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Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 | 10:00 A.M. PT | Gillette Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE Week 3 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway | Alameda, CA 94502 | raiders.com Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 | 10:00 A.M. PT | Gillette Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-2) vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-1) GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will head out on the road the next two weeks, Date: Sunday, September 21 embarking on an 11-day road trip this Friday that will take them to New Kickoff: 10:00 a.m. PT England for their Week 3 match-up with the Patriots on Sunday, Sept. Site: Gillette Stadium (2002) 21 at 10:00 a.m. PT, and then an International Series contest in Week 4 Capacity/surface: 68,756/FieldTurf Revolution against the Miami Dolphins in London. Oakland is making its first trip to Regular Season: Patriots lead, 15-14-1 Gillette Stadium since the 2005 season opener, which was a Thursday Postseason: Patriots lead, 2-1 night contest after New England won the Super Bowl the year before. The game will also mark the first meeting between the two squads since Oct. 2, 2011 in Oakland. Last week, the Raiders fell to the Houston Texans, 14-30, in their home opener. The Patriots will be hosting their home opener this week, having started the 2014 campaign with two road games, including a Week 2 win over the Vikings in Minnesota. The Raiders fell at home last week to the Houston Texans, 14-30. The offense was led by WR James Jones, who caught nine passes for 112 yards and one TD. The game marked Jones’ first 100-yard receiving performance as a Raider. QB Derek Carr threw for 263 yards on 27-of- 42 passing with one TD and two interceptions. RB Darren McFadden had 68 yards of total offense and one rushing TD. New England turned in a stout defensive performance last week QUOTING D.A. on the road against the Vikings, intercepting Matt Cassel four times and limiting Minnesota to just 217 yards of offense. RB Stevan Ridley led “It’s time for us to do it. Talk’s cheap. We need to make improvement the New England rushing attack, gaining 101 yards on 15 carries with and we need to make improvement fast. ... Still not up to the standard one TD. QB Tom Brady was an efficient 15-of-22 for 149 yards and one that we’ve got to play at. Like I said, we’ve got a lot of getting better TD in the 30-7 victory. to do. We need to do that quickly. It starts this week.” - Raiders Head Oakland will head directly to London following Sunday’s contest Coach Dennis Allen and spend the week in England, before playing the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 28. The Patriots will travel to Kansas City to play on Monday Night Football against the Chiefs. BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CBS REGULAR SEASON (0-2) Play-by-play: Greg Gumbel Sun., Sept. 7 at New York Jets .................................. L, 14-19 Color Analyst: Trent Green Sun., Sept. 14 HOUSTON TEXANS ........................ L, 14-30 Sideline: Evan Washburn Sun., Sept. 21 at New England Patriots ..................... 10:00 a.m. PT Producer: Bob Mansbach Sun., Sept. 28 MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) ........ 10:00 a.m. PT Director: Suzanne Smith Open Date Sun., Oct. 12 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS .................. 1:05 p.m. PT RADIO Sun., Oct. 19 ARIZONA CARDINALS .................... 1:25 p.m. PT Raiders Radio Network (31 stations) Sun., Oct. 26 at Cleveland Browns ........................... 1:25 p.m. PT Flagship: 95.7 The Game/98.5 KFOX Sun., Nov. 2 at Seattle Seahawks ............................ 1:25 p.m. PT (Sunday’s game will be on KFOX 98.5/102.9 KBLX) Sun., Nov. 9 DENVER BRONCOS ........................ 1:05 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 16 at San Diego Chargers ......................... 1:05 p.m. PT Color Analyst: Tom Flores Thu., Nov. 20 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ..................... 5:25 p.m. PT Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Nov. 30 at St. Louis Rams ................................. 