PRESEASON WEEK 4 WEEKLY RELEASE V S OAKLAND-ALAMEDA AUGUST 31, 2017 7:00 PM PT COUNTY COLISEUM OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 0-3 PRESEASON WEEK 4 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2017 • 7:00 P.M. PT • OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM 3-0 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA | 94502 | RAIDERS.COM GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will wrap up the preseason this week at Date: Thursday, August 31, 2017 home against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7:00 Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. PT p.m. PT at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The game will Site: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1966) mark the 12th straight season that the Raiders have finished up Capacity/Surface: 56,057/Overseeded Bermuda their preseason schedule against the Seahawks, with four of those Preseason: Seahawks lead, 11-4 12 games coming in Oakland, including three of the last four. Regular Season: Raiders lead, 28-24 Seattle is the third NFC West team that the Raiders have faced Postseason: Series tied, 1-1 this preseason. The two teams are next scheduled to face each other in the regular season in 2018. LAST WEEK AT DALLAS Last week, the Raiders traveled to Dallas to play the Cowboys in their third preseason game, falling by a final of 20-24. Led by QB Below are the stat lines from a few key contributors from last Derek Carr, the offense was efficient in the first half, taking a 13- week’s preseason contest against the Dallas Cowboys: 10 lead into halftime. Carr was sharp throughout, throwing for QB Derek Carr: 13-of-17 passing for 144 yards and two TDs with 144 yards on 13-of-17 passing with two touchdowns and a 140.3 a 140.3 quarterback rating. quarterback rating in the opening two frames. WR Amari Cooper posted 78 receiving yards on four receptions, including a 48-yard WR Amari Cooper: Four receptions for 78 yards and one TD, a touchdown. WR Cordarrelle Patterson found the end zone for the 48-yarder. first time as a Raider, hauling in a 17-yarder from Carr. LB Jelani Jenkins paced the first-team defense with five tackles (four solo). CB Antonio Hamilton: One tackle and one sack-fumble. After Thursday’s contest, the Raiders will be making their final DT Treyvon Hester: One tackle and one sack. roster reductions to the NFL-mandated 53-man active roster on Sept. 2. The Silver and Black will then turn their focus to their LB Jelani Jenkins: Five tackles (four solo). Week 1 opponent, the Tennessee Titans, with the regular season LB LaTroy Lewis: One fumble recovery for a 65-yard TD. getting underway at 10:00 a.m. PT on Sept. 10 in Nashville. The Seahawks open the regular season on the same day on the road WR Cordarrelle Patterson: Four receptions for 30 yards and one against the Green Bay Packers. TD, a 17-yarder. Added two kickoff returns for 48 yards. RB DeAndré Washington: Five rushes for 27 yards (5.4 avg.), including a 19-yard long. 2017 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (0-3) Sat., Aug. 12 at Arizona Cardinals L, 10-20 BROADCAST INFORMATION Sat., Aug. 19 LOS ANGELES RAMS L, 21-24 TELEVISION Sat., Aug. 26 at Dallas Cowboys L, 20-24 KTVU/KICU (Bay Area) Thu., Aug. 31 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 7:00 p.m. KVVU (Las Vegas) Play-by-play: Beth Mowins REGULAR SEASON Color Analyst: Matt Millen Sun., Sept. 10 at Tennessee Titans 10:00 a.m. CBS Sideline: Nicole Zaloumis, Sun., Sept. 17 NEW YORK JETS 1:05 p.m. CBS John Tournour “JT The Brick” Sun., Sept. 24 at Washington Redskins 5:30 p.m. NBC Exec. Producers: Vittorio DeBartolo, Sun., Oct. 1 at Denver Broncos 1:25 p.m. CBS Brad Phinney Sun., Oct. 8 BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:05 p.m. CBS Producer: Mark Shah Sun., Oct. 15 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:25 p.m. CBS Director: Sean LaRett Thu., Oct. 19 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 5:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Oct. 29 at Buffalo Bills 10:00 a.m. CBS RADIO Sun., Nov. 5 at Miami Dolphins 5:30 p.m. NBC Raiders Radio Network BYE WEEK Flagship: 95.7 The GAME Sun., Nov. 19 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS# 1:25 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 26 DENVER BRONCOS 1:25 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Dec. 3 NEW YORK GIANTS 1:25 p.m. FOX Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Dec. 10 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00 a.m. CBS Sun., Dec. 17 DALLAS COWBOYS 5:30 p.m. NBC SPANISH RADIO Mon., Dec. 25 at Philadelphia Eagles 5:30 p.m. ESPN Spanish Flagship: KIQI 1010 Sun., Dec. 31 at Los Angeles Chargers 1:25 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Fernando Arias # - in Mexico City Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3219 | Billy Jones, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3028 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3038 