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WEEKLY RELEASE VS SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 10:00 A.M. PT | NISSAN STADIUM OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA 94502 | RAIDERS.COM WEEK 3 | SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 | 10:00 A.M. PT | NISSAN STADIUM VS. 1-1 1-1 GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will head back out on the road this week Date: Sunday, September 25, 2016 as they travel to Tennessee to play the Titans at Nissan Stadium on Kickoff: 10:00 a.m. PT Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10:00 a.m. PT. The game will mark the second Site: Nissan Stadium (1999) straight year the Raiders have made the trip to Tennessee, as they Capacity/Surface: 69,143/Natural Grass beat the Titans in Week 12 last year. The Titans will be the first Regular Season: Raiders lead, 24-20 AFC opponent of the 2016 season for the Silver and Black, as they Postseason: Raiders lead, 4-0 faced NFC South opponents in Weeks 1 and 2. The game begins a two-game road swing for Oakland, as it will play the Ravens in Bal- timore next Sunday. Last week, the Raiders fell in the their home OFFENSIVE ATTACK opener to the Atlanta Falcons, 28-35, while the Titans won on the road against the Detroit Lions, 16-15. In the early stages of the 2016 season, the Raiders’ offense has The Raiders lost a high-scoring battle last week to the Falcons gotten off to a hot start. Below are some notes on the team’s -of in Oakland. QB Derek Carr led the Raiders’ offense to 454 total fensive performance through the first two weeks: yards. Carr threw for 299 yards on 34-of-45 passing with three touchdowns and a 115.0 quarterback rating on the afternoon. • Oakland’s offense is ranked first in the league, averaging 470.0 WRs Michael Crabtree, Andre Holmes and TE Clive Walford all yards per game. hauled in touchdown passes from Carr in the second half. WR • The rushing offense ranks second in the league with 161.0 Amari Cooper led the team with 71 receiving yards on five recep- rushing yards per game. tions. The Silver and Black also rushed for 155 yards in the game, • The team has rushed for four rushing touchdowns, tied for first with RB Latavius Murray leading the way with 57 yards and one in the league. touchdown. RB DeAndré Washington added another 46 yards on • QB Derek Carr has completed 58 passes so far, tied for first in the ground, averaging 7.7 yards per carry. On defense, CB David the NFL. Amerson recorded the team’s first interception of the young sea- • Carr ranks in the top 10 in every major passing category: com- son, picking off QB Matt Ryan in the back of the Raiders’ end zone pletion percentage (6th, 69.9), passing yards (6th, 618), passing to prevent a score. touchdowns (9th, 4) and quarterback rating (7th, 107.4). Next week, the Raiders will head to the Eastern Time Zone for • In terms of franchise history, Carr has now completed the sec- the first time this year and take on the Baltimore Ravens in Week ond most completions (58), thrown for the second most passing 4 before coming home for two straight home games against AFC yards (618) and has the highest quarterback rating of any play- West rivals (San Diego in Week 5 and Kansas City in Week 6). The er with at least 35 pass attempts through the first two weeks of Titans will have a two-game road trip after Sunday’s game, travel- a season since 1970. ing to Houston and Miami in Weeks 4 and 5. BROADCAST INFORMATION 2016 SCHEDULE TELEVISION REGULAR SEASON (1-1) CBS Sun., Sept. 11 at New Orleans Saints W, 35-34 1-0 Play-by-play: Andrew Catalon Sun., Sept. 18 ATLANTA FALCONS L, 28-35 1-1 Color Analysts: Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker Sun., Sept. 25 at Tennessee Titans 10:00 a.m. CBS Producer: Steve McKee Sun., Oct. 2 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00 a.m. CBS Director: Jim Cornell Sun., Oct. 9 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Oct. 16 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:05 p.m. CBS RADIO Sun., Oct. 23 at Jacksonville Jaguars 10:00 a.m. CBS Raiders Radio Network (33 stations) Sun., Oct. 