super bowl at
the end of the 2002 season. At the end of the 2010 season, Davis promoted Jackson to his head coach.
Though we've only had limited time to see what Jackson can do, he has already shown that he has the right
attitude.
The man genuinely wants the Raiders to be the best, and return to the legendary team they've been known
to be. If Jackson's enthusiasm spills on to the field, it's bound to rub off onto the players. Shortly after the
NFL lockout ended, he commented, " Oh wow. Is this fun or what? First of all, I have to say something to
Raider Nation. Raider Nation, we are back. Back in business, back to playing football. I'm excited, our
players are excited. We're going to create something here that's great. I am not interested in being good. I
am interested in being great." I like what I hear, and I'm excited to see how far he'll take the team this
season. You never know, he could take the the Silver and Black all the way.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Rod Woodson is Raiders' new 'trigger' man as coach
Vittorio Tafur, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, August 15, 2011
Rod Woodson has his work cut out for him. That's what everyone tells the Hall of Fame cornerback, who
has traded in the microphone and makeup of a television analyst for the whistle and bags under the eyes of
an assistant coach. And they're not so much talking about the long hours of his new gig but about the
challenges.
The new Raiders cornerbacks coach watched Pro Bowler Nnamdi Asomugha leave for Philadelphia, with
Stanford Routt taking over the free agent's No. 1 corner role and Chris Johnson moving into the lineup
opposite him.
Woodson can help those two guys, he is certain, and he could have helped Asomugha as well, he said. All
with three little words that he almost whispers, calmly and matter-of-factly: Pull the trigger.
"It's (Routt's) turn to learn how to play the game and learn to trust himself," Woodson said. "The elite players
learn to trust themselves on the field. Once he does that and he pulls the trigger when he has opportunities
to pull the trigger, his game is going to elevate, his interceptions are going to go up.
"If Nnamdi was here, I would tell Nnamdi the same thing. He didn't have a lot of picks. He was a shut-down
corner, but pulling the trigger gives you the opportunity to make picks. ... There's certain plays, you only get
two or three plays (per game) as a defensive back to make plays.
Once they start learning how to pull that trigger, we'll be an explosive defense."
As Woodson sees it, every player that gets drafted in the NFL has natural gifts. It's those that cultivate those
gifts, that take what they learn in meetings and practice and use it, that become elite.
Woodson was a track and football star at Purdue who was drafted in the first round by the Steelers in 1987.
He played 17 years in the NFL, including one with the 49ers and the last two (2002 and '03) with the
Raiders.
He earned All-Pro honors as a cornerback, safety and kick returner and set NFL records for career
interception return yardage (1,483) and interception returns for touchdowns (12). He was all set to ride off
into the sunset, but missed the bleary light of midnight game film.
"I thought about (coaching) for years, but after playing for 17 years, I needed to get away," Woodson said.
"Being away for seven years, I thought this was the best time to give it a shot, see if I like it, see if I don't
mess the guys up too much. If I can do that, then I'll try to make a career of it."
He and his family have a home in Pleasanton, and after talking to owner Al Davis and coach Hue Jackson,
they realized that the Raiders were a perfect fit. Woodson has an understated style that is a great change of
pace for players from the hyperkinetic "life of the party" Jackson.
"I can't have 16 people that are like me," Jackson said. "I'm kind of an 'A' personality. To me, he balances
me, because he has great poise, he's a great listener, he doesn't react as fast, he kind of thinks it through.
"I think that's a great balance for our staff, and I think that's a great trait to have as a defensive back.
Obviously, you've got to let a play go if you have a bad play. But the other thing he has is that fire, but it
comes out when it needs to come out. I'm just kind of like that 24/7."
Jackson said Woodson has made a seamless transition to coaching, and he can already see the results
with defensive backs attacking the ball in the air.
Jackson cited Woodson's poise, and Woodson says he won't scream and holler to get his "pull the trigger"
message across. And the reason is simple: He didn't like or respond to being yelled at when he was a
player. "At the end of the day, the train is leaving," he said.
"It's going to leave with the guys or without the guys. My style is, if you want to get a paycheck, be on the
train. I don't need to tell you that. At the end of the day, if you're not doing your job, you're going to get cut.
That's the bottom line. That's the reality of it."
Routt said Woodson might not be big on volume, but he is big on repetition. "Oh, man, he's always
teaching," Routt said. "Always. Whether it's in the meeting room, lunchroom, whether it's in the restroom,
he's always teaching. The biggest thing he's said is, 'Pull the trigger. Just make plays, don't be afraid to
mess up. If you do, just come back the next play and make up for it.' "
Rookie cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke is practically attached to Woodson's hip in Napa. "He just wants us
to trust our instincts and make plays," Van Dyke said. "The guy was a Hall of Famer, coaching me now, so
I've just got to take everything he says and do it on the field and it will be all right." Sounds like Woodson's
work here is already half-done.
Back on the field
A timeline for Rod Woodson.
1983-86: Purdue
1987-96: Steelers
1997: 49ers
1998-2001: Ravens
2002-03: Raiders
2003-11: TV broadcasting
2011: Raiders assistant
Career highlights: Three-time first-team All-Big Ten. First-team All-American as senior. ... NFL's all-time
leader in interception-return yardage and interception-return TDs. ... Six-time first-team All-Pro. ... Three
Super Bowls (one victory). ... Inducted in Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2009.
AP
Raiders fullback hopes for expanded role
Sunday, August 14, 2011
(08-14) 20:21 PDT Napa, Calif. (AP) -- Marcel Reece is listed as the Raiders starting fullback on the team's
depth chart, and when asked it's the position he tells people he plays. He just has an issue with the job title.
Reece prefers to think of himself as more than just a fullback. Judging from the way Oakland used him last
season, it would be tough to argue.
He had three touchdown receptions in 2010, including a 73-yarder and a 51-yarder that both came on
screen passes. Reece also played a key role in the Raiders backfield as lead blocker for running back
Darren McFadden, who helped anchor the NFL's second-ranked rushing offense.
"I consider myself as a player going out there and doing whatever is possible to make plays," Reece said
Sunday. "I never want to limit myself by saying I am a fullback or I'm this or that. Just go out there and make
plays and not put a title on it."
The Raiders made significant strides on offense last season when Hue Jackson served as offensive
coordinator. Jackson was promoted to replace coach Tom Cable in the offseason and has picked up where
he left off while trying to build on the momentum gained from Oakland's 8-8 finish.
While the team has numerous questions along its offensive line to answer, most of the skill positions are
set.
That includes the 6-foot-3, 240-pound Reece who is only slightly bigger than the two running backs he'll be
blocking for this season: McFadden and Michael Bush.
Reece's versatility as a blocker, receiver and runner — he carried 30 times for 122 yards and a touchdown
— earned him a bigger role in the Raiders offense than the fullback has traditionally had. It also helped add
a new wrinkle to Jackson's offense, one the team hopes to exploit more this season.
"Each year you look for things to improve on," quarterback Jason Campbell said. "Last year we had one of
the top rushing teams in the league. This year we want to be able to be up there in passing also and put
both of them up there. That would mean we're being dynamic as an offense."
Few players at his position were as productive as Reece in 2010. His 25 receptions, 12 of which resulted in
first downs, led fullbacks last season. Reece's rushing total was more than any Raiders fullback since 2006.
"It's a role I embrace and take on and have fun with," Reece said. "My role, I hope, is expanding. You never
know how a game is going to go, so whenever the coaches need a play from me or need me to do
something I'm going to try to produce."
That could include lining up as an H-back to help fill the void left when tight end Zach Miller signed with
Seattle. Reece has the size to play the position and can create matchup problems with linebackers.
"We're definitely going to surprise a lot of people with our passing game this year," Reece said. "Last year
we did a lot of great things and we had the No. 2 running game in the league. There's a lot of big things to
come."
STOCKTON RECORD
Welcome to Camp Hue
By Scott Linesburgh
August 14, 2011
NAPA - Hue Jackson walked briskly from the special teams group to where the running backs were taking
carries, and then visited with some of his defensive coaches. As the new head coach of the Oakland
Raiders, Jackson has to cover the entire field, and he's enjoying the exercise. "You do it all, and it's fun,"
Jackson said. "It's why you dream of being a head coach." Jackson, who played quarterback and was an
assistant football coach for three seasons at Pacific, had never been a head coach at any level until
Oakland promoted him from offensive coordinator to replace Tom Cable, who was fired in January after an
8-8 season. Jackson will try to lead the Raiders to the playoffs for the first time since 2002, when Bill
Callahan led Oakland to Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego against Tampa Bay. Jackson now is responsible
for the entire team.
He has to deal with issues like the salary cap and must answer to owner Al Davis, who has fired five head
coaches since 2003. But Jackson hasn't let his new obligations affect his coaching style or his vision for the
team. "I'm not surprised by any of it because that's the role of the head coach," Jackson said. "I'm not one
to worry when things happen; you just go at it full speed and handle it." Jackson's approach has been
evident during training camp. While Cable's early camp schedules included several walkthroughs and light
practices, Jackson wasted little time getting the Raiders in pads.
The players say the practices are more energetic and physical. "Everything is a lot faster paced," said
quarterback Jason Campbell, who's in his seventh season overall and second with the Raiders. "It's a very
competitive environment, and at the same time we get a lot of things done in practice and we do it at a fastpaced level. We do get a water break, but that's about 30 seconds." Running back Rock Cartwright, a 10year veteran in his second season with Oakland, said he immediately saw the difference in Jackson's first
camp. "There's a lot more hitting than I've seen in the past, and I think it's a good thing," Cartwright said.
"I think guys are buying into what we're doing." Jackson, 45, might be a rookie head coach but he's a
veteran at teaching the game, with 24 years of experience as an assistant coach and coordinator in college
and the NFL. Jackson said much of what he's learned about football and life he picked up at Pacific, where
he was a quarterback and then an assistant coach. Jackson played two seasons (1985-86) at Pacific under
the late Bob Cope, whose offensive coordinator, Greg Seamon, implemented a run-oriented option offense.
As a junior, Jackson had 1,595 yards of total offense, including 502 yards rushing, second most on the
team. In his senior season, he passed for 1,455 yards and rushed for 417 yards. The Tigers went 9-14 in
Jackson's two seasons. He remained at Pacific and coached on Cope's staff for two seasons and on Walt
Harris' staff for one season. Jackson then went on to coach at Cal State Fullerton, Arizona State, Cal, and
USC before stints in the NFL with the Redskins, Bengals, Falcons and Ravens. "UOP was great for me as a
football player and student-athlete. I got a great education there. I love the campus. I love all the people
there," said Jackson, who visited his alma mater in March and signed autographs prior to a Pacific men's
basketball game at Spanos Center. "But the Pacific experience was tough. There wasn't a lot of games
won there. You had to do it all. ... Bottom line is that we had to earn everything we got, and it's no different
here. With the Raiders, we're going to earn everything that we get."
The Raiders have had marked success with coaches who have a Pacific connection. Tom Flores was a
quarterback at the university in the 1950s and went on to earn three Super Bowl rings with the Raiders - two
as a head coach and one as an assistant to John Madden - and another as a player with Kansas City. Jon
Gruden, who was the tight ends coach at Pacific in 1989, went 38-26 with the Raiders and made the
playoffs twice during his four-year tenure that ended in 2001. Jackson has a lot of respect for both coaches
and smiled when asked whose career he would prefer to emulate in Oakland. "I want to be the next Tom
Flores because Tom Flores won a bunch of Super Bowls," Jackson said with a laugh. "Hopefully I can do
better than him. My goal is always to make it better than it's ever been. "I try to do that wherever I've been,
and to do that, you have to win. That's how you become the Tom Floreses and Jon Grudens of the world."
FOX.COM
Raiders retool with enthusiastic coach
Nancy Gay is the Senior NFL Editor at FOXSports.com. She has been covering the NFL and other major
sports for more than two decades. The first female member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection
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-Updated Aug 9, 2011 1:13 PM ET
NAPA, Calif. --During a sunny first weekend of training camp in Napa, Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson
made certain his team utilized every second of an afternoon full-pads session.
An NFL padded practice, now an endangered species under the league’s new collective-bargaining
agreement with its players, is much too valuable to squander. And overhauling one of the NFL’s most
underachieving franchises, in Jackson’s view, requires a total hands-on approach. Mind and body.
Red-zone drills were punctuated by helmet-crunching hits, smack talk and shouts of encouragement and
critiques among teammates and coaches. When rookie receiver Denarius Moore broke off a jam from safety
Tyvon Branch and hauled in a pass from Kyle Boller with a one-handed sideline circus catch, Raiders
offensive coordinator Al Saunders sprinted onto the field to offer instant analysis.
―Attaway! Attaway!‖ Saunders barked giddily into Moore’s face mask, patting the team’s fifth-round draft pick
on the top of the helmet.
Jackson, one of the NFL’s most charismatic coaches, made a similar running beeline toward cornerback
Walter McFadden when a bad angle and missed tackle led to a touchdown in seven-on-seven work.
―I need better coverage than that, son!‖ Jackson bellowed, while McFadden locked eyes with his head
coach and nodded in agreement.
In position drills, assistant offensive line coach Steve Wisniewski — yes, ―The Wiz‖, the retired Raiders’
eight-time Pro Bowler, a 206-game starter at guard and member of the 1990s NFL All-Decade team —
stood over his group like a drill sergeant, arms folded.
―Gentlemen,‖ he bellowed, ―It’s a great day to be an Oakland Raider!‖
The perpetually rebuilding Raiders, who have stockpiled their new coaching staff with influential franchise
legends such as Wisniewski, Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson (cornerbacks) and Greg Biekert
(linebackers), are serious about scrubbing clean the franchise’s recent past. That would be the smear left by
previous Oakland teams which haven’t produced a winning record since 2002, including seven consecutive
seasons of 11 or more losses from 2003-09.
In 2010, a glimpse of momentum and an 8-8 record weren’t enough to save the job of former coach Tom
Cable, who failed to get owner Al Davis’ team into the playoffs and did not have his contract renewed.
Jackson was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach. And the remodeling began immediately.
The new ―legacy‖ coaching hires, together with longtime Raiders assistant Willie Brown, not only will impart
the Davis-inspired themes of ―Pride and Poise‖ and ―Commitment to Excellence,‖ Jackson promises, but
they will imprint those messages on their players.
Jackson doesn’t want the well-known slogans to remain tired clichés. He wants a complete cultural
transformation. ―Those mottos are written everywhere,‖ Jackson said, ―but because of the bad times, people
don’t talk about them anymore. To me, we have lost our way, as far as that is concerned. Winning breeds
confidence. When you lose, you lose that edge.
"This organization has always been about winning. Some of the greatest players in the world have played
here. But we’ve forgotten that.‖
How could that happen? ―I don’t know why or where it went, but it’s been lost,‖ Jackson conceded. ―To win
consistently takes hard work, and the old Raiders understood that — the Wisniewskis, the Biekerts, the
Woodsons — those guys understand about work and sacrifice.‖
Moore, the playmaking rookie wideout who already is seeing time with the first-team offense, clearly soaks
in the messages the Raiders' players-turned-coaches are preaching.
―It means a lot coming from them,‖ Moore said, ―because they played the game before. They won
championships. There’s no choice but to listen to them. They know what it takes to be the best, and you
want to listen to the best so you can be the best.‖ As the Raiders strive to find a place among the NFL’s
elite, their team — typically — has undergone plenty of controversial turnover since last season. Standouts
such as All-Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, former starting quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, guard
Robert Gallery and tight end Zach Miller left via free agency.
