Just Win Baby! HC 09 Raiders Dynasty

[insanedeception]

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so your not going to fire al "worst gm ever' davis? (actually he was pretty good back then just 2003-present)

[kdmajoslin]

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so your not going to fire al "worst gm ever' davis? (actually he was pretty good back then just 2003-present)

That's kind of the challenge of this dynasty...constructing a winner with Al Davis at the helm.

It's pretty weird....I'd set the Draft Board, I'd check it before our pick, our pick would come up and Al would suggest some guy who was on our list, but nowhere near the top. He did go with me on Rivers and Manningham, but Bake, Baker and Wilson were not the top guys on the draft board at the time they were picked...they weren't even top 5 and in the case of Bake and Wilson, their were other players at their position rated above them. It definitely makes drafting different.

[cloudedskate]

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Ouch he cut Hale? That's not good. Hale was always one of those guys I made sure I drafted in my dynasties. I like how you have to do what the GM says. It doesn't look like you'll be going to the Superbowl anytime soon though.

[kdmajoslin]

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Regular Season Begins

As far as football rivalries go, Broncos vs. Raiders has to be up there with the best of them. There is no team that Denver fans love to hate more than the Raiders, and no team that Oakland fans enjoy despising more the Broncos.

Many Broncos and Oakland alike don't care if their team loses every other game they play in a given season, as long as they win these games.

In fact this hate-hate relationship is arguably the most intense rivalry in all of football. The reasons are many and varied, but they have stood the test of time and like the Hatfields and the McCoys; it is a feud that will never find its end.

These two teams know each other very well, and always come to play each other. But both teams have changed significantly since they last met.

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Week 1

Broncos win the toss and choose to receive.

The Broncos start off well moving the ball efficiently on the ground with HB Shaun Alexander and through the air thanks to QB Jay Cutler and TE's Daniel Graham and Tony Scheffler. After a couple first downs, the Raiders manage to hold them. Denver is out of FG range so they punt.

Oakland tries moving it on the ground with HB Justin Fargas. Fargas has some success, but the Raiders need QB JaMarcus Russell to get the 1st down and keep the drive moving. QB J. Russell seems a bit unsteady, but keeps finding safety blanket TE Zach Miller to keep the ball moving. Oakland gets it into the redzone, but runs into a wall. After losing yards on a pair of HB Fargas runs, and an incomplete pass, Coach Joslin sends in K S. Janikowski. K S. Janikowski puts 3 on the board with a 36yd FG.

DEN 0 OAK 3

Denver doesn't take long to respond. HB Shaun Alexander is doing a decent job exploiting the middle of the Raiders DL, but he hits the homerun, when he takes it outside. Raiders blitz up the middle, Cutler gets the pitch off, Alexander turns the corner and there is no one to stop him. HB S. Alexander 48yd TD run (Lindell kick)

DEN 7 OAK 3

Denver's defense steps up next and forces the Raiders to punt.

Oakland also forces a punt.

Raider HB Justin Fargas is having limited success, but the Broncos are going to make QB J. Russell throw. QB J. Russell responds by moving the Raiders down the field and then hitting WR R. Curry for a 7yd TD (Janikowski kick)

DEN 7 OAK 10 in the beginning of the second quarter

Broncos QB J. Cutler can't get the 1st down after HB Shaun Alexander gets stuffed for two losses. Broncos punt.

With HB J. Fargas failing to have success on the ground, Coach Joslin is putting this one in the hands of QB J. Russell. Russell manages to move the Raiders into enemy territory before he makes a mistake. QB Russell throws for HB Fargas on a wheel route, but nickel CB Dre Bly steps in front, grabs the interception and returns it 61yds for the TD. (Lindell kick)

DEN 14 OAK 10 less than 2 minutes in the half.

