Oakland Raiders record season low in yards against Lions

The Oakland Raiders are encountering a two-game losing streak, but at 4-5 record the team are hopeful in the American Football Conference (Oakland) Wild Card race.

It’s only going to get tougher tonight as they face Calvin Johnson. “So we’ve got a lot of work to do, but it’s nice to be able to fix corrections with a win under your belt”. But if Carr can keep this offense humming than the Raiders are going to be hard to beat no matter what. Raiders C Rodney Hudson (ankle) returned after a one-game absence but was injured again early in the third quarter. Aaron Rodgers has been putting up strong numbers and he comes into the game with 1937 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and three interceptions.

“It was a big, emotional win and something that we needed to get us going on the right track”, Johnson said on a conference call.

Matthew Stafford: The Lions quarterback was effective through the air, but two plays with his legs were huge. The team hasn’t been good in over a decade, and two straight losses seem to indicate that Oakland could soon be a few games under.500. We start as a team. Carr was sacked by Ezekial Ansah, then Latavius Murray was swallowed whole for another loss of 5. Tight end Mychal Rivera was called for offensive pass interference on third down, which was declined as the Raiders were forced to punt.

The defense produced a three-and-out to give the Raiders another chance, beginning with 8:01 to play. Instead of the kicks being an afterthought, they are potentially compelling with snaps starting at the 15. “We put our heads down and we go”.

MARKDOWN – The Raiders’ first-quarter offensive statistics would have embarrassed a Pop Warner team.

Cooper has 50 receptions for 732 yards and four touchdowns in nine games this season and he has proven to be a number one wideout option for the Raiders.

Quarterback Jameis Winston threw five touchdown passes, including four in the first half, as Tampa Bay rolled past Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field. As they showed against the Packers last week, they can barely get out of their own way, even in the midst of a victory.

The defense kept the Raiders scoreless in the first half. “The second one was pretty obvious to me”. “I missed Ameer by about fricking 6 inches it looked like, and the one to Ebron, we got to come down with that one and make a play”. “I wish I could’ve done something different”. “Excited to shake his hand and tell him how much I appreciate his career”. He was going down. I expected improvement simply by virtue of Derek Carr coming into his second season and more draft picks added to the mix, but I don’t think anyone expected the offense to take off as it has in the past month. “He dropped a couple”, Del Rio said.

The big play from Peterson came in the 4th quarter, when the Raiders were attempting to make a comeback.

Upshaw hit Rams quarterback Case Keenum from the blind side, and the ball was recovered by defensive end Lawrence Guy at the St Louis 41 to set up the winning kick.

That’s what this game was supposed to be, but the Raiders have reached the point where none of their games should likely be viewed in those terms. The Raider rookie receiver typically shrugs off good plays and bad without feeling, but this miscue made his blood boil. “The chips will fall where they fall”.