WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 | 10 a.m. | Reliant Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE For Immediate Release Week 11 f Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 10:00 A.M. PT Reliant Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS (3-6) vs. HOUSTON TEXANS (2-7) GAME PREVIEW THE settING The Oakland Raiders will head back out on the road this week as they Date: Sunday, Novevmber 17 finish up their two-game road stint with a trip to Houston to take on the Texas on Kickoff: 10:00 a.m. PT Sunday, Nov. 17. Sunday’s game will mark Oakland’s first of two trips to Texas Site: Reliant Stadium (2002) this month, as the Raiders will play in Dallas on Thanksgiving. Sunday’s game will Capacity/surface: 71,500/Natural Grass also mark the Silver and Black’s first visit to Reliant Stadium since 10/9/11. In one Regular Season: Texans lead, 5-2 of the most memorable games in recent Raider history, Oakland emerged with Postseason: N/A a last-second, emotion-filled victory after legenday owner Al Davis had passed away a day earlier. Last week, Oakland fell in a hard-fought game on the road at the New York Giants, 20-24. The Raiders got off to a fast start in the game, recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff and returning it to the Giants’ 5-yard line. Two plays later, QB Terrelle Pryor scored on a QB sneak to give the Raiders the first score of the game. RB Rashad Jennings, filling in for the injuredRB Darren McFadden, paced the offense with 88 rushing yards and an average of 4.4 yards per carry. The Raiders’ defense registered three sacks on the afternoon, but the defensive highlight of the day came when CB Tracy Porter stepped in front of an Eli Man- QUOTING ALLEN ning pass and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown, his first pick-six as a Raider. “I’m looking at this team getting focused in on beating the Houston Texans, and The Texans enter the contest following a road loss as well, falling to the that’s the only thing I’m concerned with. I’m not concerned about anything other Cardinals, 24-27. Rookie QB Case Keenum threw for 201 yards and three TDs to than that because that’s the only thing that we can control right now. We can’t con- lead the Houston attack. WR Andre Johnson hauled in two TDs on the afternoon, trol anything that’s happened in the past. All we can control is how we go out and giving him five in his last two games. The Houston defense registered an intercep- prepare, how we get ready to win a football game against the Houston Texans – in tion on former Raider QB Carson Palmer. a game that’ll be another tough game. They’re a top offense, they’re the number Following Sunday’s contest, the Raiders will return home to host the Ten- one rated defense in the NFL. They have good football players. They’re well- nessee Titans next week, and the Texans will face the Jaguars in Houston. coached. So, it’ll be a tough challenge.” -- Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Oakland Raiders (3-6) BROADCAST InformatION REGULAR SEASON TELEVISION Sun., Sept. 8 at Indianapolis Colts................................L, 17-21 CBS Sports Sun., Sept. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ..............W, 19-9 Play-by-play: Kevin Harlan Mon., Sept. 23 at Denver Broncos ..................................L, 21-37 Color analyst: Solomon Wilcots Sun., Sept. 29 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ................L, 14-24 Producer: Ken Mack Sun., Oct. 6 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ..................W, 27-17 Director: Mark Grant Sun., Oct. 13 at Kansas City Chiefs..............................L, 7-24 Sun., Oct. 20 Open Date ENGLISH RADIO Sun., Oct. 27 PITTSBURGH STEELERS .................W, 21-18 Raiders Radio Network (35 stations) Sun., Nov. 3 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ..................L, 20-49 Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 10 at New York Giants .................................L, 20-24 Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 17 at Houston Texans ..................................10:00 a.m. PT Color analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Nov. 24 TENNESSEE TITANS ........................1:05 p.m. PT Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Thu., Nov. 28 at Dallas Cowboys ..................................1:30 p.m. PT Sun., Dec. 8 at New York Jets .....................................10:00 a.m. PT SPANISH RADIO Sun., Dec. 15 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS .....................1:05 p.m. PT Flagship: Univision Radio 105.7 Latino Mix Sun., Dec. 22 at San Diego Chargers ...........................1:25 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Fernando Arias Sun., Dec. 29 DENVER BRONCOS..........................1:25 p.m. PT Color analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, [email