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WEEKLY RELEASE VS SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 | 10:00 A.M. PT | U.S. BANK STADIUM RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE REGULAR SEASON WEEK 3 Sunday, September 22, 2019 10:00 AM (PT) U.S. Bank Stadium 1-1 1-1 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY / ALAMEDA, CA / 94502 / RAIDERS.COM GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will hit the road in Week 3 to face the NFC Date: Sunday, September 22, 2019 North's Minnesota Vikings. The club leaves the Bay Area following Kickoff: 10:00 a.m. PT a two-game homestand against AFC West opponents. The Raiders currently hold a 9-5 lead in the all-time regular season series Site: U.S. Bank Stadium (2016) against the Vikings, with each team winning two games apiece Capacity/Surface: 66,860/Fieldturf over their last four matchups. Kickoff is set for 10:00 a.m. PT this Regular Season: Raiders lead, 9-5 Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, as the team begins their 49-day Postseason: Raiders lead, 1-0 (Super Bowl XI) stretch away from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and the first of four contests against the NFC North this season. The Raiders fell to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 by a score of 10-28 after jumping out to an early 10-point lead. Not lost in the defeat was QB Derek Carr surpassing Hall of Fame QB Ken Stabler for most passing yards in franchise history, as Carr threw for 198 on the day and stands at 19,196 for his career through his first 80 contests. WR Tyrell Williams added his second receiving TD of the season, finishing with five receptions for 46 yards. TE Dar- ren Waller led the team in receptions for the second consecutive week while also pacing the team with 63 receiving yards, becom- ing just the third Raiders tight end since 1986 (Todd Christensen - FRANCHISE RECORD 1986, Brandon Myers - 2012) to record at least 50 receiving yards in each of the first two weeks of a season. On defense,DE Benson In Week 2 of QB Derek Carr's sixth year in the NFL, he cemented Mayowa tallied 1.5 sacks and another forced fumble. Mayowa be- himself as the club’s all-time passing yards leader with a 16-yard came the first Raiders player to record at least one sack and one completion to TE Darren Waller in the second quarter, break- forced fumble in each of the first two games of the season since ing the record held by Hall of Fame QB Ken Stabler since 1979. sacks became an official statistic in 1982, while also becoming just the seventh defensive player league wide to do so since 2010. Carr became just the 15th quarterback in NFL history to surpass 19,000 passing yards in 80 career games or less, as his 19,196 The Vikings enter Week 3 with a record of 1-1 after defeating the yards rank 12th through a player's first 80 career contests. A look Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 and falling to the Green Bay Packers below shows the club’s top-5 passing leaders in franchise history. on the road this past Sunday. Following the Week 3 tilt, the Silver and Black will travel to Indianapolis in Week 4 before making the trip across the pond for a home contest against the Chicago Bears ----- PASSING YARDS AS A RAIDER ----- in Week 5. The Vikings will be on the road for two consecutive Rank Player Passing Yards Career Games weeks when they face the Bears in Week 4 followed by a trip to 1. Derek Carr 19,196 80 the Big Apple against the New York Giants in Week 5. 2. Ken Stabler 19,078 130 3. Rich Gannon 17,585 74 4. Daryle Lamonica 16,655 95 2019 SCHEDULE 5. Jim Plunkett 12,665 70 REGULAR SEASON (1-1) Mon., Sept. 9 DENVER BRONCOS W, 24-16 1-0 Sun., Sept. 15 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L, 10-28 1-1 Sun., Sept. 22 at Minnesota Vikings 10:00 a.m. FOX BROADCAST INFORMATION Sun., Sept. 29 at Indianapolis Colts 10:00 a.m. CBS TELEVISION Sun., Oct. 6 CHICAGO BEARS# 10:00 a.m. FOX FOX BYE WEEK Play-by-play: Dick Stockton Sun., Oct. 20 at Green Bay Packers 10:00 a.m. CBS Color Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sun., Oct. 27 at Houston Texans 10:00 a.m. CBS Sideline/Field: Jennifer Hale Sun., Nov. 3 DETROIT LIONS 1:05 p.m. FOX Producer: Eric Billigmeier Thu., Nov. 7 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS* 5:20 p.m. FOX Director: Scott Katz Sun., Nov. 17 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Nov. 24 at New York Jets 10:00 a.m. CBS RADIO Sun., Dec. 1 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00 a.m. CBS Raiders Radio Network Sun., Dec. 8 TENNESSEE TITANS 1:25 p.m. CBS Flagship: 740 KCBS Sun., Dec. