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WEEKLY RELEASE VS AUGUST 30, 2018 | 7:00 P.M. PT | CENTURYLINK FIELD PRESEASON WEEK 4 OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS PRESEASON WEEK 4 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 • 7:00 P.M. PT • CENTURYLINK FIELD 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA | 94502 | RAIDERS.COM GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will conclude their preseason slate with a Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018 road contest against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, Aug. 30 at Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. PT 7:00 p.m. PT at CenturyLink Field. The matchup will mark the 13th Site: CenturyLink Field consecutive season the Raiders have finished up their preseason Capacity/Surface: 67,000/Overseeded Bermuda schedule against the Seahawks, with nine of those 13 games com- Preseason: Seahawks lead, 12-4 ing in Seattle, this being the first since 2015. The two clubs are Regular Season: Raiders lead, 28-24 next scheduled to square off in Week 6 in London, England, on Postseason: Series tied, 1-1 Sunday, Oct. 14. Last week, the Raiders returned home to play the Green Bay Pack- AST EEK S REEN AY ers in a their final home contest of exhibition play, winning by a L W V . G B final of 13-6. Led by undrafted rookie RB Chris Warren III, the Below highlights some key contributors from last week's home Silver an Black scored a late fourth-quarter TD to take the lead victory over the Green Bay Packers that they would not relinquish. Warren III finished with 15 carries for 54 yards including the go-ahead score. The defense was once DE Fadol Brown: Recorded 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and finished again stout, tallying a preseason-high five sacks. DE Fadol Brown second on the team with seven tackles (four solo) highlighted the defensive line, registering 1.5 sacks of his own, adding seven tackles (four solo) and one forced fumble. LB Jason Cabinda: Led the team for the second consecutive week in tackles (eight) After Thursday evening's contest, the Raiders will be making their final roster reductions to the league-mandated 53-man active LB Shilique Calhoun: Registered his second sack of the preseason roster on Sept. 1. The club will then shift gears into regular sea- and totaled two tackles son mode and begin their preparation for their Week 1 opponent, whom they also saw in Week 2 of the preseason, the Los Angeles WR Amari Cooper: Hauled in a 49-yard reception, the club's Rams. Week 1's matchup will come on a national stage, as the two longest play of the preseason clubs will face off at home in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Monday Night Football. The Seahawks will open their regular DT Treyvon Hester: Notched his first sack of the preseason and season on Sunday, Sept. 9, against the AFC West Denver Broncos. totaled four tackles LB Nicholas Morrow: Posted two tackles and one sack 2018 SCHEDULE RB Chris Warren III: Rushed 15 times for 54 yards and added one TD. PRESEASON (2-1) Warren III leads all preseason rushers with 46 attempts for 250 yards. Aug. 10 DETROIT LIONS W, 16-10 Aug. 18 at Los Angeles Rams L, 15-19 Aug. 24 GREEN BAY PACKERS W, 13-6 Aug. 30 at Seattle Seahawks 7:00 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION REGULAR SEASON KTVU-2/KICU-36 (Bay Area) Mon., Sept. 10 LOS ANGELES RAMS 7:20 p.m. ESPN KVVU (Las Vegas) Sun., Sept. 16 at Denver Broncos 1:25 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Beth Mowins Sun., Sept. 23 at Miami Dolphins 10:00 a.m. CBS Color Analyst: Matt Millen and Rich Gannon Sun., Sept. 30 CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:05 p.m. FOX Sideline: John Tournour “JT The Brick” Sun., Oct. 7 at Los Angeles Chargers 1:05 p.m. CBS Exec. Producers: Vittorio DeBartolo, Sun., Oct. 14 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS# 10:00 a.m. FOX Brad Phinney BYE WEEK Producer: Mark Shah Sun., Oct. 28 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:05 p.m. CBS Director: Sean LaRett Thu., Nov. 1 at San Francisco 49ers 5:20 p.m. FOX Sun., Nov. 11 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05 p.m. FOX RADIO Sun., Nov. 18 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05 p.m. CBS Raiders Radio Network Sun., Nov. 25 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00 a.m. CBS Flagship: 740 KCBS Sun., Dec. 2 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:05 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Brent Musburger Sun., Dec. 9 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 5:20 p.m. NBC Color Analyst: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Dec. 16 at Cincinnati Bengals 10:00 a.m. CBS Sideline: Chris Townsend Mon., Dec. 24 DENVER BRONCOS 5:15 p.m. ESPN Sun., Dec. 30 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00 a.m. CBS SPANISH RADIO # - in London