WEEKLY RELEASE VS AUGUST 10, 2018 | 7:30 P.M. PT | OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. DETroIT LIONS 0-0 PRESEASON WEEK 1 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018 • 7:30 P.M. PT • OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM 0-0 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA | 94502 | RAIDERS.COM GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders open the 2018 preseason with a home con- Date: Friday, August 10, 2018 test against the Detroit Lions at Oakland-Alameda County Coli- Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. PT seum on Friday, Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m. PT. The matchup follows a Site: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1966) week that features two joint practices against the Lions' ball club Capacity/Surface: 56,057/Overseeded Bermuda at the Silver and Black's training camp home at the Napa Valley Preseason: Raiders lead, 6-1 Marriott in Napa, Calif. After two weeks of training camp, Head Coach Jon Gruden and the Raiders will begin a preseason slate Regular Season: Series tied, 6-6 that showcases two NFC North and two NFC West opponents. Postseason: N/A The club opens with the Lions and will then travel to play the Los Angeles Rams, before returning home to face the Green Bay Pack- ers in Week 3 and concluding the preseason schedule on the road PRESEASON OVERVIEW against the Seattle Seahawks. • The Raiders are 129-133-1 all-time in preseason contests. Coach Gruden, now in his second stint as the head coach for the • Oakland faced two of its four preseason opponents in last sea- Silver and Black, returns to the sideline for the first time since son’s preseason, dropping their contest against the Rams and 2008. QB Derek Carr, entering his fifth season, will again be at falling in the preseason finale to the Seahawks at home in Oak- the helm of the offense after a year that saw him become one of land. five quarterbacks in NFL history to record 100 touchdown passes through a player's first four seasons. On the defensive side of the • The Raiders will host the Detroit Lions in Week 1 of the pre- ball, LB Bruce Irvin looks to build upon his strong 2017 campaign season, marking the first time they have met the Lions in an after tying a career high with eight sacks and notching another exhibition match since 2014 when Oakland earned a 27-26 vic- four forced fumbles, becoming just one of two players since 2016 tory at home. to total 15 sacks and 10 forced fumbles. • Oakland will travel to Los Angeles to face the Rams in Week 2, Following Friday's game, the Raiders will return to Napa, for their which marks the second straight year the two teams have faced final days of training camp practices before making their first road each other in the preseason. trip of the preseason slate, a matchup in Los Angles at the Coli- seum against the Rams on Aug. 18. The Rams will travel across the • The Silver and Black will return home to host the Green Bay country to play their first preseason contest against the Baltimore Packers for Week 3 of the preseason, the third time since 2014 Ravens this week. that the Packers and Raiders will play in the preseason. • The Raiders will conclude their preseason slate in Seattle with CHEDULE a Week 4 matchup against the Seahawks. The game will mark 2018 S the 13th straight season the Raiders have concluded their pre- PRESEASON season schedule against the Seahawks. Aug. 10 DETROIT LIONS 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at Los Angeles Rams 1:00 p.m. Aug. 24 GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:30 p.m. 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. LIONS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2017 TEAM RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE RAIDERS LIONS • Raiders quarterbacks coach Brian Callahan held the same position with the Lions for the past two seasons (2016-17). Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Total Offense 324.1 17t 337.8 13 • Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson started with the Lions in Rush Offense 97.1 25 76.3 32 2004 as a quarterbacks coach before adding the role of offensive co- Pass Offense 226.9 16 261.4 6 ordinator in 2005, which marked his first season in control of the of- Points Per Game 18.8 23 25.6 7 fense. Third-Down Off. % 40.2 11 38.8 17 • Raiders LB Tahir Whitehead entered the NFL as the Lions’ fifth-round Fourth-Down Off. % 33.3 26 11.1 32 draft pick of the 2012 NFL Draft and spent six seasons in Detroit Red Zone Off. (TD%) 58.8 7 56.5 11 before joining Oakland this past offseason. With the Lions, White- head played in 94 games with 54 starts and recorded 366 tackles DEFENSE (268 solo), three sacks, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and RAIDERS LIONS five fumble recoveries. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank College Connections Total Defense 350.1 23 355.8 27 • Raiders defensive line coach Mike Trgovac began his coaching career Rush Defense 108.9 12 112.5 18 at his alma mater, Michigan, where he spent two years (1984-85) as a Pass Defense 241.1 26 243.3 27 graduate assistant working with the defensive line. Prior to coaching, Points Per Game 23.3 20 23.5 21 Trgovac played four seasons on the Wolverines defensive line and Third-Down Def. % 40.9 26 38.1 15 was named second-team All-American as a senior. Fourth-Down Def. % 70.0 30 53.3 22 Red Zone Def. (TD%) 47.9 9 61.8 29 • Raiders senior defensive assistant Jim O’Neil was a safeties coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern Michigan from 2006-08. TEAM • Raiders strength and conditioning coordinator Tom Shaw attended RAIDERS LIONS Central Michigan where he competed on the Track and Field team Category Stats Rank Stats Rank while earning both his bachelor’s degree in education and master’s Turnover Ratio -14 29t +10 5t degree in exercise physiology. Penalties 114 24 104 14t • Lions assistant offensive line coach Hank Fraley worked with the of- Penalty Yards 1,009 26 968 24 fensive line at San Jose State in 2013. Lions defensive backs coach Brian Stewart also coached at San Jose State, serving as the defen- sive backs coach from 1997-98. WEEKLY SCHEDULE • Lions wide receivers coach Robert Prince spent two seasons at Sac- ramento State (1992-93), serving in the same capacity. Monday, Aug. 6 (Napa) 9:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ...................... Practice, open to media; • Raiders QB Connor Cook and LB Shilique Calhoun were teammates Videography/photography limited at Michigan State from 2012-15, where the duo helped the Spartans 12:00 p.m. (approx.) .......................... Head Coach Jon Gruden and win two Big Ten Championship games during their four years. most players available upon request • Raiders CB Leon Hall played four seasons at Michigan from 2003-06, leaving the school with the record for most career passes defensed (43) and ranked tied for fourth with 12 INTs. Tuesday, Aug. 7 (Napa) • Raiders DT Maurice Hurst played at Michigan for four years from 9:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ...................... Practice, open to media; 2014-17, recording 133 tackles (64 solo), 33.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 Videography/photography limited sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recov- 12:00 p.m. (approx.) .......................... QB Derek Carr and ery and one blocked kick. most players available upon request • Lions WR Marvin Jones Jr. played four seasons (2008-11) at Califor- nia, seeing action in 43 games, and had all 38 of his starts in his last three seasons. Wednesday, Aug.