WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 | 5 p.m. | Mercedes-Benz Superdome OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE For Immediate Release Preseason Week 2 f Friday, August 16, 2013 5:00 P.M. PT Mercedes-Benz Superdome OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-0) vs. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0) GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders begin the road portion of their preseason schedule Date: Friday, Aug. 16 when they travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints on Friday, August 16. Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. PT Kickoff for the contest is set for 5:00 p.m. PT. These two teams faced each other Site: Mercedes-Benz during the 2012 regular season in Oakland, with the Saints winning, 38-17. Superdome (1975) Oakland is coming off a victory in their preseason opener last week over Capacity/surface: 73,208/UBU-Speed the Dallas Cowboys, 19-17. Oakland’s defense limited the Cowboys’ offense to Series-S5-M Synthetic 291 yards in the game and just 70 yards rushing. The Raiders received strong Turf games from rookies LB Sio Moore (two tackles and one sack), WR Brice Butler Regular Season: (two receptions for 70 yards and one TD) and QB Matt McGloin (4-of-7 for 78 New Orleans leads, 6-5-1 yards and one TD). Postseason: N/A The Saints are also coming off a victory in their preseason opener, a 17- Preseason: New Orleans 13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. New Orleans produced a strong showing on leads, 3-2 offense, totaling 427 yards of offense, including 308 through the air. QB Luke McCown led the New Orleans attack, finishing 18-of-28 for 216 yars and two TDs. The Saints finished the 2012 season at 7-9. Following this week’s game, the Raiders will return to Oakland to play QUOTING ALLEN Chicago, while the Saints will travel to Houston to take on the Texans. “Obviously, you are always going to look at the game and think there are certain things you can improve on. When it’s your first game of the year, 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS we have a lot of improving to do. … We have a lot of things that are posi- Oakland Raiders (1-0) tives, but we also have a lot of things we need to work on.” -- Raiders PRESEASON Head Coach Dennis Allen Fri., Aug. 9 DALLAS COWBOYS .........................W, 19-17 Fri., Aug. 16 at New Orleans Saints ............................5:00 p.m. PT Fri., Aug. 23 CHICAGO BEARS .............................7:00 p.m. PT 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 (Friday’s game will be on KFOX 102.1) 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. SAINTS 2012 STATISTICS KEY NOTES & NUMBERS Team Categories Oakland Rank New Orleans Rank 786 Turnover Margin -7 23 2 14t The Raiders and Saints combined to produce 786 yards of total offense in their Points Scored (PPG) 18.1 26 28.8 3 regular season meeting last year, including 312 passing yards by Oakland. The Points Allowed (PPG) 27.7 28 28.4 31 Raiders’ 404 total yards was their fifth-highest output of the 2012 season. Total Offense (YPG) 344.0 18 410.9 2 Rushing (YPG) 88.8 28 98.6 25 13 Passing (YPG) 255.2 8 312.3 1 While he was the defensive backs coach for the Saints, Raiders Head Coach Total Defense (YPG) 354.5 15 440.1 32 Dennis Allen led a unit that gave up an NFL-low 13 touchdown passes in 2010. vs. Rush (YPG) 118.6 18t 147.6 32 vs. Pass (YPG) 235.9 20 292.6 31 Third-Down Offense 35.0 26 44.0 4 3 Currently there are three members of the Raiders organization who were with the Third-Down Defense 39.2 20 38.5 16 Saints when they won Super Bowl XLIV in 2009. The three are Head Coach Den- Red-Zone Offense 42.9 30 68.4 2 nis Allen (then defensive backs coach), CB Tracy Porter and S Usama Young. Red-Zone Defense 55.6 20 55.7 21 Woodson’s Picks Individual Oakland Rank New Orleans Rank The Raiders brought back one of their own this offseason, re-signing former Oak- Rushing ......................McFadden (707) 27t Ingram (602) 31 land first-round pickDB Charles Woodson. Woodson, who was named the NFL’s Passer Rating ............... Palmer (85.3) 16 Brees (96.3) 8 Defensive Player of the Year in 2009, ranks second among active players with 55 Receptions .......................Myers (79) 18t Graham (83) 13t interceptions. Rec. Yds. ........................Myers (806) 38 Colston (1,154) 13 Rank Player INTs INT Return Yds. Sacks ............................ Houston (4.5) - Jordan (8.0) 29t 1. S Ed Reed 61 1,541 Interceptions .................. Four tied (2) - Two tied (3) 29t 2. DB Charles Woodson 55 896 NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 3. CB Champ Bailey 52 464 Pro Connections 4. CB Asante Samuel 50 725 • Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen was a member of the Saints’ coaching staff 5. CB DeAngelo Hall 39 389 for five seasons (2006-10). Allen was the assistant defensive line coach from 2006-07 and the defensive backs coach from 2008-10, helping New Orleans win Super Bowl XLIV. 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS • Raiders special teams coordinator Bobby April served in the same capacity Teams W L Home Road Div. Con. PF PA Streak Last 5 with the Saints from 1996-99. Denver 13 3 7-1 6-2 6-0 10-2 481 289 W11 5-0 • Raiders CB Tracy Porter was originally selected by the Saints in the second San Diego 7 9 3-5 4-4 4-2 7-5 350 350 W2 3-2 round of the 2008 NFL Draft and spent four seasons with the team. Porter made Oakland 4 12 3-5 1-7 2-4 4-8 290 443 L2 1-4 one of the most memorable plays in franchise history, interecepting Colts QB Kansas City 2 14 1-7 1-7 0-6 0-12 211 425 L4 1-4 Peyton Manning in the latter stages of Super Bowl XLIV and returning it for a touchdown to seal the victory. • Raiders S Usama Young was a third-round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft WEEKLY SCHEDULE by the Saints. In four seasons in New Orleans, Young appeared in 52 games, Tuesday, Aug. 13 totaling 64 tackles and three interceptions. 2:50 - 5:15 p.m. ......................................Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders T Alex Barron was a member of the Saints during the 2011 season, 5:15 p.m. (approx.) .................................Head Coach Dennis Allen available spending most of it on Injured Reserve. Most players available upon request • Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan served in the same capacity with the Wednesday, Aug. 14 Raiders from 2004-08. 9:20 - 11:40 a.m. ....................................Practice, open to media; • Saints CB Chris Carr originally signed with the Raiders as an undrafted free Videography/photography limited agent in 2005 and played three seasons in Oakland (2005-07). 11:40 a.m (approx.) ................................Head Coach Dennis Allen available Most players available upon request College Connections • Raiders QB Matt Flynn went to LSU from 2003-07, leading the Tigers to the Thursday, Aug. 15 .................................Availablity by request only 2007 BCS National Championship as a starter. (24 hours in advance) • Saints OLB Chase Thomas attended Stanford from 2008-12, appearing in 52 Friday, Aug. 16 games for the Cardinal. 5:00 p.m. ...............................................Oakland Raiders vs. New Orleans Saints Saints From California Saturday, Aug. 17 ..................................No availability • There are 11 Saints players from California: QB Ryan Griffin (Westlake Village), QB Seneca Wallace (Rancho Cordova), CB Dion Turner (Hanford), FB Jed Collins Sunday, Aug. 18 (Mission Viejo), OLB Eric Martin (Moreno Valley), Brian de la Puente (San Cle- 2:50 - 5:15 p.m. (approx.) .......................Practice, open to media; mente), T Charles Brown (Chino Hills), DE Akiem Hicks (Fair Oaks), WR Kenny Videography/photography limited Stills (Carlsbad), OLB Victor Butler (Rialto), DE Kenyon Coleman (Alta Loma).