―Those were great Raiders, everything what you want a great Raiders’ player to be,‖ Biekert said, ―but
financially, you can’t keep all of them.‖
Alternately, the franchise spent large to re-sign defensive tackle Richard Seymour (two years, $30 million,
$22.5 million guaranteed), linebacker Kamerion Wimbley (five years, $48 million, $29 million guaranteed)
and cornerback Stanford Routt (three years, $31.5 million, $20 million guaranteed). Davis spent so much,
Seymour and Routt already have restructured their new deals to help get the team salary cap-compliant.
Last week, the Raiders replaced Miller with free-agent tight end Kevin Boss, the former New York Giants
pass catcher who won a Super Bowl as a rookie, giving him a four-year, $16 million deal ($8 million
guaranteed). But will Boss have the same impact catching passes from starting quarterback Jason
Campbell as he did playing with Eli Manning?
For now, Boss can say he is impressed with the enthusiasm and sincerity of Jackson. One dinner with the
head coach last Wednesday, and Boss was sold on being an Oakland Raider.
―The moment I met coach Jackson, I could just feel his energy and it was just exciting for me,‖ Boss said.
―Within moments of meeting him, I felt on board with his ideas and, like he was saying, his passion for the
game, just his energy, is just exciting to be around and just thrilled to be a part of it now.‖
In the new Oakland regime, Seymour, Wimbley, Routt and Boss fit the mold of what Jackson and his staff
want a Raiders player to be — the exact opposite of forgettable recent wearers of the Silver and Black, bigmoney busts such as JaMarcus Russell, Javon Walker and DeAngelo Hall.
―We talk about it all the time — we’re trying to get people out of here who are not Raiders,‖ said
Wisniewski, who was careful not to lump Asomugha, Gallery, Miller or Gradkowski in that group. ―We don’t
mean anything negative about them as people, but we’ll say it: He’s not a Raider, or what we intend a
Raider to be.
―This is a constant work-in-progress; we want to bring people in who fit our mold and get people out who
don’t.‖
So who is a 2011 Oakland Raider? ―We’re trying to preach to our team that a Raider is physical, a Raider is
relentless,‖ Wisniewski explained. ―He’s accountable, he’s intelligent, he’s poised under pressure and he
gets the job done. Those are going to be our words to describe a Raider, and we just have to keep
reinforcing it and holding the standard high.‖
The Wiz summed it up pretty well. Now the Oakland Raiders have to live up to that legendary credo, one
that has gone painfully awry.
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Jason Campbell excited about year two in Oakland
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 08/08/2011 03:06:34 PM PDT Updated: 08/08/2011 10:30:11 PM PDT
NAPA -- For the first time in his NFL career, Jason Campbell is ahead of the curve.
Instead of the yearly task of assimilating a new system, the Raiders quarterback has the perspective of
playing a second season in coach Hue Jackson's offense, with the bonus of having already been exposed
to the new wrinkles infused by offensive coordinator Al Saunders.
There is even a hint of excitement in Campbell's voice when he talks about the Raiders' scoring potential -no small detail considering he seldom sounds excited about anything.
"I was telling the guys, the Saunders offense, when he was in St. Louis, they had fast guys like Torry Holt,
Isaac Bruce, and that's the main thing the Raiders are about is speed," Campbell said. "Darren (McFadden)
reminds me of Marshall Faulk because he's so quick and is such a good route runner.
"We've got the ability to stretch the field and become a dynamic offense. It's just going to take a bit of time.
We've got to keep plugging."
In a training camp where Jackson is stressing competition, the only question at quarterback is whether Kyle
Boller or Trent Edwards will be second string.
Jackson has been telling anyone who will listen that Campbell, in his seventh season out of Auburn and
second with the Raiders, is the man he is counting on to guide the Raiders into the playoffs for the first time
since 2002.
The quarterback that year was Rich Gannon, and since the Raiders were last in the playoffs, the revolving
door of signal-callers has included Kerry Collins, Aaron Brooks, Andrew Walter, Josh McCown, Daunte
Culpepper, JaMarcus Russell, Bruce Gradkowski and finally Campbell.
In terms of outward demeanor, though not work ethic, Campbell, 29, is a lot more to the Russell side of the
scale than Gannon. Campbell showed in 2010 he lets controversy and adversity roll off his back with no
change in expression.
Acquired from the Washington Redskins just weeks before the Raiders cut Russell, Campbell didn't make
waves when Jackson recommended that coach Tom Cable switch to Gradkowski six quarters into the
season, and again in Week 12 after Gradkowski came back from a shoulder injury.
"Real even-keeled, man," said running back Rock Cartwright, a teammate in both Washington and Oakland.
"Not too high, not too low. Just medium."
That's fine with Saunders, who has been involved in some of the NFL's most explosive offenses since 1982.
"You never want to be a person outside their character," Saunders said. "I had the privilege of being around
Joe Montana when he was in Kansas City and Kurt Warner when he was in St. Louis. Neither one of those
were very demonstrative in the huddle. One is in the Hall of Fame, the other will be in the Hall of Fame."
In part because it's Jackson's mandate, in part because of maturity and knowledge of the system, Campbell
is asserting himself in ways he never did with the Redskins.
Newly signed Raiders tackle Stephon Heyer, who started 28 games in Washington with Campbell at
quarterback, noticed the difference immediately.
"His pocket presence, his huddle presence, is definitely better than it used to be," Heyer said. "It looks like
he's more of a leader. He's more comfortable. I can see that now more than ever."
Campbell took charge of the offense when the Raiders met in Atlanta during the lockout, with Richard
Seymour running the defense. He invited wide receivers Jacoby Ford, Louis Murphy and Darrius HeywardBey to his home in Virginia for two weeks of daily workouts and passing sessions.
Having received a playbook during the brief window available during the draft, Campbell was able to impart
what he knew about the Jackson-Saunders alliance.
"He'd been studying it all summer," Ford said. "Just the way he was able to grasp it, that fast, I was
impressed. I think he's going to do a great job leading us in the right direction."
With minimal turnover, Campbell feels at ease and in control.
"I don't have to relocate across the country in a small amount of time, get ready for a season and learn all
the guys," Campbell said. "This season I know them. We're pretty much running the same system. It gives
you an opportunity to elevate your game because you know what you're doing and have a feel for the guys
around you."
Saunders, who was assistant head coach in Washington in 2006-07, believes Campbell's almost-yearly
turnover in offensive coordinators dating back to his days at Auburn could have only inhibited his progress.
"It's like having different golf coaches every year telling you how to improve your swing," Saunders said.
"We've taken terminology Hue utilized and melded to what Jason had in Washington. He is in a teaching
mode right now.
"I think everyone has been impressed by Jason -- he's had an outstanding camp."
USATODAY
Oakland Raiders adjusting to life after Nnamdi Asomugha
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY
NAPA, Calif. — Nnamdi Asomugha is on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated, but not in silver and
black. The Oakland Raiders have turned the page on the elite cornerback.
Asomugha played eight seasons with Oakland, the last four as a Pro Bowler. His name (NAM-dee AWEsum-WAH) topped the post-lockout free agency list. The Philadelphia Eagles added him to their "Dream
Team."
When the Raiders lost tight end Zach Miller to the Seattle Seahawks via free agency, they signed ex-New
York Giant Kevin Boss. Minus Asomugha, the Raiders are counting on their own depth, potentially bolstered
by rookie additions.
"I feel very comfortable with that because I truly believe in our organization and what our owner (Al Davis)
builds here," new coach Hue Jackson says. "No one is Nnamdi, but we have very good talent, and I expect
those guys to raise their level of play."
The Raiders have a cornerback legacy. Their past stars include Willie Brown, Lester Hayes, Mike Haynes,
Charles Woodson and now Asomugha.
"No, not at all, not one bit," says Routt, a seventh-year Raider.
Routt, a 2007 starter, earned back a starting role last season opposite Asomugha. Before the lockout, the
Raiders signed Routt to a three-year, $31.5 million contract. He recently restructured the deal to provide
salary-cap room.
"Man, anything for the team. We've got to go ahead and take care of it this year. Playoff bound," says Routt,
who had two interceptions in 2010, one for a touchdown.
Johnson, an eighth-year pro and a starter in 2009, moves into Asomugha's spot on the right.
The Raiders went 8-8 last season, missing the playoffs for the eighth year in a row. But they ranked No. 2
overall in the NFL in fewest passing yards allowed.
STATS ranks individual cornerbacks by "burn percentage": percent of passes targeted at them that are
completed. The 2010 Raiders registered highly.
Asomugha was third in the NFL with a burn percentage of 39.4 (13 completions on 33 passes thrown his
way, none for a TD). But Routt, with three times as many targeted passes, tied Asomugha for third with a
39.4 (39 completions, 99 targeted, 635 yards and five TDs).
Johnson was No. 6 at 40.5 (17-42, 288 yards and three TDs). Said Jackson about Johnson, "He knows how
to play."
Oakland re-signed free safety Michael Huff, coming off his best year. Strong safety Tyvon Branch, their
leading 2010 tackler, returns.
"Obviously, no man can replace (Asomugha). He's probably the best corner in the league," Huff says. "But I
think collectively if everybody else gets a little better in their game, that will kind of make up and help make
the defense better. So I definitely think we'll bounce back."
The Raiders also have second-year cornerbacks Walter McFadden and Jeremy Ware. They drafted two
corners this year: DeMarcus Van Dyke from Miami (Fla.) in the third round and Chimdi Chekwa of Ohio
State in the fourth.
Van Dyke, known as "DVD," ran the fastest 40-yard dash at this year's combine (4.28 seconds).
The Raiders have a thing about fast guys at the combine. Under Al Davis, they also have a longtime
commitment to man-to-man defense on the corners.
Chuck Bresnahan returns for another stint as defensive coordinator. Kevin Ross, former Pro Bowl safety
with the Kansas City Chiefs, coaches the safeties. Rod Woodson, who concluded his Hall of Fame career
with two seasons with the Raiders, coaches the cornerbacks. He left the NFL Network to make his coaching
debut.
How much man-to-man will the Raiders play this season?
"They were playing man 10, 15, 20, 30 years before Nnam got here. We'll be playing man 10 to 15 years
after he leaves and after I leave," Huff says.
"This is the Raider way. We don't care who's back in the secondary. We're going to line up and play man
and play ball."
Raiders key additions/losses
The Oakland Raiders suffered arguably the biggest loss of the free agent frenzy when star CB Nnamdi
Asomugha signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. Perhaps overlooked was the loss of productive TE Zach
Miller to the Seattle Seahawks. Former New York Giants Kevin Boss was signed to replace him.
Additions: TE Kevin Boss, OT Stephon Heyer, QB Trent Edwards
Subtractions: CB Nnamdi Asomugha, G Robert Gallery, QB Bruce Gradkowski, TE Zach Miller
Stanford Routt and Chris Johnson are their here-and-now at cornerback. Both have starting experience.
Routt says he has no doubt the Raiders can get it done.
AP
Experience helps McClain play faster for Raiders
By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer
Monday, August 8, 2011
(08-08) 19:18 PDT Napa, Calif. (AP) -Now that Rolando McClain no longer has to spend his time thinking about being in the right place and
worrying about getting his teammates into the correct defense, the Oakland Raiders hope he'll be able to
make even more big plays.
With a year of experience as an NFL middle linebacker under his belt, McClain hopes to be able to get to
the ball faster, disrupt offenses more often and become the big-play linebacker the Raiders hoped they
added when they drafted him seventh overall in 2010.
"When you can play fast without thinking about what you do, it gives you the ability to play fast as well as
make plays, so now I'm not worried about what I do, now I can look at the formations and think about what
the offense is going to do instead of worrying about what I'm going to do," McClain said. "It enables me to
play a lot faster."
McClain said there were only a couple of games as a rookie where he felt truly comfortable with his
knowledge of the defense and could attack the opposition instead of just react.
Even with a change in defensive coordinator after Chuck Bresnahan took over for John Marshall and no
formal offseason workouts because of the lockout, McClain believes he's far ahead of where he was a year
ago just trying to keep up as a rookie.
That has already been evident on the practice field, where McClain has appeared faster and more
disruptive than he was a year ago. He has even gotten into a few tussles with teammates, pleasing coach
Hue Jackson, who is counting on McClain to lead a defense that returns 10 starters, including Pro Bowl
defensive lineman Richard Seymour.
"What I'm trying to get him to understand is this defense flows through him," Jackson said. "He gets to see it
all. Richard is the veteran, obviously, but McClain gets to see the offense. Richard's hand is down on the
ground, but this guy (McClain) needs to be the unquestioned leader of our defense, and he should be and
he can be. That's what I expect from him. I'm always in his ear because I know what this young man can be.
He's a really, really good football player, but I'm asking him to be great. I'm not looking for him to be good. I
want No. 55 on this team to be great."
Being anointed the leader of a defense that includes more decorated and experienced players like
Seymour, who has won three Super Bowls and been selected to six Pro Bowls in his career doesn't come
naturally to the reserved McClain.
He says he's not a "rah-rah" guy but he is filling that role at times this year.
"Last year was his first year so there might have been some hesitation at times to be more vocal," fellow
linebacker Kamerion Wimbley said. "Now he's definitely stepping up and filling that role as one of the team
leaders, especially on the defensive side of the ball."
McClain was second on the Raiders in tackles as a rookie with 85. But he didn't deliver many gamechanging plays, with just half a sack, one interception, and nor forced or recovered fumbles in 15 games.
He had seven tackles for losses on running plays, broke up six passes and had a few bone-crushing hits.
Now Jackson wants him to be one of the "hunters" he's looking for on defense.
"That's my next step, I expect those things for myself," McClain said. "But if you saw me in college, that
wasn't something that I did. I'm just a solid player, solid on the run, solid on the pass game. I don't come off
the field and just being a sure tackler as well as a pretty good leader out there. Of course I want to make
more turnovers, force more fumbles, that's a big goal of my own. But I think it's just being a solid player,
when you look on the field you know 55 is going to get the job done no matter what."
McClain spent the offseason back in Alabama, where he watched film and worked out under the guidance
of his former college coaches at Alabama. He lost about five or six pounds, spent plenty of time in the water
swimming to stay in shape and watched hours of film.
Film watching has been a major part of McClain's training ever since he got to Alabama and played for
coach Nick Saban. McClain said he hated film watching when he got to Alabama but has seen the results in
college and the pros.
"You need to be able to single out your opponent and know what they're going to do before they do it, so
when they do it you can counter and be ahead of them," he said. "That helped me and it's paying dividends
here."
NOTES: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey participated in team drills in practice for the first time this training camp.
... WR Louis Murphy missed his fifth straight practice with what Jackson described as a "minor" injury. ...
Jackson wore "highlighter yellow" shoes for practice after losing a bet with RB Michael Bennett.
NFL.COM
Raiders' Campbell ready to take the next step to stardom
By Bucky Brooks NFL.com Analyst
Published: Aug. 8, 2011 at 06:16 a.m. Updated: Aug. 8, 2011 at 10:36 a.m.
This is the year Jason Campbell becomes a franchise quarterback. While that statement will sound
outlandish to those outside of Raider Nation, the collaboration of Hue Jackson and Al Saunders will finally
allow the seventh-year pro to flourish as a starter. Granted, optimism typically runs high when changes are
made, but the marriage between the two offensive masterminds and Campbell appears to be a match made
in heaven. The coaching duo share similar schematic philosophies for moving the ball, and the Raiders'
signal caller is an ideal fit for the bombs-away attack they envision.
