Packers beat Raiders 30-20 after clinching playoffs

He’s also the first Raider since Randy Moss in 2005 to crack the 1,000-yard receiving mark.

Cooper’s teammates had a different view on the rookie’s accomplishment.

Former Packer Charles Woodson said Jordy Nelson’s absence changes how defenses can play Green Bay, especially keying in on the ground game.

“You never know what kind of season he’s going to have that early on, but you know he’s going to be pretty good”.

“I just saw him throwing the ball, a little quick hitch”. The unit produced only 23 points against the Raiders, with seven of those points coming just a few plays after Carr’s first interception of the afternoon. I know how much work our team puts into this, our coaches. “As was most often the case, Al peppered his observations with expletives and he very honestly agreed that we missed”.

So the Raiders haven’t exactly burned out their feature back. “That means you’re a really good wide receiver, one of the best in the world obviously”.

“I guess it’s a good thing to do, but people go for 1,000 yards every year”, Cooper said. The game is also airing as a live stream online.

His outing Sunday was another of the bounce-back variety after being held without a catch for the first time in his career the previous week.

When asked whether he was pleased with what the offense did, he said, “No”.

It was far from a football masterpiece, but the playoff-bound Green Bay Packers weren’t anxious about artistic style points after their 30-20 victory against the Oakland Raiders at the O.co Coliseum on Sunday.

Del Rio said the time will come when the Raiders can “reflect on what was” this year. Amerson said of the play. It was a guy in the wrong spot. With only two games to go, he would have to average slightly over 75 yards per game, which is higher than average for him, although clearly not unattainable. “If you’re not able to run the ball with the backs they have and you make them be one-dimensional and put pressure on them, yeah, the offense is not going to be what it’s supposed to be”. He has all the tools it takes to be a special player.

The Raiders answered with an eight-play, 81 touchdown drive, Carr hitting Cooper on a 26-yard touchdown pass that gave Oakland a 20-17 lead with 6:48 left in the third.

A year ago, James Jones led the Raiders in catches (73), targets (112) and touchdowns (six).

All they need to make sure they have is the fire in their bellies to come out swinging to not stop swinging until the final whistle. It doesn’t matter (to me) that they have the 23rd ranked passing offense.

It does look like they made a more concerted effort to get the ball to their most talented player the other night in Randall Cobb. “I’m sick and exhausted about talking about the negativity – we’ve won 10 games”. The call seemed to be obvious, but the official nearest the play didn’t throw a flag. “It’s fun to go score a bunch of points, put up a bunch of yards but, at the end of the day, everybody’s fighting to get into the playoffs right now”.

I got the privilege of accidentally eavesdropping in on a conversation between Al Davis and Vince Lombardi; To my surprise the two men were not only quite friendly, they were down right amusing! [And] I thought our defensive backs did a great job covering their receivers. Mike Daniels and Mike Neal had big days as well, knocking Carr around and hurrying throws. First, he dropped a short slant that would have converted a third down deep in Raiders territory in the third quarter.

NOTES: Raiders starting DE Mario Edwards Jr. left the game with a neck injury early in the first quarter and not return…. Del Rio had them convinced that anything was possible, and falling short in competitive games will be considered opportunities lost over experience gained. Next it was the Packers’ turn to experience difficulties. Michael Crabtree was evaluated at halftime for a concussion, but did return. Abbrederis had three catches for 33 yards on three targets.