Raiders Dominate In Win Over Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore (2-3) 3 – Oakland (3-2) 34
Oakland, CA (Week 5, 2006) – Under fire for inconsistent play over the first quarter of the season, the Oakland Raiders were determined to come out and have a statement game against the Baltimore Ravens. The Raiders did that and more, beating the Ravens soundly for almost the entire length of the game.
Back in Oakland after a three game road trip in which the Raiders went 1 and 2, the Oakland offence came out a little flat on the first series, but their defence came out strong from the start, as Baltimore QB Anthony Wright was sacked on the first play of their first series by LB Tyler Brayton. The Ravens went three and out, and the Raiders took over from there. QB Kerry Collins, off to a slow start this season, led the offence on a drive spanning 73 yards, which was capped off by a 9-yard touchdown pass to WR Jerry Porter. The touchdown was the first of three straight drives ending in Raider touchdowns, and saw the Raiders score four touchdowns on six straight drives (a field goal and an interception were the ends of the other drives).
One of the highlights of the Oakland touchdowns was the second touchdown scored by the Raiders in the game. On the second play of their third offensive series, Collins dropped back and found the rookie RB Erik Kuehler for a 54 yard touchdown, his first of his young career. Kuehler would end up with 76 yards receiving for the game, though he only had 19 yards rushing on 7 carries. Another career first during the game was DT Frankie Grzecki collecting his first sack in the fourth quarter.
“This was a good game for all of us today,” said Raiders Head Coach Brent Marlin. “Everyone contributed. Kerry [Collins] had a good game, despite being under fire the last few weeks. The running game was good, and we got a lot of defensive pressure and turnovers. But the thing I enjoyed the most, and it has been exciting all year long, is the contributions that the first year players are making. We saw that today, as Erik [Kuehler] has shown himself to be a great receiver out of the backfield, Alvin [Grier] has been good in all aspects of the game, be it blocking, running, or receiving, and Frankie [Grzecki] got some good work in as well. Really, all our rookies have made good progress, and it is in games like this where it really shows.”
RB Lamont Jordan was in control all game long when running the ball, ending the day with 132 yards on only 25 carries. Jordan had an easy time of it due to the great blocking of his offensive line, particularly G Ron Stone, C Adam Treu, and T Robert Gallery. Defensively, the Raiders had the Ravens’ number all game long, as they collected three sacks and three interceptions. S Stuart Schweigert had a strong game, collecting six tackles, 2 assists, and one of the interceptions.
The Baltimore Ravens didn’t have much to feel good about after the game ended, although undrafted rookie QB Michael O’Leary came on for some game action when the game seemed out of reach and did not look too bad, though he did throw an interception. He was able to move the ball with more effectiveness than Wright showed during his time in the game.
Because the game seemed to be out of reach when O’Leary was brought in, fans wondered by Raiders backup QB Kyle Boller, the Baltimore Ravens starter last season, was not brought in for some work. “It would have been nice to get Kyle some time,” said Coach Marlin. “However, it was more important for Kerry to continue to play out there. He has been working at getting into a rhythm, and with the way he was playing, it was better for us to leave Kerry in the game and get some more time to work himself into that rhythm. We will try and get Kyle some time later, but for now, we want to make sure that Kerry is comfortable.”
The Raiders hope to continue the strong play that they showed against the former Cleveland Browns as they head into next week and take on the new Cleveland Browns, before facing division rival Kansas City in week 7.
Box Score
Attendance: 56,700 (62,500).
Weather: 82 degrees, fair.
1Q: 08:15 OAK - Jerry Porter 9 pass from Kerry Collins.
1Q: 08:15 OAK - Herb Mallory extra point.
1Q: 05:50 OAK - Erik Kuehler 54 pass from Kerry Collins.
1Q: 05:50 OAK - Herb Mallory extra point.
1Q: 04:02 OAK - Ronald Curry 2 pass from Kerry Collins.
1Q: 04:02 OAK - Herb Mallory extra point.
2Q: 09:00 OAK - Herb Mallory 23 field goal.
2Q: 01:55 OAK - Alvin Grier 9 pass from Kerry Collins.