Saunders, a 27-year NFL coaching veteran, was hired by Jackson to serve as the Raiders' offensive
coordinator after spending last season working as a consultant for the Baltimore Ravens. He is a Don
Coryell disciple with a vast knowledge of the vertical game. As a highly respected architect with a keen
knowledge of the passing game, he has orchestrated some of the most explosive offenses in league history,
including the 2001-05 Kansas City Chiefs, who led the league in points, touchdowns and net yardage during
that span. As a play designer, Saunders loves to incorporate a variety of pre-snap motions, shifts and
formations to keep defenses off-balance. The utilization of movement is designed to test the discipline of the
coverage, and exploit blown assignments or hesitant defenders unsure of their responsibilities.
Jackson, however, will remain the play caller on game day, and the team will build upon the momentum
created by the offense's strong showing a season ago. The Raiders finished sixth in scoring offense with
410 points, more than double their output from the previous season. While Jackson relied heavily on their
second-ranked rush offense, the unit showed flashes of being explosive in the passing game. The Raiders
ranked fifth in the league with 12 passes of 40-plus yards and the continued development of Jacoby Ford,
Louis Murphy and Darrius Heyward-Bey could lead to more big plays in 2011.
Saunders and Jackson are not only highly respected for their overall offensive acumen, but they are lauded
for their ability to groom receivers. Under Jackson's tutelage in Cincinnati from 2004-06, T.J.
Houshmandzadeh and Chad Ochocinco became one of the most prolific receiving tandems in the league,
and each topped the 1,000-yard mark in his final season. In St. Louis, Saunders developed a dynamic
receiving corps -- Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, Ricky Proehl and Az-Zahir Hakim -- as part of the "Greatest Show
on Turf," and also tutored an explosive crew of receivers for "Air Coryell" in San Diego. Given the vast
knowledge and expertise of the Raiders' offensive architects, Campbell should post big numbers in his
second season at the helm in Oakland. For one of the few times in his career, he gets to play in the same
scheme for the second straight year and that allows him to build upon the momentum he created at the end
of the season. During the Raiders' final five games, Campbell completed 64.7 percent of his passes with six
touchdowns and only two interceptions for an impressive 94.6 passer rating.
With Saunders coming over to add a few more wrinkles to the offensive approach, Campbell's game is
certain to reach a new level in 2011. That optimism is fueled by the familiarity between the pupil and student
(Saunders was offensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins for two of Campbell's first three years in
Washington), and the growth of the signal caller since that point. Campbell has shown steady improvement
over the course of his career from an accuracy and decision-making standpoint, and his willingness to take
more chances down the field has resulted in his yards-per-attempt average improving each season.
He is a strong-armed thrower with above-average touch and accuracy. He shines on intermediate throws,
but is very capable of making pinpoint tosses down the field. He routinely throws in rhythm when working off
play-action or conventional drops, and his timing allows him to lead receivers into open windows. Given the
Raiders' desire to implement more rhythm and vertical throws into the game plan, Campbell's numbers
should go through the roof this season. The Raiders have set their sights squarely on making the
postseason in 2011, and the play of their quarterback will go a long way toward making that happen. With a
pair of masterminds intent on building their offense around his game, Campbell will finally prove he is
worthy of putting a franchise on his back.
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Raiders' Darrius Heyward-Bey makes encouraging camp debut
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 08/08/2011 09:27:53 PM PDT Updated: 08/08/2011 10:30:05 PM PDT
NAPA -- A spectator, self-appointed assistant coach and cheerleader for nine practices, receiver Darrius
Heyward-Bey got into the mix Monday and fared well enough that he could see action in the preseason
opener against the Arizona Cardinals.
Heyward-Bey, out with an undisclosed injury, participated in his first full team sessions after doing little more
than running a few routes uncontested by defenders in earlier practices.
On five passes thrown in his direction, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2009 draft caught four and had one drop,
although a reception from Jason Campbell on a crossing route was punched loose from behind by
cornerback Chris Johnson.
"I wish C.J. didn't knock that ball out, but I felt pretty good for the most part," Heyward-Bey said. "I
connected with Jason and it felt good."
Coach Hue Jackson was encouraged by Heyward-Bey's training camp debut.
"He looked like a guy that's getting ready," Jackson said. "He did some good things, caught some balls, is
getting back in the swing of it. It's a good time to have him back out there. Another pair of veteran legs."
Depending on how Heyward-Bey bounces back Tuesday, Jackson hoped to have him available to play
Thursday night at O.co Coliseum against Arizona.
"I feel pretty good," Heyward-Bey said. "I've been doing everything I have to like everybody else, in the cold
tub, taking care of our bodies. Tomorrow will be a big test, so we'll see."
Exactly what is being tested is still unclear. With only a few exceptions, the Raiders haven't disclosed injury
specifics. Heyward-Bey said it wasn't a hamstring pull. He joked earlier in camp that he had a toothache.
The Raiders got in their most team session reps of camp, and with the possibility of a lighter load Tuesday
and a Wednesday walk-through leading into the Arizona game.
Jackson said he didn't plan on holding out any healthy players and hadn't determined how long the first
team would play.
Cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke, a third-round draft pick who has been learning the hard way through
camp, was in perfect position for a ball that went through the hands of Nick Miller for an interception.
For the first time in camp, Sebastian Janikowski kicked field goals during a team session. He went 4 for 4.
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Oakland Raiders rookie receiver Denarius Moore starring in training camp
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 08/07/2011 09:10:41 PM PDT Updated: 08/07/2011 10:20:22 PM PDT
NAPA -- Denarius Moore finally met his match. The training camp schedule locked down the rookie wide
receiver Sunday as the Raiders took the day off, meaning there would be no big plays, circus catches or
rave reviews. A fifth-round draft pick out of Tennessee, Moore has been a daily revelation and has taken
advantage of extra snaps made available because of the absence of Jacoby Ford, Darrius Heyward-Bey
and Louis Murphy with injuries.
Moore has been so good, the big news during Saturday's practice was that he dropped a pass. "It's not the
first one I've actually dropped," Moore said. "I've probably dropped a couple of balls, but it's one I should
have had."
Aside from the drop, Moore got loose for a deep catch against fellow rookie DeMarcus Van Dyke and made
a one-handed grab during drills. Earlier in the week, Moore caught a pass in the end zone while running a
post pattern under tight coverage by Van Dyke and free safety Stevie Brown.
The ball somehow stuck to his hands while he simultaneously got both feet in bounds and avoided striking
the goal post. There also was a day when Moore victimized cornerback Stanford Routt at least three times - once on an out pattern, once on a crossing route and once on a deep sideline pass.
"He's definitely got some talent to him," Routt said. "Fast, good hands, real smooth. He'll be a good
addition."
The line on Moore coming out of Tennessee was that he had big-play ability (47 receptions, 981 yards,
nine touchdowns as a senior) but vanished for long stretches.
There have been no disappearing acts through nine days in Napa, as Raiders coach Hue Jackson has been
asked about Moore virtually every day.
"Every day there's something. A ball goes up, he comes down with it and makes a play," Jackson said. "The
game is not too big for him. There is no fear in the young man."
The Raiders have seen their share of training camp flashes at wide receiver throughout the years, and
players such as Kenny Shedd, Olanda Truitt, Ken-Yon Rambo and Alex Van Dyke eventually receded into
the background and off the roster, although Shedd became a productive special-teams player.
Quarterback Jason Campbell thinks Moore is a keeper, comparing him to Ford, a fourth-round pick in 2010
who scored seven touchdowns last season as a receiver/return specialist. "He's one of those guys you pick
up late in the draft and wonder, 'How did this guy fall?' " Campbell said. "He's so talented, so athletic."
Moore's self-evaluation of his strengths are "being able to get off press coverage, using my speed to get
open and just catching and protecting the ball."
Backup quarterback Kyle Boller is impressed by Moore's ability to catch on to the offense quickly without
any minicamps during the offseason. "Most of these rookies, their head is spinning," Boller said. "He might
be at his most comfortable when he goes up to catch the ball."
Moore is only dimly aware that he has become a training camp sensation, choosing to avoid newspapers
and the Internet, but he concedes, "I didn't think I'd catch on this quickly."
SACRAMENTO BEE
McFadden says he's intent on punishing more defenses
Eric Gilmore, Special to The Bee
Published Monday, Aug. 08, 2011
NAPA – For the first two seasons of Raiders running back Darren McFadden's NFL career, it looked as if an
imposter was on the field wearing his No. 20 jersey.
McFadden had rushed for 4,590 yards and 41 touchdowns during his storied college career at Arkansas,
displaying a rare mix of speed, quickness and power.
The Raiders were so impressed that they used the No. 4 overall pick in 2008 to draft McFadden. But he
rushed for just 499 yards as a rookie and 357 in 2009 as he battled injuries and performed more like a draft
bust than a star.
Then the 2010 season began, and McFadden quickly made it clear that something was different. In the
season opener at Tennessee, he rushed for 95 hard-fought yards and caught six passes for 55 yards and a
touchdown.
The next week, he ran for 145 yards against St. Louis. Then he ran for 105 yards against Arizona. Four
weeks later at Denver, McFadden rushed for a career-high 165 yards and three touchdowns and caught a
touchdown pass.
"Last year was the real Darren McFadden," McFadden said. "The Raider Nation can look forward to a lot
more of that."
McFadden appeared in just one preseason game last year because of a hamstring injury, but he started the
season in midseason form.
Once again, he'll try to prove that the importance of training camp is overrated. He'll be sidelined at least
two weeks after suffering what coach Hue Jackson called "a little small fracture" of an orbital bone
Wednesday during practice.
Jackson didn't sound worried after talking to McFadden on Friday.
"He had a beautiful smile on his face," Jackson said. "I was teasing him, 'Buddy, what's wrong with you?' He
said, 'Coach, I'm feeling good.' He's going to be fine. It's exciting because a year ago it was about a couple
weeks he was out with the hamstring, and the guy went and had 1,157 yards. So we have to do better than
that this time."
Jackson is counting heavily on McFadden to have another big year. Last year as Oakland's offensive
coordinator, Jackson made McFadden the focus of an attack that ranked second in rushing and sixth in
scoring.
In addition to rushing for 1,157 yards and seven scores, McFadden caught 47 passes for 507 yards and
three touchdowns – all career highs.
"People laugh at me when I say this, and I'm going to say this now and I mean it with my whole heart,"
Jackson said. "Darren McFadden is to me one of the most complete and elite runners in this league.
Obviously, he had a very good season last year. He's going to build on that, and I see a young man who is
ahead of the curve of where he was last year, seeing his reads, sticking the ball in the right spots,
accelerating, knowing when to decelerate."
McFadden said he has big goals for himself and that last year offered just a hint of what's to come.
"Last year was kind of getting your feet wet and getting back into it, just getting the confidence built back
up," McFadden said. "When a guy gets confidence and gets going, it's kind of hard to stop."
For the first time in his career, McFadden last season avoided the lingering foot and leg injuries that slowed
him in 2008 and 2009. Injuries still cost him three games, but he started a career-high 13 games and had
223 carries, nearly doubling his previous career high.
McFadden also thrived in Jackson's offense, which featured more power running and less of the zone
blocking that former coach Tom Cable favored. Under Jackson, McFadden became a decisive, punishing
runner. He looked nothing like the McFadden who rarely broke a tackle his first two seasons.
"That's something I really like, being able to get downhill and get going, make one cut and go," McFadden
said. "I've always been a physical runner, ever since I started playing football. Just not being healthy the
first couple seasons, I felt like it's something that held me back, and I wasn't able to go out there and show
what I really could do."
McFadden ranked fifth in the NFL last season in total yards from scrimmage with 1,664. His peers
throughout the league noticed. After last season, the NFL Network polled players and compiled a list of the
top 100 current players in the league.
McFadden came in at No. 98. Not bad considering there are nearly 1,700 players in the NFL, just counting
those on the 53-man rosters. He was in an elite group that included ex-Raiders cornerback Nnamdi
Asomugha at No. 18, Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour at No. 66 and Patriots quarterback Tom
Brady at No. 1.
"I think last year showed he is an elite running back in this league," Raiders fullback Marcel Reece said. "I
think this year he's just going to go even higher on everyone's list. There's so much that Darren's going to
show."
Raiders running back Rock Cartwright, who is entering his 10th season, said he wasn't surprised that
McFadden made the top 100. Cartwright said McFadden "should have been higher" than No. 98.
"He ran the ball exceptionally well. He catches the ball out of the backfield exceptionally," Cartwright said. "I
expect him to be better than last year. I expect a big year out of him. He works extremely hard. He's very
humble. I admire somebody who works as hard as he does and keeps his mouth shut, just goes to work day
in and day out."
As he did last offseason, McFadden worked out in the Dallas area at a fitness center owned and operated
by former Olympic track star Michael Johnson. He reported to camp at a solid 220 pounds.
McFadden's No. 1 job is to run the ball, but his skill as a receiver sets him apart from most running backs.
He has sure hands, runs crisp routes and uses his speed to turn short passes into long gains.
New offensive coordinator Al Saunders should know how to take advantage of those skills. He was an
assistant coach at St. Louis in 1999 and 2000 when Marshall Faulk was a remarkable dual-threat running
back. Faulk caught 87 passes in 1999, when the Rams won the Super Bowl, and 81 in 2000.
"Darren, he reminds me of Faulk when you watch film because he's so quick, and Faulk was a good route
runner," Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell said. "That's the same thing Darren does. You throw a checkdown to him, and he may take it 30, 50 yards."
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
Tackle-busting Bush back at work with the Raiders
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 08/06/2011 09:14:29 PM PDT Updated: 08/06/2011 10:45:22 PM PDT
NAPA -- Michael Bush put aside the business aspect of football Saturday in favor of the game itself. When it
became clear there would be no long-term deal with the Raiders or anyone else in his restricted free agent
year, Bush reported to Napa and will play for his one-year tender at $2.6 million, remaining hopeful
something can be worked out in the future. "That was something my agent presented to them," Bush said.
"Right now it's only a one-year deal. When the time comes we'll talk to them and get situated there." Bush
said he never had any illusions of being an unrestricted free agent, which would have enabled him to seek
the best offer from any team with no compensation due the Raiders.
Although published reports had him on the physically unable to perform list during his rookie year in 2007,
Bush was actually on the non-football-related injury list. Bush was on the second list because his injury -- a
broken ankle -- pre-dated his arrival in the NFL. The difference is that players on PUP are credited for
having played a season, those on the NFI are not. The difference for Bush? A three-year veteran is a
restricted free agent. A four-year veteran is an unrestricted free agent. Any team that signed Bush to an
offer sheet as a restricted free agent would have to surrender a first-round draft pick to the Raiders if they
decided not to match it.
"I had no intention of coming into the season thinking I was a free agent because bottom line my first year I
didn't play," Bush said. "I read all those things that you guys are writing and stuff like that. I was never a free
agent." Without any movement on a contract and coach Kelly Skipper calling to talk about changes in the
playbook, Bush figured it was time to go to work.
"I think it was just best for me to come in at this time instead of stretching it out," Bush said. "The sooner I
got here the sooner I can get in the playbook and move forward." Coach Hue Jackson hadn't been around
Bush since before the lockout and liked what he saw.
