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WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET Oakland Raiders at Seattle Seahawks Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 | 7 p.m. | CenturyLink Field OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE For Immediate Release Preseason Week 4 f Thursday, August 29, 2013 7:00 P.M. PT CenturyLink Field OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-2) vs. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-0) GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders take to the road for the final game of their preseason Date: Thursday, Aug. 29 slate as they travel to Seattle to play the Seahawks on Thursday, August 29. Kick- Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. PT off is set for 7:00 p.m. PT. The Raiders enter the contest with a 1-2 record, com- Site: CenturyLink Field ing off a loss at home to Chicago last week. Seattle comes into the game with a (2002) perfect 3-0 record, having beaten San Diego, Denver and Green Bay. Thursday’s Capacity/surface: game marks the eighth-consecutive season that the Raiders and Seahawks have 67,000/FieldTurf Revolu- faced each other in the preseason finale. Last week, the Raiders fell at home to Bears, 26-34. Chicago jumped out tion to a 27-0 lead in the second quarter, but Oakland fought back to within one score. Regular Season: QB Terrelle Pryor led the comeback, orchestrating four scoring drives and pass- Oakland leads, 28-23 ing for 93 yards and a TD, while rushing for 37 yards and a TD. LB Nick Roach Postseason: Series led the way on defense for the Silver and Black, registering five tackles. tied, 1-1 Seattle is coming off a victory last week, winning at Green Bay, 17-10. The Preseason: Seattle Seahawks racked up 362 total yards of offense, including 166 rushing. Rookie RB leads, 8-3 Christine Michael led the attack with 97 rushing yards, including a 43-yard TD run and backup QB Brady Quinn posted a 140.1 quarterback rating. Thursday’s contest marks the end of the preseason for both teams. On Saturday, Aug. 31, teams must cut their active roster to the NFL-mandated 53 players by 3:00 p.m. PT. In Week One of the regular season, Oakland travels to QUOTING ALLEN Inidanapolis to take on the Colts, and the Seahawks fly cross country to play the “I think the positive is that we battled back in the second half. I thought Carolina Panthers in their opener. for the second-straight week, our second-team players came out and 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS competed and played well in the second half of the game. … We can’t Oakland Raiders (1-2) continue to spot teams like that in first half of games. We have to come PRESEASON and we have to play better. We have to execute better, specifically early Fri., Aug. 9 DALLAS COWBOYS .........................W, 19-17 in the games.” -- Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen Fri., Aug. 16 at New Orleans Saints ............................L, 20-28 Fri., Aug. 23 CHICAGO BEARS .............................L, 26-34 Thu., Aug. 29 at Seattle Seahawks ...............................7:00 p.m. PT BROADCAST INFORMATION REGULAR SEASON Sun., Sept. 8 at Indianapolis Colts................................10:00 a.m. PT TELEVISION Sun., Sept. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ..............1:25 p.m. PT KTVU/KICU Mon., Sept. 23 at Denver Broncos ..................................5:40 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Sept. 29 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ................1:25 p.m. PT Color analyst: Tom Flores, Jim Plunkett Sun., Oct. 6 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ..................1:25 p.m. PT Sideline: J.T. the Brick Sun., Oct. 13 at Kansas City Chiefs..............................10:00 a.m. PT Executive Producers: Vittorio DeBartolo, Brad Phinney Sun., Oct. 20 Open Date Producer: Mark Shah Sun., Oct. 27 PITTSBURGH STEELERS .................1:05 p.m. PT Director: Mike Levy Sun., Nov. 3 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ..................1:05 p.m. PT Sun., Nov. 10 at New York Giants .................................10:00 a.m. PT Sun., Nov. 17 at Houston Texans ..................................10:00 a.m. PT ENGLISH RADIO Sun., Nov. 24 TENNESSEE TITANS ........................1:05 p.m. PT Raiders Radio Network (35 stations) Thu., Nov. 28 at Dallas Cowboys ..................................1:30 p.m. PT Flagship: 95.7 The Game/102.1 KFOX Thu., Dec. 8 at New York Jets .....................................10:00 a.m. PT (Thursday’s game will be on KFOX 102.1/98.5) Sun., Dec. 15 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS .....................1:05 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Dec. 22 at San Diego Chargers ...........................1:25 p.m. PT Color analyst: Tom Flores, Jim Plunkett Sun., Dec. 29 DENVER BRONCOS..........................1:25 p.m. PT Will Kiss, [email protected], (510) 