Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 | 1:25 P.M. PT | Firstenergy Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE Week 8 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway | Alameda, CA 94502 | Raiders.Com Sunday, Oct
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 | 1:25 P.M. PT | FirstEnergy Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE Week 8 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway | Alameda, CA 94502 | raiders.com Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 | 1:25 P.M. PT | FirstEnergy Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-6) vs. CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-3) GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will travel to the Eastern time zone for the Date: Sunday, October 26 third and final time this season as they face the Cleveland Browns at Kickoff: 1:25 p.m. PT FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1:25 p.m. PT. The game marks Site: FirstEnergy Stadium (1999) the first of two straight road games for the Silver and Black, as they will Capacity/surface: 67,160/Kentucky Bluegrass go to Seattle next weekend to take on the defending Super Bowl cham- Regular Season: Raiders lead, 11-9 pions. Cleveland will be Oakland’s only AFC North opponent in 2014, Postseason: Raiders lead, 2-0 a division that they last faced as a whole in 2012 and will take on next year. It will also be the Raiders’ first trip to Cleveland since 2009 and only second trip since 2003. Last week, Oakland dropped a home game at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals, 13-24, while the Browns fell on the road to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 6-24. Oakland fell at the hands of the NFC West-leading Cardinals last Sunday at O.co Coliseum. S Charles Woodson led the way for the Raid- ers, providing his 58th career interception in the second quarter. Wood- son also made seven tackles on the day. LB Khalil Mack continued his steady play, totaling 11 tackles. RB Darren McFadden paced the offense with 48 rushing yards and one TD. QB Derek Carr was an efficient 16- of-28 for 173 yards. WR Brice Butler led the receiving corps with 55 receiving yards. QUOTING SPARANO The Browns dropped their game last week in Jacksonville, put- ting an end to their two-game win streak. WR Andrew Hawkins led “Our concern is getting one win and winning the next game. That really the way for Cleveland, hauling in five passes for 112 yards. QB Brian has to be our focus, because if we look at the picture down the road Hoyer threw for 215 yards, and S Tashaun Gipson intercepted the Jag- right now, the parade might pass us by. ... We’re not going to do that. uars twice. The defense added two sacks. We’re going to worry about the Cleveland Browns right now, getting Following the game at Cleveland, the Silver and Black will face last ready to play that game and winning that football game on the road year’s Super Bowl participants in back-to-back weeks, starting with a and then letting the chips fall where they may.” - Raiders Interim Head trip to Seattle next week and then a home game against the Denver Coach Tony Sparano Broncos. Cleveland will stay at home to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next Sunday. BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CBS REGULAR SEASON (0-6) Play-by-play: Spero Dedes Sun., Sept. 7 at New York Jets .................................. L, 14-19 Color Analyst: Solomon Wilcots Sun., Sept. 14 HOUSTON TEXANS ........................ L, 14-30 Producer: Victor Frank Sun., Sept. 21 at New England Patriots ..................... L, 9-16 Director: Chris Svendsen Sun., Sept. 28 MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) ........ L, 14-38 Open Date Sun., Oct. 12 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS .................. L, 28-31 RADIO Sun., Oct. 19 ARIZONA CARDINALS .................... L, 13-24 Raiders Radio Network (31 stations) Sun., Oct. 26 at Cleveland Browns ........................... 1:25 p.m. PT Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 2 at Seattle Seahawks ............................ 1:25 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 9 DENVER BRONCOS ........................ 1:05 p.m. PT Color Analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Nov. 16 at San Diego Chargers ......................... 1:05 p.m. PT Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Thu., Nov. 20 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ..................... 5:25 p.m. PT Sun., Nov. 30 at St. Louis Rams ................................. 10:00 a.m. PT SPANISH RADIO Sun., Dec. 7 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ................. 1:25 p.m. PT Flagship: KSOL 98.9 FM (Radio Estereo Sol, 98.9 y 99.1) Sun., Dec. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs ........................... 10:00 a.m. PT Sun., Dec. 21 BUFFALO BILLS .............................. 1:25 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Fernando Arias Sun., Dec. 28 at Denver Broncos .............................. 