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[kdmajoslin]

Week 7

New York Jets (0-5) @ Oakland Raiders (5-0)

The downtrodden Jets head to Oakland looking for their first win versus a suprisingly stout Raiders team.

1st Quarter

NYJ QB Kellen Clemens starts the game with a bang when he finds WR Laverneas Coles for a 67yd TD.

NYJ 7 OAK 0

Oakland responds with a 3yd TD run by HB Justin Fargas

NYJ 7 OAK 7

2nd Quarter

OAK QB Ken Dorsey hooks up with WR Josh Cribbs for a 31yd TD

NYJ 7 OAK 14

The Jets come right back and WR L. Coles adds another TD.

NYJ 14 OAK 14

OAK HB2 Kevin Faulk takes the pitch, shakes a tackle, turns the corner and he's gone, 34yd TD

NYJ 14 OAK 21

NYJ WR L. Coles is having a career day hauling in a 54yd TD pass, his 3rd TD of the game and he's already over 100yds receiving in the first half.

NYJ 21 OAK 21 at the half

3rd Quarter

Raiders DC Rob Ryan ripped into his players during halftime, and they got the message loud and clear. The Jets can't get anything going in the third quarter. On the other hand the Raiders manage two P Shane Lechler FGs

NYJ 21 OAK 27

4th Quarter

The Jets continue to stumble. WR L. Coles continues to rack up the big yards, but the Raiders are stopping the Jets on 3rd down forcing punt after punt.

QB Ken Dorsey on the other hand is having no problem picking apart the Jets defense. QB Dorsey adds another TD when he hits rookie WR Kevin Robinson fora 10yd TD. The Raiders get the 2pt conversion this time on a pitch to HB Justin Fargas

NYJ 21 OAK 35

Raiders force a turnover on downs and then run down the field, running the clock to add another FG by P Shane Lechler

NYJ 21 OAK 38

Oakland forces another turnover on downs and runs the clock. HB Justin Fargas breaks free on an inside run and goes 59yds for the TD. P Shane Lechler shanks the PAT

NYJ 21 OAK 44 Final- Raiders Win!

Key Performers

OAK QB Ken Dorsey 20/29 for 242yds 2 TDs 2 Ints
NYJ QB Kellen Clemens 14/23 for 290yds 3 TDs, Int

OAK HB Justin Fargas 33 runs for 146yds 2 TDs
NYJ HB Thomas Jones 11 runs for 8yds

OAK WR Josh Cribbs 7 catches for 110yds TD
NYJ WR Laverneas Coles 11 catches for 245yds TD

OAK OLB Thomas Howard 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries
NYJ MLB David Harris 14 tackles, 3 TFL

Time of Possession: NYJ 19:39/40:17 OAK

[kdmajoslin]

Week 8

Oakland Raiders (6-0) @ Baltimore Ravesn (2-5)

The Ravens defense returns to nearly full strength for this one and they look to end Oakland QB Ken Dorsey's storybook season.

1st Quarter

Raiders score first with a 1yd run by HB Justin Fargas

OAK 7 BAL 0

Baltimore responds with a play sure to make the highlight reels when BAL QB Kyle Boller hits WR Demetrius Williams in stride and Williams goes 74yds for a TD.

OAK 7 BAL 7

The Raiders waste no time adding a play of their own to the highlight reel with a pitch play to HB Justin Fargas that goes 57yds for a TD

OAK 14 BAL 7

After a couple of failed series, P Shane Lechler pins the Ravens on their 1yd line, and MLB Akin Ayodele turns it into points when he pulls BAL HB P J Daniels in the endzone for a Safety!

OAK 16 BAL 7

2nd Quarter

OAK QB Ken Dorsey hits TE Zach Miller for a 15yd score

OAK 23 BAL 7

BAL QB Kyle Boller scrambles 7yds for a Ravens TD

OAK 23 BAL 14

With less than a minute on the clock the Raiders pass their way down the field and P Shane Lechler adds a 33yd FG as time expires.

OAK 26 BAL 14 at the half

3rd Quarter

The Raiders start to play cautiously running the ball to run the clock and punting. The Ravens can't get anything going.