QB J. Russell and the Raiders go to their 2 minute offense with 80yds to go. Russell finds rookie WR Mario Manningham for the first. Next he throws a couple of dangerous passes, but redeems himself when he hits TE Zach Miller for another first. WR J. Higgins makes a big catch and then WR R. Curry finishes the drive with a 29yd TD reception. (Janikowski kick) with 13 seconds in the half.

DEN 14 OAK 17 at half time

The Raiders get the ball to start the second half. HB Fargas has finally found his rhythm and is moving Oakland down the field 5yds at a time. In the redzone, HB J. Fargas runs a sweep to the left and after breaking a tackle looks like he's headed for paydirt. CB C. Gamble flies in from the right side, jarring the ball free. OLB D. Williams scoops up the ball and takes it out of bounds. Broncos ball!

HB S. Alexander and QB J. Cutler move Denver down the field, but the Raider defense stiffens in the redzone, and after a couple incomplete passes and a sack, Coach Shanahan sends in K R. Lindell for the 35yd FG.

DEN 17 OAK 17

QB J. Russell wastes no time in giving the ball right back to the surging Broncos. QB Russell throws for his favorite target TE Zach Miller but LB D. Williams is waiting. Interception. Broncos ball.

WR Brandon Marshall finally makes an appearance in this game with 3 catches. Just as Denver looks to take this one over. The Raider defense finds another gear. Coach Joslin is sending rookie OLB Keith Rivers on blitzes from everywhere. He's subbing him in as a DE, moving him to blitz from the middle, strong side and weak side. Cutler never knew what hit him. Broncos punt.

Oakland HB Justin Fargas does a better job controlling the ball this time around and with the occassional pass from QB Russell takes the Raiders all the way down the field. HB Fargas ends the drive with a 2yd dive into the endzone. (Janikowski kick)

DEN 17 OAK 24 in the 4th quarter

The Raiders are blitzing like crazy and QB Cutler can barely get the ball off. QB J. Cutler does manage to pick up a first down before his line completely falls apart. With less than 9 minutes in the game and trailing by 7 the Broncos decide to go for it on 4th down. QB Cutler drops back, OLB K. Rivers comes free and drops him for the sack. Turnover on downs.

The Broncos defense seems to have dialed in on Raider HB Fargas and he can't get anything going. QB J. Russell has to throw for the first down. Russell drops back and has WR M. Manningham open in the endzone. He throws, CB Champ Bailey recovers and gets there just in time, the ball is bobbled, Bailey comes down with it and starts to run. Bailey is dropped at the 3yd line. Broncos ball.

That was QB J. Russell's 3rd INT. Coach Joslin benches QB J. Russell.

DC Rob Ryan fires up the defense and after stopping HB Shaun Alexander for a loss of 2, DE D. Burgess sacks QB J. Cutler in the endzone for a safety.

DEN 17 OAK 26

With HB Fargas being bottled up on the ground, Coach Joslin turns to backup QB Andrew Walter. QB Andrew Walter comes in and moves the ball efficiently until he's forced out of the pocket and makes a bad throw. CB C. Gamble is there. Broncos ball with less than 2 minutes remaining.

QB Cutler wants to mount an Elway-esque comeback, but OLB Keith Rivers is having none of it. Rivers tears through the OL and leaves Cutler battered and bruised. Broncos fail to convert on 4th down. Raiders take over less than a minute to go.

Coach Joslin is going to run out the clock with HB Fargas. HB Justin Fargas has other ideas. Bouncing the play to the outside, Fargas breaks a tackle and is off to the races. 57yd TD run (Janikowski kick)

DEN 17 OAK 33 Final.