"He was quick and fast and looked lean to me, which is great," Jackson said. "He's done a great job getting
his body prepared." Bush's arrival helps ease the pressure on a position group which has seen Darren
McFadden lost to a broken orbital bone and Michael Bennett out with an undisclosed injury. Bennett was
back on the field and got some snaps Saturday, but the bulk of the work has continued to go to Louis
Rankin and Rock Cartwright.
"Those guys were taking a lot of reps," Bush said. "I kind of felt bad as well. I had to take care of business
for myself as well. I wanted to get here and kind of ease the pain for them a little bit. To me I asked them if
they were OK. They seemed to be handling it fine." Jackson is prepared to have Bush reprise his role as the
heavy-legged complement to McFadden, who Jackson said will be ready to play at the start of the regular
season on Sept. 12.
"I think there are a lot of safeties across our division and league who don't like running into him," Jackson
said. However, Bush has proved he can be a lead back when the need arises. In games McFadden missed
due to injury against Kansas City and San Diego last season, Bush had games of 104 and 137 yards
rushing. He finished with a career-high 655 yards and eight touchdowns
"My whole thing is to always do better than I did last year and be consistent. When they're on the field they
know they can count on me and they know what they're going to get out of me, so those are pretty much my
goals."
USATODAY.COM
For Raiders, Kevin Boss a quick fix
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY
NAPA, Calif. — In case of tight end emergency, bring in Kevin Boss.
As a rookie with the New York Giants in 2007, Boss took over late in the season for injured star Jeremy
Shockey and helped the Giants to a Super Bowl title. Now, the Oakland Raiders are counting on him to fill a
need.
"A lot of the NFL is just situational, just being in the right place at the right time, and then when you get there
making the most of the opportunity,'' Boss said today prior to his first practice with the Raiders.
For the past four seasons, Zach Miller was Oakland's tight end and mainstay of its oft-struggling offense,
catching 226 passes for 2,712 yards and 12 touchdowns. But coming off a Pro Bowl season in 2010, he
signed a free-agent deal earlier this week with the Seattle Seahawks.
Enter Boss, whose own free agency choices came down to the Raiders and Giants. He signed a four-year,
$16 million deal with Oakland.
"Obviously, we had a need at a position there. … It was just a great fit," said Raiders first-year coach Hue
Jackson.
Jackson noted Boss helped the Giants to a Super Bowl title.
"He's going to be part of the glue that helps get us there," said Jackson.
Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell welcomes the 6-6, 253-pound Boss.
"We're glad to have him aboard. … He's a big target. … He can move. And he has a lot of experience. He's
been to the Super Bowl and won. So we understand he knows what it takes to get to the next level," says
Campbell.
Boss, a fifth-round draft pick by the Giants out of Western Oregon, had five touchdown catches each of the
past two seasons. He has 18 touchdowns receptions in four NFL seasons.
He had a hip procedure following last season.
"The hip is 100 percent. I just had a minor scope back in January after the season," he said. "I did a lot of
rehab. The whole offseason I just kind of focused it on just rehabbing my hip and getting ready for the
season."
He's looking to pick up where Miller left off in Oakland.
"It's going to be fun. Zach Miller had a lot of success here," said Boss. "And I'm hoping to continue that
success at this position."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Raiders' Stefen Wisniewski thrilled in Napa
Vittorio Tafur, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, July 31, 2011
On Thursday, his first day at training camp, Raiders rookie center Stefen Wisniewski received his helmet,
and before practice, he simply looked at it, smiling. His uncle Steve played for the Raiders, was an eighttime Pro Bowler and is now back as an assistant offensive-line coach. "I'm actually a Raider. It kind of feels
real for the first time," the younger Wisniewski said. "Getting drafted and then being on my own, it kind of
wasn't real yet. But wearing a helmet and practicing at getting at it, it feels great."
It really hit home Saturday afternoon in Napa, at the team's first practice with pads. In a one-on-one drill,
defensive tackle John Henderson pushed Wisniewski straight back 5 yards on back-to-back plays. When
Henderson gets a breather, the second-round pick has to go against Pro Bowl tackle Richard Seymour and
Pro Bowl-alternate Tommy Kelly.
"That's definitely a great welcome to the NFL," Wisniewski said. "I am excited about the challenge. They are
going to kick my butt sometime, but that's fine - it's going to make me better. "To be honest, you want to be
practicing against the best because when you get in the games, it's like, 'Oh, these guys are good too, but
they're no Richard Seymour.' "
Wisniewski is slated to be the starter at center, despite missing offseason practice and classroom time
because of the lockout. And he wasn't getting any tips from his uncle, as football conversations between
coaches and players were banned by the league. "I didn't even say 'Hi' to him too much," the nephew said.
"I guess we were allowed to talk about family stuff, but ... how am I going to talk to him and not talk about
football?"
On Saturday, the first-team offensive line was rookie Joe Barksdale at right tackle, Cooper Carlisle at right
guard, Wisniewski at center, Daniel Loper at left guard and Jared Veldheer at left tackle. That could change
a lot, as free agents are still being signed - such as right tackle Khalif Barnes on Saturday.
The Raiders re-signed Barnes after doctors didn't give the OK to former Ravens tackle Jared Gaither.
Gaither, who missed all of last season with a back injury, had agreed to terms with Oakland on Thursday,
pending a physical. Barnes was used a lot last year as an extra blocker on run plays, and caught two
passes, including a touchdown. Former head coach Tom Cable didn't really consider Barnes for a starting
role, but new head coach Hue Jackson said Barnes will get a chance to compete for the right-tackle spot.
As for Gaither, Jackson said, "I want to make sure we're putting healthy players out here. ... Who knows?
That path, we might go down it again." QB competition: There will be some quarterback competition at
camp after all. It will be a Stanford-Cal rivalry as Oakland added former Cardinal QB Trent Edwards to
compete with former Bears QB Kyle Boller for the team's No. 2 spot behind Jason Campbell.
Edwards, 27, has passed for 6,019 yards and 26 touchdowns in his five-year career with Buffalo and
Jacksonville. He has thrown 30 interceptions and gotten sacked 69 times.
"He was what I was looking for," Jackson said. "He's a big, strong, physical guy (who) can throw the ball.
Loves football. Very passionate about the game. He's a gym rat."
AP
Jackson puts own imprint on Raiders camp
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - The lack of offseason minicamps and OTAs and the new rules cutting down on contact
in practice were supposed to make training camp easier on players this summer. Oakland Raiders coach
Hue Jackson is having none of that. The Raiders put pads on for the first time Saturday and went right into
the Oklahoma blocking drill, one-on-one battles between offensive and defensive linemen and other contact
drills.
"I love that. That's the name of the game," Jackson said. "If we're going to be a team that's building a bully, I
can't all of a sudden walk out there on Sunday, Monday or Thursday and say we are. We've got to become
one, and I think our guys understand it's a contact sport, and we've got to line up every now and then and
run into each other." Linebacker Rolando McClain threw down running back Taiwan Jones and gave a hard
hit to Rock Cartwright, cornerback Jeremy Ware delivered a big blow on running back Louis Rankin, and
there were even a couple of minor scuffles. The players seemed to enjoy all the contact after an offseason
of waiting.
"It felt good to get back out there and bang around a little bit," linebacker Kamerion Wimbley said. "I think
you get that feeling back probably with maybe a couple of practices under your belt with the pads on. But I
would say for the first day, I felt pretty good. I think a lot of us felt pretty good." A couple of players didn't
have it so good. Rookie cornerback Chimdi Chekwa's left shoulder popped out after hitting a blocking sled
early in practice and he did not return. Jones also sat out the last half of practice after getting nicked up.
The first padded practice was far from their first time hitting. Even without pads, the Raiders first camp
under Jackson got off to a fast and physical start. Cooper Carlisle flattened cornerback Stanford Routt on a
lead block on one running play Friday and Richard Seymour flattened a couple of running backs with big
hits the first two practices. "This will definitely pay dividends," Routt said. "It's rapid fire. It's going to build
our endurance and when preseason comes we'll be ready to go."
The start of practice has been a far cry to how things went here the past two years under former coach Tom
Cable. The Raiders opened those camps with four straight days of two-a-day walkthroughs in which there
was a bigger focus on learning than on wearing pads, physical contact and running actual plays.
Quarterbacks often dropped back but did not pass the ball in seven-on-seven drills. The QBs sometimes
practiced barking out audibles in the corner of the field while their teammates did other drills. The whistle
would blow almost as soon as the ball is handed off as coaches make sure each player is in the right spot.
And then the process repeated itself.
"Totally different from last year," defensive tackle Tommy Kelly said. "I mean, he made that plain and clear
in the meetings when he was talking about what we had to do. Cabes, he wanted us to learn the stuff. But
Hue's not worrying about that. He just wants to go hard as you can. If you fall out, we'll put somebody else
in there." Making it even harder on the players is the decreased numbers of people eligible to practice early
in camp. With veteran free agents unable to hit the practice field until Aug. 4, the Raiders have had fewer
than 70 players for each of their practices so far. That means less time off and plenty of more action for all
of the players who can suit up. "You feel it in the reps," Kelly said. "You got to take a whole bunch of more
reps. But in the end of the day, it's going to get us in shape a little quicker, and we're going to be ready to
play a little quicker, especially the practice coach is running. It's rough, but it's what we got to go through.
We need that anyway."
Jackson said he doesn't want to go too hard on his players, knowing he will need them healthy for the long
season ahead. So he keeps a close eye on his veterans to see how they are handling the grind to
determine when to pull back. "There's a process to it," he said. "I have to monitor it with the other coaches,
make sure that we're getting enough work done, that we are doing the physical part of it, but also make sure
that we have a healthy football team. I think we're doing a good job of that. There's always going to be
minor nicks, bumps and bruises as you go, but nothing that's been out of the ordinary."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
With Nnamdi Asomugha gone, Raiders commit to Routt
Vittorio Tafur, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, July 29, 2011
The Raiders won't admit it, but they had moved on from free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha back in
February. That's when they gave No. 2 cornerback Stanford Routt a $31.5 million, three-year deal. On
Friday, Asomugha was officially gone - signing a $60 million, five-year deal with the Eagles - and all eyes at
Raiders training camp in Napa were on Routt. Well, him and 6-foot-9, 340-pound former Ravens offensive
tackle Jared Gaither, who was on the field watching practice and getting checked out by doctors.
A league source said Gaither and the Raiders had agreed to contract terms, but coach Hue Jackson said
nothing will be finalized until the Raiders checked out Gaither's back - he missed all of last season with an
injury. Routt said he is ready for whatever opposing quarterbacks throw his way.
"I know you as the media, you all are going to go ahead and put a media target on my back, but as far as
like anything else, it's football," Routt said. "You guard the guy that you're lined up against. It is what it is."
Asomugha missed two games last season with an ankle injury, and the Raiders went 1-1 in those games
(and 7-7 in games he played.)
"There were times when we had to band together last year, whenever he'd be hurt, and we did just fine,"
Routt said. "I don't think it's going to be any problem."
Asomugha, a three-time Pro Bowler, is one of the top cover defenders in the league, as evidenced by the
fact that quarterbacks often ignored his side of the field when he played for the Raiders. He was thrown at
only 33 times in 2010, giving up 13 completions and no touchdowns - in fact, he allowed only 52
completions and one touchdown the past three seasons.
Asomugha signed a $45.3 million, three-year contract in February 2009 that made him the highest-paid
defensive back in NFL history. He was paid $28.5 million in the first two years of the contract. But the
remainder of his contract was voided because he didn't achieve what were supposed to be easy-to-meet
incentives last season.
To achieve his incentives, Asomugha had to play a greater number of defensive plays in 2010 than he had
in 2009, but Asomugha played in only 14 games after playing in all 16 in 2009.
He also could have achieved his incentives by improving upon on his interceptions, fumble recoveries or
sacks in 2010 - but he didn't have any.
There are no immediate plans to sign another cornerback, so Chris Johnson moves into the starting lineup
opposite Routt. Johnson made several nice plays in Friday's practice.
"He made plays out there today," Jackson said. "He's competing for the ball, and it's time for guys to rise up
and be players. And Chris is. He's played in some big games for us, and he knows how to play. We're very
comfortable and confident in his abilities."
Jackson also praised young cornerbacks Walter McFadden, Jeremy Ware, Chimdi Chekwa and DeMarcus
Van Dyke.
New Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson aiming high -- playoffs
By Jerry McDonald
Posted: 07/27/2011 08:55:04 PM PDT Updated: 07/27/2011 11:16:28 PM PDT
NAPA -- Raiders coach Hue Jackson made it clear Wednesday that he won't be satisfied with an 8-8 record.
"Why not us? Why not the Raiders?" Jackson said when asked if his club could make a run into the
playoffs. "We're trying to win a championship. It's what I talk about. It's what I believe. I don't know anything
else. "I know some of you look at me and say, 'Man, this guy must be crazy.' No, I'm not, because the first
place we're going to beat people is in the mind." The team that Jackson plans to take to the postseason for
the first time since 2002 is far from complete as it takes the field today for the first time. Free agency is
under way, but players are unable to sign until Friday. However, news is leaking out on where many of
these players will sign.
Two Raiders not expected to return agreed to terms with new teams. Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski will
join the Cincinnati Bengals, and left guard Robert Gallery is going to the Seattle Seahawks, where Tom
Cable is the offensive-line coach. Cable was the Raiders' head coach for two full seasons and part of a
third, but his contract wasn't renewed after last season, mostly because owner Al Davis wasn't happy with
an 8-8 record despite seven straight seasons of 11 or more losses before that. Rumors swirled about
Nnamdi Asomugha's possible departure for the New York Jets or 49ers as an unrestricted free agent,
although Jackson said he had spoken to Asomugha and had not given up hope on the cornerback's return
to Oakland.
"He's a tremendous Raider. If it doesn't work out, it's next man up," Jackson said during a news conference.
"Let me remind you we have some tremendous football players on this team. That's why Stanford Routt is
here. That's why (Chris) Johnson is here." Jackson also said he spoke to unrestricted free-agent tight end
Zach Miller, and one of Miller's teammates said, "He wants to come back. He just wants a fair offer." Long
snapper Jon Condo was spotted at the Marriott, having reached agreement on a contract. He joins
defensive end Jarvis Moss, who agreed to terms Tuesday.
One player who had been in contact with Michael Huff thought the starting free safety might return, although
there were rumors of the Raiders having interest in 49ers free safety Dashon Goldson. Starting right guard
Cooper Carlisle reported to camp and expects to compete for a starting job. His roster spot was thought to
be in jeopardy as the Raiders continue to transition away from a zone blocking scheme. "Right now you
hear different things, this guy is going here, this guy is going there," Jackson said. "Some of that is true. But
nothing can be signed until Friday. A lot of things can happen between now and then."
The only draft pick the Raiders confirmed as signed was running back Taiwan Jones of Eastern
Washington. Allegiant Athletic Agency, which represents fifth-round pick Denarius Moore, a wide receiver
from Tennessee, announced that he had signed to a four-year contract. Jackson, however, said he hoped
to have the entire class signed and on the field today. Cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke, a third-round pick
from Miami, said on his Twitter account he was "officially" a Raider. Running back Rock Cartwright, the first
player off the bus from Alameda, conceded the revolving-door nature of the first week of training camp will
take some getting used to.