4th Quarter

Baltimore adds a 7yd TD when QB Kyle Boller hits rookie WR DeSean Jackson.

OAK 26 BAL 21

The Raiders show a little more aggressiveness and it pays off with a 8yd TD run by HB Justin Fargas.

OAK 33 BAL 21

The Ravens go into their 2 minute offense, but are forced to turn the ball over on downs. A fumble by the Raiders gives them the ball back with less than a minute to play. They pass down the field with ease, but each play takes precious seconds off the clock. A few stops by the Raiders force the Ravens to burn their timeouts then as time expires QB Kyle Boller hist WR Mark Clayton for a meaningless TD.

OAK 33 BaL 28 Final- Raiders Win!

Key Performers

OAK QB Ken Dorsey 18/25 for 259yds TD
BAL QB Kyle Boller 26/35 for 331yds 3 TDs

OAK HB Justin Fargas 29 runs for 148yds 3 TDs
BAL HB P J Daniels 9 runs for 8yds

OAK TE Zach Miller 5 catches for 79yds TD
BAL WR Desean Jackson (R) 10 catches for 92yds TD

OAK OLB Leon Williams 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks
BAL MLB Ray Lewis 8 tackles, 3 TFL, Sack

Time of Possession: OAK 38:35/21:23 BAL

OAK HB Justin Fargas went over the 1000yd Rushing mark today. He is one pace to have more than 2000yds rushing for the season!

[kdmajoslin]

New Faces in Familiar Places: Defense

DE

The Broncos think RE Bertrand Berry still has some gas in his tank.

Tampa Bay spent big money to bring in free agent LE Antwan Odom

The Cardinals are counting on rookies LE Derrick Harvey and RE Quentin Grooves to generate some pass rush for them.

The Chiefs are expecting great things from R DE Chris Long.

The 49ers are hoping R RE Phillip Merling can generate some pass rush for them.

Free Agents Kevin Carter and Chris Canty takes over at DE for the Jaguars

The Lions revamp their DLine with rookie LE Chris Ellis

The Rams traded for DE Elvis Dumervil from the Broncos.

The Redskins expect rookie DE Calais Campbell to wreak some havoc at RE

Injuries in Baltimore have opened the door for unheralded rookie LE William Hayes

The Steelers added RE Marques Douglas

The Texans are looking to LE John Engelberger to provide more opportunities for RE Mario Williams

The Titans are hoping LE Josh Thomas can take some of the double teams away from RE Kyle Vanden Bosch

LE Courtney Browns joins the aggressive Vikings DLine

DT

The Chiefs added DT Marcus Bell in Free Agency

Rookie DT Trevor Laws mans the middle for the Colts

Rookie DT Aytha Rubin beats out Sam Adams and Broderick Bunkley to get the start in Philly

The Falcons anchor their DL with Rookie DT Andre Fluellen

The 49ers added DT Babatunde Oshinowo in Free Agency to start for them

Unheralded rookie DT Kerry Dunn wins a starting spot in Green Bay

Rookie DT Glenn Dorsey earns the starting job in Baltimore

Undrafter rookie free agent Hank Smithers is the starting DT in New Orleans

OLB

Free Agent Boss Baley takes over on the weak side for the Texans

The Saints bring in OLB Rob Morris to man the left side and spend big money to lock up ROLB Terrell Suggs

The Rams look to Rookie LOLB Jordan Dizon

Former Brown OLB Leon Williams takes over for ROLB Scott Fugita as the Raiders starting strongside LB

The Patriots grabbed ROLB Dallas Sartz in free agency

The Jets drafted ROLB Keith Rivers to start

The Giants weren't afraid to spend a little money to bring in Free Agent ROLB Takeo Spikes to start for them.

The Falcons used free agency to address their need at ROLB in the form of Tomm Polley

The Eagles signed free agent Kawika Mitchell to be their ROLB

The Colts are trusting the weak side spot to rookie Xavier Adibi

The Cardinals brought in Calvin Pace in free agency to be their LOLB and free agent Randall Godfrey to be their ROLB

The Broncos drafted LOLB Jerod Mayo to start and picked up ROLB Demorio Williams in free agency

The Bengals got thier long term solution at ROLB in free agent Karlos Dansby

The Bills are counting on free agent Roy Manning to man the strong side.