Player Stats
OAK QB J. Russell 14 of 27 (51%) for 186yds 2 TDs 3 INTs
OAK QB A. Walter 5 of 8 (62%) for 85yds 1 INT

DEN QB J. Cutler 9 of 16 (56%) for 101yds

OAK HB J. Fargas 27 carries for 154yds 2 TDs

DEN HB S. Alexander 13 carries for 97yds 1 TD

OAK TE Z. Miller 6 catches for 68yds
OAK WR R. Curry 4 catches for 54yds 2 TDs

DEN WR B. Marshall 3 catches for 21yds

OAK RT M. Wilson 3 Pancake Blocks

OAK OLB K. Rivers 14 Tackles, 12 TFL, 12 Sacks, 1 Deflection

DEN OLB D. Williams 10 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Fumble Recovery
DEN CB D. Bly INT, 61yd INT return for a TD

Time of Possession: DEN 23:10 / OAK 36:47

[kdmajoslin]

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Weekly Award Winners

AFC

Offensive Player of the Week:

HB Justin Fargas 27 rushes for 154yds 2 TDs, 2 catches for 26yds

Defensive Player of the Week:

OLB Keith Rivers 14 tackles, 12 sacks

NFC

Offensive Player of the Week:

WR Ike Hilliard 10 catches for 181yds 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week:

LE Aaron Kampman 9 tackles, 4 sacks

[rdnk]

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Geeze 12 sacks!

Nice job so far.

[brett the jet favre]

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Boy do i hate al davis, the raiders, and jamarcus Russel lol good dynasty

[Mike3207]

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I've played the games 6 years in my dynasty, and I never got 12 sacks in a game with a single player(best I ever had was 5). I'd like to know how you did that.

[cloudedskate]

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Yeah I'm wondering about that too.

[kdmajoslin]

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I've played the games 6 years in my dynasty, and I never got 12 sacks in a game with a single player(best I ever had was 5). I'd like to know how you did that.

A lot of Rivers success came from the Sam Blitz out of the Goal Line Package, LOLB Blitz out of 4-3, subbed him into a DL spot for Base in Goal Line, Subbed him as the outside blitzer in the 4-4 Crash Gold...basically I'd run plays and see some guy getting through...but not quite getting to the QB...and sub Rivers into that spot.

I also suggest doing adjustments...I find shifting the DL left on the Sam Blitz (Goal Line) works well to overload that side of the line and get the OLB free...I like the DL pinch adjustment on the base play from the Goal Line formation...DL Right on Free Fire (I think) in the 4-3...I'd say I do some kind of adjustment on at least 50% of my defensive plays. I never used to, but am trying something new and I'm liking the results.

[Mike3207]

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A lot of Rivers success came from the Sam Blitz out of the Goal Line Package, LOLB Blitz out of 4-3, subbed him into a DL spot for Base in Goal Line, Subbed him as the outside blitzer in the 4-4 Crash Gold...basically I'd run plays and see some guy getting through...but not quite getting to the QB...and sub Rivers into that spot.

I also suggest doing adjustments...I find shifting the DL left on the Sam Blitz (Goal Line) works well to overload that side of the line and get the OLB free...I like the DL pinch adjustment on the base play from the Goal Line formation...DL Right on Free Fire (I think) in the 4-3...I'd say I do some kind of adjustment on at least 50% of my defensive plays. I never used to, but am trying something new and I'm liking the results.

Ok, I've never tried adjustments in the past, but I'll try it this year and see if I see any results.

[kdmajoslin]

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Raiders @ Chiefs
Week 2

The Raiders head to Kansas City to face another bitter rival. The Chiefs lost last week and are looking to get back on track vs. Oakland, while rookie Head Coach Ken Joslin is looking for his second win of the season.

KC gets on the board first as QB Damon Huard picks apart the Oakland secondary to pass the Chiefs down the field. WR D. Bowe catches a 14yd TD pass to end the drive (J. Hall kick)

KC 7 OAK 0

The Raiders respond in a single play when QB JaMarcus Russell finds HB Justin Fargas open in the flat. HB Fargas breaks a tackle from the safety and he's gone. 70yd TD catch and run! (Janikowski kick)

KC 7 OAK 7

The Raiders are containing HB Larry Johnson, but can't seem to slow down QB D. Huard. Oakland has lost both OLB Keith Rivers and Thomas Howard for the game. Huard gets the Chiefs into FG range before the Oakland secondary finally makes some plays. KC settles for a 46yd FG by K J. Hall.

