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Friday, Aug. 15, 2014 | 7:00 P.M. PT | O.co Coliseum OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE Preseason Week 2 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway | Alameda, CA 94502 | raiders.com Friday, Aug. 15, 2014 | 7:00 P.M. PT | O.co Coliseum OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-1) vs. DETROIT LIONS (1-0) GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will host their first home game of the 2014 Date: Friday, August 15 campaign with a preseason contest against the Detroit Lions on Friday, Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. PT Aug. 15 at 7:00 p.m. PT. Following two practices this week with the Dallas Site: O.co Coliseum (1966) Cowboys in Oxnard, Calif., Friday’s game will be the first of two home pre- Capacity/surface: 56,057/Overseeded Bermuda season games this month, as the Raiders will host the defending Super Regular Season: Raiders lead, 6-5 Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks on Aug. 28. The contest also marks the Postseason: N/A second of three preseason games against NFC North opponents. Oakland Preseason: Raiders lead, 5-1 is coming off a 10-6 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings, while the Lions won their preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns. With a number of key players making their season debut, the Raid- ers outgained the Vikings, 268-236. Offensively, the Raiders were led by QB Matt McGloin, who threw for 90 yards on 11-of-18 passing. McGloin also ran for a 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, bringing the Raid- ers within a score. On the defensive side of the ball, Oakland totaled six sacks, and DT Pat Sims registered a sack on the first series of the game. Detroit is coming off a victory in their first game of the preseason, beating the Cleveland Browns at home.QB Kellen Moore threw for 121 yards on 11-of-13 passing with one touchdown, a game-clinching 21- yard strike to WR Corey Fuller with 1:05 remaining. S Isa Abdul-Quddus led the Lions defense with an interception. QUOTING D.A. Next week, the Raiders will travel to Green Bay for their third pre- “I thought our guys came back and fought. I thought late in the game season game against the Packers. Detroit will return home to host the we were able to move the ball a little bit. I was pleased with some of Jacksonville Jaguars. the things that I saw later in the game. Defensively, basically after the first couple of series, we were able to keep them scoreless for the game, so I thought that was a positive. I thought at times we could run the 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ball pretty well. ... There are some positives there that we can take and PRESEASON (0-1) continue to work with but obviously we have a long, long way to go Fri., Aug. 8 at Minnesota Vikings .......................... L, 6-10 as a football team to be the type of team that we want to be, but I’m Fri., Aug. 15 DETROIT LIONS ............................. 7:00 p.m. PT sure our guys are going to continue to work. We’re going to continue Fri., Aug. 22 at Green Bay Packers .......................... 5:00 p.m. PT to work and we’ll get better as a football team.” - Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen Thu., Aug. 28 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ...................... 7:00 p.m. PT REGULAR SEASON (0-0) Sun., Sept. 7 at New York Jets .................................. 10:00 a.m. PT Sun., Sept. 14 HOUSTON TEXANS ........................ 1:25 p.m. PT BROADCAST INFORMATION Sun., Sept. 21 at New England Patriots ..................... 10:00 a.m. PT TELEVISION Sun., Sept. 28 MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) ........ 10:00 a.m. PT KTVU/KICU Open Date Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Oct. 12 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS .................. 1:05 p.m. PT Color Analysts: Tom Flores, Jim Plunkett Sun., Oct. 19 ARIZONA CARDINALS .................... 1:25 p.m. PT Sideline: J.T. the Brick Sun., Oct. 26 at Cleveland Browns ........................... 1:25 p.m. PT Executive Producers: Vittorio DeBartolo, Brad Phinney Sun., Nov. 2 at Seattle Seahawks ............................ 1:25 p.m. PT Producer: Mark Shah Sun., Nov. 9 DENVER BRONCOS ........................ 1:05 p.m. PT Director: Tom Adza Sun., Nov. 16 at San Diego Chargers ......................... 1:05 p.m. PT Thu., Nov. 20 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ..................... 5:25 p.m. PT RADIO Sun., Nov. 30 at St. Louis Rams ................................. 10:00 a.m. PT Raiders Radio Network (31 stations) Sun., Dec. 7 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ................. 1:25 p.m. PT Flagship: 95.7 The Game/98.5 KFOX Sun., Dec. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs ........................... 10:00 a.m. PT (Friday’s game will be on KFOX 102.1/98.5) Sun., Dec. 21 BUFFALO BILLS .............................. 