OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE Week 14 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway | Alameda, CA 94502 | raiders.com Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 | 1:25 P.M. PT | O.co Coliseum OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-11) vs. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (7-5) BATTLE OF THE BAY THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders return home this weekend for one of the Date: Sunday, December 7 most exciting games on their slate this season, a match-up with the Kickoff: 1:25 p.m. PT San Francisco 49ers at O.co Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1:25 p.m. Site: O.co Coliseum (1966) PT. This will be the first time the 49ers and Raiders have clashed since Capacity/surface: 56,057/Overseeded Bermuda 2010, and the first match-up in Oakland since 2002. With local bragging Regular Season: Series tied, 6-6 rights on the line, the game will mark the fifth Battle of the Bay since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995 and second at O.co Coliseum. This also will be the fourth and final contest this season, as well as the second consecutive one, for the Raiders against an NFC West opponent, following last week’s game against the St. Louis Rams. Each of Oakland’s final four opponents to close out the season come into this weekend’s games with at least seven wins. Last week, Oakland fell on the road at St. Louis, 0-52, and San Francisco dropped their contest at home on Thanksgiving night to the Seattle Seahawks, 3-19. QB Derek Carr led the Raiders in their game with the Rams last Sunday, throwing for 173 yards on 24-of-39 passing. FB Marcel Reece totaled 60 yards of offense and LB Sio Moore led the defensive unit QUOTING SPARANO with seven tackles. The Raiders’ defense held the Rams to 1-of-8 (13 “I mean, the rivalry, Raiders, 49ers, that’s obviously a real big thing and percent) on third down and 176 net passing yards. we’re excited about it. Excited about the opportunity. I think when you San Francisco played the defending Super Bowl champions at come off a game like [Sunday], to know that you have that opportunity home on Thanksgiving night. QB Colin Kaepernick threw for 121 yards this week, in your stadium, with your fans out there, it certainly gets the on 16-of-29 passing. LB Chris Borland led the defense with 15 tackles in players excited. We had a good meeting today, and like I said, made a the loss. bunch of corrections and our players left here excited and ready to go, Next week, the Raiders will continue the home stretch of their as we get going here for this week’s worth of work.” - Raiders Interim season with a road contest against the Kansas City Chiefs, marking the Head Coach Tony Sparano second and final time they will face their AFC West rival. The 49ers will play the Seahawks for the second time in three weeks, with this match- up coming in Seattle. BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FOX REGULAR SEASON (1-11) Play-by-play: Chris Myers Sun., Sept. 7 at New York Jets .................................. L, 14-19 Color Analyst: Ronde Barber Sun., Sept. 14 HOUSTON TEXANS ........................ L, 14-30 Sideline: Jennifer Hale Sun., Sept. 21 at New England Patriots ..................... L, 9-16 Producer: Mike Burks Sun., Sept. 28 MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) ........ L, 14-38 Director: Michael Frank Open Date Sun., Oct. 12 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS .................. L, 28-31 LOCAL RADIO Sun., Oct. 19 ARIZONA CARDINALS .................... L, 13-24 Raiders Radio Network (31 stations) Sun., Oct. 26 at Cleveland Browns ........................... L, 13-23 Sun., Nov. 2 at Seattle Seahawks ............................ L, 24-30 Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 9 DENVER BRONCOS ........................ L, 17-41 Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 16 at San Diego Chargers ......................... L, 6-13 Color Analyst: Tom Flores Thu., Nov. 20 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ..................... W, 24-20 Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Nov. 30 at St. Louis Rams ................................. L, 0-52 Sun., Dec. 7 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ................. 1:25 p.m. PT SPANISH RADIO Sun., Dec. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs ........................... 10:00 a.m. PT Flagship: KSOL 98.9 FM (Radio Estereo Sol, 98.9 y 99.1) 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. 49ERS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2014 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie was a linebacker with the 49ers RAIDERS 49ERS in 1992, his final season as a player. