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WEEKLY RELEASE VS SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 | 1:25 P.M. PT | BRONCOS STADIUM AT MILE HIGH WEEK 2 OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. DENVER BroNCOS 0-1 WEEK 2 • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 • 1:25 P.M. PT • BroNCOS STADIUM AT MILE HIGH 1-0 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA | 94502 | RAIDERS.COM GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will make their first road trip of the 2018 Date: Sunday, September 16, 2018 regular season when they travel to Denver to face the division- Kickoff: 1:25 p.m. PT rival Broncos at Broncos Stadium at Mile High. The Week 2 contest Site: Broncos Stadium at Mile High (2001) will mark the earliest matchup between the two clubs since 2012 Capacity/Surface: 76,125/Natural Grass and will take place on Sept. 16 at 1:25 p.m. The two AFC West Regular Season: Raiders lead, 62-51-2 teams will meet once again later in the season for a Monday Night Postseason: Series tied, 1-1 Football matchup on Christmas Eve in Oakland, Calif. Last season, the two clubs split a two-game season series, with each team winning on their home turf. JARED COOK With nine receptions on Monday Night Football, TE Jared Cook Last week, the Raiders fell to the Los Angeles Rams at home on compiled 180 yards receiving en route to tying for the sixth-most Monday Night Football by a final score of 13-33. TE Jared Cook single-game receiving yardage by a tight end in NFL history. In paced the offense with nine receptions and a league-high 180 yards. Seven of his nine receptions went for first downs, also tying doing so, Cook set the franchise's single-game record by a tight for the most in the NFL in Week 1, while he also registered a 45- end, surpassing Todd Christensen's previous record of 173 yards, yard reception, his longest since Week 11 of the 2016 season. set in 1986. Cook amassed 113 yards in the first half alone, his On defense, DE Bruce Irvin recorded the team's first sack of the second time achieving the century mark in a half, while notching year and notched a forced fumble while doing so. Irvin's 11 forced his eighth career 100-yard game. Additionally, Cook now owns fumbles since joining the team in 2016 are an NFL best, as he is two of the NFL's top-16 receiving performances by a tight end in also one of just two players to record at least 15.0 sacks and 10 NFL history. forced fumbles during that span. The Broncos took on the Seattle Seahawks at home and defeated --- Top TE Performances in NFL History Dating Back to 1970 --- the club by a final score of 27-24 last week, putting them in a tie for first place within the division with the Kansas City Chiefs, who Rank Opponent Yards Date beat the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1, 38-28. Next week, the 1. Shannon Sharpe 214 10/20/2002 Silver and Black will make their way to South Beach to face the 2. Rich Caster 204 9/24/1972 Miami Dolphins. It will mark the second consecutive season the 3. Ozzie Newsome 191 10/14/1984 team travels to Miami, while also looking to claim their second vic- 4. Dallas Clark 183 10/7/1973 tory in a row over the Dolphins following a 27-24 win on Sunday 5. Greg Olsen 181 11/19/1995 Night Football in 2017. The Broncos will break from their two- 6t. Jared Cook 180 9/10/2018 game homestand and head to the East Coast to face the Baltimore 6t. Vernon Davis 180 10/13/2013 Ravens. 6t. Shannon Sharpe 180 9/3/1995 *Stats referenced from Radar360 2018 SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON (0-1) BROADCAST INFORMATION Mon., Sept. 10 LOS ANGELES RAMS L, 13-33 0-1 Sun., Sept. 16 at Denver Broncos 1:25 p.m. CBS TELEVISION Sun., Sept. 23 at Miami Dolphins 10:00 a.m. CBS CBS Sun., Sept. 30 CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:05 p.m. FOX Play-by-play: Greg Gumbel Sun., Oct. 7 at Los Angeles Chargers 1:05 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Trent Green & Bruce Arians Sun., Oct. 14 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS# 10:00 a.m. FOX Sideline: Melanie Collins BYE WEEK Producer: Ken Mack Sun., Oct. 28 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:05 p.m. CBS Director: Suzanne Smith Thu., Nov. 1 at San Francisco 49ers 5:20 p.m. FOX Sun., Nov. 11 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05 p.m. FOX RADIO Sun., Nov. 18 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05 p.m. CBS Raiders Radio Network Sun., Nov. 25 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00 a.m. CBS Flagship: 740 KCBS Sun., Dec. 2 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:05 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Brent Musburger Sun., Dec. 9 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 5:20 p.m. NBC Color Analyst: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Dec. 16 at Cincinnati Bengals 10:00 