1:25 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Dec. 28 at Denver Broncos .............................. 1:25 p.m. PT Color Analysts: Tom Flores, Jim Plunkett Will Kiss, Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Erin Exum, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3219 | Billy Jones, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3028 Adam Klionsky, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3014 | Chelsea Parker, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3038 RAIDERS VS. LIONS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2013 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson was quarterbacks coach/ RAIDERS LIONS offensive coordinator for the Lions from 2004-05. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Total Offense 333.8 23 392.1 6 • Raiders assistant DBs coach Marcus Roberston served as defensive as- Rush Offense 125.0 12 112.0 17 sistant/secondary coach (2012) and secondary coach (2013) for the Detroit Pass Offense 208.8 24T 280.1 3 Lions. Points Per Game 20.1 24 24.7 13 Third-Down Off. % 35.0 26 43.0 6 • Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham served as LBs coach Fourth-Down Off. % 58.3 10 35.7 25 (1991), defensive coordinator (1992-93) and DL coach (1994) for the LA Red Zone Off. (TD%) 59.5 5 62.5 4 Raiders. DEFENSE • Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen (2006-10), S Usama Young (2007- RAIDERS LIONS 10) and Lions offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi (2007-13), defensive Category Stats Rank Stats Rank backs/cornerbacks coach Tony Oden (2006-11) and RB Reggie Bush Total Defense 363.7 22 346.6 16 (2006-10) were all members of the New Orleans Saints from 2007-10, Rush Defense 107.9 13 99.8 6 winning Super Bowl XLIV together in 2009. Pass Defense 255.8 28 246.9 23 Points Per Game 28.3 29 23.5 15 • Raiders assistant head coach/offensive line coach Tony Sparano Third-Down Def. % 43.1 28 30.3 1 (2008-11) was head coach of the Miami Dolphins when Lions special Fourth-Down Def. % 33.3 6T 75.0 30t teams coordinator John Bonamengo (2008-10) and LBs coach Bill Red Zone Def. (TD%) 59.7 22 38.1 2 Sheridan (2010-11) worked on his staff in their same roles. Lions RB Reggie Bush played for Sparano and Sheridan in 2011. TEAM RAIDERS LIONS • Raiders QB Matt Schaub and Lions QB Dan Orlovsky shared a quar- Category Stats Rank Stats Rank terback room from 2009-10 with the Houston Texans. DL Antonio Smith Turnover Ratio -9 27 -12 28T (2009-13), offensive quality control coach Justin Griffith (RB, 2010) and Penalties 116 28 110 24T Lions FS Glover Quin (2009-12) were also with the Texans during that Penalty Yards 912 22 925 24 span. • Raiders senior offensive assistant Al Saunders and Lions senior WEEKLY SCHEDULE coaching assistant Gunther Cunningham worked together with the Monday, Aug. 11 (Raiders break camp in Napa) San Diego Chargers from 1985-88 when Saunders was assistant head coach (1985-86) and head coach (1986-88), and Cunningham was the 8:20 - 10:40 a.m. (approx.) .............Practice, open to media; defensive line coach (1985-90). The pair worked together again with Videography/photography limited the Kansas City Chiefs from 1995-98 when Saunders was assistant head 10:40 a.m. (approx.) .......................Head Coach Dennis Allen available coach/receivers and Cunningham was defensive coordinator. Saunders Most players available upon request and Cunningham also served on the same staff at the University of Cali- fornia from 1977-80. Tuesday, Aug. 12 (Oxnard, Calif.) College Connections 3:45 - 5:45 p.m. (approx.) ...............Practice, open to media; • Raiders QB Matt Schaub played quarterback at the University of Vir- Videography/photography limited ginia (2000-03) when Lions assistant head coach/tight ends Ron Prince 5:45 p.m. (approx.) .........................Head Coach Dennis Allen and served on the coaching staff there as the offensive line coach (2001-02) QB Matt Schaub available and the offensive coordinator (2003-05). Most players available upon request • Raiders DE LaMarr Woodley played on a defensive line coached by Lions linebackers coach Bill Sheridan at Michigan from 2003-04. Wednesday, Aug. 13 (Oxnard, Calif.) 10:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. (approx.) ...Practice, open to media; • Raiders CB Neiko Thorpe (2008-11) and Lions DT Nick Fairley (2008- Videography/photography limited 11) were members of a defensive unit at Auburn that held the Oregon Ducks (avg. 49.33 points per game) to just 19 points, helping secure a 12:35 p.m. (approx.) .......................Head Coach Dennis Allen available victory in the 2010 BCS National Championship Title Game. Most players available upon request Raiders from Michigan and Lions from Northern California/Home- Thursday, Aug. 14 ..........................No availability town Connections • Raiders DE LaMarr Woodley is from Saginaw, Mich. Friday, Aug. 15 • Lions S DeJon Gomes is from Union City, Calif. and attended James 7:00 p.m.