1:25 p.m. PT Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3219 | Billy Jones, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3028 Adam Klionsky, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3014 | Chelsea Parker, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3038 RAIDERS VS. BROWNS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2014 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano held his first two NFL coaching RAIDERS BROWNS jobs with the Cleveland Browns, as an offensive quality control coach when the franchise re-launched in 1999 and as the offensive line coach in 2000. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Total Offense 282.7 32 363.7 10 • Raiders S Usama Young played two seasons for the Cleveland Browns from Rush Offense 69.3 32 133.5 6 2011-12, totaling four interceptions. Pass Offense 213.3 26 230.2 18 Points Per Game 15.3 31 23.3 14t • Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan’s father, Mike Shanahan, Third-Down Off. % 38.4 22 33.3 28t served as head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders from 1988-89, compiling an 8-12 record (.400). Fourth-Down Off. % 66.7 4t 28.6 28 Red Zone Off. (TD%) 70.0 4t 63.6 8 • Browns DE Desmond Bryant played four seasons for the Oakland Raiders from 2009-12, debuting as an undrafted free agent and totaling 11.5 sacks in his DEFENSE career with the Silver and Black. RAIDERS BROWNS • Browns OL Paul McQuistan spent his first four NFL seasons with the Raiders Category Stats Rank Stats Rank from 2006-09, starting 12 games at right guard. Total Defense 374.8 22 397.0 29 Rush Defense 145.3 29 155.5 32 • Raiders Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano was the offensive coordinator for Pass Defense 229.5 11 241.5 17 the New York Jets while Browns Head Coach Mike Pettine served as defensive Points Per Game 26.3 25 23.2 17 coordinator there in 2012. During Pettine’s tenure in New York (2009-12), he Third-Down Def. % 52.9 32 41.0 16 also worked with Raiders G/T Austin Howard (2011-12) and quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo (assistant quarterbacks, 2009). Fourth-Down Def. % 20.0 5t 20.0 5t Red Zone Def. (TD%) 51.9 9 47.8 4 • Raiders Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2008-11, where Browns assistant offensive line coach George TEAM DeLeone coached his tight ends from 2008-10 and WR Marlon Moore and LB RAIDERS BROWNS Karlos Dansby played for him from 2010-11. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Raiders Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano (tight ends, 2003-04; offensive Turnover Ratio -4 27 +3 8 line/running game coordinator, 2005; Assistant Head Coach/offensive line, Penalties 43 12t 45 16 2006-07), LS Jon Condo (2005) and Browns quarterbacks coach Dowell Log- Penalty Yards 325 10 363 14 gains (scouting assistant, 2005), assistant defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn (cornerback, 2005-06), K Billy Cundiff (2002-05) and WR Miles Austin (2006-13) were all together as members of the Dallas Cowboys. WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Raiders QB Matt Schaub worked closely with Browns offensive coordinator Wednesday, Oct. 22 Kyle Shanahan while they were together with the Houston Texans from 2007-09. 12:20 p.m. (approx.) ..............................Browns Conference Call Head Coach Mike Pettine • Browns OLB Paul Kruger and Raiders G Tony Bergstrom are brother-in-laws, 1:15 p.m. (approx.) ................................Browns Conference Call as Bergstrom is married to Kruger’s sister, Jessica. The two met when Kruger CB Joe Haden introduced them during their time together at the University of Utah. 2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. (approx.) ..............Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders CBs Carlos Rogers and Tarell Brown both played with Browns DB 4:50 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano Donte Whitner in the San Francisco 49ers’ secondary from 2011-13. followed by QB Derek Carr available in media room College Connections 5:05 - 5:50 p.m. (approx.) ......................Locker room open to media • Raiders S Usama Young attended Kent State in Kent, Ohio, less than an hour from Cleveland, from 2003-06, where Browns assistant defensive backs coach Thursday, Oct. 23 Bobby Babich got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant in 2006. Raiders 11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. (approx.) ..........Practice, open to media; defensive backs coach Joe Woods held the same position at Kent State from Videography/photography limited 1997-2001. 1:30 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano, offensive coordinator Greg Olson and • Raiders defensive line coach Terrell Williams coached at Youngstown State defensive coordinator Jason Tarver from 2002-03 (also at Akron from 2004-05) and S Brandian Ross played there available in media room from 2007-10. 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (approx.) ..............Locker room open to media • Two of the Raiders cornerbacks attended college in the state of Ohio: TJ Car- Friday, Oct. 24 rie (Ohio, 2008-2013) and Chimdi Chekwa (Ohio State, 2007-10). Raiders special teams coordinator Bobby April is also a former Buckeye, coaching Ohio State’s 10:40 - 11:10 a.m.