KC 10 OAK 7 at the end of the first.

HB J. Fargas is having trouble finding any running room, so it is up to QB JaMarcus Russell to move the ball down the field. He gets them into FG range, but Janikowski shanks it.

Chiefs QB D. Huard is proving all too human now, and HB Johnson hasn't had a run of more than 2 yards yet. Chiefs are forced to punt.

Coach Joslin is putting the ball in QB Russell's hands. JaMarcus rewards this confidence by moving the Raiders down the field effectively, despite a few bad throws. Rookie WR Mario Manningham finishes the drive with a 7yd TD catch. (Janikowski kick)

KC 10 OAK 14

KC tries to get something going before the end of the half, but Coach Joslin and DC Ryan are throwing everything at QB Huard. Sacks by DE Elvis Dumervil and DE Tony Bake force the Chiefs to punt.

Oakland QB Russell gives the ball right back to the Chiefs when he throws an errant pass over the middle. Interception by FA pickup OLB Karlos Dansby.

KC moves the ball down the field, but can't get into FG range before time expires.

KC 10 OAK 14 at the half

QB J. Russell is moving the Raiders down the field with short passes but it all goes bad when he fumbles a pitch. Rookie DE Chris Long scoops it up and barrels his way 47yds to the endzone. Fumble Recovery for the TD! (J. Hall kick)

KC 17 OAK 14

Oakland moves into scoring range, largely thanks to the arm of QB J. Russell, since HB J. Fargas is still struggling on the ground. QB Russell tries to hit FB Justin Griffith over the middle, but SS Greg Wesley steps in front and makes the interception at the 3yd line.

Unfortunately the Chiefs can't turn it into any points and after narrowly avoiding the safety are forced to punt away.

Oakland gives them another chance when HB J. Fargas gets hit in the backfield by DE Tambi Hali and cough up the ball. HB L. Johnson finally gets a decent run (11yds) but sacks by backup OLB S. Williams and SS S. Schweigert put the Cheifs back into a hole. QB Huard makes a great throw under pressure but TE Tony Gonzalez comes up short. Chiefs punt.

QB Russell seems to have settled down some, and is throwing well. QB J. Russell ends the drive with a 7yd pass to rookie WR D. Bryant. (Janikowski kick)

KC 17 OAK 21 in the 4th quarter

The Chiefs have completely abandoned their ineffectual run game (L. Johnson 13 carries for 5yds with a long of 11yds...that means on the other 12 carries Larry managed 2yds!) and QB Huard is being harried by the Raiders defense. Huard manages to pick up a few first downs, but in the end can't convert on third and long. Chiefs punt.

Coach Joslin just wants to eat minutes off the clock now. So as poorly as HB J. Fargas has run, they start feeding him the ball. HB Fargas makes it to the outside and the safety takes a bad angle on him. 45yd rushing TD for HB J. Fargas (Janikowski kick)

KC 17 OAK 28

The Chiefs and QB D. Huard can't get anything going, desperate and with time running out they go for it on 4th down, only to be sacked by nickel CB Ty Law. Giving the ball back to the Raiders in the redzone.

The Chiefs defense is bruised and battered. Oakland HB J. Fargas makes short work of them and pounds his way through the middle for a 7yd TD (Janikowski kick)

KC 17 OAK 35 with less than 1 minute remaining

QB D. Huard has to know its over, but he comes out slinging. Unfortunately his receivers have already given up. The Chiefs fail to make a first on three downs, and can't convert on the 4th attempt. Ball changes hands.

Coach Joslin calls for HB J. Fargas to run off the last few seconds.