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3014 RAIDERS VS. SEAHAWKS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS Pro Connections USC Connections • Raiders defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. coached linebackers Between the Raiders and Seahawks, 19 coaches and players have con- with the Seahawks from 2010-14. nections with USC. Below is a look at the teams’ connections to USC: • Raiders offensive line coach Mike Tice played 10 seasons as a tight ---- SEAHAWKS ---- end with the Seahawks from 1981-88 and 1990-91. Executive VP of Football Operations/Head Coach Pete Carroll • Raiders assistant special teams coach Tracy Smith served as a Head Coach, 2001-09 coaching assistant with Seattle in 2011. He is also the son of Seahawks Defensive coordinator Kris Richard . quarterbacks coach Carl Smith Defensive back, 1998-2001 • Raiders LB Bruce Irvin was the Seahawks first-round pick (15th Graduate assistant/defensive backs, 2008-09 overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft and spent four seasons with the team, Wide receivers coach Dave Canales helping Seattle to two NFC Championships and a victory in Super Bowl Offensive administrative assistant, 2009 XLIII. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Chris Carlisle Head strength and conditioning coach, 2001-09 • Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch played with Seattle from 2010-15, Assistant offensive line coach Brennan Carroll earning two Associated Press All-Pro selections and four Pro Bowl Offensive assistant, 2002-03 berths while with the Seahawks. He also appeared in two Super Bowls Tight ends, 2004-06 with the franchise during his tenure, helping win Super Bowl XLVIII in Tight ends/recruiting coordinator, 2007-10 2013. Assistant offensive line coach Pat Ruel Offensive line, 2005-09 • Seahawks FB Marcel Reece signed with the Raiders as an undrafted Running backs coach Chad Morton free agent in 2008 and played in 92 games with 67 starts over eight Running back, 1996-99 seasons for the team. Reece was selected to four Pro Bowls during his Quarterbacks coach Carl Smith tenure and was named to the AP All-Pro Second Team in 2013. Quarterbacks coach, 2004 Assistant strength and conditioning coach Jamie Yanchar • Seahawks assistant head coach/offensive line coach Tom Cable served as the Raiders’ offensive line coach from 2007-08 and as head Assistant strength and conditioning, 1991-2004 coach from 2008-10. Head assistant, strength and conditioning, 2005-09 Special teams coordinator Brian Schneider • Seahawks assistant defensive line coach Dwaine Board coached Special teams coordinator, 2009 the Raiders’ defensive line in 2009. LB Mike Morgan Linebacker, 2006-09 • Seahawks special teams coordinator Brian Schneider coached RB Tre Madden special teams for the Raiders from 2007-08. In both seasons, Shane Linebacker, 2011 Lechler led the league in punting and was named to the Pro Bowl. Running back, 2012-2015 WR Darreus Rogers • Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie and Seahawks Execu- Wide Receiver, 2013-16 tive VP/General Manager John Schneider worked together in the Green Bay Packers’ front office from 2002-09. Schneider served as a ---- RAIDERS ---- personnel analyst to the general manager and McKenzie was director of pro personnel from 2002-07, until both men were named Director Head Coach Jack Del Rio – Football Operations in 2008. Linebacker, 1981-84 Defensive assistant Sam Anno Additional former Raiders now with the Seahawks: DE David Bass, Tight end, 1984-87 LB Dewey McDonald and CB Neiko Thorpe Defensive and special teams graduate assistant, 2005-06 Additional former Seahawks now with the Raiders: LB Tyrell Adams Football systems analyst, 2007 and TE Cooper Helfet Defensive line coach Jethro Franklin Defensive line, 2005, 2009 College Connections Defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. • Raiders WR Jaydon Mickens (2012-15) and Seahawks WR Kasen Defensive assistant/linebackers, 2004 Williams (2011-14) spent three seasons together at the University of Linebackers, 2005-08 Washington. Assistant head coach – defense, linebackers, 2009 OL Jordan Simmons • Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin (2007-10) and CB Richard Sherman Offensive Lineman, 2013-16 (2006-10) both attended Stanford. WR Isaac Whitney Wide Receiver, 2015-16 Hometown Connections • Seahawks Executive VP of Football Operations/Head Coach Pete Carroll was born in San Francisco, Calif., and played free safety at the University of the Pacific, being inducted into the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. His eldest son, Seahawks assistant offensive line coach Brennan Carroll, attended Saratoga (Calif.) High School. • Seahawks assistant defensive line coach Dwaine Board was an as- sistant coach at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif. from 2013-14. • Seahawks tight ends coach Pat McPherson is a native of San Jose, Calif. where he played and later coached linebackers and running backs (1994-97) at Bellarmine College Prep.