"I'm going into my 10th year, and I've never experienced anything like this," he said. One thing the players
can count on is being pushed, prodded and challenged by Jackson, who was the most vocal presence on
the field as offensive coordinator and promises to step it up as coach. "What he brings to the table is a lot of
enthusiasm, a lot of charisma," strong safety Tyvon Branch said. "He has that spark, that energy. It's going
to be an intense training camp."
Outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley said he has spoken to Davis about a contract extension and is
optimistic about getting a long-term deal. Wimbley signed a one-year, $11.3 million contract as an
exclusive franchise free agent. Extending Wimbley's deal would lower his salary-cap number and give the
Raiders room under the cap.
COMMUNITY CLIPS
Raiders Visit Veterans
By Rebecca Corman
A bus load of Raiders players headed north on Highway 29 to visit some special people.
Stefen Wisniewski poses for a photo with a resident of the veteran's home. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
The Oakland Raiders visited the Veterans Home of California, Yountville, Sunday afternoon.
Thirteen players—CBs Chimdi Chekwa, and DeMarcus Van Dyke, offensive linemen Alan Pelc,
Stefen Wisniewski, Roy Schuening, Alex Parsons, Seth Wand, Lou Eliades, WR Damola Adeniji,
LB Darryl Blackstock, TE Kevin Brock, FB Bryson Kelly and DE Mason Brodine—spent time talking
with the veterans, posing for photos, and signing autographs.
Van Dyke and Chekwa were happy to be able to spend time with the veterans. ―It was real
humbling to see all of the veterans,‖ said Van Dyke. ―They were ecstatic. There were a bunch of
smiles I saw today.‖ ―It was a good time,‖ said Chekwa. ―I just wanted to talk to them about what
they did, where they served and just talk, laugh a little bit, and have fun. They were really
appreciative and they blessed me too so it was fun.‖
The veterans enjoyed the visit as much as the players did. ―I love it. It‘s just so enjoyable,‖ said
Cecilia Royall, a resident of the home. ―It really has been for my husband who is a Raiders fan and
for all the home members that I live with.‖ Cecilia‘s husband, Prince Royall, who served three years
in the military and eight in the National Guard, enjoyed the time he spent with many of the Raiders.
―It‘s great,‖ said Prince Royall. ―It‘s good to meet them personally. It makes the game better to
watch now. We talked about our military life and their football life.‖
The players were able to pass off some of their youthful energy to the residents. ―It‘s been great. I
love talking to them,‖ said Carl Lanum, a veteran‘s home resident. ―They‘re full of energy –
something we miss around here. A lot of younger people, a lot of energy, and a full career ahead
of them…it‘s been fun just to listen and talk to them.‖
Lanum finally found a football team he wants to root for. ―I‘m a Raider fan now,‖ said Lanum. ―I‘ve
never been anything; I never really had a special team. I‘m almost 60 years old and I‘ve never had
a special team, [until now].‖
Many of the veterans look forward to watching the upcoming Raiders games, picking out the
players they had the chance to meet. ―It‘s been wonderful,‖ said resident Doug Hanson. ―Never
expected it at all…such nice young men. We‘ll be watching for them now. It was a really nice thing
for them to do.‖
East Oakland Sports Complex Grand Opening
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Jul 1, 2011
Raiders Head Coach Hue Jackson, Chief Executive Amy Trask, Raiderettes,
Hall of Fame Center Jim Otto and other Raiders staff members attended the
Grand Opening Ceremony for the East Oakland Sports Complex.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Oakland City Council President Larry Reid, Oakland Parks and
Recreation Director Audree Jones-Taylor, Raiders Hall of Famer Jim Otto and the Raiderettes cut
the ribbon at the East Oakland Sports Complex. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Yesterday, the East Oakland Sports Complex opened to the community after years of fundraising,
planning, and construction. Oakland Raiders Head Coach Hue Jackson, Raiders Chief Executive
Amy Trask, Raiders Legends Jim Otto and Morris Bradshaw, 10 Raiderettes and other Raiders
staff members attended the Grand Opening ceremony.
"We were thrilled to participate in the grand opening of the East Oakland Sports Complex and we
look forward to participating in many exciting events at this tremendous community center," said
Trask.
The Raiderettes get ready to help cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening ceremony. Photo by
Tony Gonzales.
Also on hand for the Grand Opening were Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Oakland City Council
President Larry Reid. Both city officials were excited to open the building to the East Oakland
community. ―This is a project that has taken Larry Reid a couple of decades to pull together the
money,‖ said Mayor Quan. ―I can remember him talking about this project when I was a school
board member. Sometimes you have to dream big in this city. It takes people to step out and say
our kids deserve a world class facility and then be willing to fight for it again and again.‖
Reid was proud to have the East Oakland Sports Complex as a special place for the kids and their
families. He was also excited to have the Raiders in attendance as a show of support to the
community.
―I value the commitment the Raiders have made in terms of being here, utilizing this facility and
giving our children a sense of hope that they too can achieve the same thing that a lot of the
Raiders players and professional staff have achieved,‖ said Reid. ―I‘m really excited about the new
partnership with the Raiders because this is the home of the Raiders.‖
Raiders Head Coach Hue Jackson speaks to the crowd. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Coach Jackson spoke to the crowd about how excited he is for the Raiders to be involved in the
community. ―It‘s really special because I want to be here,‖ said Coach Jackson. ―I said before when
I got this job that I want to be entrenched in this community and I think it‘s very important that we
support them as they support us. We‘re here in force.
―Amy Trask and a lot of people from our organization are here because this is important. We would
love to work with them and do something special in this place because that‘s what it‘s truly all
about. We‘re giving back to kids, giving them opportunities to do something great here, giving them
the opportunity to have another outlet, which I think is really important at a time when the economy
is like it has been.‖
The energy in the building was palpable before the ribbon cutting ceremony even began. ―Since
I‘ve been here, I can feel the energy that‘s in this building,‖ said Coach Jackson. ―What a
tremendous facility. To just see all the kids and their families, people were swimming, and there
were hot dogs being made, and there‘s a jumper outside, and kids are running around – this is a
really special time and a special place.‖
The new mural on the side of the East Oakland Sports Complex. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Also excited about the new facility was Oakland Parks and Recreation Director Audree JonesTaylor. ―For those that have not seen this facility, you‘ve got to come on down,‖ said Jones-Taylor.
―It‘s 25,000 square feet, we have a 9,000-square-foot swimming area and water slide. Upstairs we
have a great dance studio – not just a room, it‘s a studio with the mirrors and the bars. We have a
fitness center that we‘re excited to have. Soon we‘ll have our state of the art fitness equipment
coming in. Then we have a party room and we have a learning room and a community room
upstairs. Having the Raiders and the Raiderettes attend the grand opening meant a great deal to
Jones-Taylor. ―I really think it‘s important for the community to see the city and the sports
organizations come together,‖ said Jones-Taylor. ―We‘re really excited about having the Raiders
and the Raiderettes part of this facility. The best part is knowing that the city of Oakland has a
fresh look and in East Oakland, and deep East Oakland as they say, these kids and this
community has something that is way overdue and is much deserving.―
Kids and their families lined up to watch the Raiderettes. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Before and after the ribbon cutting ceremony, Raiderettes Itza, Jonni, Jessica, Angel, Lytisha,
Tiphanie, Maureen, Natalie, Tori, and Staci performed for the crowd. Young kids lined up to get a
clear view of the dance routine. Hall of Fame Center Jim Otto also briefly spoke to the crowd. The
grand opening of the East Oakland Sports Complex brought together people of all ages to share in
a feat of which the city of Oakland could be proud. The Oakland Raiders were happy to be part of
the special day.
Bay Area BBQ Championship
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Jul 18, 2011
Raiders Legend Morris Bradshaw and executive Mark Shearer participated in
the Bay Area BBQ Championship as celebrity judges.
Pitmaster "Big" Tom Pierce and his teammate from Candy on a Bone pose for a photo with Raiderettes Jonni
and Ashley. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Raiders Legend Morris Bradshaw and executive Mark Shearer acted as guest judges for the Bay
Area BBQ Championship, which supported Alternative Family Services (AFS). Thirty-two teams
squared off in four categories – chicken, ribs, pork, and brisket – with judges scoring each entry,
while event attendees had the opportunity to taste the teams‘ food and vote in the People‘s Choice
competition. Raiderettes Jonni and Ashley were also on hand to meet and pose for photos with
event attendees.
The barbeque festivities raised money for AFS, which according to their website is ―a foster,
adoptions and mental health agency that has been creating safe, permanent connections for foster
children and youth in Northern California since 1978. AFS serves approximately 1,500 foster
children and youth 0-21 years of age on an annual basis.‖
Candy on a Bone, one of the barbeque teams led by pitmaster ―Big‖ Tom Pierce, who is a big
Raiders fan, participated in the event because they wanted to support AFS.
―We are doing a barbeque cook-off, run by Alternative Family Services, and we are one of the
sponsors for the event. My company is supplying the containers. [AFS] helps house more foster
kids in the East Bay than any other outfit. Jennifer Harper, the organizer of the event,
is just super.
This is a unique event where they have a category called People‘s Choice, where event attendees
buy tasting tickets and we get to share our food with the attendees.
We had the opportunity to donate the proceeds or keep the money for the tickets. I donated the
money for the kids and the charge for me is seeing people enjoy my food and helping the kids.
We‘ve been here all night cooking, having fun, enjoying the camaraderie of the other cooks and
right here in the parking lot of the Raiders.‖
The teams submitted their barbeque for judging, which was where Bradshaw and Shearer stepped
in. ―I had the opportunity to get educated about an official barbequing contest and had the pleasure
of being a judge on chicken,‖ said Bradshaw.
―I didn‘t think it would be as difficult as it was because you just eat food. Here, you‘re being asked
to pay attention to aroma, texture, moisture.‖ Bradshaw and Shearer tasted the meats and ranked
them before the ―barbeque certified judges‖ had their turn.
Bradshaw was happy to be involved with the Bay Area BBQ Championship. ―It‘s always fun to be
part of the community,‖ said Bradshaw. ―I think it‘s a great thing and it‘s being done for a great
cause with the Alternative Family Services for foster kids. It‘s always fun to come out, see a lot of
people, meet a lot of people, talk to a lot of people, but then understand that there is a cause
behind it also.‖
Also on hand to judge the barbeque was US Airways pilot and hero of Flight 1549 Capt. Chesley
"Sully" Sullenberger. ―It‘s another amazing opportunity I‘ve had in the last two and a half years
since Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River,‖ said Sullenberger.
―It‘s a chance to make a difference and support a worthy cause, especially here in the Bay Area.
My family and I have always supported these kinds of activities and I think it‘s such an important
role to mentor and to assist families who need our help.‖
During the event, AFS Executive Director Jay Berlin presented the Children‘s Guardian Award to
former state senator and Congressman John Burton for a lifetime of service to foster children.
―I accept this not for myself but on behalf of the thousands and thousands of kids not only who
have aged out of the system but who are still in the system, the staff of our foundation for the great
work they do and the countless people who contribute the funds that let us do the work we can do,‖
said Burton.
―And to organizations like Alternative Family Services that are on the ground and doing it. It‘s a
great honor to receive this.‖
Event attendees enjoyed the smell and taste of barbeque, a performance by American Idol
contestant and Oakland-native Latoya London, and photographs with Raiderettes Jonni and
Ashley, all while supporting hundreds of Northern California foster children hosted by AFS.
Raiders Support ROYAL Inc.
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Jun 28, 2011
Raiderettes Natalie and Marcy and Raider representatives attended the ROYAL
Inc. Unity Benefit Concert to support the organization's efforts in the
community.
Raiderettes Marcy and Natalie pose for a photo with a young guest.
Realizing Our Youth As Leaders Inc. (ROYAL) hosted a benefit concert to raise money for their
cause. Raiderettes Natalie and Marcy, along with Raiders representatives, were on hand to
support ROYAL and greet the guests. The benefit concert included musical performances by the
Gladiators of Rock, Bay Area Latin Rock All-Stars and The Unauthorized Rolling Stones.
According to royalinc.org, the ―ROYAL mission is prepare disadvantaged and/or at risk youth, age
five to 18, for success in life by providing Therapeutic Mentoring and Enrichment services, growth
opportunities that lead to personal empowerment, and training in community leadership.‖ Servicing
three to five kids at a time in six-week programs, the organization serves as a last stop for many of
the children.
―What we‘re trying to do is to help instill in them that there‘s a sense of a wider horizon for them
and they can make other decisions that will have positive consequences for them,‖ said Kentyah
Fraser, a counselor with ROYAL. ―It turns into a situation where we have to plant seeds often, but I
have seen a number of kids where those seeds have blossomed very quickly.‖
Struggling to keep the organization alive, ROYAL‘s CEO Maggie De Vera turned to the Raiders
fundraising program last year to help raise the money necessary to keep the program running.
ROYAL has continued with the Raiders this year. ―We have received a lot of support through the
fundraising program through the Raiders and definitely benefitted,‖ said De Vera. ―ROYAL is very
grateful to the Raiders for the opportunity to receive support and funding through their fundraising
program and also have their presence that supported us at the ROYAL Unity Concert.‖
Gladiators of Rock perform for the guests at the ROYAL Unity Benefit Concert.
The funds raised through the concert, the Raiders fundraising program, and through various other
sources help ROYAL provide much needed services to children in the Bay Area. ―We have worked
with the kids that no one else wants to work with, they‘ve been judged, they‘ve been shunned,
they‘ve been thrown away,‖ said De Vera. ―But the reality is that these kids have been severely
abused, neglected, they‘ve seen the worst things, which causes them to act that way. So we try to
swoop in and allow them to taste something else where they feel that people can believe in them.
We‘re strict, but we love them and we believe in them.‖
In a note to the concert guests, De Vera explained the purpose of the benefit concert. ―We unite to
celebrate and acknowledge ROYAL‘s passion and dedication to serve some of the most
disadvantaged. We unite in taking part to raise funds in order to provide an opportunity to society‘s
‗throw-away‘ and ‗misunderstood children,‘ an opportunity to give them a chance to learn and
implement life and leadership skills to their success.‖
In a night filled with music and food, Raiderettes Natalie and Marcy added an extra spark to the
event. Guests took photos and interacted with Football’s Fabulous Females throughout the
evening. ―The Raiderettes Natalie and Marcy were just so pleasant, so sweet, and even helped
with the programs and with the raffle tickets,‖ said De Vera. ―It was such wonderful support to
have.‖
Richard Cravalho, a member of the Bay Area Latin Rock All-Stars as well as a Raiders seasonticket holder, was honored to be a part of the Unity Benefit Concert. ―We‘re with the band En Vivo,
but we‘re here playing with the Latin Rock All-Stars for this wonderful event for ROYAL Unity,
which is for the children, realizing our youth as leaders of the future,‖ said Cravalho. ―I was born in
Oakland and it‘s great to have people come together for an event of this sort for the benefit of the
children, which is really important at this time. To have the Raiders involved in the support of this
organization is very much a pleasure and we really appreciate it.‖
ROYAL Inc. continues to fight to stay alive and serve the Bay Area youth. The Raiders and
Raiderettes were happy to lend their support to ROYAL at the Unity Concert and throughout the
year.
Jackson Speaks to Student Athletes
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Jun 9, 2011
Head Coach Hue Jackson spoke to student athletes at Edendale Middle School
about the importance of education and pursuing dreams.