protected], (510) 780-3038 Erin Exum, [email protected], (510) 780-3219 Billy Jones, [email protected], (510) 780-3028 RAIDERS VS. texans 2013 statISTICS KEY NOTES & NUMBERS Team Categories Oakland Rank Houston Rank Pressure from All Angles Turnover Margin -2 20t -9 29 Through just nine games this year, the Raiders have already surpassed the num- Points Scored (PPG) 18.4 29 18.9 27 ber of total sacks they had all of last season (25). The 26 sacks have also been Points Allowed (PPG) 24.8 21 27.6 28 spread around at a remarkable rate, with 15 different players registering a sack. Total Offense (YPG) 330.8 18 376.2 9 Here is a look at who has recorded a QB sack so far this year for the Silver and Rushing (YPG) 143.2 5 123.7 11 Black: Passing (YPG) 187.6 31 252.6 12 Total Defense (YPG) 354.4 16 280.0 1 Player Sacks Player Sacks vs. Rush (YPG) 98.9 7 113.4 16 DE Lamarr Houston 4 S Tyvon Branch 1 vs. Pass (YPG) 246.6 22 166.6 1 LB Sio Moore 3.5 LB Kevin Burnett 1 Third-Down Offense 33.1 29 37.4 19 DT Vance Walker 3 DE Jack Crawford 1 Third-Down Defense 39.7 20t 37.1 10 S Usama Young 2.5 DT Daniel Muir 1 DE Jason Hunter 2 S Brandian Ross 1 Red-Zone Offense 52.2 20 52.0 21 LB Nick Roach 2 S Charles Woodson 1 Red-Zone Defense 63.6 28t 63.3 27 CB Tracy Porter 1.5 DT Stacy McGee 1 DT Christo Bilukidi** 1 Individual Oakland Rank Houston Rank ** - Denotes no longer with team Rushing .......................... Pryor (504) 19 Foster (542) 14 Passing ...........................Pryor (69.0) 30 Schaub (78.8) 23 Receptions ...................... Moore (35) - Johnson (62) 3 AFC WEST stanDINGS Rec. Yds. ....................... Moore (558) 30 Johnson (850) 4 Teams W L Home Road Div. Con. PF PA Streak Last 5 Sacks ............................ Houston (4.0) 46t Watt (6.5) 14t Kansas City 9 0 5-0 4-0 1-0 6-0 215 111 W9 5-0 Interceptions .....................Porter (2) 25t Four tied (1) - Denver 8 1 5-0 3-1 2-0 4-1 371 238 W2 4-1 San Diego 4 5 2-2 2-3 0-2 2-4 212 202 L2 2-3 notaBLE CONNECTIONS Oakland 3 6 3-2 0-4 1-2 3-3 166 223 L2 2-3 Pro Connections • Raiders G Mike Brisiel played with the Houston Texans from 2006-11, after signing weekly SCHEDULE with the team as an undrafted free agent. Brisiel played in 50 games with 47 starts Wednesday, Nov. 13 in his tenure in Houston. In 2011, the Texans won the AFC South before losing to the 11:20 a.m. (approx.) ......................................Texans Conference Call Houston Texans Head Coach Baltimore Ravens 20-13 in the Divisional Round. 11:30 a.m. (approx.) ......................................Texans Conference Call • Texans P Shane Lechler was selected by the Raiders in the fifth round of the 2000 P Shane Lechler NFL Draft and played in Oakland from 2000-12. During his tenure, Lechler was 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. (approx.) ...........................Practice, open to media; named to seven Pro Bowl’s and won the PFW Golden Toe Award in 2009. Videography/photography limited College Connections 1:10 p.m. (approx.) .........................................Head Coach Dennis Allen followed by QB Terrelle Pryor available in media room • Raiders CB DJ Hayden played at the University of Houston from from 2011-12, 1:25 - 2:10 p.m. (approx.) ...............................Locker room open to media along with Texans QB Case Keenum. In his career, Hayden totaled 127 tackles (90 solo), six interceptions, 19 PD, one sack, 11 TFL, six forced fumbles and three Thursday, Nov. 14 fumble recoveries in two seasons. 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. (approx.) ...........................Practice, open to media; • Texans assistant special teams coach Bob Ligashesky served in the same ca- Videography/photography limited pacity for the Raiders in 2011. 1:10 p.m (approx.) ..........................................Head Coach Dennis Allen, offensive • Texans LB Mike Mohamed played at the University of California from 2007-10, ap- coordinator Greg Olson and pearing in 50 games. Mohamed finished his carerer as Cal’s fourth all-time leading defensive coordinator Jason Tarver tackler (340). available in media room 1:25 - 2:10 p.m. (approx.) ...............................Locker room open to media • Raiders G Lucas Nix and Texans RB Ray Graham played together at the University of Pittsburgh from 2009-11. In 2009, the Panthers went 10-3 and finished the season Friday, Nov. 15 ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press poll. 10:45 - 11:20 a.m. (approx.) ...........................Practice, open to media; • Raiders LB Sio Moore and Texans TE Ryan Griffin played collegiately at the Uni- Videography/photography limited versity of Connecticut from 2009-12. In 2009, under Head Coach Randy Edsall, the 12:10 p.m (approx.) ........................................Head Coach Dennis Allen available in Huskies went 8-5 and beat South Carolina in the PapaJohns.com Bowl.