a.m. CBS Sideline: Chris Townsend Mon., Dec. 24 DENVER BRONCOS 5:15 p.m. ESPN Sun., Dec. 30 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00 a.m. CBS SPANISH RADIO # - in London La Z 1490-AM/107.5-FM * - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change; Week 17 Spanish Flagship: game TBD Play-by-play: Fernando Arias Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Manager - (510) 780-3219 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3038 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3014 | Cam Russo, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3247 RAIDERS VS. BRONCOS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2018 TEAM RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE RAIDERS BRONCOS • Broncos offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave served as the Raiders’ Category Stats Rank Stats Rank offensive coordinator from 2015-16, helping the unit rank sixth in Total Offense 395.0 7 470.0 5 total offense in 2016. Musgrave also began his coaching career with Rush Offense 95.0 22 146.0 7 the Raiders, serving as the team’s quarterbacks coach in 1997. Pass Offense 300.0 8t 324.0 4 Points Per Game 13.0 28 27.0 9t • Broncos defensive coordinator Joe Woods served as the Raiders’ de- Third-Down Off. % 45.5 7 33.3 18t fensive backs coach in 2014. Fourth-Down Off. % - - - - Red Zone Off. (TD%) 50.0 13t 100.0 1t • Raiders quarterback coach Brian Callahan spent six seasons in Den- ver holding multiple positions during his tenure – coaching assis- tant (2010), quality control – offense (2011-12), offensive assistant DEFENSE (2013-14) and offensive assistant/quarterbacks (2015). RAIDERS BRONCOS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Broncos defensive backs coach Marcus Robertson spent three sea- Total Defense 365.0 21 306.0 9 sons with the Raiders, serving as the assistant defensive backs coach Rush Defense 140.0 25 64.0 3 in 2014 before being promoted to defensive backs coach from 2015- Pass Defense 225.0 14t 242.0 19 16. Points Per Game 26.0 33 24.0 18t Third-Down Def. % 36.4 16 16.7 3 • Raiders assistant defensive line coach Marco Coleman played defen- Fourth-Down Def. % - - - - sive end for Denver for two seasons from 2004-05. Red Zone Def. (TD%) 40.0 10t 50.0 13t • Raiders strength and conditioning assistant D’Anthony Batiste TEAM played tackle for the Broncos in 2010. RAIDERS BRONCOS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Broncos P Marquette King spent six seasons with the Raiders (2012- Turnover Ratio -3 29t 0 14t 17). With Oakland, King set single-season franchise records for punts Penalties 11 27t 7 9t (109) and punting yards (4,930) in 2014 and set a franchise record Penalty Yards 155 32 60 14 with 40 punts placed inside opponents’ 20-yard line in 2015. • Broncos DE Shelby Harris played in eight games for the Raiders (2014-15), after originally being selected by the team in the seventh WEEKLY SCHEDULE round (235th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. Wednesday, Sept. 12 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .............................. Head Coach Jon Gruden and • Broncos was drafted by the Raiders in the third T Jared Veldheer QB Derek Carr available in media area round (69th overall) of the 2010 draft. 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (approx.) ...... Locker room open to media 12:40 p.m. (approx.) .............................. Broncos Conference Call College Connections Head Coach Vance Joseph 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) .................... Practice, open to media; • Raiders TE Jared Cook and Broncos S Darian Stewart spent three Videography/photography limited seasons together (2006-08) at South Carolina. Thursday, Sept. 13 • Broncos ILB Todd Davis played at Sacramento State for four seasons 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .............................. Offensive coordinator Greg (2010-13), and left as the school’s second leading tackler all time, Olson and defensive registering 351 stops during his time there. coordinator Paul Guenther available in media area 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (approx.) ...... Locker room open to media Hometown Connections 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) .................... Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders assistant wide receivers coach Nick Holz was a wide receiv- er at Colorado from 2003-2006, also serving as the team’s holder. Friday, Sept. 14 10:45 - 11;15 a.m. (approx.) ............... Practice, open to media; • Raiders offensive line coach Tom Cable served as the offensive line Videography/photography limited coach at Colorado in 1998 before becoming the offensive coordina- 12:30 p.m. (approx.) .............................. Head Coach Jon Gruden available tor in 1999. in media area 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.