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10:00 a.m. CBS Flagship: 95.7 The GAME (Sunday’s game Sun., Nov. 6 DENVER BRONCOS 5:30 p.m. NBC will be on KFOX 98.5 and KBLX 102.9) BYE WEEK Play-by-play: Greg Papa Mon., Nov. 21 HOUSTON TEXANS# 5:30 p.m. ESPN Color Analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Nov. 27 CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Dec. 4 BUFFALO BILLS 1:05 p.m. CBS Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Thu., Dec. 8 at Kansas City Chiefs 5:25 p.m. NBC Sun., Dec. 18 at San Diego Chargers 1:25 p.m. CBS SPANISH RADIO Sat., Dec. 24 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:05 p.m. CBS Flagship: KSOL 98.9 FM (Radio Estereo Sol, 98.9 y 99.1) Sun., Jan. 1, 2017 at Denver Broncos 1:25 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Fernando Arias # - in Mexico City Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico 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 RAIDERS VS. TITANS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS TEAM RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders was selected in the defensive backs coach Marcus Robertson RAIDERS TITANS fourth round (102nd overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Houston Oil- ers. He played 10 seasons (1991-2000) at safety for the franchise, earning Category Stats Rank Stats Rank All-Pro honors in 1993. He later served as the Titans’ director of player Total Offense 470.0 1 339.5 22 development from 2003-06, assistant secondary coach from 2007-08 and Rush Offense 161.0 2 101.5 13t secondary coach from 2009-11. Pass Offense 309.0 6 238.0 22 Points Per Game 31.5 3 16.0 28 • Titans quarterbacks coach Jason Michael made his NFL coaching de- Third Down Off. % 39.1 17 50.0 6t but with the Raiders in 2005 as a quality control coach. Fourth Down Off. % 50.0 14t 100.0 1t • Titans special teams assistant Steve Hoffman was the special teams Red Zone Off. (TD%) 85.7 4 75.0 5t coordinator for the Raiders in 2012. Following his departure in 2012, Ti- tans special teams coordinator Bobby April replaced Hoffman and spent DEFENSE two seasons with the Raiders (2013-14) in the same capacity. RAIDERS TITANS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Titans first-year offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie was originally Total Defense 517.5 32 338.0 14 drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the eighth round (223d overall) of the Rush Defense 113.5 21 101.0 14 1977 NFL Draft. He also began his coaching career with the Raiders, serv- ing as assistant special teams (1982-1984), assistant running backs (1985- Pass Defense 404.0 32 237.0 13t 1987) and tight ends coach (1988) before becoming the offensive coor- Points Per Game 34.5 31 20.0 10t dinator (1989-1993). Combined as a player and coach, Robiskie spent 15 Third Down Def. % 42.9 18t 43.3 20t NFL seasons with the Raiders. Fourth Down Def. % 100.0 25t -- -- Red Zone Def. (TD%) 54.5 15 16.7 2 • Titans LB David Bass was originally drafted by the Raiders in the sev- enth round (233rd overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. TEAM • Raiders offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave (quarterbacks) was on Ti- RAIDERS TITANS tans Head Coach Mike Mularkey’s offensive staff with the Atlanta Falcons Category Stats Rank Stats Rank from 2008-2010 when Mularkey was the offensive coordinator. Turnover Ratio +2 5t -3 27t Penalties 23 30t 14 18t • Raiders assistant defensive backs coach Rod Woodson played second- Penalty Yards 199 31 93 14 ary for Titans Assistant Head Coach/Defense Dick LeBeau (secondary/ defensive coordinator) from 1992-1996 with the Steelers. Under LeBeau’s watch, Woodson won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1993. WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Raiders tight ends coach Bobby Johnson (tight ends), assistant quar- Wednesday, Sept. 21 terbacks coach Jake Peetz (offensive analyst/assistant quarterbacks) and 9:55 a.m. (approx.) ............................ Titans Conference Call Titans running backs coach Sylvester Croom (running backs) were on Ti- QB Marcus Mariota tans Head Coach Mike Mularkey’s staff in Jacksonville in 2012. 10:10 a.m. (approx.) .......................... Titans Conference Call Head Coach Mike Mularkey • Raiders quarterbacks coach Todd Downing and Titans assistant sec- 11:35 a.m. (approx.) .......................... Head Coach Jack Del Rio and ondary coach Steve Jackson spent one year together with the Detroit Lions in 2013. QB Derek Carr available 11:35 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (approx.) .. Locker room open to media College Connections 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. (approx.) ................ Practice, open to media; • Raiders WR Amari Cooper and Titans G Chance Warmack were team- Videography/photography limited mates at Alabama in 2012, helping the team win the BCS National Cham- pionship that year. Cooper also spent two seasons with now Titans RB Thursday, Sept. 22 Derrick Henry in 2013 and 2014. Cooper and Warmack were later se- 11:35 a.m. (approx.) .......................... Offensive coordinator Bill lected in the first round of the NFL Draft (Cooper in 2015 and Warmack in Musgrave and defensive 2013), while Henry was taken in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.