WEEKLY RELEASE VS SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 | 7:20 P.M. PT | OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM WEEK 1 OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. LOS ANGELES RAMS 0-0 WEEK 1 • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 • 7:20 P.M. PT • OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM 0-0 1220 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY | ALAMEDA, CA | 94502 | RAIDERS.COM GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING Week 1 of the 2018 regular season will be capped by a nationally Date: Monday, September 10, 2018 televised Monday Night Football appearance by the Oakland Kickoff: 7:20 p.m. PT Raiders, as the Silver and Black will take center stage against the Site: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1966) Los Angeles Rams at home in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Capacity/Surface: 56,057/Overseeded Bermuda on Sept. 10 at 7:20 p.m. Monday Night's game will officially mark Preseason: Raiders lead, 12-8 the anticipated return of Head Coach Jon Gruden to the sideline, Regular Season: Series tied, 8-5 as he and the Raiders will head into the regular season following a Postseason: N/A 3-1 finish to the preseason. The Raiders wrapped up their preseason last Thursday with a road 2018 SEASON OPENER contest against the Seattle Seahawks, a game in which the Silver and Black won by a score of 30-19. WR Keon Hatcher cemented The game will mark the first time in the series in which the Raiders himself on the 53-man roster in the exhibition finale, as he paced will host the Rams for a Monday Night Football matchup, while also marking the first time the Raiders have commenced the all receivers with three TDs while tallying eight receptions for 128 regular season on primetime since 2012. This will be the first time yards. QB Derek Carr appeared in two preseason contests, com- the Silver and Black have opened the season against the Rams pleting 4-of-7 passes for 79 yards and earned a passer rating of since 1979, when the Rams were still based in Los Angeles. 96.7. RB Jalen Richard hauled in 10 passes for 104 yards in lim- ited preseason action. On the defensive side of the ball, the club ---- RIGHT AT HOME ---- racked up 14.0 total sacks, highlighted by LB Shilique Calhoun (2.0), DT Maurice Hurst (1.5) and DE Fadol Brown (1.5). This year will also be the first time the club has opened the season at home since 2015, and just the third time overall since 2009. In seasons where the club has opened the season at home, the Next week, the club will turnaround on a short week and travel to Raiders hold a 13-9 record, while they look to earn their first such face the division-rival Denver Broncos for their first road contest victory since 2002, when the club defeated the Seattle Seahawks of the 2018 season. It will mark the earliest matchup with Denver by a score of 31-17. since 2012. The Raiders will then head to Miami to face the Dol- phins for the second consecutive year before returning home to ---- JON GRUDEN IN OPENERS ---- play the Cleveland Browns. The Rams will return home following Monday's contest for a three-game home slate to face the Arizona On Monday night in Oakland, Head Coach Jon Gruden will lead his squad into a season opener as a head coach for the 11th time Cardinals, Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings. overall and fifth time with the Raiders. Gruden owns a 4-6 overall record in season openers with the Oakland Raiders (2-2) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4). Gruden looks to win his third straight 2018 SCHEDULE season opener as head coach of the Silver and Black, dating back to his final two seasons in Oakland (2000-01) during his previous PRESEASON (3-1) stint with the club. Aug. 10 DETROIT LIONS W, 16-10 Aug. 18 at Los Angeles Rams L, 15-19 Aug. 24 GREEN BAY PACKERS W, 13-6 BROADCAST INFORMATION Aug. 30 at Seattle Seahawks W, 30-19 TELEVISION ESPN REGULAR SEASON Play-by-play: Joe Tessitore Mon., Sept. 10 LOS ANGELES RAMS 7:20 p.m. ESPN Color Analyst: Jason Witten Sun., Sept. 16 at Denver Broncos 1:25 p.m. CBS Sideline/Field: Lisa Salters & Booger McFarland Producer: Jay Rothman Sun., Sept. 23 at Miami Dolphins 10:00 a.m. CBS Director: Chip Dean Sun., Sept. 30 CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:05 p.m. FOX Sun., Oct. 7 at Los Angeles