Raiders Lose in Overtime, Give Texans First Win of Season
Oakland (2-2) 27 - Houston (1-3) 30
Houston, TX (Week 4, 2005) – Things started off so well for the Raiders. In a game expected to be a blow out for the Oakland Raiders, Lamont Jordan got it going with a 55 yard touchdown run on the first offensive play of the game. Against a Texans club that had no wins coming into the game, Oakland was figuring that this was just the first step in what would be a game where the Raiders were in complete control. How wrong they were.
On their first possession of the game, the Texans, led by QB David Carr, strung together a drive that answered the Oakland TD with one of their own, on a 7 yard pass to Andre Johnson. “We wanted to show Oakland, and everyone else out there, that we are here to play,” said David Carr, after the game. “We have been the whipping boys of the league this year, and we want to get some respect back. It was important for us to come back with an answer to the first touchdown they scored, so that we could show them that we would not be intimidated.”
The game continued to be a see-saw battle in which both teams traded scores, leading to a tied game at 24 with 1:53 left in the game, when Kris Brown hit a 19 yard FG to give the Texans the lead. Kerry Collins led the Raiders back with passes to Randy Moss for 23 and 21 yards, then a Lamont Jordan run for 9 yards set up a 47 yard field goal try for Steve Christie, which he made, sending the game to overtime.
In the overtime period, both teams defences came out in full force, as the ball changed possession five times before the Texans were able to string a strong drive together, highlighted by 22 yard pass from Carr to Mark Bruener, and two 15 yard passes to Andre Johnson. With 2:16 left in overtime, Kris Brown kicked a 40 yard field goal to give the Texans their first win of the season.
The loss saw an Oakland defence that again struggled to defend the pass, as they allowed David Carr to throw for 391 yards and two touchdowns. Texans receivers Andre Johnson and FIRST NAME Armstrong both pulled in 140 or more yards during the game. The Oakland pass rush was a little more effective, however, as they accumulated 3 sacks, 3 pass blocks, and 9 hurries.
Offensively, Lamont Jordan had a big game, as he carried the ball 24 times for 172 yards and a touchdown. Randy Moss also pulled in more than 100 yards for the third time this season. The offensive line had difficulties though, especially LT Robert Gallery, who allowed 3 sacks in what was an uncharacteristic game for him this season.
“We have a lot of things to work on this week,” Head Coach Jorge Shank said at his post-game conference. “This is very disappointing for our club. We are getting some very good performances out of some players, but very poor performances out of others.
We may have to make some line-up changes soon to see if we can spark some of the players.”
Raiders GM Barrett Blade was questioned regarding Coach Shank’s comments. “We are not really looking at making any deals here, or bringing in any free agents. I think that Jorge was talking about switching up the depth chart a bit. We are just not in the place where we can make any deals at the moment.”
The questions continue to be asked about a Raiders team that is starting to have it’s weaknesses exposed. Next up is the Indianapolis Colts, whose strong passing attack will look to further exploit a poor Raiders pass defence.
Box Score
Week 4, 2005
Attendance: 64,100 (69,500).
Weather: 94 degrees, fair.
1Q: 14:23 OAK - LaMont Jordan 55 run.
1Q: 14:23 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
1Q: 09:32 HOU - Andre Johnson 7 pass from David Carr.
1Q: 09:32 HOU - Kris Brown extra point.
1Q: 02:20 HOU - Kris Brown 44 field goal.
2Q: 13:07 OAK - Ronald Curry 1 pass from Kerry Collins.
2Q: 13:07 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
2Q: 02:59 HOU - Jonathan Wells 2 run.
2Q: 02:59 HOU - Kris Brown extra point.
3Q: 08:12 OAK - Rickey Dudley 1 pass from Kerry Collins.
3Q: 08:12 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
3Q: 04:48 HOU - Mark Bruener 7 pass from David Carr.
3Q: 04:48 HOU - Kris Brown extra point.
4Q: 13:52 OAK - Steve Christie 18 field goal.
4Q: 01:31 HOU - Kris Brown 19 field goal.
4Q: 00:12 OAK - Steve Christie 47 field goal.
OT: 02:16 HOU - Kris Brown 40 field goal.
