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Old 10-19-2005, 12:42 AM   #30
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Raiders Fortunes Change in Second Straight Overtime Game

Oakland (3-2) 30 - Indianapolis (2-3) 24

Indianapolis, IN (Week 5, 2005) – For the second straight game, the Oakland Raiders went to overtime. This time, however, they were determined to create a different outcome. Playing a good, but beat-up, Indianapolis Colts team, the Raiders had to fight back from a 24-10 deficit after three quarters.

“We have been under a lot of criticism lately, especially with the loss last week,” said Raiders QB Kerry Collins. “We knew that we had to make something happen, and it had to happen soon. I don’t know if this can be called a statement game, as it is still early in the season, but this is a game we knew that we had to win.”

Using another strong game by Lamont Jordan, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown, as a foundation, Collins put the Raiders on his back and led the team to two fourth quarter touchdowns, sending the game to overtime. Collins ended up with 447 yards passing and two touchdowns. 275 of those yards, and one of those touchdowns, were to his main receiver, Randy Moss, as Moss collected his second 200+ yard game of the season.

“He just makes it easy on me out there,” said Collins. “He gets a lot of attention by the defence, but he is such a remarkable player that he often gets separation from his coverage, or flat out beats a cornerback to the ball. I can just throw the ball up for him, and he will go and get it.”

Indianapolis came into the game without their top running back, Edgerrin James, who was out with an injury. Dominic Rhodes did well in relief, picking up 134 yards and a touchdown. The Colts took another serious blow, however, late in the fourth quarter, as Peyton Manning went down with an injury. Travis Brown took over for Manning, and while he went 5 for 7 with no interceptions, he was not as effective as Manning. The Raiders defence were able to neutralize the Colts offence during overtime, allowing Collins and the rest of the Raiders offence to drive the field and win the game, on a 1 yard TD run by Jordan.

While the Raiders offence had a strong day, the Raiders defence was exploited for most of the game, particularly in the run game. The front seven did not seem to get much pressure on Manning, and looked confused by the Colts running schemes. Head Coach Jorge Shank knows that they have to improve. “This game shows the strengths and weaknesses of this team. Our offence is amazingly good, and can win a game on its own, but the defence has struggled a lot, and has cost us games. We need to shore up our holes, and our players need to support each other more. They just don’t seem to be hungry for the ball.”

During the game, Guard Brad Badger went down with an injury and will be lost for at least the next Raiders game. As a result, GM Barrett Blade released Safety Jarrod Cooper and signed Guard Rich Seubert to a one year deal worth a reported $570,000. Seubert should start during next week’s divisional match-up against Denver.

Box Score
Week 5, 2005  

Attendance: 56,700 (60,300).


Weather: 68 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:42 IND - James Mungro 2 run.
1Q: 08:42 IND - Mike Vanderjagt extra point.
1Q: 02:33 OAK - Randy Moss 67 pass from Kerry Collins.
1Q: 02:33 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
2Q: 13:23 IND - Dominic Rhodes 38 run.
2Q: 13:23 IND - Mike Vanderjagt extra point.
2Q: 07:17 OAK - Steve Christie 22 field goal.
2Q: 01:22 IND - Mike Vanderjagt 19 field goal.
3Q: 00:26 IND - Reggie Wayne 2 pass from Peyton Manning.
3Q: 00:26 IND - Mike Vanderjagt extra point.
4Q: 10:42 OAK - Justin Fargas 2 run.
4Q: 10:42 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
4Q: 03:46 OAK - Ronald Curry 8 pass from Kerry Collins.
4Q: 03:46 OAK - Steve Christie extra point.
OT: 06:07 OAK - LaMont Jordan 1 run.

Game MVP: OAK 18 Randy Moss

Oakland 7 3 0 14 6 - 30
Indianapolis 7 10 7 0 0 - 24

Team Statistics OAK IND

First Downs 27 23

Total Rushes 26 31
Rushing Yards 138 166
Yards Per Carry 5.3 5.3
Pass Attempts 41 39
Completions 25 22
Passing Yards 447 221
Yards Per Attempt 10.9 5.6
Sacked 4 2
Yards Lost 29 10
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0

Total Plays 71 72
Total Yards 556 377
Yards Per Play 7.8 5.2

3rd Down Plays 7/14 6/14
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.5 6.2
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0

Penalties 6 8
Penalty Yards 34 67

Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 33:58 34:55

Oakland Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
34 Jordan 25 136 5.4 45 1
20 Fargas 1 2 2.0 2 1

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
5 Collins 41 25 447 10.9 67 2 0 4

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
18 Moss 12 275 22.9 92 67 1
81 Curry 4 95 23.7 13 36 1
85 Gabriel 4 45 11.2 5 14 0
34 Jordan 3 10 3.3 7 4 0
87 Whitted 2 22 11.0 2 11 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 Gabriel 1 -2 -2.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
18 Moss 2 44 22.0 0
20 Fargas 2 49 24.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Lechler 6 206 34.3 54 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Christie 1 1 22 3 3

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
33 Taylor 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
55 Clark 6 6 0.0 0 0 0
59 Grant 5 2 1.0 0 0 0
36 Gibson 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
53 Foreman 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Burgess 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
54 Williams 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Robinson 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
30 Schweigert 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Washington 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Washington 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
22 Hill 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
52 Morrison 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
96 Irons 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Brayton 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Routt 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Sapp 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
32 Crockett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Hamilton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Jasper 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 1 1
62 Treu 0 0 0 0 3 2
70 Badger 0 0 0 0 0 1
67 Stone 0 0 0 0 7 0
5 Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Taylor 0 1 0 0 0 0
65 Sims 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 Jordan 0 0 1 0 0 0

Indianapolis Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
33 Rhodes 20 134 6.7 38 1
26 Mullis 6 18 3.0 7 0
23 Mungro 3 7 2.3 8 1
18 Manning 1 6 6.0 6 0
5 Brown 1 1 1.0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
18 Manning 32 17 184 5.7 25 1 0 0
5 Brown 7 5 37 5.2 13 0 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
88 Harrison 4 34 8.5 12 14 0
87 Wayne 4 45 11.2 6 22 1
23 Mungro 4 21 5.2 15 8 0
83 Stokley 3 41 13.6 9 25 0
44 Clark 3 38 12.6 5 13 0
33 Rhodes 2 24 12.0 10 15 0
80 Hartsock 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
26 Mullis 1 6 6.0 8 6 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
87 Wayne 2 21 10.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
88 Harrison 3 101 33.6 0
33 Rhodes 1 23 23.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
17 Smith 7 254 36.2 42 5

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
13 Vanderjagt 1 1 19 3 3

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
50 Thornton 7 2 1.0 0 0 0
94 Morris 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
21 Sanders 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
93 Freeney 4 1 2.0 0 0 0
77 Simon 4 2 1.0 0 0 0
42 David 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
28 Jackson 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
72 Burns 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
41 Bolton 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
20 Doss 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
29 Jefferson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
30 Strickland 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Mathis 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Gardner 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
48 Snow 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Brackett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Mungro 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 June 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Hartsock 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
69 Ulrich 0 0 0 0 0 1
65 Lilja 0 0 0 0 1 1
71 Diem 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 Mungro 0 0 0 0 3 0
36 Pritchett 0 0 0 0 1 0
78 Glenn 0 0 0 0 1 0
63 Saturday 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Rhodes 1 0 0 0 0 0
54 Calmus 0 0 1 0 0 0
93 Freeney 0 1 0 0 0 0

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