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:05 p.m. CBS Play-by-play: Brent Musburger Sat. or Sun., Dec. 21/22 at Los Angeles Chargers** TBD TBD Color Analyst: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Dec. 29 at Denver Broncos 1:25 p.m. CBS ^ - In Canada Sideline: Chris Townsend # - In London * - NFL Network and Amazon simulcast subject to change SPANISH RADIO ** - In Week 16, three of five possible matchups currently listed as TBD will be scheduled for Saturday on NFL Network. Start times Spanish Flagship: La Z 1490-AM/107.5-FM and Saturday games for Week 16 will be announced no later than Play-by-play: Fernando Arias following Week 8, with the non-Saturday games to be played on Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico Sunday. Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3014 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3038 | Cam Russo, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3247 RAIDERS VS. VIKINgs NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2019 TEAM RANKINgs Pro Connections OFFENSE RAIDERS VIKINGS • Raiders running backs coach Kirby Wilson held the same position with the Vikings from 2014-15, helping RB Adrian Peterson capture Category Stats Rank Stats Rank the NFL rushing title with 1,485 yards in 2015. Total Offense 332.0 22t 345.0 20 Rush Offense 113.5 12 185.0 2t • Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther and linebackers coach Pass Offense 218.5 22 160.0 30 David Lippincottserved on the same staff in Cincinnati under Vikings Points Per Game 17.0 25 22.0 12 Head Coach Mike Zimmer from 2008-13. Third-Down Off. % 57.1 2t 39.1 16 Fourth-Down Off. % 100.0 1t 0.0 19t • Raiders K Daniel Carlson was originally drafted by Minnesota in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Red Zone Off. (TD%) 57.1 16 60.0 12t • Vikings K Dan Bailey played for the Cowboys under current Raiders DEFENSE assitant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia from RAIDERS VIKINGS 2013-17, helping Bailey connect on 87.4 percent of his FG attempts Category Stats Rank Stats Rank during that span. Total Defense 404.0 26 340.0 15 Rush Defense 63.0 5 108.5 13 College Connections Pass Defense 341.0 32 231.5 13 Points Per Game 22.0 17 16.5 7 • Raiders S Lamarcus Joyner was teammates at Florida State with Third-Down Def. % 51.9 29 30.4 8 Vikings CB Xavier Rhodes from 2010-12. Fourth-Down Def. % 0.0 1t 66.7 20t Red Zone Def. (TD%) 33.3 6t 80.0 26t • Raiders RB Josh Jacobs was teammates at Alabama with Vikings TE Irv Smith Jr. from 2016-18. TEAM • Raiders S Curtis Riley was teammates at Fresno State with Vikings S RAIDERS VIKINGS Derron Smith from 2013-14. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Turnover Ratio -1 20t +1 9t • Raiders T Kolton Miller and Vikings LB Eric Kendricks were team- Penalties 16 17t 19 26t mates for one season at UCLA in 2014. Penalty Yards 114 11t 200 31 • Raiders DE Arden Key and Vikings DE Tashawn Bower were team- mates at LSU from 2015-16. • Raiders P A.J. Cole and Vikings C Garrett Bradbury were teammates WEEKLY SCHEDULE at NC State from 2015-17. Tuesday, Sept. 17 ................................. No availability • Raiders DT Maurice Hurst and Vikings LB Ben Gedeon were team- Wednesday, Sept. 18 mates at Michigan from 2013-16. 7:40 a.m. (approx.) ................................ Vikings Conference Call Head Coach Mike Zimmer • Raiders linebackers coach David Lippincott served as a graduate as- 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. (approx.) ............... Practice, open to media; sistant at the University of Minnesota from 2003-04. Videography/photography limited 1:00 p.m. (approx.) ................................ Head Coach Jon Gruden and • Vikings running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu spent time on the QB Derek Carr available in media area same coaching staff at USC as Raiders senior offensive assistant 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) .................... Locker room open to media John Morton in 2010, serving as offensive coordinator/running backs coach and passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach, re- Thursday, Sept. 19 spectively. 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. (approx.) ............... Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Vikings CB Mackensie Alexander, CB Mark Fields and S Jayron Ke- arse were teammates at Clemson with Raiders WR Hunter Renfrow 1:00 p.m. (approx.) ................................ Offensive coordinator Greg and DE Clelin Ferrell in 2015. Olson and defensive coordinator Paul Guenther • Vikings LB Devante Downs played collegiately at Cal from 2014-17. 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) .................... Locker room open to media • Vikings CB Terrence Alexander played collegiately at Stanford from Friday, Sept.