KC 17 OAK 35 Final

Player Stats
OAK QB J. Russell 23 of 42 (54%) for 373yds 3TDs, 2INTs
KC QB D. Huard 20 of 32 (62%) for 159yds 1 TD

OAK HB J. Fargas 24 for 74yds, 2TDs, 1 Fumble
KC HB L. Johnson 13 for 5yds

OAK TE Z. Miller 6 catches for 79yds
OAK FB J. Griffith 6 catches for 89yds
KC TE T. Gonzalez 8 catches for 92yds

OAK DE Tony Bake 5 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 Defl
OAK DE Elvis Dumervil 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 Defl
KC DE Tambi Hali 4 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble
KC DE Chris Long 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery for a TD

Time of Possession: KC 25:44/ OAK 34:09

[justincase]

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Nice win! Looks like Bake has turned out to be a solid pick for your team.

[kdmajoslin]

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Raiders @ Bills

Week 3

The 2-0 Raiders travel to Orchard Park, New York to face the 0-2 Buffalo Bills. Former Raider WR Jerry Porter is now a Bill and he had a lot to say about his former team. "The Raiders stink...from top to bottom. I don't know how they've won two games so far this season...but I bet they don't win another one."

Buffalo starts with the ball, and QB D. Culpepper is under center. The Bills have inexplicably decided to hand over the reins of the team to FA QB Culpepper, putting former starter QB Trent Edwards on the bench. The Bills move down the field effortlessly, and when the Raiders come on a blitz, they leave WR Jerry Porter wide open. QB Culpepper hits Porter in stride, and WR J. Porter goes 45yds for the TD. (Bironas kick...another unexpected change, signing Bironas and dumping R. Lindall)

BUF 7 OAK 0

Oakland QB J. Russell loses the ball on pitch play. FA MLB J. Trotter picks it up. Bills ball.

HB M. Lynch manages a first down, but QB Culpepper can't get anything else going under the constant pressure from Joslin's Attack Defense. Bills punt.

Oakland responds by hammering the Bills with HB J. Fargas. Fargas seems to have found his stride early in this one and with a little help form QB J. Russell moves the Raiders down the field. HB Fargas ends the drive with a 1yd TD dive. (Janikowski kick)

BUF 7 OAK 7 in the 2nd quarter

QB D. Culpepper is forced out of the pocket, and sacked a couple of times, forcing the Bills to punt.

The Bills are stacking the line in order to stop HB J. Fargas so QB J. Russell goes to the air. Russell moves the team down the field effeciently and then calls a playaction pass. QB Russell finds WR M. Manningham on the in route. 23yd TD! (Janikowski kick)

BUF 7 OAK 14

QB D. Culpepper is under constant pressure. LT Jason Peters and RT Langston Walker are getting beat consistently so Culpepper is having little time to throw. This constant pressure forces Culpepper into a bad throw. Not wanting to take a sack, Culpepper sends up a lame duck and CB D. Hall snags it out of the air. Raider ball!

QB J. Russell moves the Raiders down the field and finishes the drive on another playaction pass. This time finding TE Zach Miller for a 19yd TD. (Janikowski kick)

BUF 7 OAK 21

The Bills go into their two minute drill. Oakland's defense never seems to have the right personell on the field as Buffalo eats up chunks of yards and eventually gets into the endzone on a 5yd pass from Culpepper to HB M. Lynch. (Bironas kick)

BUF 14 OAK 21 at the half

LB A. Crowell puts and end to the Raiders first drive of the 2nd half, when he recovers a fumbled pitch.

The Bills move the ball down the field and eat up a lot of clock, but in the end are forced to punt.