Students, parents, and teachers listen intently to Raiders Head Coach Hue Jackson at Edendale
Middle School. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Yesterday, Raiders Head Coach Hue Jackson spoke to student athletes during their athlete
banquet at Edendale Middle School in San Lorenzo, Calif. Students who participated in sports
throughout the year received awards, enjoyed musical performances, and had the opportunity to
listen to a few words from Coach Jackson.
Coach Jackson has been active in the local community since being named the head coach in
January. He has taken the time to meet with everyone from college students to business leaders to
aspiring coaches to young students. His visit to Edendale Middle School is the latest example of
Coach Jackson‘s commitment to the Raider Nation.
―I‘m fully planted here. I‘ve put my feet in here, my hands in here, my heart in here and I plan on
doing that throughout my career here,‖ said Coach Jackson.
―I don‘t know that people truly understand that it‘s the whole city against every team we play. It‘s
not just Hue Jackson and the Raiders against the teams we play, it‘s the city of Oakland against
the teams we play. I want to make an impression in our organization and in this city that we‘re
going to win every game, every opportunity we can, but we need everybody. We need everybody
to join hands with us and lock arms and let‘s go win.‖
During his time with the seventh and eighth grade students, Coach Jackson emphasized the
importance of education.
―Some of you have great aspirations to go and be all the different things you want to be in this
world, whether to be the next Hue Jackson, the next President Obama, the next Hillary Clinton or
whatever you want to be in life,‖ Coach Jackson said to the crowd. ―What‘s very important for this
next step is that you have to do it right. It truly is all about school as you take this step. Here‘s the
key – you‘ve got to do exactly what you‘re parents and the teachers, who are your mentors, ask
you to do.‖
The students listened carefully to Coach Jackson‘s words. ―School is very important,‖ said Coach
Jackson. ―It is your lifeline to be everything that you want to be. Take school very seriously
because it is your signature as you move forward in life. Be all you can be because there is nothing
that will stop you from your goal.‖
Edendale Middle School‘s Athletic Director Kathy Quintana could tell that the students were
soaking up everything the head coach was saying. ―I hope they heard him say that it takes
education and to be a good student to be able to move through the levels,‖ said Quintana.
―I think they heard that loud and clear. I think that‘s the biggest message he could have given our
students that you have to be good students to be good athletes so I hope they take that to heart.‖
Having the opportunity to hear from the Raiders head coach was a big deal for the students, their
parents, and the teachers. ―We were all so excited,‖ said Quintana.
―When the kids all heard they were like, ‗wow, I can‘t believe he‘s coming to Edendale.‘ I think what
it meant to us is there is hope to pursue your dream. I think the message he brought to our kids is
that pursue your dreams, be good students, be good athletes, and work hard. It takes a lot of hard
work to get to that level and I think that they were so excited to have him come and be a part of our
night.‖
Biletnikoff Golf Classic
Posted Jun 7, 2011
Former NFL players, current Oakland Raiders coaches and a host of
celebrities gathered for a round of golf to support the Biletnikoff Foundation.
Raiders Legends Fred Biletnikoff and Tim Brown, wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal, Raiders Legends
Cliff Branch and Willie Gault pose for a photo at the Biletnikoff Golf Classic. Photo by Tony
Gonzales.
Earlier this week, the 7th Annual Hall of Fame Golf Classic was held at Catta Verdera Country Club
in Lincoln, Calif. On an overcast, unseasonable cold day, former NFL players, current Oakland
Raiders coaches and a host of celebrities gathered for a round of golf to support the Biletnikoff
Foundation.
Current Raiders coaches Sanjay Lal, Mike Waufle and John Fassell, along with former Raiders
players Mike Haynes, Ted Hendricks, Cliff Branch, Mervyn Fernandez, Daryle Lamonica, Kenny
Stabler, Jeff Barnes, Ben Davidson, Tim Brown, Robert Jenkins, Willie Gault, Ted Kwalik, Jim Otto,
Charlie Smith, and Tom Keating joined Fred Biletnikoff on the course and in the clubhouse.
Raiderettes Chanel, Sarah Marie, Heather, Alli, Melissa, Tori, and Anna were also on hand,
greeting guests and cheering on the golfers.
Play got underway just after 10:00 a.m. and concluded at approximately 4:30 p.m.
According to an official press release about the tournament,
―The [Biletnikoff] foundation‘s mission is to commemorate Tracey Biletnikoff who was brutally
murdered in 1999 at a very young age. Tracey, after recovering from drug and alcohol abuse
through programs like those supported by the Biletnikoff Foundation, dedicated her life to helping
‗at risk‘ youth avoid or recover from similar experiences.
The Biletnikoff Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting youth, primarily from
low to moderate income neighborhoods or backgrounds, who are ‗at risk‘ particularly to the
realities of drug and alcohol addiction as well as domestic and gender violence. Our next important
task will be the establishment of a Tracey‘s Place of Hope in Placer County.‖
―We‘re teaching kids to take a stand in their lives, and enjoy life and have a good time and make
great choices,‖ Fred Biletnikoff said. ―They should get a lot of inspiration from the people who are
really supporting the foundation. Each one of them has a great story to tell these kids, and it will
really benefit their lives.‖
Raiderettes Sarah Marie and Chanel race across the green with a group of golfers. Photo by
Tony Gonzales.
Biletnikoff added that he is thrilled with the support that the foundation gets from not only his
former teammates, but also the players he coached and played against. ―They‘re all great, it
means a lot to us. They‘re unbelievable,‖ Biletnikoff said.
The festivities included an autograph show at a restaurant in Roseville and an inspirational event
at Granite Bay High School that featured Biletnikoff, Tim Brown, and Raiders chaplain Adam
Ybarra on Sunday.
The golf tournament concluded with a dinner reception and an auction.
Former NFL players in attendance included Bobby Bell, Dan Bunz, Bruce Gossett, Mel Renfro, Eric
Wright, Dwight Hicks, and MacArthur Lane. Celebrities included JT the Brick, Steve Perry –
director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, competitive eating champ Joey Chestnut, the Port of
Oakland‘s Darlene Ayers-Johnson, KHTK‘s Grant Napear, Loreto Garza (boxer), race car driver
Jeff Pettit II , and Don Tardino, CSI: Miami TV show producer.
Raiders Play Bocce for Charity
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Jun 2, 2011
Raiders coaches, staff, legends and Hall of Famers participated in the 13th
Annual Madden-Mariucci Bocce Ball Tournament to help raise money for
charity.
Coaches Waufle, Woodson, and Bresnahan, along with Raiders Legend Art Thoms, listen to former
head coach Steve Mariucci and discuss strategy. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Yesterday, members of The Oakland Raiders coaching staff and Raiders Legends
participated in the 13th Annual Madden-Mariucci Bocce Ball Tournament in Livermore, Calif.
Cornerbacks coach and Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, defensive coordinator Chuck
Bresnahan, special teams coordinator John Fassel, defensive line coach Mike Waufle,
safeties coach Kevin Ross, and assistant to the head coach Tom Jones, tried to master
bocce ball in match ups with teams from all over the Bay Area. The Raiders team was
coached by Chief Executive Amy Trask and Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown. Hall of
Fame Center Jim Otto and Raiders Legend Art Thoms also displayed their bocce ball talents
throughout the day.
The Madden-Mariucci Bocce Ball Tournament is dedicated to raising money for various
charities. This year, the funds raised through sponsors, donations and the silent auction,
were donated to the Special Olympics Northern California, the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation International (JDRF), Easter Seals Disability Services, and Tri-Valley High
School Football.
“We raise money for the kids,” said former head coach and event organizer, Steve Mariucci.
“Most everything is donated so we have very little overhead, most of it goes right to the
kids, whether it’s juvenile diabetes research or Special Olympics. But that’s why we do it.
Lately, it’s been tri-county football as one of the beneficiaries too. We all know how
expensive it is for high school athletics in general in any sport, so being that John and I are
both involved in football in our lives, we felt that they were in need of some monies to help
them refurbish helmets or shoulder pads or whatever those expenses might be.”
The Raiders have participated in the Battle of the Bay bocce tournament for many years. "It
is always our pleasure to support Coaches Madden and Mariucci and the charities which
benefit from this event," Trask said.
The event is designed to be a fun day full of good-humored, but intense competition. In
addition to contending with the Raiders coaching staff, teams had to compete against
players and coaches from the other professional sports teams. The San Francisco 49ers
brought Coach Jim Tomsula and former players Eric Wright and J.J. Stokes, while Golden
State Warriors forward Dorell Wright demonstrated his bocce skills. The San Jose Sharks
were represented by TV broadcaster Randy Hahn and former player Jamie Baker and the
San Francisco Giants had former pitchers Vida Blue and Bill Laskey in attendance.
Each team played four matches to determine who would move on to the playoffs. The
Raiders first two games pitted them against Funicolare and Vanguard. The only coach with
extensive bocce skills was Coach Waufle, who grew up in an Italian family that played
bocce in New York every Sunday. Most of the coaching staff, however, had never played
before. With little practice, the Raiders lost their first two matches. “We’re doing very
poorly,” said Coach Fassel. “We’re finding out that if you don’t practice, you’re probably
not going to be very good. Right now we’re 0-2 and getting dominated, but the Raiders
cheerleaders helped us out a little bit.”
The Raiderettes cheered for the coaching staff, but also had the chance to try their hand at
bocce. Football’s Fabulous Females lost their first match, but came back in their second
game to scrape by with a win. “They let us play and we learned quickly how to play some
bocce,” said Raiderette Anna. “Good thing Raiderette Jonni learned how to play last year so
she could help us with some tips. We started out a little slow but once we warmed up, we
were doing pretty well.”
The team of Raiders coaches then fought their way back in the third game against KPMG
and recorded their first win of the day. In their last divisional matchup against the Falcons,
the Raiders coaches and legends nearly pulled off an upset victory, but lost, putting them
out of contention for the playoffs. Although the coaches struggled with bocce, the actual
game was not the most important aspect of the day. “Raising money for great causes and
be able to distribute money and help people, that’s the number one reason you do
something like this,” said Coach Waufle.
Coach Woodson agreed with his bocce teammate. “I think it’s huge,” said Coach Woodson.
“I think when you’re in a position to help out the less fortunate, I think it’s negligent on your
part if you don’t help charities. I’m glad we’re here. I’m glad John [Madden] and Steve
Mariucci are doing something for the communities and charities around this area. I think it’s
much needed, not just from John, but from all individuals who have a place of status.”
“I think all these franchises and people who are here should be applauded for what they’re
doing,” said Coach Ross, who played his first ever game of bocce. “It’s a good cause and
it’s a nice event and helps out everybody.”
In participating in the Madden-Mariucci Super Bowl of Bocce, the coaching staff learned the
game of bocce, bonded, and had the opportunity to give back to the Bay Area community.
Raiderettes Attend Charity Basketball Game
Posted May 21, 2011
A quartet of Raiderettes were celebrity guests at the inaugural Guns and
Hoses Charity Basketball Game in Tracy, Calif.
Raiderettes Jonni, Lytisha, Annie and Tori pose for a photo with the Tracy Police and Fire
department basketball teams. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Oakland Raiderettes Jonni, Annie, Tori and Lytisha were celebrity guests at the inaugural Guns
and Hoses Charity Basketball Game at West High in Tracy, Calif., Saturday evening.
Proceeds from the event support Tracy's D.A.R.E. program. The Raiderettes posed for photos,
signed autographs and helped with the evening's raffle. Veteran Raiderette Jonni said that she
and her teammates enjoy participating in community events and that they were excited to see how
the basketball game between the Tracy Police Department and the Tracy Fire Department was
going to unfold.
"We're really excited to be here for Guns and Hoses, supporting the police officers and fire
fighters," Jonni said. "It's very important, everyone needs all the help they can get and motivation
to stay on track with school, stay out of alcohol, drugs, and do the right things." Officer Richard
Graham, School Resource Officer for the Tracy Police Department, is one of the driving forces
behind the initiative. "We wanted to partner up with the fire department, this is something most
cities do, we were missing out on this," Graham explained.
"This is the start of something good for us. We wanted to hook up with a local charity, D.A.R.E fell
right in place with Councilman [Steve] Abercrombie, former cop, runs the D.A.R.E. program now. It
was a natural really." Graham said he had the thought to invite the Raiderettes to the be a part of
the evening's festivities to help draw supporters to the game. "No one wants to watch cops and
firemen play basketball, so we wanted to give them us, we wanted to give them Raiderettes,"
Graham said. "In the end were were able to give a scholarship to a high school kid, and we were
able to give money to the D.A.R.E. program and keep it going. They are our celebrities. We hoped
Raiderettes would be a draw and that they would help bring people out."
Tracy City Councilmember Steve Abercrombie is an ex-police officer from Hayward, Calif.
According to Abercrombie, the basketball game is a wonderful event for the city of Tracy. "This is
just a great community event, we were able to award a high school senior a scholarship, we're
raising money for the D.A.R.E program," Abercrombie said.
Raiderettes Lytisha, Jonni, Annie and Tori pose for a photo as the inaugural Guns and
Hoses charity basketball game tips off. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
"It's a great opportunity to bring everyone together. We really appreciate [the Raiderettes], they're
stepping up, helping out. It's great to see all of these organizations come together. We're serving
2,100 D.A.R.E. students in Tracy."
Raiderettes Jonni, Tori, Annie and Lytisha pose for a photo with scholarship winner Melanie
Koochof. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Melanie Koochof, a Tracy High senior, was awarded a scholarship funded by the Guns and Hoses
basketball event. "My mom, she's a single mom, it's really going to help me go to college. And it
really means the world to me," Koochof said, "I'll be going to CSU Stanislaus, I hope to get my
bachelor's degree in biology and I hope to go to Stanford Medical School and become a family
physician."
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program was founded in 1983. According to the official web
site, D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from
kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violencefree lives.
The Tracy Fire Department defeated the Tracy Police Department 40-37 in a see-saw affair in the
inaugural Tracy Guns and Hoses charity basketball game.
Raiders Visit Children's Hospital
By Rebecca Corman
Posted May 20, 2011
Raiders visi kids and their families at Children’s Hospital & Research Center
Head Coach Hue Jackson and Raiderettes Mallorie and Maureen visit with one of the patients at
Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
This morning, The Oakland Raiders visited kids and their families at Children‘s Hospital & Research Center
Oakland. Head Coach Hue Jackson, offensive coordinator Al Saunders, tight end coach Adam Henry, wide
receiver coach Sanjay Lal, special teams coach John Fassel, and running backs coach Kelly Skipper, along
with six Raiderettes, interacted with the children on different floors of the hospital, handing out Raiders gear
and putting smiles on patients‘ faces.
Raiders Chief Executive Amy Trask joined the coaches and cheerleaders during their visit. ―It is always a
privilege for representatives of the Raider organization to visit the Children‘s Hospital – we are honored to
meet and interact with such terrific young people and those who care for them.‖
As the coaches and Raiderettes moved from room to room, they could see the joy they were able to bring to
the children and their families. ―The kids were kind of shy, but also excited that someone outside their
immediate family cared enough to come into their surroundings to try to do everything to brighten their day,‖
said Coach Jackson. ―I think for myself, the rest of the staff, and our organization, it‘s a feeling that there is
another game going on outside of the walls that we live in every day, and it‘s the game of life. Sometimes
we get concerned about all the problems that we deal with, but there‘s a whole different game that‘s more
important that‘s going on, on a daily basis, and it just puts everything back into perspective of the
opportunities that we have in this life.‖
The patients were happy to see the coaching staff and Football’s Fabulous Females. ―They were really
excited,‖ said Coach Saunders. ―They see their own families, but to see other people, other friendly faces
that are here to make you feel better, I think is a real warming thing for them. They certainly responded
really well. They were really happy.‖
Coach Henry experienced the same reactions from the children as Coach Jackson and Coach Saunders. ―It
meant a lot to them because a lot of them were waking up and they got pleasant surprises and so they were
really happy,‖ said Coach Henry. ―To see the smiles on their faces and the parents‘ faces is just a blessing.