10:00 a.m. PT 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: Univision Radio 105.7 Latino Mix 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. PATRIOTS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2014 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders assistant head coach/offensive line Tony Sparano was the head RAIDERS PATRIOTS coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2011 when Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll was the offensive coordinator there. Patriots offensive line coach Dave Category Stats Rank Stats Rank DeGuglielmo also coached on the staff from 2009-2011. PatriotsDE Rob Ninkov- Total Offense 261.0 31 303.5 27 ich played for Sparano with the Dolphins in 2008. Rush Offense 63.0 31 119.5 16t Pass Offense 198.0 23 184.0 27 • Raiders assistant head coach/offensive line Tony Sparano, quarterbacks Points Per Game 14.0 28t 25.0 8 coach John DeFilippo and G/T Austin Howard all spent time with the New York Third-Down Off. % 23.8 31 32.3 28 Jets alongside Patriots CB Darrelle Revis (2007-12). Sparano was offensive co- ordinator in 2012, DeFilippo was the assistant quarterbacks coach in 2009 and Fourth-Down Off. % 100.0 1t 40.0 16 Howard played with Revis from 2011-12. Howard also played on the New York Red Zone Off. (TD%) 100.0 1t 66.7 8t Jets offensive line in 2012 that was coached by Patriots offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo when Sparano was offensive coordinator. DEFENSE RAIDERS PATRIOTS • Raiders linebackers coach Bob Sanders and Patriots LB Chris White were to- gether as members of the Buffalo Bills from 2011-12 where Sanders coached Category Stats Rank Stats Rank outside linebackers (2011) and linebackers (2012). Total Defense 364.5 23 288.5 4 Rush Defense 200.0 32 122.5 21t • Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson, T Donald Penn and Patriots CB Pass Defense 164.5 2t 166.0 4 Kyle Arrington were all members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009 where Points Per Game 24.5 21t 20.0 14 Olson was the quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator. Third-Down Def. % 51.9 29t 45.8 25 • Raiders T Khalif Barnes and Patriots OL Dan Connolly were both on the Jack- Fourth-Down Def. % --- --- 0.0 8t sonville Jaguars’ offensive line as rookies in 2005. Red Zone Def. (TD%) 44.4 7t 42.9 6 • Raiders senior offensive assistant Al Saunders (2001-05) was the assistant TEAM head coach/offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs when Patriots wide RAIDERS PATRIOTS receivers coach Chad O’Shea was a volunteer/assistant special teams (2003) and assistant special teams/linebackers (2004-05). Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Turnover Ratio -2 20t +5 2t • Raiders defensive backs coach Joe Woods (2006-13) coached the defensive Penalties 9 5 24 31 backs for the Minnesota Vikings when Patriots defensive assistant Brendan Daly Penalty Yards 44 1 263 31 (2012-13) coached the defensive line and while Patriots wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea (2006-08) was the offensive assistant there. College Connections WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Raiders S Charles Woodson and Patriots QB Tom Brady were teammates Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Michigan from 1996-97, a span in which Woodson won the Heisman Trophy 11:00 a.m. (approx.) ..............................Patriots Conference Call (1997) and Brady played in six games for the Wolverines. The pair won the Rose Head Coach Bill Belichick Bowl together in 1997. 11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (approx.) ..........Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders S Tyvon Branch (2004-07) and LB Sio Moore (2009-12) both played at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., less than two hours southwest of 1:15 p.m. (approx.). ...............................Patriots Conference Call Gillette Stadium. QB Tom Brady 1:45 p.m. (approx.) ................................Head Coach Dennis Allen followed • Patriots rookie OL Cameron Fleming attended Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., by QB Derek Carr available in playing for the Cardinal from 2011-13, and Raiders defensive coordinator Jason media room Tarver and offensive assistant Nick Holz were with him in 2011. 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. (approx.) ......................Locker room open to media • Patriots RB Shane Vereen played at the University of California in Berkeley, Thursday, Sept. 18 Calif., from 2008-10. 11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (approx.) ..........Practice, open to media; • Raiders S Usama Young played at Kent State opposite Patriots WR Julian Videography/photography limited Edelman in 2006 where Edelman was the team’s quarterback. Patriots corner- 1:45 p.m. (approx.) ................................Head Coach Dennis Allen, offensive backs coach Josh Boyer was a graduate assistant (2002-03) in Young’s first year coordinator Greg Olson and there (2003). defensive coordinator Jason Tarver available in media room • Raiders CB Chimdi Chekwa and Patriots DB Nate Ebner were teammates at 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. (approx.) ......................Locker room open to media Ohio State from 2009-10, winning a Rose Bowl and a Sugar Bowl together. Friday, Sept. 19 Raiders from New England and Patriots from Northern California/Hometown Con- 11:25 - 11:55 a.m.