Oakland turns the ball over to HB J. Fargas to run the clock. Slowly, HB J. Fargas batters his way down the field in chunks of 5yds. The Raiders burn through the remaining time in the 3rd quarter and a chunk of the 4th quarter as well. HB Fargas finishes the drive with a 1yd TD run (Janikowski kick)

BUF 14 OAK 28

Head Coach Dick Jauron has lit a fire under his team, and they are determined to get back into this one with four minutes remaining. QB Culpepper is exploiting the Raider safeties with long passes to TE R. Royal, WR L. Evans, and WR J. Porter. DC Rob Ryan looks like he's going to have a heart attack. The Bills are in the redzone, QB Culpepper goes back to throw. Only he's tried that play, one too many times. This time S Michael Huff is ready. Huff gets the interception and weaves his way down the field. 100yds later he's celebrating in the endzone. Interception return for a TD! (Janikowski kick)

BUF 14 OAK 35

QB Culpepper gets knocked around on the next two plays and has to leave the game. Former starter QB Trent Edwards comes in and makes a great completion, but comes up short. With less than a minute left and this one out of reach, Coach Jauron has the Bills punt.

Coach Joslin has HB Fargas run the ball up the middle to end the game.

BUF 14 OAK 35 Final

Player Stats
OAK QB J. Russell 18 of 30 (60%) for 245yds, 2TDs
BUF QB D. Culpepper 10 of 25 (40%) for 150yds 2TDs

OAK HB J. Fargas 34 carries for 183yds, 2TDs
BUF HB M. Lynch 11 carries for 35yds

OAK WR M. Manningham 6 catches for 96yds TD
BUF WR J. Porter 3 catches for 59yds TD

OAK FB C. Stewart 2 pancake blocks
OAK OT C. Colmer 1 pancake block

OAK DE E. Dumervil 2 sacks
OAK DE D. Burgess 2 sacks
OAK DE T. Bake 2 sacks
OAK OLB K. Rivers 2 sacks
S Michael Huff INT return for TD

Time of Possession BUF 22:34/ OAK 37:21

[kdmajoslin]

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Chargers @ Raiders

Week 4

The 3-0 Chargers coached by Norv Turner (a former Raider HC) come to the bay area to face the surprisingly 3-0 Raiders. There is no question that the Chargers have to be the favorite in this one, but maybe the Raiders can continue to shock the experts.

Player Comparisons:

SD QB Phillip Rivers vs OAK QB JaMarcus Russell Edge SD
SD HB LaDanian Tomlinson vs OAK HB Justin Fargas Edge SD
SD WR Chris Chambers vs OAK WR Mario Manningham Tie
SD DE Luis Castillo vs OAK DE Elvis Dumervil Edge OAK
SD LB Shawne Merriman vs OAK LB Keith Rivers Edge SD
SD DB Antonio Cromartie vs OAK DB Nnamdi Asomugha Edge OAK

The Chargers start with the ball and Norv Turner decides he wants to test the Raiders vs. the run. HB L. Tomlinson can't get anything going on the ground as the Raiders clog the middle. QB Rivers manages a first down, but that is all. Chargers punt.

The Raiders can't get anything going and have to punt after a very poor showing on their first 3 plays.

Coach Turner tries to run on 1st, 2nd and 3rd. HB Tomlinson comes up short and San Diego punts.

The first quarter ends without either team scoring. The Raiders look a little better on their second possession, managing to move the ball down the field until QB JaMarcus Russell fumbles DE Igor Olshansky comes up with it.

QB Phillip Rivers drives the Chargers down the field picking up the slack from HB LaDanian Tomlinson who is averaging a meager 1.7yds a carry. Oakland CB DeAngelo Hall looks lost out there and is consistently getting beat by WR Chris Chambers. Largely thanks to WR C. Chambers, QB P. Rivers gets San Diego into the redzone, but then CB D. Hall redeems himself. Oakland CB D. Hall intercepts the TD pass intended for WR C. Chambers and returns it 100yds for a TD! (Janikowski kick)

OAK 7 SD 0

The Chargers manage a couple first downs, but never get into scoring range and have to punt.

QB JaMarcus Russell is being hounded by the Chargers. The Oakland OL is collapsing almost instaneously. Despite this QB Russell manages to get the Raiders into FG range before his luck gives out. Oakland settles for a 32yd FG from K S. Janikowski.

