Big Plays Highlight First Raiders Loss of the Season
Tampa Bay (3-0) 23 - Oakland (2-1) 20
Oakland, CA (Week 3, 2005) – In a rematch of the XXXVII Super Bowl, the Oakland Raiders were hoping that the outcome of the game would be different this time around. In a game that was highlighted by a number of big plays by both teams, the Oakland Raiders fell short of the victory, taking their first loss of the season.
The game started with a 57 yard touchdown pass from Kerry Collins to Alvis Whitted on the fifth offensive play of the game. Tampa Bay QB Brian Griese came back with a 46 yard pass to Joey Galloway later in the first quarter, which led to a Tampa Bay field goal. The game slowed down for a while after that, as both teams worked at grounding the other team down with more balanced play. With the game tied at 13 in the third quarter, the big plays came out again as Collins hooked up with Randy Moss for a 95 yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders the lead again.
The Tampa Bay defense had been putting pressure on Collins all game long, and in the fourth quarter, the Buccaneer defensive line was able to for the Raiders to punt from deep in their own territory, and received the ball on the Oakland 42 yard line. Eight plays later, and Tampa Bay tied up the game. With five minutes left in the game, Griese found Michael Clayton for a 53 yard pass which would lead to a 27 yard field goal by Kicker Matt Bryant. Oakland came back, but Kicker Steve Christie missed a 50 yard field goal attempt with 1:05 left, and the game was over at that point. Christie had a rough game, going 2 for 4 in field goal attempts.
“It was a tough loss. We hung in there, but couldn’t pull it out in the end. It happens,” said Raiders Head Coach Jorge Shank. “We could have played better in all facets of the game, and we will have a lot of film to look at this week. All we can do now is learn from this, and move on.”
The Oakland defense was victimized by plays going for 20 or more yards a number of times, as they gave up 415 total yards to the Buccaneers. The Raiders offensive line was also porous as they allowed Collins to be sacked four times, with RT Barry Sims allowing three of them. Lamont Jordan was held to 72 yards rushing, the first time this season he has not reached the 100 yard rushing mark.
Despite the loss, there were some strong performances by a few Raider players. Kerry Collins went 18 for 31, with 321 yards and two touchdown passes, despite the pressure he was under. Randy Moss grabbed five of those passes for 135 yards and one touchdown. Collins seemed optimistic about the team, even in light of the loss.
“We showed that we can hang with the big boys,” Collins said after the game. “Tampa is still undefeated, and they have beaten some good teams. But, we hung in there, and gave ourselves a chance to tie it at the end. That says something. With all of the changes we have had in the past few years, we are growing as a team, and I think that you are seeing the result of that this season.”
Oakland heads to Houston next week to take on the 0-3 Texans. There should be little reason to believe that the Raiders will not be able to take it to the Texans, so long as they are prepared.
“We are getting better. Every game we learn something new about ourselves,” Coach Shank said. “You are going to see a Raiders team ready to compete game in and game out.”
Box Score
Attendance: 54,000 (62,500).
Weather: 49 degrees, fair.
1Q: 12:21 OAK - Alvis Whitted 57 pass from Kerry Collins.
1Q: 12:21 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
1Q: 06:52 TBY - Matt Bryant 18 field goal.
2Q: 14:41 TBY - Matt Bryant 36 field goal.
2Q: 08:24 OAK - Steve Christie 45 field goal.
2Q: 05:02 TBY - Cadillac Williams 2 run.
2Q: 05:02 TBY - Matt Bryant extra point.
3Q: 09:19 OAK - Steve Christie 28 field goal.
3Q: 03:11 OAK - Randy Moss 95 pass from Kerry Collins.
3Q: 03:11 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
4Q: 08:10 TBY - Michael Pittman 4 pass from Brian Griese.
4Q: 08:10 TBY - Matt Bryant extra point.
4Q: 02:35 TBY - Matt Bryant 27 field goal.
Game MVP: TBY 8 Brian Griese
Tampa Bay 3 10 0 10 - 23
Oakland 7 3 10 0 - 20
Team Statistics TBY OAK
First Downs 22 16
Total Rushes 31 22
Rushing Yards 115 82
Yards Per Carry 3.7 3.7
Pass Attempts 41 31
Completions 23 18
Passing Yards 313 321
Yards Per Attempt 7.6 10.3
Sacked 2 4
Yards Lost 13 31
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 74 57
Total Yards 415 372
Yards Per Play 5.6 6.5
3rd Down Plays 8/18 3/13
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.5 10.9
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 14 7
Penalty Yards 105 48
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 20
Time Of Possession 32:11 27:49
Tampa Bay Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
32 Pittman 15 59 3.9 10 0
24 Williams 13 51 3.9 10 1
8 Griese 3 5 1.6 4 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
8 Griese 41 23 313 7.6 53 1 0 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
19 Hilliard 7 50 7.1 4 11 0
80 Clayton 4 92 23.0 14 53 0
84 Galloway 2 60 30.0 0 46 0
32 Pittman 2 7 3.5 2 4 1
43 Cook 2 9 4.5 0 8 0
85 Corbett 2 22 11.0 0 16 0
86 Kemoeatu 2 52 26.0 12 30 0
24 Williams 1 5 5.0 6 5 0
81 Smith 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
84 Galloway 5 50 10.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
22 Cox 3 68 22.6 0
84 Galloway 1 18 18.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Bidwell 6 240 40.0 53 4
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
5 Bryant 3 4 36 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
55 Brooks 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
53 Quarles 5 4 1.0 0 0 0
97 Rice 4 1 2.0 0 0 0
99 Hovan 4 3 0.5 0 0 0
56 Nece 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Allen 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
50 Gooch 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Spires 2 1 0.5 0 0 0
20 Barber 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
25 Kelly 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Wyms 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 White 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
28 Jackson 1 3 0.0 0 0 0
64 Bryant 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Garner 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
19 Hilliard 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
48 Nicholson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Corbett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Harris 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
67 Walker 0 0 0 0 2 0
43 Cook 0 0 0 0 0 1
75 Steussie 0 0 0 0 4 1
78 Stinchcomb 0 0 0 0 3 0
76 Wade 0 0 0 0 2 0
40 Alstott 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 Terry 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oakland Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
34 Jordan 19 72 3.7 20 0
5 Collins 1 6 6.0 6 0
32 Crockett 1 0 0.0 0 0
18 Moss 1 4 4.0 4 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
5 Collins 31 18 321 10.3 95 2 0 4
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
18 Moss 5 135 27.0 98 95 1
34 Jordan 5 36 7.2 23 13 0
87 Whitted 2 64 32.0 56 57 1
49 Foschi 2 19 9.5 2 11 0
32 Crockett 1 25 25.0 5 25 0
81 Curry 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
85 Gabriel 1 21 21.0 3 21 0
88 Dudley 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 Gabriel 1 12 12.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
18 Moss 2 44 22.0 0
85 Gabriel 1 22 22.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Lechler 7 317 45.2 57 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Christie 2 4 45 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
55 Clark 9 3 0.0 0 0 0
45 Robinson 6 6 0.0 0 0 0
92 Washington 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Schweigert 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
33 Taylor 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Foreman 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Williams 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Washington 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Hamilton 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
91 Burgess 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Cooper 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Grant 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
22 Hill 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Brayton 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Jasper 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
99 Sapp 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Routt 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
52 Morrison 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
87 Whitted 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Gallery 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
76 Gallery 0 0 0 0 2 1
65 Sims 0 0 0 0 0 3
67 Stone 0 0 0 0 1 0
62 Treu 0 0 0 0 1 0
49 Foschi 0 0 0 0 1 0