Spanish Flagship: La Z 1490-AM/107.5-FM * - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change; Week 17 Play-by-play: Fernando Arias game TBD Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Manager - (510) 780-3219 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3038 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3014 RAIDERS VS. SEAHAWKS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2017 TEAM RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie and Seahawks Execu- RAIDERS SEAHAWKS tive VP/General Manager John Schneider worked together in the Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Green Bay Packers’ front office from 2002-09. Schneider served as a Total Offense 324.1 17t 330.4 15 personnel analyst to the general manager and McKenzie was director Rush Offense 97.1 25 101.8 23 of pro personnel from 2002-07, until both men were named Director Pass Offense 226.9 16 228.6 14 – Football Operations in 2008. Points Per Game 18.8 23 22.9 11 • Raiders offensive line coach Tom Cable served as the assistant head Third-Down Off. % 40.2 11 37.3 21 coach/offensive line coach with the Seahawks from 2011-17. Fourth-Down Off. % 33.3 26 55.6 7 Red Zone Off. (TD%) 58.8 7 55.6 3 • Seahawsk defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. served in the same role with the Raiders from 2015-17, helping Oakland post 12 wins in 2016 and return to the postseason for the first time since 2002. DEFENSE RAIDERS SEAHAWKS • Raiders assistant offensive line coach Lemuel Jeanpierre spent the Category Stats Rank Stats Rank 2017 serving as an offensive assistant with the Seahawks after five seasons (2011-15) playing center and guard for Seattle. Total Defense 350.1 23 323.2 11 Rush Defense 108.9 12 114.0 19 • Seahawks assistant defensive line Jethro Franklin served as the Pass Defense 241.1 26 209.2 6 Raiders defensive line coach from 2015-17. Points Per Game 23.3 20 20.8 T13 Third-Down Def. % 40.9 26 38.3 17 • Raiders LB Bruce Irvin was the Seahawks first-round pick (15th over- all) of the 2012 NFL Draft and spent four seasons with the team, Fourth-Down Def. % 70.0 30 46.7 17 helping Seattle to two NFC Championships and a victory in Super Red Zone Def. (TD%) 47.9 9 47.6 7 Bowl • XLIII. TEAM • Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch played with Seattle from 2010-15, RAIDERS SEAHAWKS earning two Associated Press All-Pro selections and four Pro Bowl Category Stats Rank Stats Rank berths while with the Seahawks. He also appeared in two Super Turnover Ratio -14 29t 8 8 Bowls with the franchise during his tenure, helping win Super Bowl Penalties 114 24 148 32 XLVIII in 2013. Penalty Yards 1,009 26 1,342 32 • Raiders T Breno Giacomini spent four years with Seattle from 2010- 13, helping the Seahawks capture Super Bowl XLVIII in 2013. • Seahawks K Sebastian Janikowski was selected by the Raiders in WEEKLY SCHEDULE the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Over his 18 years in Oakland, Janikowski set the franchise record for all-time points (1,799), games Monday, Aug. 27 played (268) and seasons of service (18). 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .......................... Head Coach Jon Gruden • Seahawks special teams coordinator Brian Schneider coached spe- available cial teams for the Raiders from 2007-08. In both seasons, Shane 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) ................ Practice, open to media; Lechler led the league in punting and was named to the Pro Bowl. Videography/photography limited College Connections Tuesday, Aug. 28 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .......................... Select players available in media • Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin appeared in 31 career games at Stan- area ford from 2007-10, proving to be a big-play threat as a wide receiver and in the return game. 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) ................ Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Seahawks S Alex Carter played three years at Stanford, appearing in 40 games and recording 146 total tackles (106 solo) over his career. Wenesday, Aug. 29 .......................... No media availability • Seahawks CB Akeem King played in 33 games for San Jose State, recording 71 tackles as a senior in 2014. Thursday, Aug. 30 ............................. Raiders vs. Seahawks • Raiders LB Azeem Victor played four seasons at Washington from 2014-17, totaling 197 tackles in 44 games played. Friday, Aug. 31 .................................. No media availabitlity Hometown Connections Saturday, Sept. 1 ............................... No media availability • Seahawks Executive VP of Football Operations/Head Coach Pete Carroll was born in San Francisco, Calif., and played free safety at the All times are Pacific and subject to change. University of the Pacific, being inducted into the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.