Game MVP: HOU 8 David Carr
Oakland 7 7 7 6 0 - 27
Houston 10 7 7 3 3 - 30
Team Statistics OAK HOU
First Downs 18 31
Total Rushes 26 30
Rushing Yards 174 114
Yards Per Carry 6.6 3.8
Pass Attempts 35 57
Completions 18 34
Passing Yards 236 391
Yards Per Attempt 6.7 6.8
Sacked 5 3
Yards Lost 33 14
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 5/2
Total Plays 66 90
Total Yards 377 491
Yards Per Play 5.7 5.4
3rd Down Plays 8/16 12/20
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.3 6.6
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/1
Penalties 14 8
Penalty Yards 90 40
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time Of Possession 28:52 43:52
Oakland Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
34 Jordan 24 172 7.1 55 1
18 Moss 1 1 1.0 1 0
85 Gabriel 1 1 1.0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
5 Collins 35 18 236 6.7 37 2 0 5
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
18 Moss 7 104 14.8 13 23 0
85 Gabriel 3 75 25.0 6 37 0
34 Jordan 2 19 9.5 3 11 0
81 Curry 2 13 6.5 3 12 1
88 Dudley 2 15 7.5 3 14 1
83 Anderson 1 3 3.0 3 3 0
49 Foschi 1 7 7.0 2 7 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 Gabriel 1 2 2.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
18 Moss 5 150 30.0 0
85 Gabriel 2 37 18.5 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Lechler 6 278 46.3 56 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Christie 2 3 47 3 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
55 Clark 10 2 0.0 0 0 0
30 Schweigert 7 3 1.0 0 0 0
36 Gibson 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Hill 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
54 Williams 5 4 1.0 0 0 0
53 Foreman 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
95 Jasper 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
92 Washington 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Washington 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
51 Brayton 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Routt 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
52 Morrison 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Taylor 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Robinson 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
59 Grant 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Hamilton 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
91 Burgess 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
62 Treu 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
20 Fargas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Kelly 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Sapp 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
76 Gallery 0 0 0 0 1 3
34 Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0
65 Sims 0 0 0 0 0 1
70 Badger 0 0 0 0 2 1
67 Stone 0 0 0 0 6 0
62 Treu 0 1 0 0 2 0
5 Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0
98 Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0
53 Foreman 0 1 0 0 0 0
54 Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 Washington 0 1 0 0 0 0
52 Morrison 0 1 0 0 0 0
49 Foschi 0 0 1 0 0 0
Houston Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
37 Davis 20 67 3.3 18 0
32 Wells 5 33 6.6 20 1
44 Norris 2 7 3.5 6 0
88 Armstrong 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
8 Carr 1 4 4.0 4 0
80 Johnson 1 4 4.0 4 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
8 Carr 57 34 391 6.8 50 2 0 3
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Johnson 10 142 14.2 12 25 1
88 Armstrong 9 140 15.5 11 50 0
87 Bruener 7 56 8.0 7 22 1
44 Norris 4 22 5.5 2 11 0
13 Mathis 2 17 8.5 0 11 0
86 Gaffney 1 8 8.0 3 8 0
37 Davis 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
42 Coleman 1 0 0.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
38 Faggins 3 49 16.3 0
13 Mathis 2 36 18.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Stanley 4 164 41.0 48 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
3 Brown 3 3 44 3 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
56 Greenwood 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Fenimore 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Babin 5 2 1.0 0 0 0
52 Wong 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
96 Walker 3 2 2.0 0 0 0
91 Payne 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
94 Ioane 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
23 Robinson 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
42 Coleman 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
21 Sanders 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
22 Buchanan 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
20 Logan 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
50 Anderson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Bruener 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Baxter 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 Gaffney 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
69 Pitts 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Joppru 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Wand 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
38 Faggins 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
70 Weary 0 0 0 0 2 1
71 Wade 0 0 0 0 1 2
76 McKinney 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 Carr 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 Wells 2 0 0 0 0 0
96 Walker 0 1 0 0 0 0
42 Coleman 1 0 0 0 0 0
52 Wong 0 1 0 0 0 0
94 Ioane 0 0 1 0 0 0
69 Pitts 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0
83 Joppru 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Norris 0 0 1 0 0 0