CB

Rookie CB Leodis McKelvin earns a starting spot in New Orleans

Rookie Antoine Cason is starting in Washington

Rookie Brandon Flowers is the Rams CB1

The Patriots bring in veteran CB Deltha O'Neal in free agency

The Dolphins grabbed one of the hottest free agents on the market when they got the staring CB Asante Samuels

The Chiefs have rookie CB Patrick Lee starting alongside veteran CB Patrick Surtain

The Buccaneers pair rookie CB Mike Jenkins with veteran CB Ronde Barber

The Broncos traded for Panthers CB Chris Gamble and have him playing opposite CB Champ Bailey

The Bills brought in free agent CB Randall Gay to start for them

S

The Bears added veteran SS Sammy Knight in free agency to be their starting SS

The Broncos brought in veteran SS Donovan Darius in free agency

The Cardinals brought in free agent Tank Williams to be their starting Free Safety

The Chargers are relying on rookie Traye Jessup to be their SS

Unheralded rookie Hugh Thompson starts at FS for the Cowboys

Free agent Madieu Williams beats out incumbent FS Jason Allen for the Dolphins and drafted rookie SS Kenny Phillips to complete the secondary

The 49ers got arguably the best FS in Free Agency with Eugene Wilson

The Giants grab RFA OJ Atogwe to start for them at FS and turn over the SS spot to rookie Craig Steltz

The Jaguars have rookie SS DuJuan Morgan starting

The Panthers give free agent Nick Sorenson the job of FS

The Patriots bring in free agent Gibril Wilson to shore up the FS position

The Raiders convert free agent FS Ken Hamlin to SS, where he starts

The Rams look to former KC FS Jarrad Page to do the job for them

The Vikings trade with the Bears to get their new starting FS Daniel Manning

[kdmajoslin]

Arguably the game vs the Jets and Ravens were winable ones, but I'm still going to fiddle with the sliders

Upping CPU Offensive Sliders

Pass Blocking from 50 to 65
Run Blocking from 65 to 75

Upping CPU Defensive Sliders

Awareness from 55 to 70
Break Block from 56 to 70
Tackling from 51 to 65

[kdmajoslin]

Players of the Week

Week 7 and 8

AFC

Week 7

QB Tom Brady 27/48 for 338yds 4 TDs

OLB Thomas Howard 4 tackles, 2 Sacks, 2 Fumble Recoveries


Week 8

HB Ronnie Brown 22 runs for 168yds 2 TDs

CB Kelvin Hayden 8 tackles, Forced Fumble, Fumble Recovery

NFC

Week 7

WR Ike Hilliard 11 catches for 173yds 2 TDs

OLB Derrick Brooks 4 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery

Week 8

HB Marion Barber 12 runs for 50yd TD, 11 catches for 182yds 2 TDs

CB Brian Kelly 4 tackles, 2 Ints

[kdmajoslin]

Week 9

Falcons (3-4) @ Raiders (7-0)

1st Quarter

The Raiders score first on a 1yd dive by HB Justin Fargas

OAK 7 ATL 0

Atlanta comes right back and evens the score when QB Trent Green connects with WR Martez Milner for a 12yd TD

OAK 7 ATL 7

2nd Quarter

Oakland loses HB Justin Fargas for the game, so the Raiders turn to the passing game. QB Ken Dorsey hits WR Ronald Curry for a 12yd TD

OAK 14 ATL 7

The Raiders force a punt and march back down the field, scoring when HB Michael Bush goes in from 1yd out.

OAK 21 ATL 7

Another punt by the Falcons leaves the Raiders with 44 seconds on the clock. Plenty of time to get inside P Shane Lechler's FG range.

OAK 24 ATL 7 at the half

3rd Quarter

The Raiders are in run the clock mode now. HB Kevin Faulk goes down with an injury leaving the run game in the hands of HB Dantrell Savage. The rookie HB shows some skills going 34yds for a TD.