It was real good to see.‖ Many of the patients have been in the hospital for an extensive period of time with
their families and to have representatives from the local team visit them was meaningful for them. ―It was
great to have the Raiders come visit today, most importantly for the kids, just so they feel remembered by
the people outside and feel special and have something to brighten up their day,‖ said Child Life Specialist
Alexina Cather. ―It‘s a little different distraction from all the medicine and procedures they have to go
through – something fun just for them.‖
Raiders Chief Executive Amy Trask, the Raiders coaching staff, and the Raiderettes, chat about
football with Children's Hospital patient, Alcee. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
The Raiders coaches were proud to represent the Silver and Black at the local children‘s hospital. ―Any
professional sports franchise is the face of the community and certainly the Raiders are the face of the
Oakland community so to represent the Oakland Raiders as a group and to represent each other
individually is real special,‖ said Coach Saunders.
―It means a lot because we have a Commitment to Excellence and we try to reach out and try to be
proactive in the community and be effective in the community,‖ said Coach Henry. ―This is one of the things
we like to do in the community. Any time we get a chance to do something, we get out here and do as much
as possible.‖
The Raiders Commitment to Community revolves around giving back to the people of Oakland and the Bay
Area, especially the youth. ―It means that we care,‖ said Coach Jackson. ―We‘re willing to take our time
away from what we all love and do, our passion, which is building this organization to be the best we can
build it and go into the community, in a hospital setting, and see people who are a little less fortunate right
now. It means we‘re willing to spend the time doing things that people don‘t think that we truly enjoy doing,
which is making a difference in this community.‖
While the Raiders were able to put smiles on the faces of the kids, the kids were able to return the favor. ―It
was such a wonderful experience,‖ said veteran Raiderette Tiphanie. ―We met so many great kids that really
touched our hearts and so many Raider fans here that are in our hospital still supporting the Raiders in our
community. We‘re so honored and blessed to be here today.‖
―It was really a pleasure to meet the children and the families,‖ said Coach Henry. ―Just to give back and be
out in the community is something that we like to do.‖
Coach Saunders was so moved by his time with the patients, he immediately planned his next visit. ―It was
terrific. They‘re just such wonderful kids,‖ said Coach Saunders. ―It was so much fun that I‘m coming back
tomorrow to visit. It‘s always so special, especially when you have children of your own, and you see kids
who‘ve fallen on unfortunate times, it‘s heart wrenching, but it‘s also really nice to know that maybe you took
an opportunity to make a day a little happier for somebody who otherwise wouldn‘t have had visitors.‖
Coach Jackson was moved by his time at the hospital. ―It‘s always special and always heart warming for me
to see young kids who obviously are in the fight for their lives,‖ said Coach Jackson. ―To be able to go there
with some people from our organization and just let them know that we care, that they‘re just as important
as anyone in our organization or anywhere, is thrilling for me.‖
The Raiders trip to Children‘s Hospital & Research Center Oakland was a success as the coaches and
Raiderettes were able to put smiles on the faces of the patients, parents and hospital staff. The Raider
delegation left the hospital inspired by the strength and determination of those they visited.
International Fan of the Week
By Alejandro Parra
Posted May 20, 2011
The Raiders first International Fan of the Week of 2011 is Alejandro Parra from
Acapulco, Mexico.
It was 1973 and the Miami Dolphins continued to go undefeated like the season before.
The Dolphins were playing against the Raiders, a team that could beat the best team if they were
in the mood for winning -- they had players that could be great if they had the desire. I was like
them -- if I tried hard, I could be the best because I had the resources. If only I committed to
excellence, I could make anything happen. My Commitment to Excellence paid off when I became
the only pilot in the history of my flying school to graduate with the highest honors and later
became one of the best captains in Mexicana and Ethiopian Airlines.
In the 1973 game against Miami, Ken Stabler couldn‘t do too much against the Miami defense. But
the Dolphins Bob Griese couldn‘t score either against the formidable Raiders wall led by Otis
Sistrunk, Phil Villapiano, Willie Brown, Jack Tatum and George Atkinson. Miami scored only once
and was stopped at midfield most of the game. I couldn‘t believe that this bunch of men, of who Al
Davis and John Madden had rescued from oblivion, could stop the unbeatable Dolphins.
Ray Guy was tirelessly punting as far as he could whenever the team couldn‘t get a first down.
Alejandro Parra flies his Raiders airplane.
The Raiders kept coming, running left with Marv Hubbard through Jim Otto, Gene Upshaw and Art
Shell. Fred Biletnikoff caught low passes with those gummy hands, but nothing happened. Against
the no-name Miami defense, they could only reach the 20-yard line or so, but not enough for a
touchdown.
Pilot Alejandro Parra flies the airplane he painted to represent The Oakland Raiders.
But the Raiders had a secret weapon -- George Blanda. He made every field goal he tried that day.
Every time he went for a field goal, the Raiders seemed confident they would score.
They won that game with four George Blanda field goals stopping the unbeatable Dolphins for the
first time. The Dolphins lost only one other game in 1973 and were champions again.
The Raiders airplane in formation.
The Raiders continued the 1973 season to win the division title and beat the Steelers to go to the
conference championship game, but lost to the Dolphins.Since that game, in which the Raiders
proved that they could beat the best team if they wanted to, I knew I would be a Raiders fan
forever.
Later, as an airline pilot, I rescued and restored the plane I learned to fly in my school, a beautiful
Beechcraft T-34, just as Al Davis and John Madden recued their players. I decorated the plane as
the first and only Raiders silver and black plane in the world at that time. It was a tribute to my
beloved Raiders team and to The Snake, Ken Stabler.
Otto Attends Park Grand Opening
By Rebecca Corman
Posted May 9, 2011
Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame Center Jim Otto attended the grand opening of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Richmond, Calif. The Raiders helped fund
the park through a grant in 2009.
Hall of Fame Center Jim Otto speaks on behalf of The Oakland Raiders at the grand opening of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Richmond, Calif. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
In 2009, The Oakland Raiders, the National Football League and Bay Area Local Initiatives
Support Coalition (LISC), granted the Richmond Community Foundation $200,000 to help build a
park in Richmond, Calif. The City of Richmond opened Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park to the
community for the first time. Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame Center Jim Otto, along with local
dignitaries, were on hand to witness the grand opening of the new sports fields for Richmond‘s
youth.
―This will be a gathering point. This will be a convergence, a center of the heart of this community
where families can come and play and enjoy,‖ said Joan Davis, president and CEO of the
Richmond Community Foundation. ―It‘s an important representation of how collaboration works and
makes things happen. It‘s very much the heart of this community here.‖ The new park takes the
place of what was once a barren and somewhat dangerous field.
―My whole family grew up here since the ‗40s right in this neighborhood and we played at this field
before and it was dangerous,‖ explained Mark Torres, president of Richmond Eagles Youth
Football and Cheer. ―People hanging out, you didn‘t know what would be in the grass.‖ Torres
believes that now this renovated field will be a positive part of the community. ―It‘s just going to
wake up the community and give everyone a sense of pride.‖ The completion of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Park was a result of many years of collaboration between the city, nonprofits and the local
community.
―What is so amazing about this project is that you have a city working with the community, working
with the school district, working with the county, working with foundations to come together to
improve a community,‖ said John Gioia, District I County Supervisor.
The Oakland Raiders, NFL, and LISC helped fund the new field. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
The Richmond neighborhood councils — Coronado, Santa Fe, and Iron Triangle — worked
together throughout the process to help the park come to life.
―We have worked for many, many years with this dream, looking for this day to come,‖ said Joe
Fisher, president of the Coronado Neighborhood Council.
―We actually would meet and we would break up into teams and we would discuss what we
wanted this park to look like. We decided we wanted this park to look like us. We wanted this park
to benefit the entire city of Richmond. With that said, we are just so happy to see this dream
fulfilled.‖
HOF Jim Otto stands beside Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and the rest of the local
dignitaries for the cutting of the ribbon to signify the grand opening of the park. Photo by
Tony Gonzales.
Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin was in attendance to cut the ribbon to signify the grand
opening of the park. ―Opening of this park is getting back to what we need to get back to – showing
how important physical activity is,‖ said Mayor McLaughlin.
―We in the city of Richmond honor physical activity for our youth. We know how important it is for
their development, for their growth. This park is really a cornerstone of that. It‘s a great
improvement to this neighborhood. This is really going to be a wonderful community gathering
spot, a place for families to come and have picnics and bring your kids and watch your kids playing
sports as kids exercise their bodies but also learn sportsmanship and teamwork. This is going to
do wonders for this neighborhood and for the whole city. We all need to claim ownership. This is
our park.‖
In addition to families and kids playing and exercising at the park, it will also be used by many
youth sports programs, including Torres‘ Richmond Eagles teams. ―It means we have a home,‖
said Torres. ―We don‘t have to bounce around from year to year and wonder where we‘re going to
be. This is our home and we‘ve been working with the Raiders on a grassroots grant for over three
years now and we‘re very appreciative to the Raiders. It means a lot to me.‖
The local Richmond youth get to run on the new field for the first time. Photo by Tony
Gonzales.
The Raiders involvement in the project was important for the Richmond community. ―It means so
much to have the support of a professional team,‖ said Davis. ―We all know they give back in so
many ways, but to be here, to be supportive of this neighborhood park, is an incredible asset for all
of us.‖
Stephanie Forbes, Executive Director of Bay Area LISC, worked with the Richmond Community
Fund and The Oakland Raiders to make the $200,000 grant a reality. ―It was our pleasure to work
with the Richmond Community Foundation, LISC, and our national partnership with the NFL to
reach out to our friends the Raiders,‖ said Forbes. ―The Raiders came through with $200,000.
They put the funding for this park over the top and it was a go after that.‖
Otto spoke on behalf of the Raiders to an eager crowd of kids and adults.
―Mr. Davis, The Oakland Raiders, and the National Football League right now, if they could be
here, their hearts would be so big,‖ said Otto.
―They‘d just be feeling so great just to see this. When I walked in here about an hour and a half
ago I just said, ‗wow, this would be wonderful for me if I was a youngster.‘ I never had a field like
this to workout in when I was a boy. On behalf of the Raiders, Mr. Davis, and the National Football
League, I do congratulate all of you parents. I‘d like to mention that this is just the beginning.
You‘re going to have young athletes coming from this field and going on to basketball in college,
football in college, to girls‘ soccer and all these things you‘re going to be able to see. You‘re going
to be able to say 20 years from now, ‗Remember Roger so and so? Remember when he did that
100-yard run?‘ Or, ‗Remember that corner goal that Susie kicked?‘ These are the memories that
you‘ll have - you‘ll have these of your field, the thing you worked to get in your community.‖
HOF Jim Otto looks on as the local youth sports teams, honor guard, local dignitaries, and
community groups parade around the new field. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
The field is now officially open to the community and will be a reminder of what perseverance,
teamwork, and collaboration can accomplish. ―This field represents a turning point in the City of
Richmond,‖ said Connie Portero, President of the Parks Commission.
―This field really shows how people in Richmond, no matter how diverse we are, can come
together for positive reasons. When people say we can‘t work together, this field is an indication
that yes we can. It‘s a monument to what the people of Richmond can do when we all come
together. Every one of us knows that soccer is a universal sport. This is an opportunity for our
children to play together, to be together. For our families, no matter what background or what
culture, to come together through the children. This is a wonderful day for this city.‖
Raiders Receive Award
By Rebecca Corman
Posted May 6, 2011
Hall of Famer Willie Brown accepted an award on behalf of The Oakland
Raiders from The Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation.
Hall of Famer Willie Brown and Raiderettes Voz and Rachel pose for a photo with Oakland Mayor
Jean Quan. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Recently, Hall of Famer Willie Brown accepted an award on behalf of The Oakland Raiders from
The Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation. The award was presented during The Friends of
Oakland Parks and Recreation annual fundraiser, Taste of Spring, at the Rotunda Building at
Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, Calif.
Last year, the Raiders, the NFL, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) granted
$200,000 to the Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation for a park refurbishment. Friends of
Oakland Parks and Recreation, started in 1981 by Anne Woodall to support, enhance and restore
city parks, chose to use the money for sports facility in East Oakland.
―We‘re extremely happy that The Oakland Raiders, through LISC, has awarded our nonprofit a
$200,000 grant to build an all-weather sports field in East Oakland at James Madison Middle
School,‖ said John Bliss, Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation past president.
―We‘re also really pleased to report to the Raiders that the $200,000 that the Raiders have
generously given has been matched and exceeded by $900,000 from the Oakland Unified School
District, so we‘re going to have a $1.1 million facility.‖
Bliss emphasized that Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation‘s ability to build such an extensive
new East Oakland facility was due to the Raiders grant. ―Without that $200,000 we would not have
been able to approach the Oakland Unified School Disctrict,‖ explained Bliss. ―We, as an
organization, cannot thank The Oakland Raiders enough for their generosity.‖
John Bliss introduces Hall of Famer Willie Brown and Raiderettes Voz and Rachel and
presents the Raiders with the award. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
During the Taste of Spring event, Bliss introduced Brown and Raiderettes Voz and Rachel to the
400 attendees, who included Mayor of Oakland Jean Quan, Oakland city council members and
heads of city departments.
―I get to give one of the best, most fun awards of the night,‖ announced Bliss to the crowd. ―We are
very privileged to have two outstanding Raiderettes, Voz and Rachel. We also have one of the
greatest Raiders of all time, one of the greatest athletes ever in Oakland – Mr. Willie Brown.
Tonight I have the privilege of giving an award to The Oakland Raiders, our Oakland Raiders.‖
Bliss explained how the Raiders Commitment to Community has an important impact on the city of
Oakland. ―We‘re honoring the Raiders tonight for their Commitment to Community and particularly
youth here in Oakland,‖ said Bliss. ―This generous contribution from the Raiders makes sure this
facility will enrich the lives of underserved youth in East Oakland.‖
Brown accepted the award on the Raiders‘ behalf and emphasized the importance of community to
the Silver and Black. ―On behalf of the Oakland Raiders, I‘m proud to receive this award because
the Raiders, not only the players, but the whole staff, go out in the community and support
Oakland,‖ said Brown.
―It‘s very important that we give back and support Parks and Recreation so that the kids can have
somewhere to play and enjoy themselves. Anything we can do as the Oakland Raiders, we would
surely be glad to do.‖
Keep Gym In School
Posted Apr 28, 2011
NFL Network’s Keep Gym in School Program Honors Four Students for
Fitness Improvement and Dedication and First Ever PE Teacher of the Year
Award during NFL PLAY 60 Youth Football Festival.
NEW YORK (April 27, 2011) – During a special NFL PLAY 60 youth football clinic held in
conjunction with the 2011 NFL Draft, Deion Sanders, Hall of Fame class of 2011 and current NFL
Network analyst, along with Commissioner Roger Goodell honored four middle school children
from around the country as winners of NFL Network‘s Keep Gym in School Fitness Program.
