Oakland Raiders 2017 Season in Review
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2017 SEASON REVIEW RELEASE OAKLAND RAIDERS 2017 SEASON IN REVIEW 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA | 94502 | RAIDERS.COM 2017 REVIEW 2017 RESULTS The Oakland Raiders finished up their 2017 campaign with a 6-10 PRESEASON (0-4) record and a third place finish in the AFC West. Sat., Aug. 12 at Arizona Cardinals L, 10-20 Sat., Aug. 19 LOS ANGELES RAMS L, 21-24 Offensively, the unit produced three Pro Bowlers along the Sat., Aug. 26 at Dallas Cowboys L, 20-24 offensive line, with C Rodney Hudson, G/T Kelechi Osemele and Thu., Aug. 31 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS L, 13-17 T Donald Penn all earning selections for the second consecutive year. As a unit, the offensive line surrendered just 24 sacks on the REGULAR SEASON (6-10) year, tied for third fewest in the league and allowed a sack on just Sun., Sept. 10 at Tennessee Titans W, 26-16 1-0 4.3 percent of all pass attempts, ranking fourth. QB Derek Carr Sun., Sept. 17 NEW YORK JETS W, 45-20 2-0 led the squad in this fourth season and earned a selection as a Sun., Sept. 24 at Washington Redskins L, 10-27 2-1 Pro Bowl alternate. For the season, Carr finished with 3,496 yards Sun., Oct. 1 at Denver Broncos L, 10-16 2-2 on 323-of-515 passing with 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions Sun., Oct. 8 BALTIMORE RAVENS L, 17-30 2-3 Sun., Oct. 15 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS L, 16-17 2-4 for a quarterback rating of 86.4. Oakland-native RB Marshawn Thu., Oct. 19 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W, 31-30 3-4 Lynch was added into the mix this year and was named as a Pro Sun., Oct. 29 at Buffalo Bills L, 14-34 3-5 Bowl alternate. The veteran led the team with 1,042 yards of Sun., Nov. 5 at Miami Dolphins W, 27-24 4-5 total offense (891 rushing and 151 receiving). Lynch added seven BYE WEEK rushing touchdowns to his career total, and in Week 17 against Sun., Nov. 19 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS# L, 8-33 4-6 the Los Angeles Chargers, he eclipsed the 10,000 rushing yard Sun., Nov. 26 DENVER BRONCOS W, 21-14 5-6 mark for his career, becoming just the 31st player in NFL history to Sun., Dec. 3 NEW YORK GIANTS W, 24-17 6-6 do so. WR Michael Crabtree led the receiving corps in receptions Sun., Dec. 10 at Kansas City Chiefs L, 15-26 6-7 and receiving touchdowns for the second straight year, posting Sun., Dec. 17 DALLAS COWBOYS L, 17-20 6-8 Mon., Dec. 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L, 10-19 6-9 58 catches and eight touchdowns. , who signed TE Jared Cook Sun., Dec. 31 at Los Angeles Chargers L, 10-30 6-10 with the team in the offseason, led the team with 688 receiving # - in Mexico City yards. WR Amari Cooper totaled 48 receptions for 680 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns on the year. On defense, the unit was once again led by the reigning NFL 2017 AFC WEST STANDINGS Defensive Player of the Year, DE Khalil Mack. Mack led the team Team W L Home Road Div. Con. PF PA Streak Last 5 again with 10.5 sacks and added a career-high 87 tackles en route Kansas City 10 6 6-2 4-4 5-1 8-4 415 339 W4 4-1 to earning his third consecutive Pro Bowl selection. LB Bruce LA Chargers 9 7 5-3 4-4 3-3 6-6 355 272 W2 4-1 Irvin provided a strong presence opposite Mack, finishing with Oakland 6 10 4-4 2-6 2-4 5-7 301 373 L4 1-4 eight sacks and a team-leading four forced fumbles. LB NaVorro Denver 5 11 4-4 1-7 2-4 4-8 289 382 L2 2-3 Bowman joined the Raiders in Week 7, providing veteran stability at middle linebacker. Bowman played the final 10 games of the season for the team and tied S Reggie Nelson for the team lead 2018 OPPONENTS in tackles with 96. CB TJ Carrie started all 16 games for the first Looking ahead to next season, the Raiders will take on each op- time in his career and led the team with 11 passes defensed. ponent from the AFC North and NFC West in 2018, as well as the Second-year S Karl Joseph provided solid play throughout the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins and their AFC West rivals. year, posting 81 tackles. Home Opponents (‘17 record) Away Opponents (‘17 record) The Raiders' special teams unit was led by P Marquette King, who Denver Broncos (5-11) Denver Broncos (5-11) earned a selection as a Pro Bowl alternate. King finished in the Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)^* Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)^* NFL in gross average (47.4) and third in net average (42.7, the Los Angeles Chargers (9-7) Los Angeles Chargers (9-7) second best mark in club history). K Giorgio Tavecchio served Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)^* Baltimore Ravens (9-7) as the team's kicker in 2017, pacing the team with 81 points and Cleveland Browns (0-16) Cincinnati Bengals (7-9) Indianapolis Colts (4-12) Miami Dolphins (6-10) connecting on 16-of-21 field goals. WR Cordarrelle Patterson Los Angeles Rams (11-5)^* Arizona Cardinals (8-8) provided a spark to the special teams units, serving as the team's Seattle Seahawks (9-7) San Francisco 49ers (6-10) primary kickoff returner. Despite teams trying to kick away from him, Patterson still managed a 28.3 kickoff return average, tops * Indicates 2017 playoff team in the NFL among players with at least 19 returns. For his efforts, ^ Indicates 2017 division winner Patterson was named a Pro Bowl alternate. Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3219 | Billy Jones, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3028 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3038 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3014 2017 SEASON IN REVIEW INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 2017 TEAM RANKINGS Passing Yards RAIDERS OFFENSE Derek Carr...............................3,496 Category Stats Rank Total Offense ..................................324.1 17t Completion Percentage (Min. 100 Attempts) Rush Offense ................................... 97.1 25 Derek Carr.................................62.7 Pass Offense ..................................226.9 16 Points Per Game .............................. 18.8 23 Passing Touchdowns Derek Carr.................................... 22 Third Down Off. % .......................... 40.2 11 Fourth Down Off. % ....................... 33.3 26 Carries Red Zone Off. (TD%) ...................... 58.8 7 Marshawn Lynch ......................207 DeAndré Washington ................ 57 Jalen Richard ............................... 56 RAIDERS DEFENSE Derek Carr.................................... 23 Category Stats Rank Cordarrelle Patterson ................ 13 Total Defense .................................350.1 23 Rush Defense .................................108.9 12 Rushing Yards Pass Defense ..................................241.1 26 Marshawn Lynch ......................891 Points Per Game .............................. 23.3 20 Jalen Richard .............................275 Third Down Def. % ......................... 40.9 26 DeAndré Washington ..............153 Cordarrelle Patterson ..............121 Fourth Down Def. % ...................... 70.0 30 Derek Carr.................................... 66 Red Zone Def. (TD%) ..................... 47.9 9 Rushing Touchdowns Marshawn Lynch ...........................7 TEAM DeAndré Washington ...................2 Category Stats Rank Cordarrelle Patterson ...................2 Turnover Ratio ................................... -14 29t Jalen Richard ..................................1 Penalties ............................................. 114 24 Jamize Olawale ..............................1 Penalty Yards ..................................1,009 26 Receptions Michael Crabtree ........................ 58 Jared Cook ................................... 54 2017 WIN/LOSS BREAKDOWN Amari Cooper .............................. 48 Seth Roberts ................................ 43 DeAndré Washington ................ 34 Overall 6-10 Cordarrelle Patterson ................ 31 On grass 6-9 On artificial surfaces 0-1 Receiving Yards When scoring first 5-2 Jared Cook .................................688 When opponent scores first 1-8 Amari Cooper ............................680 In overtime 0-0 Michael Crabtree ......................618 When leading after first quarter 3-2 Seth Roberts ..............................455 When leading at halftime 5-1 Cordarrelle Patterson ..............309 When leading after third quarter 5-1 When trailing after first quarter 0-7 Receiving Touchdowns Michael Crabtree ...........................8 When trailing at halftime 1-8 Amari Cooper .................................7 When trailing after third quarter 1-8 Johnny Holton ................................3 When tied at halftime 0-1 Jared Cook ......................................2 On Sunday 5-9 Seth Roberts ...................................1 On Monday 0-1 Jalen Richard ..................................1 On Thursday 1-0 DeAndré Washington ...................1 On Saturday 0-0 Day games (before 5 p.m. PT) 4-7 Sacks Night games (after 5 p.m. PT) 2-3 Khalil Mack ...............................10.5 When Raiders had 100-yard rusher 1-1 Bruce Irvin ................................... 8.0 When Raiders had 100-yard receiver 2-1 Denico Autry .............................. 5.0 Mario Edwards Jr. ..................... 3.5 When Raiders had 300-yard passer 2-1 NaVorro Bowman ...................... 1.5 When opponent had 100-yard rusher 0-2 Karl Joseph ................................. 1.0 When opponent had 100-yard receiver 1-4 Jihad Ward .................................. 1.0 When opponent had 300-yard passer 3-2 Justin Ellis.................................... 0.5 Interceptions Sean Smith ......................................2 NaVorro Bowman ..........................1 Karl Joseph .....................................1 Reggie Nelson ................................1 2017 SEASON IN REVIEW 2018 NFL DrafT ORDER 2018 IMPorTANT DATES Most of the draft slots for the 2018 NFL Draft on April 26-28 in Date Event Dallas have been confirmed. Here is a look at the first round draft Jan. 27 Senior Bowl - Mobile, Alabama order, with selections 21 through 32 subject to the remaining Jan. 28 Pro Bowl - Orlando, Florida playoff results: Feb. 4 Super Bowl LI - Houston, Texas Feb. 5 Waiver system begins for 2018 Pick Team 2017 Record Win% Strength Feb. 20 First day for clubs to designate Franchise or 1 Cleveland 0-16 .000 .520 Transition Players 2 NY Giants 3-13 .188 .531 Feb. 27-March 5 NFL Scouting Combine - Indianapolis, Indiana 3 Indianapolis 4-12 .250 .480 March 6 Prior to 4:00 p.m.