780-3038 Erin Exum, [email protected], (510) 780-3219 Billy Jones, [email protected], (510) 780-3028 RAIDERS VS. SEAHAWKS 2012 STATISTICS KEY NOTES & NUMBERS Team Categories Oakland Rank Seattle Rank Janikowski is moving up Turnover Margin -7 23 13 5 Points Scored (PPG) 18.1 26 15.3 32 The Raiders’ all-time games played list is filled littered with special players. Mov- Points Allowed (PPG) 27.7 28 15.3 1 ing up that list for a franchise as historic as the Raiders takes longevity, and K Total Offense (YPG) 344.0 18 350.6 17 Sebastian Janikowski has it. Here is where Janikowski ranks on the Raiders’ Rushing (YPG) 88.8 28 161.2 3 all-time games played list: Passing (YPG) 255.2 8 189.4 27 Rank Player Years Games Total Defense (YPG) 354.5 15 306.2 4 1. Tim Brown 1988-2003 240 vs. Rush (YPG) 118.6 18t 103.1 10 2. Ray Guy 1973-1986 207 vs. Pass (YPG) 235.9 20 203.1 6 3. Shane Lechler 2000-2012 206 Third-Down Offense 35.0 26 40.2 12 4. Dave Dalby 1972-1985 205 Third-Down Defense 39.2 20 38.4 17 5. Sebastian Janikowski 2000-present 204 Red-Zone Offense 42.9 30 53.9 16 Woodson’s Picks Red-Zone Defense 55.6 20 48.8 5 The Raiders brought back one of their own this offseason, re-signing former Oak- land first-round pickDB Charles Woodson. Woodson, who was named the NFL’s Individual Oakland Rank Seattle Rank Defensive Player of the Year in 2009, ranks second among active players with 55 Rushing ......................McFadden (707) 27t Lynch (1,590) 3 interceptions. Passing ......................... Palmer (85.3) 16 Cutler (100.0) 4 Rank Player INTs INT Return Yds. Receptions .......................Myers (79) 18t Rice (50) - 1. S Ed Reed 61 1,541 Rec. Yds. ........................Myers (806) 38 Rice (748) - Sacks ............................ Houston (4.5) - Clemons (11.5) 9t 2. DB Charles Woodson 55 896 Interceptions .................. Four tied (2) - Sherman (8) 2t 3. CB Champ Bailey 52 464 4. CB Asante Samuel 50 725 NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 5. CB DeAngelo Hall 39 389 Pro Connections • Raiders offensive quality control coach Justin Griffith was a coaching intern for the Seattle Seahawks in 2011 prior to joining the Silver and Black. 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS • Raiders defensive backs coach Clayton Lopez was a defensive assistant/quality Teams W L Home Road Div. Con. PF PA Streak Last 5 control coach for Seattle from 1999-01 before being promoted to assistant second- Denver 13 3 7-1 6-2 6-0 10-2 481 289 W11 5-0 ary coach from 2002-03. San Diego 7 9 3-5 4-4 4-2 7-5 350 350 W2 3-2 • Raiders DB Phillip Adams appeared in one game for the Seahawks in 2011. Oakland 4 12 3-5 1-7 2-4 4-8 290 443 L2 1-4 • Raiders QB Matt Flynn signed with the Seahawks as an unrestriced free agent Kansas City 2 14 1-7 1-7 0-6 0-12 211 425 L4 1-4 prior to the 2012 season and played in Seattle until he was traded to Oakland in March 2012. • Seahawks assistant head coach/offfensive line coach Tom Cable was head coach of the Raiders from 2008-10 after serving as the team’s offensive line coach WEEKLY SCHEDULE from 2007-08. Cable’s record as Oakland’s head coach was 17-27. Monday, Aug. 26 • Raiders special teams coordinator Brian Schneider served in the same capacity 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. (approx.) ...................Practice, open to media; for the Raiders in 2007-08. Videography/photography limited 1:00 p.m. (approx.) .................................Head Coach Dennis Allen available in • Seahawks TE Zach Miller was originally drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round (38th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft and played four seasons with the media room club. From 2007-10, Miller hauled in 226 receptions for 2,712 yards and 12 TDs. 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. (approx.) .......................Most players available upon request • Seahawks DE Chris Clemons appeared in 16 games for the Raiders in 2007 and posted eight sacks. Tuesday, Aug. 27 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. (approx.) ...................Practice, open to media; • Seahawks CB Ron Parker played three games with the Raiders in 2011. Videography/photography limited College Connections 1:00 p.m (approx.) ..................................Head Coach Dennis Allen, offensive • Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll coached Raiders TE David Ausberry (2007- coordinator Greg Olson and 10), LB Kaluka Maiava (2007-08) and WR Brice Butler (2009) and Seahawks LB defenisve coordinator Jason Tarver Allen Bradford (2007-10) while he was the head coach at USC. available in media room • Raiders RB Jeremy Stewart and Seahawks CB Richard Sherman and WR Doug 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. (approx.) .......................Most players available upon request Baldwin were teammates at Stanford from 2008-10. • Raiders DE Lamarr Houston and Seahawks FS Earl Thomas played together at Wednesday, Aug.