OAK 31 ATL 7

4th Quarter

The Raiders put one more TD on the board when QB Ken Dorsey hits WR David Tyree for a 14yd score

OAK 38 ATL 7 Final- Raiders Win

Key Performers

OAK QB Ken Dorsey 15/19 for 216yds 2 TDs
ATL QB Trent Green 11/14 for 123yds TD

OAK HB Dantrell Savage 10 runs for 83yds TD
ATL HB Michael Turner 12 runs for 28yds

OAK WR Ronald Curry 5 catches for 79yds TD
ATL WR Joe Horn 5 catches for 71yds

OAK DE Derrick Burgess 5 tackles, 4 TFL, 4 Sacks
ATL LB Keith Brooking 12 tackles, TFL

Time of Possession: ATL 22:14/37:44 OAK

[kdmajoslin]

Week 10

Carolina Panthers (2-6) @ Oakland Raiders (8-0)

With both HB Justin Fargas and HB Kevin Faulk out with injuries the Raiders will be counting on undrafted free agent rookie Dantrell Savage from Oklahoma State as their starter in this one.

1st Quarter

Rookie HB Dantrell Savage shows the speed that convinced Coach Joslin to sign him when he goes 61yds for a TD on the Raiders first possession.

CAR 0 OAK 7

A penalty on the following kickoff has the Panthers starting on their own 13yd line. The aggressive Raiders defense tackles HB DeAngelo Williams for a loss and then gets two sacks against QB Matt Moore (Delhomme is on IR). Looking at 4th and forever at their own 3yd line they call for a punt. CB Fabian Washington comes free unblocked and takes down CAR P Jason Baker in the endzone...Safety!

CAR 0 OAK 9

KR Josh Cribbs sets the Raiders up with good field position and HB Dantrell Savage finishes it off with an 8yd TD run.

CAR 0 OAK 16

2nd Quarter

Former Giants WR David Tyree catches an 8yd TD pass from QB Ken Dorsey. Wait a minute, the Panthers challenge the call. They win the Challenge. Raiders ball 4th and Goal on the 1. Coach Joslin send in the offense and HB Dantrell Savage gets the TD.

CAR 0 OAK 23

The Raiders end the half with a 39yd FG by P Shane Lechler.

CAR 0 OAK 26 at the half

3rd Quarter

With a 4 score lead, Coach Joslin sends in the backups. The message is clear, run the ball and run the clock. HB Dantrell Savage is having the game of his life, going for another score this one from 15yds out.

CAR 0 OAK 33

4th Quarter

The Raiders defense isn't giving CAR QB Matt Moore any chances to get back into this one forcing a turnover on downs. Then the Raiders grind the clock. HB Dantrell Savage adds another TD this one from 11yds out.

CAR 0 OAK 40 Final- Raiders Win

Key Performers

OAK QB Ken Dorsey 5/5 for 68yds
CAR QB Matt Moore 9/12 for 104yds

OAK HB Dantrell Savage (R) 41 runs for 194ys 5 TDs
CAR HB DeAngelo Williams 5 runs for 4yds

OAK WR David Tyree 3 catches for 34yds
CAR WR Mushin Muhammad 3 catches for 29yds

OAK DE David Burgess 4 tackles, 3 TFL, 4 Sacka
CAR MLB Jon Beason 11 tackles, 2 TFL

Time of Possession: CAR 16:32/43:24 OAK

[kdmajoslin]

Weekly Awards: Week 9 and 10

AFC

Week 9

QB Derek Anderson 26/35 for 365yds 2 TDs

CB Dunta Robinson 3 tackles, Int

Week 10

HB Dantrell Savage (R) 41 carries for 194yds 5 TDs

OLB Karlos Dansby 9 tackles, 2 Ints

NFC

Week 9

QB Donovan McNabb 26/35 for 372yds 5 TDs

FS O J Atogwe 5 tackles, Forced Fumble, 2 Ints


Week 10

QB Alex Smith 28/33 for 355yds 5 TDs

OLB A J Hawk 8 tackles, Sack, Forced Fumble, Fumble Recovery