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson coached quarterbacks for the Total Offense 279.9 32 325.3 22 49ers in 2001. Rush Offense 72.5 32 114.8 12 Pass Offense 207.4 27 210.5 25 • Raiders defensive coordinator Jason Tarver spent 10 seasons with the 49ers, Points Per Game 14.7 32 19.3 25t working as the offensive quality control coach (2001-03), assistant running backs/offensive assistant (2004), outside linebackers/defensive ends (2005-08) Third-Down Off. % 33.9 29 40.9 18 and outside linebackers (2009-10). Fourth-Down Off. % 75.0 1 58.3 7 Red Zone Off. (TD%) 77.8 1 38.9 32 • Raiders CB Tarell Brown was drafted by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and played for the team from 2007-13. RaidersCB Carlos Rogers DEFENSE played alongside Brown with the 49ers from 2011-13. RAIDERS 49ERS • 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh got his first pro coaching job as the quarter- Category Stats Rank Stats Rank backs coach with the Raiders from 2002-03. Total Defense 359.4 15 306.7 4 Rush Defense 130.5 27 98.3 8 • 49ers offensive assistant Ronald Curry was a wide receiver with the Raiders Pass Defense 228.9 9 208.4 4 from 2002-08, playing in 76 games after being selected by Oakland in the sev- enth round (235th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. Points Per Game 28.1 30t 20.3 8 Third-Down Def. % 40.7 14 41.3 17 • 49ers wide receivers coach John Morton both played and coached for the Fourth-Down Def. % 28.6 6t 40.0 10 Oakland Raiders for a total of 10 seasons. Originally an undrafted rookie receiver Red Zone Def. (TD%) 52.1 15 57.6 20 in 1993, Morton spent part of the next two seasons on the Raiders’ practice squad. Morton later worked in the Raiders’ personnel department (1997), as TEAM an offensive assistant/wide receivers coach (1998-99), offensive quality control/ wide receivers (2000-01), senior offensive assistant/wide receivers (2002-03) RAIDERS 49ERS and tight ends coach (2004). Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Turnover Ratio -18 32 +5 9 • 49ers running backs coach Tom Rathman was a running back with the Raid- Penalties 83 19 82 17t ers in 1994 and returned as the team’s running backs coach from 2007-08. Penalty Yards 659 15 639 12 College Connections • 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh was head coach at Stanford from 2007-10, where he worked with Raiders offensive assistant Nick Holz (offensive assistant/ WEEKLY SCHEDULE quarterbacks, 2008-10) and 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio (2010), of- Wednesday, Dec. 3 fensive coordinator Greg Roman (TEs/OTs/running game coordinator, 2009; as- sociate head coach/assistant head coach – offense/TEs/ OTs, 2010), assistant 12:00 p.m. (approx.) ..............................49ers Conference Call strength and conditioning coach Kevin Tolbert (assistant strength coach, 2009; WR Anquan Boldin head strength coach, 2010) and T Jonathan Martin (2009-10). 12:20 p.m. (approx.) ..............................49ers Conference Call Head Coach Jim Harbaugh • Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski and 49ers WR Anquan Boldin were team- 1:49 - 2:19 p.m. (approx.) ......................Practice, open to media; mates at Florida State in 1999, helping the Seminoles to a National Champion- Videography/photography limited ship. 3:50 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano followed by QB Derek Carr available in • Raiders LS Jon Condo and 49ers TE Vernon Davis were teammates at Mary- media room land from 2003-04. 4:05 - 4:50 p.m. (approx.) ......................Locker room open to media Bay Area Connections • 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh attended Palo Alto (Calif.) High School from Thursday, Dec. 4 1980-81 while his father, Jack, was Stanford’s defensive coordinator. 11:39 a.m. - 12:09 p.m. (approx.) ..........Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders CB TJ Carrie and RB Maurice Jones-Drew are both native to Antioch, 1:30 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano, Calif., and they both attended De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif. Raid- offensive coordinator Greg Olson and ers offensive assistant Nick Holz, a Danville, Calif. native, was teammates with defensive coordinator Jason Tarver Jones-Drew at De La Salle. available in media room 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. (approx.) ......................Locker room open to media • Raiders defensive coordinator Jason Tarver is a native of Stanford, Calif. and played for West Valley Junior College from 1994-95, returning as an assistant coach from 1996-97. Tarver also earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Friday, Dec. 5 Santa Clara. 11:10 - 11:40 a.m. (approx.) ..................Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders WR James Jones is originally from San Jose, Calif.