VS SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 1:25 P.M. PT | O.CO COLISEUM OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA 94502 | RAIDERS.COM WEEK 1 | SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 | 1:25 P.M. PT | O.CO COLISEUM VS. 0-0 0-0 GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will begin their regular season slate as Date: Sunday, September 13 they open with the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:25 Kickoff: 1:25 p.m. PT p.m. PT at O.co Coliseum. Sunday’s game marks the first time Site: O.co Coliseum (1966) since 2012 that the Raiders will open the season at home. It will Capacity/Surface: 56,063/Overseeded Bermuda be the third time that Oakland has opened the season against the Regular Season: Raiders lead, 18-9 Bengals, with both of the previous two contests coming in Cincin- Postseason: Raiders lead, 2-0 nati. Coupled with the Week 2 home game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Silver and Black will open the season with two straight home games for the first time in 46 years (since 1969). This will be the first of three straight games for the Raiders against AFC North opponents, as they host Baltimore next week and then face the Cleveland Browns on the road in Week 3. Oakland finished the preseason with a 1-3 mark, and Cincinnati finished up at 3-1. Most of Oakland’s starters did not play in the final preseason contest against the Seattle Seahawks last Thursday night. QB Derek Carr finished the preseason throwing for 334 yards on 28-of-51 passing. RB Latavius Murray recorded 56 yards on 17 carries and one touchdown on the ground, while WR Seth Rob- erts paced the receiving corps with 15 receptions for 243 yards (16.2 avg.). WR Amari Cooper also had a strong showing in the preseason, catching eight passes for 124 yards (15.5 avg.) On de- fense, S Nate Allen led the way with two interceptions. DE Mario QUOTING DEL RIO Edwards Jr. and DE Khalil Mack led the pass rush with 2.5 and “We’re really excited to open at home. I think two sacks, respectively. it’s a great opportunity for us as a football Following Sunday’s contest, the Raiders will host the Ravens team to get a great start. It’s a really good in Week 2 at O.co Coliseum, while the Bengals will return home to opponent. I know we’ll talk more about it face another AFC West opponent, the San Diego Chargers. as the week goes on. A good opponent, a coach that I worked with in Baltimore and have a long history with. Good coach, good 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS man. Looking forward to the challenge.” PRESEASON (1-3) -Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio Fri., Aug. 14 ST. LOUIS RAMS W, 18-3 Sat., Aug. 22 at Minnesota Vikings L, 12-20 Sun., Aug. 30 ARIZONA CARDINALS L, 23-30 BROADCAST INFORMATION Thu., Sept. 3 at Seattle Seahawks L, 21-31 TELEVISION CBS REGULAR SEASON Play-by-play: Tom McCarthy Sun., Sept. 13 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:25 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Chris Simms Sun., Sept. 20 BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:05 p.m. CBS Producer: Jim Rikhoff Sun., Sept. 27 at Cleveland Browns 10:00 a.m. CBS Director: Chris Svendsen Sun., Oct. 4 at Chicago Bears 10:00 a.m. CBS Sun., Oct. 11 DENVER BRONCOS 1:25 p.m. CBS RADIO Sun., Oct. 18 Bye Week Raiders Radio Network (23 stations) Sun., Oct. 25 at San Diego Chargers 1:05 p.m. CBS Sun., Nov. 1 NEW YORK JETS 1:05 p.m. CBS Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10:00 a.m. CBS (Sunday’s game will be on KFOX 98.5) Sun., Nov. 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:05 p.m. FOX Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 22 at Detroit Lions 10:00 a.m. CBS Color Analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Nov. 29 at Tennessee Titans 10:00 a.m. CBS Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Sun., Dec. 6 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 1:05 p.m. CBS Sun., Dec. 13 at Denver Broncos 1:05 p.m. CBS SPANISH RADIO Sun., Dec. 20 GREEN BAY PACKERS 1:05 p.m. FOX Flagship: KSOL 98.9 FM (Radio Estereo Sol, 98.9 y 99.1) Thu., Dec. 24 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:25 p.m. NFLN Play-by-play: Fernando Arias Sun., Jan. 3, 2016 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00 a.m. CBS Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, Senior 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 | Katie Agostin, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3038 RAIDERS VS. BENGALS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2014 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson spent a season as RAIDERS BENGALS the Raiders offensive coordinator in 2010 before being promoted Category Stats Rank Stats Rank to head coach in 2011. Total