OAK 10 SD 0 in the 2nd

QB P. Rivers passes the Chargers down the field with relative ease as the quarter dwindles away. HB D. Sproles dives into the endzone on a 1yd TD run. (Kaeding kick)

OAK 10 SD 7 less than a minute in the half

Coach Joslin wants to see if they can increase their lead before the end of the half, so QB J. Russell is throwing. Four passes later and with 3 seconds left on the clock, Coach Joslin calls his final timeout, and sends out K S. Janikowski. 34yd FG

OAK 13 SD 7 at the half

Oakland turns to HB Fargas to eat minutes off the clock, and it looks like it is going to work until QB J. Russell fumbles the handoff. San Diego recovers.

The Chargers can't do anything with it though and have to punt.

Coach Joslin goes back to HB Fargas and is rewarded when Fargas turns the corner and goes 48yds for the TD. (Janikowski kick)

OAK 20 SD 7 to end the 3rd quarter

HB L. Tomlinson and QB P. Rivers can't get anything going and the Chargers punt again.

A good return puts the Raiders inside the 10yd line. A couple of failed runs, means QB Russell will have to throw this one in. DE Igor Olshanky comes free, knocking the ball out, he scools it up and somehow goes 89yds for the TD! (Kaeding kick)

OAK 20 SD 14 with 8 minutes remaining

HB J. Fargas is running into a wall, so it is up to QB J. Russell to move the ball. He does an okay job relying on TE Z. Miller, FB C. Stewart and HB J. Fargas. But, he can't convert a vital 3rd down, so Coach Joslin sends K S. Janikowski out to hit the 42yd FG. He shanks it. Chargers ball.

The Chargers can't get anything going and Coach Turner chooses to punt rather than go for it.

The Raiders turn it over on the very next play. QB J. Russell throws a bad pass and CB A. Cromartie takes it back to the house. Interception returned for a TD! Kaeding kick.

OAK 20 SD 21 with 4 minutes remaining

QB Russell picks up a pair of 1st downs, before he fumbles the ball again! Chargers recover.

HB Tomlinson and QB Rivers get the Chargers to the 4yd line before the Raiders defense stops them. San Diego settles for a 21yd FG by K N. Kaeding.

OAK 20 SD 24 with about 2 minutes remaining.

The Raiders can't get anything going and fail to convert on 4th down. Chargers take over.

Norv Turner runs HB L. Tomlinson to kill the clock. The Raiders defense won't let him get a first down and they punt. With the 2 minute warning and their remaining timeouts Oakland saved themselves just over 30 seconds for this one last drive. A FG won't help, they need a TD.

76yds to go. QB J. Russell hits FB C. Stewart over the middle for 18yds. They hurry to the line, QB J. Russell hit WR M. Manningham on the outside for 14yds and Manningham goes out of bounds stopping the clock. QB J. Russell throws incomplete. 8 seconds remain, 46yds to go. Coach Joslin calls for their Hail Mary. QB J. Russell Drops back, his line is holding against a 3 man rush. All the wideouts are covered. Wait, it looks like WR D. Bryant has a step and he's heading into the endzone. QB J. Russell fires the ball. WR D. Bryant has got good separation. The Charger DB's go up but it's too high for them. The ball hits WR D. Bryant in the hands...and he drops it.

OAK 20 SD 24 Final

Player Stats
OAK QB J. Russell 27 of 38 (71%) for 400yds, INT
SD QB P. Rivers 13 of 20 (65%) for 215yds, INT

OAK HB J. Fargas 15 carries for 49yds, TD
SD HB L. Tomlinson 22 carries for 39yds

OAK TE Z. Miller 8 catches for 101yds
OAK FB C. Stewart 6 catches for 102yds
SD WR C. Chambers 7 catches for 108yds

OAK DT T. Kelly 2 sacks
OAK SS M. Huff INT returned for a TD
SD DE I. Olshansky 2 sacks, 2 fumble recovers, 1 returned for a TD
SD CB A. Cromartie INT returned for a TD

Time of Possession: OAK 33:13/ SD 26:66