Oakland Exodus

[Tritoch42]

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[DevSwerve]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tritoch42

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Why not L.A?


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[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tritoch42

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I like it. I though I would have preferred LA, what I really want for LA is for the Rams to go back.

Also down with the new name and unis- it a fresh start and a new identity isn't a bad thing. Always thought the Cards should have become the Roadrunners when they wen to AZ.

[Tritoch42]

Why not LA? Well for two reasons -- one, it seems the most "obvious" relocation choice for the Raiders, and second I've already seen at least one other 'chise on these forums doing just that, covering the Raiders returning to LA... I wanted to do something kind of off beat and a little unexpected, and start off with something new. I previewed all of the various mascots/uniforms and whatnot, and I dug the Snowhawks enough to want to play them -- so the Raiders will be getting a nice burst of color come next season :P

[Gronk4M13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Manning2Harrison

I like it. I though I would have preferred LA, what I really want for LA is for the Rams to go back. Also down with the new name and unis- it a fresh start and a new identity isn't a bad thing. Always thought the Cards should have become the Roadrunners when they wen to AZ.

Exactly what I'll be doing in my Rams dynasty

[Tritoch42]

2014: Week 8
Oakland Raiders @ Cleveland Browns

Johnny Football Gets It Done


The Browns are having a difficult year, but Johnny Manziel showed off his talent to down the Raiders 31-21.

The Raiders came into week 8 with some momentum after winning two straight at home, but Johnny Manziel took the wind out of their sails as he lead his struggling Browns to a win at home. With 221 yards in the air and 71 more on the ground, Manziel showcased the physical talent that made him such a highly-sought draft pick for Cleveland, leading for most of the game and shutting down a near-comeback by Oakland.

The Raiders looked just as they had the past two weeks, coming out early in the game running aggressively with Jones-Drew and playing a simple, manageable passing game. It seemed to work at first, but the Cleveland defense continually found ways to shut down drives as the Raiders crossed into Browns territory, forcing field goals and punts where there could have been scores. Meanwhile, Manziel kept his squad moving and led them to three touchdowns in the first half.

After an early second-half field goal, mid-season free agent acquisition Asante Samuel intercepted a pass down the sideline intended for Miles Austin, setting up Matt McGloin to drive down the field and throw a short play-action pass to TE David Ausberry. A two point conversion locked the game at 21-21, giving Oakland a real chance at capturing the game late.


Asante Samuel made his presence felt again, intercepting Manziel to set up a third-quarter touchdown drive.

Johnny Football had other plans, though, and matched McGloin's touchdown with his own. Manziel commanded the middle of the fourth quarter, extending the drive twice by scrambling out of the pocket for over 20 yards, and threw a short touchdown pass to Isaiah Crowell to take the game's final touchdown. One last field goal after a failed last-ditch offensive drive was the icing on the cake, and the Browns clinched a key win at home to even out their wins and losses at 3-3-1.

Oakland Raiders at Cleveland Browns
	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oakland Raiders (3-3-0)	3	7	11	0	21
Cleveland Browns (2-3-1)	7	14	0	10	31

Team Stats Comparison
	OAK	CLE
Total Offense	244	389
Rushing Yards	105	182
Passing Yards	139	207
First Downs	17	21
Punt Return Yards	10	9
Kick Return Yards	93	18
Total Yards	347	416
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	4-10	12-16
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	100%	100%
Penalties	1-10	0-0
Posession Time	27:30	32:30

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OAK	CLE
12:20	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 49yd FG	3	0
4:09	(CLE) Dion Lewis 12yd run	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OAK	CLE
11:47	(OAK) Maurice Jones-Drew 3yd run	10	7
4:54	(CLE) Ben Tate 3yd run	10	14
0:38	(CLE) Johnny Manziel 3yd pass to Miles Austin	10	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OAK	CLE
10:32	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 43yd FG	13	21
0:16	(OAK) Matt McGloin 1yd pass to David Ausberry (2pt)	21	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OAK	CLE
5:49	(CLE) Johnny Manziel 6yd pass to Isaiah Crowell	21	28
0:04	(CLE) Billy Cundiff 29yd FG	21	31

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt McGloin 15-26 159 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Maurice Jones-Drew 17 85 5.0 1 Darren McFadden 7 19 2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Denarius Moore 3 38 12.6 0 David Ausberry 2 8 4.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D.J. Hayden 2 1 0 0 Sio Moore 3 1 0 0 Lamarr Woodley 3 1 0 0 Asante Samuel 4 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Sebastian Janikowski 2-2 1-1 7 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Marquette King 3 119 39.6 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Johnny Manziel 26-32 221 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ben Tate 24 84 3.5 1 Johnny Manziel 7 71 10.1 0 Dion Lewis 3 22 7.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Miles Austin 5 38 7.6 1 Nate Burleson 7 78 11.1 0 Isaiah Crowell 1 6 6.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Buster Skrine 5 2 0 0 Craig Robertson 6 1 0 0 Karlos Dansby 8 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Billy Cundiff 1-1 4-4 7 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Spencer Lanning 2 108 54.0 1

The Raiders had finally made up for their early losing streak and reached an even .500, but this loss sets them back to a losing record. Matt McGloin did a better job of protecting the football and not allowing any turnovers, but the offense failed to produce once the field got shorter, frequently able to move the ball but failing to convert on critical third downs and failing to deliver touchdowns once the endzone got close. Next week, the Raiders have the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks, who they beat in the preseason, as they try to keep their hopes of a winning season alive.