Chargers 1:05 p.m. CBS NATIONAL RADIO Sun., Oct. 14 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS# 10:00 a.m. FOX Westwood One Sports BYE WEEK Play-by-play: Kevin Harlan Sun., Oct. 28 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:05 p.m. CBS Color Analyst: Kurt Warner Thu., Nov. 1 at San Francisco 49ers 5:20 p.m. FOX Sideline: Scott Kaplan Sun., Nov. 11 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05 p.m. FOX Sun., Nov. 18 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05 p.m. CBS RADIO Sun., Nov. 25 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00 a.m. CBS Raiders Radio Network 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 | Cam Russo, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3247 RAIDERS VS. RAMS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2017 TEAM RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE RAIDERS RAMS • Head Coach Sean McVay began his NFL coaching career as an as- sistant wide receivers coach for Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden in Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Tampa Bay in 2008. Total Offense 324.1 17t 361.5 10 Rush Offense 97.1 25 122.1 8 • Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson spent the 2017 season Pass Offense 226.9 16 239.4 10 with the Rams as the quarterbacks coach. Olson also served as the Points Per Game 18.8 23 29.9 1 team’s offensive coordinator from 2006-07. Third-Down Off. % 40.2 11 41.1 9 Fourth-Down Off. % 33.3 26 11.1 32 • Raiders director of football research Dave Razzano spent 15 seasons with the Rams, serving as a college/pro scout from 1992-2006. Red Zone Off. (TD%) 58.8 7 55.1 14 • Raiders TE Jared Cook played three seasons with the St. Louis Rams DEFENSE from 2013-15, setting a career-high with five touchdown receptions RAIDERS RAMS in 2013. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Total Defense 350.1 23 339.5 19 • Raiders TE Derek Carrier spent the past season with the Rams, play- Rush Defense 108.9 12 122.3 28 ing in 14 games with three starts and recording eight catches for 71 yards. Pass Defense 241.1 26 217.2 13 Points Per Game 23.3 20 20.6 12 • Rams special teams coordinator John Fassel held the same position Third-Down Def. % 40.9 26 37.9 14 with the Raiders from 2008-11. Fourth-Down Def. % 70.0 30 60.0 25t Red Zone Def. (TD%) 47.9 9 58.7 24t • Rams run game coordinator Aaron Kromer got his start in the NFL with the Raiders, first as the assistant offensive line coach in 2001 before being elevated to the offensive line coach, where he held the TEAM position from 2002-04. RAIDERS RAMS Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Rams running backs coach Skip Peete got his start in the NFL with Turnover Ratio -14 29t +7 9 the Raiders in 1998 where he held the same position until 2006. Penalties 114 24 107 17 Peete’s nine years in Oakland was highlighted by helping the Raiders Penalty Yards 1,009 26 922 15 led the league in rushing in 2000, averaging 154.4 yards per game. • Rams safeties coach Ejiro Evero was originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2004. Evero also lettered all four years at UC Davis as a safety. His first job in the collegiate ranks WEEKLY SCHEDULE came as an assistant coach at UC Davis from 2005-06 after interning Wednesday, Sept. 5 with the Aggies while also serving as an assistant coach at Davis High 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .............................. Head Coach Jon Gruden available School in 2004. in media area 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (approx.) ...... Locker room open to media College Connections 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. (approx.) .................... Practice, open to media; Videography/photography limited • Raiders offensive line coach Tom Cable worked as the offensive co- ordinator and offensive line coach at UCLA from 2004-05. Thursday, Sept. 6 11:30 a.m. (approx.) .............................. Offensive coordinator Greg • Raiders quarterbacks coach Brian Callahan started coaching as a Olson and defensive graduate assistant at UCLA from 2006-07. coordinator Paul Guenther available in media area • Rams QB Jared Goff played collegiately at California, starting all 37 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (approx.) ...... Locker room open to media games possible during his three seasons (2013-15).