Jordan, Collins Key to Win Over Denver
Denver (1-4-1) 7 - Oakland (4-2) 24
Oakland, CA (Week 6, 2005) – Things started well for the Denver Broncos, as they ended the first quarter with a 7-3 lead. That was the closest they would come to winning the game, though. Despite the fact that the Raiders have been a Jekyll and Hyde team this season, they were able to control their divisional foes without much difficulty.
“It was important to establish a good rhythm to the game early,” Kerry Collins said from the locker room after the game. “When you have a guy like Lamont [Jordan], it is easy to do. He is the league leading rusher for a reason, and we know that we can just give him the ball and allow him to set the tone.”
Jordan did indeed set the tone, picking up 135 yards on the ground, while running for one TD and catching another. He has shown all season long why the Raiders handed him a nice contract and gave him the starting job, despite being a backup to Curtis Martin last season. He has also shown that he can handle the majority of the carries without being spelled, though the Raiders will be watching to see if he can continue to be durable as the season continues.
“This is what I have wanted since I got to the NFL,” said Jordan. “I wanted to show people that I could be a starter in this league, and more than that, be a player that the team can count on for those big plays and those tough yard plays. I want the ball on every down, so I am ready whenever my number gets called in the huddle.”
Kerry Collins was also very effective against the Broncos, going 21 for 28, with 246 yards and two touchdowns. He was able to help keep the Broncos honest by being efficient with his throws, hurting Denver when they were looking to stack the box against Jordan. That allowed Oakland to keep Denver off-balance, sustaining drives and grinding the opposing defence.
“We just went with what their [the Broncos] defence gave us,” said Collins. “Lamont was able to pound the ball at them, and I just had to make simple passes to keep things going. I will take a game like that any day, over a tight game where we throw for 400 yards.”
While Oakland had a somewhat easy time with the victory, their run defence was exploited for the second straight game, as they surrendered 116 yards to Broncos RB Tatum Bell. They were also unable to sustain a lot of pressure on QB Jake Plummer, though they did keep him to 160 yards passing.
“We know that we have to get better, at least in stopping the run,” Coach Jorge Shank said. “We have some big guys on the line, so we are not sure why they are getting beat so easily lately. We are going to have to go back to the film this week and work on addressing that.”
Oakland is now tied for the lead in the AFC West with San Diego. They will look to continue their success next week against the New Orleans Saints.
Box Score
Week 6, 2005
Attendance: 53,400 (62,500).
Weather: 57 degrees, fair.
1Q: 12:10 OAK - Steve Christie 38 field goal.
1Q: 00:37 DEN - Stephen Alexander 8 pass from Jake Plummer.
1Q: 00:37 DEN - Jason Elam extra point.
2Q: 13:56 OAK - LaMont Jordan 18 run.
2Q: 13:56 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
3Q: 09:02 OAK - Doug Gabriel 6 pass from Kerry Collins.
3Q: 09:02 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
3Q: 01:01 OAK - LaMont Jordan 1 pass from Kerry Collins.
3Q: 01:01 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
Game MVP: OAK 5 Kerry Collins
Denver 7 0 0 0 - 7
Oakland 3 7 14 0 - 24
Team Statistics DEN OAK
First Downs 17 24
Total Rushes 31 31
Rushing Yards 146 153
Yards Per Carry 4.7 4.9
Pass Attempts 21 28
Completions 17 21
Passing Yards 160 246
Yards Per Attempt 7.6 8.7
Sacked 2 3
Yards Lost 14 18
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/1
Total Plays 54 62
Total Yards 292 381
Yards Per Play 5.4 6.1
3rd Down Plays 5/11 5/10
Avg. YTG on 3rd 6.2 7.0
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 8 4
Penalty Yards 46 26
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 27:32 32:28
Denver Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
26 Bell 26 116 4.4 26 0
33 Dayne 4 22 5.5 16 0
16 Plummer 1 8 8.0 8 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
16 Plummer 21 17 160 7.6 17 1 0 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Alexander 6 77 12.8 19 17 1
85 Lelie 4 26 6.5 5 12 0
80 Smith 2 22 11.0 5 14 0
26 Bell 2 8 4.0 4 5 0
83 Leach 1 4 4.0 3 4 0
87 Terrell 1 16 16.0 2 16 0
17 Watts 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
44 Rossum 1 24 24.0 0
85 Lelie 1 25 25.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
10 Sauerbrun 5 228 45.6 53 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Elam 0 1 0 1 1
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
55 Williams 6 3 1.0 0 0 0
52 Gold 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
25 Ferguson 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
95 Palepoi 5 2 1.0 0 0 0
47 Lynch 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
79 Warren 4 4 1.0 0 0 0
51 Burns 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
35 Walls 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
76 Myers 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Ekuban 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Rossum 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Coleman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Whitfield 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Brown 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Foster 0 0 0 0 1 1
50 Hamilton 0 0 0 0 3 1
78 Lepsis 0 0 0 0 3 0
95 Palepoi 0 2 0 0 0 0
26 Bell 2 0 0 0 0 0
51 Burns 0 0 1 0 0 0
66 Nalen 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 Ferguson 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oakland Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
34 Jordan 26 135 5.1 18 1
49 Foschi 3 7 2.3 4 0
5 Collins 2 11 5.5 12 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
5 Collins 28 21 246 8.7 37 2 0 3
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
18 Moss 7 88 12.5 26 21 0
87 Whitted 3 38 12.6 10 24 0
34 Jordan 3 4 1.3 4 5 1
83 Anderson 3 30 10.0 9 13 0
81 Curry 2 33 16.5 6 17 0
32 Crockett 1 10 10.0 1 10 0
85 Gabriel 1 6 6.0 3 6 1
88 Dudley 1 37 37.0 11 37 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Lechler 3 147 49.0 63 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Christie 1 1 38 3 3
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
55 Clark 9 4 0.0 0 0 0
92 Washington 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
36 Gibson 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
98 Hamilton 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
26 Routt 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
54 Williams 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
91 Burgess 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
53 Foreman 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
33 Taylor 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
96 Irons 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Grant 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
30 Schweigert 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
51 Brayton 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
27 Washington 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Robinson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Hill 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Ward 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
52 Morrison 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
76 Gallery 0 0 0 0 2 0
66 Walker 0 0 0 0 0 1
61 Seubert 0 0 0 0 1 1
65 Sims 0 0 0 0 1 1
62 Treu 0 0 1 0 4 0
67 Stone 0 0 0 0 3 0
55 Clark 0 2 0 0 0 0
5 Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0
98 Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0
81 Curry 1 0 0 0 0 0
83 Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0
52 Morrison 0 0 1 0 0 0