It took Oakland’s offense eight plays to travel 85 yards and extend their lead to 14-0. He ran the ball hard for the Raiders, and continues to give the team that threat in the backfield they have been missing.
By routing the New York Jets 45-20 in the home opener Sunday before a packed, boisterous Coliseum crowd, the Raiders started the season 2-0 for the first time since 2002 and are threatening to make the case that winning cures everything.
I also think the Jags can get pressure on Mariota who struggled more than most quarterbacks in Week 1 when he had a defender in his face, according to Pro Football Focus.
“You’ve got a job to do, then you’ve got to go back there and do it”, Raymond said. I thought we were making an effort to speed up the games. One player that stands out in my mind is emerging star safety Karl Joseph.
It was a sunny day in Oakland, and Raymond was asked if the sun got in his eyes. “He was like, ‘Man, it don’t matter what they say”. Patterson was nearly stopped, but Burris, second-year corner, took a bad angle to make the tackle, which allowed a medium gain to go for a long score.
“You look and try to find different things”, Bowles said, “some to motivate, some that look nice in the locker room that the players can understand and get inspired from”. Just have to stay focused.
The Oakland Raiders began the 2017 season the right way – with an impressive upset win over the Tennessee Titans.
“It got me fired up”, he said. “We can’t just have mistakes here and there”. That’s all that matters, honestly.
This season hasn’t gotten off to a good start, as many predicted, but the Jets were able to make the most of their first game in Buffalo, keeping the game relatively close.
“I should have picked it”, Conley said. The concern for me is how quickly Jack Del Rio will call off the dogs with a solid lead in the second half.
“We didn’t play up to our standards last week, but that’s behind us”, Wilkerson said. That is because, after the Raiders listed him as questionable last weekend, they put him on the injured reserve list to open the National Football League season. “He defended that ball, almost intercepted it”.
The Titans finished with basically the same amount of yards as the Raiders (350 vs. 359), but cashed in just one of three trips in the red zone and scored just one touchdown in the 26-16 loss.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes to wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who caught six passes for 80 yards. McCown had no interceptions, but he was sacked four times and lost a fumble. NY couldn’t get anything going on the ground, as Bilal Powell and Matt Forte were constantly stymied in the backfield. It was good to see.
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