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Old 10-15-2005, 12:31 AM   #20
Blade
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Running and Defence Keys to Raiders Victory

Buffalo (1-1) 13 - Oakland (2-0) 17

Oakland, CA (Week 2, 2005) – The NFL off-season held a lot of hype for one new Raider, Randy Moss. Another new Raider was able to fly under the radar. Lamont Jordan, expected to be the key to revitalizing the Raiders running game, was lost in the media shuffle thanks to his new outspoken team-mate, but he did not mind.

“It wasn’t bad at all. I was able to come in and get my workouts done and leave without a whole media circus,” Jordan said earlier in the week. “Randy is a great player, and it is only right that he should get all of the attention. I just want to do my speaking on the field.”

In what seemed to be an omen for the Raiders home opener against the Buffalo Bills, Jordan was a large part of the Oakland offence. Piling up 183 yards on 27 carries, Jordan was able to help grind the Bills defence, and set up two first half touchdowns by Randy Moss.

“It was pretty easy out there tonight,” said Jordan, speaking from his locker after the game. “The offensive line played so well, I just had to run into the holes and go for the easy gains. Plus, the threat of the passing game helped keep Buffalo honest so that they couldn’t stack the box on me.”

Oakland was also able to play a strong game defensively, as they held the Buffalo offence to 165 yards passing and 76 yards rushing. Bills QB J.P. Losman had a rough time as he threw three interceptions, including one to Renaldo Hill, who was unexpectedly thrust into a starting role with the off-season trade of Charles Woodson, and the injury to Denard Walker. The Raiders also collected 4 sacks, including 1.5 sacks from DT Edward Jasper.

“There was just no room out there today,” said Losman. “There was a lot of defensive pressure, and we couldn’t get our offence going. Willis [McGahee] had problems running the ball because they were just filling the holes that we were trying to open. And their defensive backs were pretty sharp tonight.”

GM Barrett Blade had to make another move after this game as starting SS Derrick Gibson went down with a Hyperextended knee injury, and will be lost for a few weeks. Blade responded by releasing LB Maugaula Tuitele, and signing SS Damien Robinson to a one year, $700,000 contract.

Despite the early criticism of the new management, the Raider Nation seems to be living the high life with their team being 2-0. The Raiders now prepare to face Tampa Bay next week.

Box Score

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Attendance: 53,400 (62,500). Weather: 79 degrees, fair. 1Q: 03:10 OAK - Randy Moss 3 pass from Kerry Collins. 1Q: 03:10 OAK - Steve Christie extra point. 2Q: 11:00 BUF - Rian Lindell 28 field goal. 2Q: 09:26 OAK - Randy Moss 22 pass from Kerry Collins. 2Q: 09:26 OAK - Steve Christie extra point. 3Q: 11:45 BUF - Eric Moulds 9 pass from J.P. Losman. 3Q: 11:45 BUF - Rian Lindell extra point. 3Q: 00:24 BUF - Rian Lindell 29 field goal. 4Q: 09:47 OAK - Steve Christie 29 field goal. Game MVP: OAK 34 LaMont Jordan Buffalo 0 3 10 0 - 13 Oakland 7 7 0 3 - 17 Team Statistics BUF OAK First Downs 18 16 Total Rushes 25 30 Rushing Yards 76 192 Yards Per Carry 3.0 6.4 Pass Attempts 48 27 Completions 22 15 Passing Yards 165 144 Yards Per Attempt 3.4 5.3 Sacked 4 2 Yards Lost 23 14 Interceptions 3 1 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2 Total Plays 77 59 Total Yards 218 322 Yards Per Play 2.8 5.4 3rd Down Plays 5/18 3/12 Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.8 6.5 4th Down Plays 1/2 0/0 Penalties 6 10 Penalty Yards 55 64 Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 31 Time Of Possession 30:41 29:19 Buffalo Individual Statistics Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD 21 McGahee 15 52 3.4 19 0 46 Lindsay 7 15 2.1 4 0 7 Losman 2 4 2.0 3 0 31 Shelton 1 5 5.0 5 0 Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd 7 Losman 48 22 165 3.4 15 1 3 4 Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD 80 Moulds 5 32 6.4 3 9 1 31 Shelton 5 24 4.8 19 12 0 83 Evans 5 36 7.2 7 12 0 21 McGahee 2 27 13.5 18 15 0 87 Euhus 2 27 13.5 0 14 0 11 Parrish 2 17 8.5 1 11 0 84 Campbell 1 2 2.0 5 2 0 Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD 22 Clements 2 21 10.5 0 Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD 11 Parrish 2 46 23.0 0 83 Evans 1 28 28.0 0 Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20 8 Moorman 7 322 46.0 68 4 Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att 9 Lindell 2 2 29 1 1 Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD 24 McGee 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 22 Clements 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 98 Edwards 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 94 Schobel 4 2 1.0 0 0 0 96 Posey 4 4 0.0 0 0 0 59 Fletcher 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 97 Bannan 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 23 Vincent 3 2 0.0 1 2 0 36 Milloy 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 95 Adams 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 11 Parrish 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 51 Spikes 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 57 Stamer 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 69 Gandy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 35 Burns 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 92 Denney 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 90 Kelsay 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 31 Shelton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 37 Poole 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd 78 Cash 0 0 0 0 0 1 68 Williams 0 0 0 0 2 1 69 Gandy 0 1 1 0 1 1 58 Villarrial 0 0 0 0 2 1 87 Euhus 0 0 1 0 1 0 95 Adams 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 Moulds 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 Teague 0 0 0 0 1 0 57 Stamer 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 McGahee 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 Shelton 0 0 0 0 1 0 Oakland Individual Statistics Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD 34 Jordan 27 183 6.7 52 0 32 Crockett 2 11 5.5 7 0 5 Collins 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd 5 Collins 27 15 144 5.3 22 2 1 2 Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD 18 Moss 4 47 11.7 13 22 2 34 Jordan 2 4 2.0 5 4 0 85 Gabriel 2 29 14.5 4 17 0 83 Anderson 2 25 12.5 11 18 0 88 Dudley 2 19 9.5 13 10 0 49 Foschi 2 15 7.5 8 8 0 43 Easy 1 5 5.0 5 5 0 Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD 85 Gabriel 2 4 2.0 0 Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD 18 Moss 3 76 25.3 0 Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20 9 Lechler 8 296 37.0 53 3 Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att 6 Christie 1 1 29 2 2 Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD 55 Clark 7 3 0.0 0 0 0 92 Washington 6 0 1.0 0 0 0 54 Williams 5 0 1.0 0 0 0 22 Hill 4 1 0.0 1 0 0 53 Foreman 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 27 Washington 3 2 0.0 1 0 0 30 Schweigert 3 0 0.0 1 4 0 26 Routt 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 87 Whitted 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 96 Irons 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 91 Burgess 2 2 0.5 0 0 0 40 Cooper 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 59 Grant 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 95 Jasper 1 1 1.5 0 0 0 98 Hamilton 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 99 Sapp 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 33 Taylor 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 18 Moss 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 81 Curry 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 51 Brayton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 76 Gallery 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 52 Morrison 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd 65 Sims 0 0 0 0 1 2 62 Treu 0 0 0 0 2 0 34 Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 85 Gabriel 2 0 0 0 0 0 67 Stone 0 0 0 0 1 0 53 Foreman 0 1 0 0 0 0 66 Walker 0 0 0 0 1 0 83 Anderson 0 0 0 0 1 0 88 Dudley 0 0 0 0 1 0
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