Offense 282.2 32 348.0 15 Rush Offense 77.5 32 134.2 6 • Bengals DT Pat Sims played every game in his two seasons Pass Offense 204.7 26 213.8 21 (2013-2014) with the Raiders, with 17 starts and 85 tackles. Points Per Game 15.8 31 22.8 15 Third-Down Off. % 33.9 28 39.8 18 • Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio was the linebackers coach Fourth-Down Off. % 60.0 3t 53.8 8t for the Baltimore Ravens from 1999-2001, where he coached on Red Zone Off. (TD%) 72.4 1 57.1 11 the staff of Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis, who was the de- fensive coordinator. The two helped the Ravens win Super Bowl DEFENSE XXXV in 2000. RAIDERS BENGALS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Total Defense 357.6 21 359.3 22 • Raiders assistant defensive backs coach Rod Woodson played Rush Defense 119.4 22 116.3 20 for Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis (linebackers coach) as Pass Defense 238.1 16 243.0 20 a defensive back for four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers Points Per Game 28.3 32 21.5 12 (1992-1995) and three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (1999- Third-Down Def. % 38.5 14 36.7 8 2001). Woodson also worked with Bengals head strength and Fourth-Down Def. % 44.4 14 52.6 22 conditioning coach Chip Morton in Baltimore. Red Zone Def. (TD%) 52.6 15 49.1 10 • Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio (linebacker) and Bengals TEAM tight ends coach Jonathan Hayes (tight end) were teammates RAIDERS BENGALS with the Kansas City Chiefs for two seasons in 1987-1988. Hayes Category Stats Rank Stats Rank was also teammates with Raiders assistant defensive backs Turnover Ratio -15 32 0 16t coach Rod Woodson (defensive back) with the Pittsburgh Steelers Penalties 115 22t 100 10t in 1994-1996. Penalty Yards 939 20t 812 8 • Raiders S Charles Woodson and Bengals LB A.J. Hawk were teammates for seven season (2006-2012) with the Green Bay WEEKLY SCHEDULE Packers, helping the team win Super Bowl XLV in 2010. Wednesday, Sept. 9 8:15 a.m. (approx.) ........................ Bengals Conference Call College Connections WR A.J. Green 9:15 a.m. (approx.) ........................ Bengals Conference Call • Raiders linebackers coach Sal Sunseri and Bengals Head Head Coach Marvin Lewis Coach Marvin Lewis worked together with the linebackers for two 11:48 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (approx.) .. Practice, open to media; seasons (1990-1991) at the University of Pittsburgh. Videography/photography limited 1:55 p.m. (approx.) ........................ Head Coach Jack Del Rio and • Bengals LB Rey Maualuga played with Raiders LB Mal- QB Derek Carr available colm Smith at USC for two seasons (2007-2008). Maualuga was 1:55 - 2:40 p.m. (approx.) .............. Locker room open to media coached by Raiders defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. (line- Thursday, Sept. 10 backers coach) from 2005-2008, Raiders defensive assistant Sam 11:48 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. (approx.) .. Practice, open to media; Anno (defensive and special teams graduate assistant/football Videography/photography limited systems analyst) from 2005-2007. 1:55 p.m. (approx.) ........................ Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave and defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. • Bengals QB AJ McCarron was coached by Raiders senior of- available fensive assistant Jake Peetz (offensive analyst/assistant quar- 1:55 - 2:40 p.m. (approx.) ............. Locker room open to media terbacks coach) at Alabama in 2013. McCarron also worked with Raiders linebackers coach Sal Sunseri in 2010-2011. Friday, Sept. 11 11:05 - 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .......... Practice, open to media; • Bengals QB AJ McCarron played two seasons (2012-2013) with Videography/photography limited 12:00 p.m. (approx.) ...................... Head Coach Jack Del Rio Raiders WR Amari Cooper at Alabama, helping the Crimson Tide available win a BCS National Championship. 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. (approx.) .......... Locker room open to media Hometown Connections Saturday, Sept. 12 ........................ No availability • Bengals QB Josh Johnson is an Oakland, Calif., native who at- tended Oakland Tech High School before playing at San Diego. Sunday, Sept. 13 1:25 p.m. ....................................... Raiders vs. Cincinnati Bengals • The Raiders’ roster has two Ohio natives in tight ends coach Monday, Sept. 14 Bobby Johnson (Akron) and S Charles Woodson (Fremont) with 3:00 p.m. ....................................... Head Coach Jack Del Rio both growing up about three-and-a-half hours away from Cincin- available in media room nati. Tuesday, Sept. 15 1:45 - 2:30 p.m.