WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 | 1:05 p.m. | O.co Coliseum OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE For Immediate Release Week 8 f Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 1:05 P.M. PT O.co Coliseum OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-4) vs. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (2-4) GAME PREVIEW THE settING The Oakland Raiders open the second half of their schedule this week Date: Sunday, October 27 as the take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Oct. 27. Sunday’s contest will Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. PT mark the first of two-straight home games vs. East Coast teams for the Silver and Site: O.co Coliseum (1972) Black, as they will host Philadelphia next week. The game is also the Raiders’ Capacity/surface: 53,286/Overseeded only matchup vs. an AFC North opponent in 2013, and second-straight year that Bermuda the Steelers have played in Oakland. The Raiders are coming off of their bye Regular Season: Oakland leads, 11-9 week, while the Steelers won a hard-fought game at home last weekend, beating Postseason: Series tied, 3-3 Baltimore, 19-16. Two weeks ago, the Silver and Black fell on the road against division-rival Kansas City, 7-24. After getting off to a 7-0 start thanks to a 39-yard TD reception by WR Denarius Moore from QB Terrelle Pryor, the Chiefs scored 24-unan- swered points to pick up the win. Oakland’s defense continued their solid play throughout, holding Kansas City to just 216 total yards of offense. The defense also contributed three sacks and a fumble recovery. Pryor led the way with 216 passing yards and 56 rushing yards in the loss. Pittsburgh earned their second win in as many weeks as they beat the QUOTING ALLEN Ravens at home, 19-16. The Steelers’ defense limited Baltimore to just 287 yards “I think they’re focused on what we have to do coming back off this bye. of total offense and yielded just 3.2 yards per rush. QB Ben Roethlisberger We all understand that we’ve got a tremendous challenge with the Pitts- finished the game 17-of-23 for 160 yards and a TD, whileRB Le’Veon Bell paced the ground attack with 93 yards. K Shaun Suisham connected on a 42-yard FG burgh Steelers coming in. They’ve won two-straight games. They’re play- attempt as time expired to give Pittsburgh the victory. ing well in all phases of the game right now, and they’re a championship Following Sunday’s contest, the Raiders will stay at home, as they host team. They understand what it takes to win, so we understand what a another team from Pennsylvania, the Eagles, and Pittsburgh will travel to New challenge it’s going to be. We’re looking forward to the opportunity, and England to face the Patriots. we’re ready to go out and compete.” -- Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Oakland Raiders (2-4) BROADCAST InformatION REGULAR SEASON TELEVISION Sun., Sept. 8 at Indianapolis Colts................................L, 17-21 CBS Sports Sun., Sept. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ..............W, 19-9 Play-by-play: Spero Dedes Mon., Sept. 23 at Denver Broncos ..................................L, 21-37 Color analyst: Rich Gannon Sun., Sept. 29 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ................L, 14-24 Producer: Jim Rikhoff Sun., Oct. 6 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ..................W, 27-17 Director: Andy Goldberg Sun., Oct. 13 at Kansas City Chiefs..............................L, 7-24 Sun., Oct. 20 Open Date ENGLISH RADIO Sun., Oct. 27 PITTSBURGH STEELERS .................1:05 p.m. PT Raiders Radio Network (35 stations) Sun., Nov. 3 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ..................1:05 p.m. PT Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 10 at New York Giants .................................10:00 a.m. PT Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 17 at Houston Texans ..................................10:00 a.m. PT Color analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Nov. 24 TENNESSEE TITANS ........................1:05 p.m. PT Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Thu., Nov. 28 at Dallas Cowboys ..................................1:30 p.m. PT Sun., Dec. 8 at New York Jets .....................................10:00 a.m. PT SPANISH RADIO Sun., Dec. 15 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS .....................1:05 p.m. PT Flagship: Univision Radio 105.7 Latino Mix Sun., Dec. 22 at San Diego Chargers ...........................1:25 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Fernando Arias Sun., Dec. 29 DENVER BRONCOS..........................1:25 p.m. PT Color analyst: Ambrosio Rico Will Kiss, [email protected], (510) 780-3038 Erin Exum, [email protected], (510) 780-3219 Billy Jones, [email protected], (510) 780-3028 RAIDERS VS. STEELERS 2013 statISTICS KEY NOTES & NUMBERS Team Categories Oakland Rank Pittsburgh Rank Stopping the Run Turnover Margin 0 15t -10 29 Points Scored (PPG) 17.5 29 17.8 28 Over the last three games, the Raiders defense has not allowed their opponents Points Allowed (PPG) 22.0 13t 22.0 13t much in the ground game. From Weeks 4-6, Oakland’s run defense has allowed Total Offense (YPG) 320.8 24 329.8 20 just 89.7 yards per game, good for sixth in the league over that time. Here is a look Rushing (YPG) 129.2 9 74.3 27 at where those numbers rank during that time period: Passing (YPG) 191.7 32 255.5 12 Rank Team Rush Yards per Game Att. Rushing Yards Total Defense (YPG) 340.0 12 306.8 6 1. Green Bay 55.5 41 111 vs. Rush (YPG) 99.0 9t 109.3 19 2. NY Jets 71.7 79 215 vs. Pass (YPG) 241.0 16 197.5 4 3. Washington 76.0 45 152 Third-Down Offense 34.9 26 39.2 13t 4. Carolina 82.5 41 165 Third-Down Defense 40.3 22 38.6 18 5. San Francisco 86.0 70 258 Red-Zone Offense 50.0 17t 37.5 31 6. Oakland 89.7 78 269 Red-Zone Defense 59.1 21t 47.1 9t 7. San Diego 90.0 61 270 8. Buffalo 93.3 82 280 Individual Oakland Rank Pittsburgh Rank 9. Philadelphia 96.0 71 288 Rushing .......................... Pryor (285) 27 Bell (184) 47 10. Denver 96.3 76 289 Passing ...........................Pryor (84.8) 18 Roethlisberger (90.7) 15 Receptions ...................... Moore (25) - Brown (47) 2 AFC WEST stanDINGS Rec. Yds. ....................... Moore (399) 37t Brown (548) 12 Teams W L Home Road Div. Con. PF PA Streak Last 5 Sacks ............................ Houston (3.0) 47t Woodley (5.0) 12t Kansas City 7 0 4-0 3-0 1-0 4-0 169 81 W7 5-0 Interceptions ................. Three tied (1) - Two tied (1) - Denver 6 1 4-0 2-1 1-0 3-1 298 197 L1 4-1 San Diego 4 3 2-1 2-2 0-1 2-3 168 144 W2 3-2 notable CONNECTIONS Oakland 2 4 2-1 0-3 1-2 2-3 105 132 L1 2-3 Pro Connections • Raiders director of player personnel Joey Clinkscales played wide receiver for the weekly SCHEDULE Steelers during the 1987 season. He delivered his best performance in the Steelers’ Wednesday, Oct. 23 game against Atlanta, which was played primarily with replacement players, catching six 9:15 a.m. (approx.) ........................................Steelers Conference Call passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. QB Ben Roethlisberger • Raiders special teams coordinator Bobby April served in the same position with the 9:40 a.m. (approx.) ........................................Steelers Conference Call Steelers from 1994-95. During his time in Pittsburgh, April helped lead the Steelers to Head Coach Mike Tomlin Super Bowl XXX. 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. (approx.) ...........................Practice, open to media; • Steelers strength and conditioning coach Garret Giemont was the strength and con- Videography/photography limited ditioning coach with the Raiders from 1995-2001. Giemont was named Coach of the Year 1:10 p.m. (approx.) .........................................Head Coach Dennis Allen followed by by The Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society after the 2002 QB Terrelle Pryor available in media room season while working for the Oakland Raiders under head coach Bill Callahan. 1:25 - 2:10 p.m. (approx.) ...............................Locker room open to media • Steelers QB Bruce Gradkowski played for the Silver and Black from 2009-10. During his time with the Raiders, Gradkowski started eight games, throwing for over 2,000 yards Thursday, Oct. 24 and 11 TDs. 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. (approx.) ...........................Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Steelers TE Richard Gordon was a member of the Raiders from 2011-12. 1:10 p.m (approx.) ..........................................Head Coach Dennis Allen, offensive College Connections coordinator Greg Olson and • Raiders RB Darren McFadden (2005-07) and Steelers RB Felix Jones (2005-07) made defenisve coordinator Jason Tarver up a dynamic backfield duo at Arkansas with McFadden winning two Doak Walker Awards available in media room and amassing 4,590 yards and 41 TDs and Jones totaling 2,956 and 20 TDs. 1:25 - 2:10 p.m. (approx.) ...............................Locker room open to media • Raiders DE Jack Crawford attended Penn State University from 2008-11. • Raiders C Stefen Wisniewski played for Penn State from 2007-10. As a senior, he Friday, Oct. 25 earned first-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association. 10:45 - 11:20 a.m. (approx.) ...........................Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders QB Matt McGloin walked on to the Penn State football team and played from 2009-12. During his career, McGloin threw for 6,390 yards, 46 touchdowns and a quarter- 12:10 p.m (approx.) ........................................Head Coach Dennis Allen available in back rating of 130.2. He is Penn State’s all-time leader in TD passes for a career.