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Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 | 1:05 P.M. PT | Qualcomm Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE Week 11 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway | Alameda, CA 94502 | raiders.com Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 | 1:05 P.M. PT | Qualcomm Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-9) vs. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (5-4) GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders head down the coast this weekend for a road Date: Sunday, November 16 contest with the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. PT Nov. 16 at 1:05 p.m. PT. Sunday’s game will be the second of three Site: Qualcomm Stadium (1967) straight match-ups against AFC West opponents for the Silver and Black, Capacity/surface: 71,500/Natural Grass having faced the Denver Broncos last week, and a date with the Kansas Regular Season: Raiders lead, 58-49-2 City Chiefs to follow next Thursday night. This will be the second and Postseason: Raiders lead, 1-0 final game against the Chargers for the Raiders, with their first meeting coming in Week 6 in Oakland. The game will also mark the first road game against an AFC West foe so far in 2014 for the Raiders. Last week, Oakland fell at home against the Broncos, 17-41, while the Chargers are coming off their bye week. The Raiders fell at O.co Coliseum last Sunday at the hands of the Denver Broncos. Oakland jumped out to an early lead behind strong play from its defense, forcing two interceptions, one by CB DJ Hayden and the other by DE Justin Tuck. TE Mychal Rivera led the way on of- fense for the Raiders, posting 64 receiving yards on six receptions and one touchdown. QB Derek Carr completed 63.9 percent of his passes (30-of-47) for 192 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions. S QUOTING SPARANO Charles Woodson led the team with 12 tackles (eight solo). “I told them [Sunday] night, they deserve better than the result of that The Chargers will be coming off their bye headed into this week- ball game [Sunday]. Our fans deserve better, our owner deserves better. end’s contest. Prior to having the week off, San Diego fell on the road to Everybody deserves better, I get it. ... They have to keep focused, stay the Miami Dolphins, 0-37. the course. It’s like I said to my coaches this morning: I woke up this Next week, the Raiders will finish up this stretch of three straight morning, at some point the sun came up here ... and it’s a new day, and AFC West opponents, and play their second game in five days, as they we’re getting ready to go. We’re getting ready to win a football game host the Chiefs on Thursday Night Football. It will mark the first Thurs- in San Diego. Why not?” - Raiders Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano day night game for the Silver and Black at O.co Coliseum since Dec. 6, 2012. San Diego will host an NFC opponent for the second time this season, taking on the St. Louis Rams. BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CBS REGULAR SEASON (0-9) 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 Sideline: Scott Kaplan Sun., Sept. 21 at New England Patriots ..................... L, 9-16 Producer: Victor Frank Sun., Sept. 28 MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) ........ L, 14-38 Director: Jim Cornell 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 ........................... L, 13-23 Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 2 at Seattle Seahawks ............................ L, 24-30 Sun., Nov. 9 DENVER BRONCOS ........................ L, 17-41 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: 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. CHARGERS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2014 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders senior offensive assistant Al Saunders coached for six seasons (1983- RAIDERS CHARGERS 88) with the Chargers, including two and a half years as the team’s head coach. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Saunders was the team’s assistant head coach/wide receivers before being el- evated to the head coaching position, where he posted a record of 17-22. Total Offense 281.2 32 333.8 21 Rush Offense 62.1 32 81.8 30 • Raiders assistant strength and conditioning coach Vernon Stephens served Pass Offense 219.1 24 252.0 11 in the same capacity for the Chargers from 2007-12. Points Per Game 16.2 30 22.8 17 Third-Down Off. % 35.2 28 48.4 4 • Raiders WR Vincent Brown was the Chargers’ third-round pick (82nd overall) Fourth-Down Off. % 77.8 1 25.0 32 in the 2011 NFL Draft and played for the team from 2011-13. Red Zone Off. (TD%) 80.0 1 60.7 11 • Chargers special teams coordinator Kevin Spencer coached with the Oakland Raiders from 1995-97 as a special teams quality control coach, an assistant line- DEFENSE backers coach and a defensive assistant. RAIDERS CHARGERS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Chargers defensive line coach Don Johnson coached defensive tackles with Total Defense 372.4 24 342.3 12 the Raiders from 2007-08. Rush Defense 130.9 27 113.2 17 Pass Defense 241.6 18 229.1 9t • Chargers T Willie Smith played in nine games for the Raiders in 2012. Points Per Game 28.0 28 20.7 8 • Chargers assistant secondary coach Greg Williams was a defensive back for Third-Down Def. % 46.9 30 48.7 31 the San Francisco Demons of the XFL in 2001, where he played for Jim Skipper, Fourth-Down Def. % 33.3 7t 0.0 1t father of Raiders running backs coach Kelly Skipper. Red Zone Def. (TD%) 51.3 8 69.2 29 College Connections TEAM • Raiders TE David Ausberry (USC, 2007-10), WR Vincent Brown (San Diego RAIDERS CHARGERS State, 2007-10), LB Miles Burris (San Diego State, 2008-11), WR Brice Butler Category Stats Rank Stats Rank (USC, 2009-11; San Diego State, 2012) and RB Maurice Jones-Drew (UCLA, 2003- 05) all played their college football in Southern California. Raiders wide receivers Turnover Ratio -11 30t 0 14t coach Ted Gilmore also coached at USC in 2011. Penalties 60 13t 55 8 Penalty Yards 485 10 520 15 • Raiders QB Derek Carr, Chargers WR Seyi Ajirotutu and RB Ryan Mathews all played together at Fresno State in 2009. WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Raiders LB Khalil Mack and Chargers RB Branden Oliver were teammates and Wednesday, Nov. 12 roommates at the University of Buffalo from 2010-13. Mack was the fifth overall 1:00 p.m. (approx.) ................................Chargers Conference Call pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, while Oliver went undrafted. QB Philip Rivers 1:15 p.m. (approx.) ................................Chargers Conference Call • Raiders defensive coordinator Jason Tarver, running backs coach Kelly Skip- Head Coach Mike McCoy per and RB Maurice Jones-Drew (2003-05) were all at UCLA alongside Chargers 2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. (approx.) ..............Practice, open to media; defensive line coach Don Johnson (2000-04). Tarver was a graduate assistant Videography/photography limited (1998-2000) and Skipper was the running backs/kickoff return coach (1998- 4:50 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano 2000) and offensive coordinator (2001-02). followed by QB Derek Carr available in media room • Raiders LS Jon Condo snapped to Chargers K Nick Novak at Maryland from 5:05 - 5:50 p.m. (approx.) ......................Locker room open to media 2001-04. The combo racked up 393 points in their four years together in College Park. Thursday, Nov. 13 11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. (approx.) ..........Practice, open to media; • Chargers running backs coach Ollie Wilson (1983-90), WR Keenan Allen Videography/photography limited (2010-12) and CB Steve Williams (2010-12) are University of California alumni. 1:30 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano, offensive coordinator Greg Olson and Raiders from Southern California and Chargers from Northern California/ defensive coordinator Jason Tarver Hometown Connections available in media room • Three Raiders coaches are natives of Southern California:assistant defensive 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (approx.) ..............Locker room open to media backs coach Marcus Robertson (Pasadena), running backs coach Kelly Skipper (Brawley) and defensive line coach Terrell Williams (Los Angeles). Friday, Nov. 14 11:10 - 11:40 a.m. (approx.) ..................Practice, open to media; • Eight Raiders players are natives of Southern California: TE David Ausberry Videography/photography limited (Lemoore), T/G Khalif Barnes (Spring Valley), WR Vincent Brown (Rancho Cu- 12:50 p.m.