This program is part of NFL PLAY 60, the league‘s youth health and fitness campaign designed to
get kids active for 60 minutes a day.
The Keep Gym in School program is dedicated to restoring quality Physical Education (PE)
programs in America‘s schools. NFL Network also honored Dana Griffith from Lilburn, Georgia with
their first ever PE Teacher of the Year Award. Ms. Griffith received a $10,000 award as well as a
$10,000 grant for the PE program at her school, Berkmar Middle School.
The Keep Gym in School program implemented the fitness challenge in 417 schools. They
increased and improved PE for approximately 348,000 students across 24 districts and awarded
$585,000 in grants to 45 schools.
The winning students were chosen as the most improved and dedicated students from thousands
of middle school students in the districts that took part in the Keep Gym in School Fitness Program.
Receiving a trophy for their hard work and commitment to physical fitness were James
Czachowski, an 8th grader from Arsenal Middle School in Pittsburgh, PA; Soung Hliang, an 8th
grader from Roosevelt Middle School in Oakland, CA; Jorge Rojo, an 8th grader from Kepner
Middle School in Denver, CO; and Caylin Newton from Camp Creek Middle School in Atlanta, GA.
Fitness Program winners, along with their families and representatives from their schools, are
attending this week‘s NFL Draft as guest of NFL Network.
―We are happy to recognize these young students and reward them for their hard work and
commitment to physical fitness,‖ says Dena Kaplan, senior vice president marketing, NFL Network.
―Fighting childhood obesity has become a hot topic in this country and quality physical education
and activity in schools is such an important factor in this fight. NFL Network is proud to contribute
to this effort to increase physical activity.‖
Developed in association with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE),
the Keep Gym in School Fitness program consists of five fitness assessment tests and a fitness
tracker, recording the number of minutes each student was active. Assessments were conducted
in October/November and students were retested in March to measure improvements."
NFL Network received over 2,000 nominations and almost 200 online applications for their PE
Teacher of the Year. Ms. Griffith was chosen for her commitment to physical education both in and
out of school and her attempts to involve the whole community in their children‘s fitness education.
―Ms. Griffith epitomizes the dedicated teachers we want to recognize and applaud.
Her hard work and commitment to educating children about health, nutrition and physical fitness
both inside and outside of the classroom sets an example for her fellow educators as well as
parents about the importance of fighting childhood obesity by teaching healthy habits at a young
age,‖ added Kaplan.
For more information, visit www.KeepGymInSchool.com.
Raiders Accept Award from Dewey Academy
Posted Apr 8, 2011
The Raiders were presented with the Helping Hands Award for their
commitment to serving the inner city students.
Monica Tucker accepts the Helping Hands Award from Dewey Academy Principal Hattie Tate on
behalf of the Raiders. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
The Oakland Raiders attended the Dewey Academy Career Fair Friday. Shonda Scott of KDOL,
who served as emcee for the event, praised the Raiders for their work in the community. ―We love
the Raiders here in Oakland,‖ said Scott. ―The Raiders are one of the groups that always helps and
supports the things we‘re doing in the community. They‘re really out there doing a lot of great
things all the time.‖ The Raiders were presented with the Helping Hands Award for their
commitment to serving the inner city students. Monica Tucker, a group sales and fundraising
representative, accepted the award on the Raiders behalf.
―Over the 10 years of the time that I‘ve been here, there‘s always been somebody in our
community or among our community based partners that goes far and beyond the call to be of
service to students in the inner city and Monica has definitely shown that support and dedication,‖
said Dewey Academy Principal Hattie Tate. ―She‘s just always exhibited the kind of service that
students in the inner city crave and the attention that they look for that actually becomes a turning
point.‖
The Raiders have worked with Dewey Academy for several years, especially during the 2010
season. Principal Tate said, ―It‘s really been nice to have the Raiders involved in Dewey Academy
for the last year. ―Having Sam [Williams] come this year was really nice. He‘s a really cool guy,
he‘s real relaxed with the students, and they relate to him easily.
―He‘s been able to have conversations with students and hear their stories and give them
motivating and encouraging words to move on. One of the things that happened was recently we
lost a student and he came at a time when he had just lost someone in his life. They had a really
meaningful dialogue about how to handle grief and challenges in life. So that support was good for
the emotional, social intelligence that we build all of our work on. We believe that if we get students
healthy emotionally, and give them healthy social interactions, then we can then help them find
success.‖
The Oakland Raiders are proud to accept the award and look forward to continuing their
Commitment to Community.
Coach Roll Attends a Health Fair
Posted Apr 7, 2011
Raiders Strength and Conditioning Coach Brad Roll attended the 2nd Annual
Havenscourt Health Fair.
Coach Brad Roll speaks to the students about proper nutrition and exercise. Photo by Tony
Gonzales.
Raiders Strength and Conditioning Coach Brad Roll attended the 2 nd Annual Havenscourt Health
Fair on the campus of Roots Middle School and Coliseum College Prep Academy in Oakland,
Calif., to inform students about proper nutrition. Coach Roll provided nutrition guides to the
students and spent time explaining healthy food choices to those in attendance.
Coach Roll also participated in a short skit, in which he donned a watermelon costume, to remind
students of the importance of eating well.
"Commitment to Excellence applies not only to preparation on the field, but also in the community,"
said Coach Roll. "It is essential to provide never ending awareness for healthy living and quality
decision making in life to tomorrow's leaders."
Raiders Team Up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Apr 5, 2011
The Oakland Raiders will team up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
for the second straight year to promote the “Good Sport - Designated Driver
Program.”
The Oakland Raiders will team up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for the second
straight year to promote the ―Good Sport - Designated Driver Program.‖ This will be the third year
of the Good Sport Program, in which fans pledge to be a designated driver and receive a
complimentary non-alcoholic beverage coupon for that day‘s game.
In 2010, the program doubled the number of designated driver pledges from 2009. The Raiders,
MADD, and the California Highway Patrol hope to continue to increase the pledges during 2011
and continue efforts to reduce drunk driving.
MADD is excited to work with the Raiders for the second year in a row. ―It has been one of our
most exciting relationships we‘ve had in the Bay Area,‖ said Jody Iorns, Development Director of
MADD in the Bay Area.
―We were able to reach over 2,000 people making a pledge to be a designated driver at the
[Raiders home games]. And the stories that I heard from the various attendees, Raiders fans, as
well as our staff and volunteers, were extremely motivating, energizing, and educational. It was
really a fabulous opportunity and we‘re looking forward to doing it again this year and for many
years to come.‖
MADD was founded 30 years ago by Candy Lightner in Sacramento, Calif., after her daughter was
killed by a hit and run driver. ―She made a pledge in her daughter‘s bedroom that she would fight to
reduce these horrible tragedies,‖ said Iorns.
―Our mission then and now is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of the violent crime and
prevent underage drinking. We find, as research has shown, that our organization, MADD, and
other organizations that have worked against drunk driving, have really made an impact. We‘ve
reduced the number of drunk driving crashes annually, nationwide, by 40% in the 30 years. We still
have a lot of work to do. Thirty people every day are killed by drunk drivers and every four adults
will be involved in an alcohol related crash. 11,000 people were killed by drunk drivers in 2009 so
clearly there‘s still a lot of work that needs to be done.‖
On Saturday, May 14, 2011, MADD will hold its second annual Walk Like MADD event at Cesar
Chavez Park in Berkeley to help raise money and awareness for their organization‘s important
work. ―We anticipate about 300 people coming together to raise money to continue the fight
against drunk driving,‖ said Iorns.
―The event is going to be a 5K walk around the park. It‘s an absolutely gorgeous setting with the
view of the Golden Gate Bridge. We‘ll have some fun family activities, face paintings, a health and
safety fair where various other organizations around the Bay Area will come. We will also have
opportunities for people to pay tribute to their loved ones who have died due to alcohol related
crashes in a tribute area where they can put up pictures, or notes, or memorabilia to honor them.
Many of our teams are walking in honor and support of people they have lost due to this violent
crime.‖
Since coming to the Bay Area two years ago, MADD has received excellent community support.
―We have had fabulous sponsors, the volunteer support has been outstanding and generally very
welcoming, very positive reception from the community as a whole,‖ said Iorns.
Teaming with the Raiders has helped the organization solidify itself and make the most impact in
the East Bay community. ―Having the Raiders organization support our mission helps get out to the
community that this is a community effort,‖ explained Iorns.
―MADD was started as a grassroots organization so to have the Raiders involved with us really
illustrates the exact mission and personality our organization has because we‘re working with a
very respected, strong, and well-known organization here in the community. It gives us a lot of
strength getting our mission out because of the support we‘ve received from the Raiders.‖
Raiders Sponsor 2011 Oakland Running Festival
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Mar 28, 2011
The Oakland Raiders sponsored the first mile of the 26.2-mile course that
traveled through many Oakland neighborhoods.
The Raiderettes cheer on first place marathon finisher, Tegenu Beru, at the finish line of the Oakland
Running Festival. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
The Oakland Raiders and sports marketing and event management company Corrigan Sports
Enterprises (CSE) teamed up for the Oakland Running Festival this past weekend.
The Raiders sponsored the first mile of the 26.2-mile course that traveled through many Oakland
neighborhoods. "The Raiders are pleased to support the City of Oakland, the City's parks and
recreation facilities and an event which helps bolster the local economy,‖ said Amy Trask, Oakland
Raiders Chief Executive.
―This is the second annual running festival,‖ said Dave Gell, CSE and Oakland Running Festival
Director of Communications. ―We‘ve set new records compared to last year. Our attendance is up
20 percent from 2010. We‘ve sold out all of our races. This whole weekend we‘ll have 7,300
runners, representing 33 states and six countries.‖
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan was on hand to support the runners on the crisp Sunday morning. ―I
think the whole running festival represents the renaissance of Oakland,‖ said Quan.
―I‘m hoping the reputation of this run will spread across the region and this country because this is
one of the most beautiful runs in the country. I‘m hoping this will give the Oaklanders and the
people from outside Oakland a second, fresh look at the city.‖
―We‘re happy that the Raiders are here and are part of the tradition of being athletic and being out
there,‖ Quan continued. ―The Oakland Raiders are the symbol of the city and having the
Raiderettes cheer [the runners] on I‘m sure gave them a little extra boost this morning.‖
According to Gell, the Oakland Running Festival generates $2.5 million of economic impact for the
city of Oakland. It also brings the city together with thousands of participants from all over the
country and over 1,000 volunteers.
―The Oakland Running Festival consists of five races,‖ said Gell. ―On Saturday night we had a 5K
down at Jack London Square, a four-person team relay that covers the marathon distance, and
then we had the kids fun run today [in addition to the half and full marathons]. That comprises the
whole running festival. We‘re not just one event. We like to say we‘re all bodies, shapes, and sizes,
and all ages are welcome at the running festival.‖
Raiderettes Voz, Maureen, Holly, Diana, Itza and Jonni cheered on the runners at the start of the
half marathon and at the finish line. Football’s Fabulous Females also had one of their own running
in the half marathon. Raiderette Lytisha was excited to participate in the Oakland Running Festival
and to have her teammates at the finish line to help her complete the race.
―It was really exciting and very inspiring to be amongst all these people that came out for this race,‖
said Lytisha. ―It was so exciting seeing my sisters out there supporting everybody.‖
The Raiderettes and Mayor Quan held the tape at the finish line for the winners of each race.
Tegenu Beru, from San Jose, Calif., was the top male marathon finisher, clocking a time of
2:30:08.
The top female marathon finisher, Anna Bretan, out of Berkeley, Calif., won the second year in a
row and set a new Oakland Running Festival women‘s marathon time at 2:53:19. The top half
marathon finishers were also from California -- Robert Oliver, from Ventura, running 13.1 miles in
1:10:46, and Verity Breen, from Burlingame, finishing in 1:21:37.
Raiders Host the Oakland PAL
By Rebecca Corman
Posted Mar 10, 2011
The Oakland Raiders hosted students from the Oakland Police Activities
League at the Alameda Practice Facility for a fun afternoon that included a
meet and greet with the coaching staff and ice cream sundaes.
Students from the Oakland Police Activities League after-school program pose for a group photo
before meeting the coaching staff and touring the facility. Photo by Tony Gonzales.
Recently, The Oakland Raiders hosted nearly 75 students from the Oakland Police Activities
League (PAL) after-school program at the Raiders Alameda, Calif., facility. The children enjoyed a
fun afternoon that started with a tour of the facility, included a question and answer session with
the Raiders coaching staff, and concluded with an ice cream social.
―The Police Activities League is a non-profit organization and we‘re part of the police department,‖
explained Officer Mildred Oliver, Oakland PAL Executive Director. ―We provide educational,
recreational and enrichment programs for kids 5-18.‖
According to the Oakland PAL‘s website, the after-school program provides students with
assistance on homework, access to computers, arts & crafts activities, opportunities to play sports,
and other activities that are safe alternatives to crime, violence and drugs.
The Raiders were excited to invite the PAL to enjoy the unique experience of visiting the facility
and meeting the coaching staff as a change to their daily after-school routine. ―We thoroughly
enjoy working with the Oakland Police Department on a variety of initiatives and we particularly
enjoy working with the Police Activities League – these kids are terrific and I think we had every bit
as much fun as they did,‖ said Raiders Chief Executive Amy Trask.
The PAL‘s visit began with a tour of the practice fields and weight room, a part of the facility rarely
seen by visitors. When the group arrived in the weight room, they were met by Strength and
Conditioning Coach Brad Roll who spoke to the students about surrounding themselves with
positive role models. He also emphasized the importance of respecting those who have their best
interests at heart - including teachers, parents, and law enforcement.
The tour continued through the Raiders locker room and finished in the players‘ meeting room,
where they were greeted by the Raiders coaching staff.
Head Coach Hue Jackson took the stage and spoke to the attentive students about trust, respect,
and setting goals. Coach Jackson then opened up the floor for questions. ―Just to see their eyes
and their excitement of being here in a very professional organization around some great people,
hopefully we made a difference today,‖ said Coach Jackson.
The students asked questions that impressed the coaches and had the whole coaching staff
involved. ―What did we want to be if we weren‘t football coaches? Who are our Hall of Famers on
the staff? They were well thought out,‖ said Coach Jackson. ―I think the kids came in with
questions and we answered them the best we could and it was a great time.‖
Having Coach Jackson speak to the students had an enormous impact on the PAL guests.
―Some of the older kids realize that ‗wow, that‘s the Head Coach. He‘s the one who‘s telling them
all what to do, the players, and training the players,‘‖ explained Officer Oliver.
―But some of the younger kids, they won‘t even realize the impact of it until maybe a couple of
years from now. But for our middle school kids, this is huge. This is an opportunity of a lifetime and
I really appreciate [the Raiders] for inviting us here today.‖
The visit was a fun experience for not only the Oakland PAL, but also for the Raiders coaching
staff. ―I think it‘s always great when you can talk to kids and particularly when you have them come
here to the Raiders facility,‖ said Hall of Famer Willie Brown. ―That means a lot not only to them,
but to us, because we are all involved in doing something with kids.‖
The day concluded with one more treat, as the students created ice cream sundaes. Coach
Jackson, Amy Trask, and other Raiders staff members helped scoop the ice cream and crack the
concoctions. It was a perfect end to an enjoyable and interactive afternoon.
―I think this day is fabulous,‖ said Coach Jackson. ―It‘s great that our organization brings kids in
and this PAL program has the opportunity to meet our coaches and meet our staff. I think it‘s
awesome.‖