All NFL Scores

Thursday's Games

Chargers (16) @ Broncos (23)

Sunday's Games

Lions (26) @ Falcons (20)

Vikings (43) @ Buccaneers (31)

Bills (23) @ Jets (29)

Bears (13) @ Patriots (34)

Seahawks (27) @ Panthers (11)

Dolphins (13) @ Jaguars (34)

Ravens (36) @ Bengals (17)

Texans (30) @ Titans (7)

Rams (13) @ Chiefs (21)

Eagles (20) @ Cardinals (17)

Colts (31) @ Steelers (23)

Raiders (21) @ Browns (31)

Packers (38) @ Saints (35)

Monday's Games

Redskins (31) @ Cowboys (34)

[Tritoch42]

2014: Week 9
Oakland Raiders @ Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks Go 0-2 to Raiders for 2014: Candidate for Ugliest Game of the Year


The Seahawks wanted revenge for a preseason loss, but fell to the Raiders again this week.

In the final week of the preseason, the Raiders took down the Seahawks largely thanks to a three-touchdown performance by Matt McGloin, an effort which helped secure him the Raiders' starting Quarterback job for the regular season. The Seahawks had a chance to play the first team against the Raiders at home in Seattle to get revenge, but they ended up dropping a second game to Oakland in one of the sloppiest games of the 2014 regular season.

It started with the Raiders going up 5-0 in the first quarter. After Sebastian Janikowski made three points out of a stalled drive, the Raiders picked up two points on a bizarre play -- an offensive fumble, which led to a defensive fumble, which led to a safety.



The Seahawks got back on track in the second quarter, but barely. Both Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch struggled to produce in the first half, and the Seahawks' only touchdown of the first half came from RB Robert Turbin, who took a short pitch into the endzone in a goal line set. They took the lead at halftime, but Matt McGloin placed a perfect play-action pass over top to WR Greg Little for a 59-yard score, and when the Seahawks failed a two-point conversion after Marshawn Lynch's rushing touchdown, the Raiders held on for a final field goal to take home an upset win.


Sebastian Janikowski scored more points than his offense and defense combined.

There were mistakes and miscues on both sides of the game throughout, and after protecting the ball well last week, McGloin threw another two interceptions to continue his turnover woes. Thankfully, the defense was able to stay strong against the powerful Seattle defense, pulling out an unexpected win. The Raiders are now sitting at 4-4, and have clawed their way up to third place in the AFC West, just a hair above the San Diego Chargers. It's hardly a stellar record, but the Raiders are already well on pace to exceed last year's dismal performance.

Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks
	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oakland Raiders (3-4-0)	3	5	10	3	21
Seattle Seahawks (4-3-0)	0	10	6	0	16

Team Stats Comparison
	OAK	SEA
Total Offense	317	277
Rushing Yards	85	123
Passing Yards	232	154
First Downs	15	18
Punt Return Yards	35	6
Kick Return Yards	85	68
Total Yards	437	351
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	3-12	6-15
4th Down Conversion	1-1	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	100%	75%
Penalties	2-30	1-15
Posession Time	29:17	30:43

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OAK	SEA
8:40	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 43yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OAK	SEA
9:40	(SEA) Robert Turbin 1yd run	5	7
1:13	(SEA) Steven Hauschka 45yd FG	5	10
0:00	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 50yd FG	8	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OAK	SEA
9:51	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 49yd FG	11	10
6:00	(OAK) Matt McGloin 59yd pass to Greg Little	18	10
0:50	(SEA) Marshawn Lynch 18yd run (failed 2pt)	18	16
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OAK	SEA
12:54	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 50yd FG	21	16

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt McGloin 19-30 249 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Maurice Jones-Drew 18 71 3.9 0 Darren McFadden 10 14 1.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Greg Little 5 113 22.6 1 James Jones 6 56 9.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Pat Sims 3 3 0 0 Lamarr Woodley 4 2 0 0 Sio Moore 9 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Sebastian Janikowski 4-5 1-1 13 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Marquette King 3 130 43.3 1

Seattle Seahawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Russell Wilson 24-32 231 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marshawn Lynch 19 90 4.7 1 Robert Turbin 2 5 2.5 1 Russell Wilson 4 28 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Percy Harvin 8 107 13.3 0 Zach Miller 6 55 9.1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kam Chancellor 5 1 2 0 Bobby Wagner 11 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Steven Hauschka 1-1 1-1 4 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jon Ryan 6 312 52.0 1

All Scores

Week 9 2014: All NFL Scores

Thursday's Games

Saints (27) @ Panthers (3)

Sunday's Games

Buccaneers (23) @ Browns (20)

Cardinals (9) @ Cowboys (30)

Eagles (34) @ Texans (28)

Jets (3) @ Chiefs (27)

Jaguars (20) @ Bengals (37)

Chargers (13) @ Dolphins (27)

Redskins (17) @ Vikings (10)

Rams (3) @ 49ers (31)

Broncos (35) @ Patriots (31)

Raiders (21) @ Seahawks (16)

Ravens (31) @ Steelers (17)

Colts (38) @ Giants (3)

[Gronk4M13]

Great upset of the Seahawks, and in Seattle too.