2Q: 01:55 OAK - Herb Mallory extra point.
2Q: 00:07 BAL - Matt Stover 28 field goal.
4Q: 01:55 OAK - Herb Mallory 38 field goal.
Game MVP: OAK 5 Kerry Collins
Baltimore 0 3 0 0 - 3
Oakland 21 10 0 3 - 34
Team Statistics BAL OAK
First Downs 14 19
Total Rushes 27 34
Rushing Yards 101 149
Yards Per Carry 3.7 4.3
Pass Attempts 31 22
Completions 12 19
Passing Yards 144 195
Yards Per Attempt 4.6 8.8
Sacked 3 1
Yards Lost 15 7
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
Total Plays 61 57
Total Yards 230 337
Yards Per Play 3.7 5.9
3rd Down Plays 5/15 5/11
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.5 6.4
4th Down Plays 0/2 0/0
Penalties 6 4
Penalty Yards 40 35
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 42
Time Of Possession 26:14 33:46
Baltimore Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
26 Bennett 22 73 3.3 12 0
12 Wright 3 12 4.0 8 0
46 Peterson 1 5 5.0 5 0
16 O'Leary 1 11 11.0 11 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
12 Wright 20 7 81 4.0 19 0 2 1
16 O'Leary 11 5 63 5.7 17 0 1 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 Mason 5 60 12.0 9 17 0
26 Bennett 2 24 12.0 26 19 0
86 Heap 2 18 9.0 10 12 0
89 Clayton 2 30 15.0 2 15 0
33 Green 1 12 12.0 13 12 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
20 Reed 4 90 22.5 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
14 Blanding 6 241 40.1 44 3
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
3 Stover 1 2 28 0 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
52 Lewis 7 6 0.0 0 0 0
21 McAlister 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Darby 4 2 0.5 0 0 0
37 Chavous 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
99 Polley 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
35 Schneider 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Powell 3 1 0.5 0 0 0
93 Edwards 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
20 Reed 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
71 Atkins 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
54 Kyle 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Thomas 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Stallworth 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Payne 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
22 Rolle 1 0 0.0 1 13 0
55 Suggs 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Congdon 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
85 Mason 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Palepoi 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
81 Dudley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Korinek 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Newhart 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
45 Ingram 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Kiel 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Bailey 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
68 Middleton 0 0 0 0 2 2
75 Ogden 0 0 0 0 2 0
58 Mawae 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Flynn 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 Bennett 0 0 1 0 0 0
86 Heap 0 0 0 0 1 0
74 Terry 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 Schneider 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 O'Leary 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
34 Jordan 25 132 5.2 13 0
22 Kuehler 7 19 2.7 5 0
5 Collins 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
44 Grier 1 0 0.0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
5 Collins 22 19 195 8.8 54 4 1 1
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
84 Porter 5 43 8.6 6 11 1
44 Grier 4 22 5.5 11 9 1
34 Jordan 3 14 4.6 8 8 0
22 Kuehler 3 76 25.3 38 54 1
81 Curry 2 27 13.5 5 25 1
85 Gabriel 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
83 Anderson 1 5 5.0 4 5 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
34 Jordan 2 35 17.5 0
85 Gabriel 1 2 2.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Lechler 4 144 36.0 44 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
2 Mallory 2 2 38 4 4
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
30 Schweigert 6 2 0.0 1 30 0
56 Davis 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
55 Clark 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
57 Cooper 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
95 DeLoach 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Brayton 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
25 Walker 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
45 Robinson 3 0 0.0 1 19 0
97 Grzecki 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
90 Denney 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Williams 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Washington 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Foley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
21 Asomugha 1 2 0.0 1 0 0
84 Porter 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Burgess 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Distel 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Adams 0 3 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
62 Treu 0 0 0 0 3 0
70 Badger 0 0 0 0 1 1
67 Stone 0 0 0 0 5 0
76 Gallery 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 Jordan 1 0 0 0 0 0
83 Anderson 0 0 1 0 0 0
57 Cooper 0 1 0 0 0 0
44 Grier 0 0 0 0 1 0