Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 | 1:25 P.M. PT | CenturyLink Field OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE Week 9 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway | Alameda, CA 94502 | raiders.com Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 | 1:25 P.M. PT | CenturyLink Field OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-7) vs. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4-3) GAME PREVIEW THE SETTING The Oakland Raiders will continue their two-game road stint this Date: Sunday, November 2 weekend as they head up the coast to take on the Seattle Seahawks at Kickoff: 1:25 p.m. PT CenturyLink Field on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 1:25 p.m. PT. Sunday’s contest Site: CenturyLink Field (2002) against the defending Super Bowl champions will mark the first of two Capacity/surface: 67,000/FieldTurf consecutive games against last season’s Super Bowl participants for the Regular Season: Raiders lead, 28-23 Raiders, as they face the Denver Broncos next week in Oakland. Seattle Postseason: Series tied, 1-1 will also be the second NFC West opponent of 2014 for Oakland, having faced the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago. Though annual preseason foes, the game marks the Raiders’ first trip to Seattle since 2006 and first regular season meeting since 2010. Last week, the Raiders lost a road contest to the Cleveland Browns, 13-23, while the Seahawks beat the Carolina Panthers, 13-9. The Raiders dropped their lone match-up against an AFC North op- ponent last week, losing to the Browns. QB Derek Carr led the way for the Silver and Black, posting his first 300-yard passing game (328) on 34- of-54 passing and one touchdown. TE Mychal Rivera totaled his highest output of the season with 83 receiving yards on seven receptions, and WR Andre Holmes posted the only touchdown for the Raiders. RB Dar- ren McFadden ran effectively, averaging 4.9 yards per carry to total 59 QUOTING SPARANO rushing yards. On defense, DE Justin Tuck posted his second sack of the season, an 8-yard loss. “As I said to the team, right now what we can’t get caught doing is let- Seattle traveled to Carolina to face the Panthers last week and ting anybody else define who we are at this point. ... We need to con- came out with a 13-9 comeback victory. QB Russell Wilson led the team cern ourselves with our own goals for right now, and there should only on a nine-play, 80-yard touchdown drive in the game’s final minute to be one and it should be Seattle at this point. We shouldn’t be looking take a lead that the defense would not relinquish. LB Bruce Irvin led the down the road at anything right now. We shouldn’t be looking any place way on defense for Seattle, posting two sacks in the win. other than with what’s directly in front of us, and that would be this The Raiders will return to Oakland next weekend to face the Bron- challenge this week. ” - Raiders Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano cos, kicking off a three-game stretch against AFC West opponents. Se- attle will stay at home to face the New York Giants next weekend. BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CBS REGULAR SEASON (0-7) Play-by-play: Kevin Harlan Sun., Sept. 7 at New York Jets .................................. L, 14-19 Color Analyst: Rich Gannon Sun., Sept. 14 HOUSTON TEXANS ........................ L, 14-30 Producer: Ken Mack Sun., Sept. 21 at New England Patriots ..................... L, 9-16 Director: Mark Grant Sun., Sept. 28 MIAMI DOLPHINS (LONDON) ........ L, 14-38 Open Date Sun., Oct. 12 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS .................. L, 28-31 RADIO Sun., Oct. 19 ARIZONA CARDINALS .................... L, 13-24 Raiders Radio Network (31 stations) Sun., Oct. 26 at Cleveland Browns ........................... L, 13-23 Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 2 at Seattle Seahawks ............................ 1:25 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 9 DENVER BRONCOS ........................ 1:05 p.m. PT Color Analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Nov. 16 at San Diego Chargers ......................... 1:05 p.m. PT Sideline: Lincoln Kennedy Thu., Nov. 20 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ..................... 5:25 p.m. PT Sun., Nov. 30 at St. Louis Rams ................................. 10:00 a.m. PT SPANISH RADIO Sun., Dec. 7 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ................. 1:25 p.m. PT Flagship: KSOL 98.9 FM (Radio Estereo Sol, 98.9 y 99.1) Sun., Dec. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs ........................... 10:00 a.m. PT Sun., Dec. 21 BUFFALO BILLS .............................. 1:25 p.m. PT Play-by-play: Fernando Arias Sun., Dec. 28 at Denver Broncos .............................. 1:25 p.m. PT Color Analyst: Ambrosio Rico 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. SEAHAWKS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS 2014 RANKINGS Pro Connections OFFENSE • Raiders offensive quality control coach Justin Griffith was a fullback for the Se- ahawks in 2009 and later began his NFL coaching career as a coaching intern with the RAIDERS SEAHAWKS Seahawks in 2011. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Total Offense 297.6 31 350.3 18 • Raiders assistant defensive backs coach Marcus Robertson played as a safety for Rush Offense 69.6 32 148.4 2 the Seahawks from 2001-02. Pass Offense 228.0 21t 201.9 30 • Raiders DE Benson Mayowa originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent Points Per Game 15.0 31 24.6 13 with the Seahawks in 2013 and played in two games last year for Seattle. Third-Down Off. % 37.0 24 39.5 21 Fourth-Down Off. % 71.4 2t 50.0 8t • Seahawks assistant head coach/offensive line Tom Cable served as the offensive line coach (2007-08) and head coach (2008-10) of the Raiders. Red Zone Off. (TD%) 72.7 3 51.9 21 • Seahawks assistant offensive line coach Chris Morgan served in the same capacity DEFENSE for the Raiders during the 2009-10 seasons. RAIDERS SEAHAWKS • Seahawks special teams coordinator Brian Schneider served as the special teams Category Stats Rank Stats Rank coordinator for the Raiders from 2007-08. Total Defense 365.0 17 316.1 5 Rush Defense 130.1 26 89.6 6 • Seahawks TE Zach Miller played for the Oakland Raiders from 2007-10, posting 2,712 receiving yards, fourth all-time among Raider tight ends, and 12 TDs. Pass Defense 234.9 13 226.6 10 Points Per Game 25.9 24 21.4 10 • Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson (2001) served as the quarterbacks coach Third-Down Def. % 48.5 32 44.1 22 and defensive coordinator Jason Tarver served as the offensive quality control (2001- 03) and assistant running backs/offensive assistant coach (2004) for the San Francisco Fourth-Down Def. % 20.0 4t 50.0 16t 49ers when Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was the quality control/de- Red Zone Def. (TD%) 51.6 7 61.9 22t fense (2001-02) and defensive line coach (2003-04) there. TEAM • Raiders T Khalif Barnes (2005-08), RB Maurice Jones Drew (2006-13) and Se- ahawks DT Tony McDaniel (2006-08) played for the Jacksonville Jaguars under the RAIDERS SEAHAWKS direction of Seahawks quarterbacks coach Carl Smith (2005-06) when he served as Category Stats Rank Stats Rank the offensive coordinator there. Turnover Ratio -7 28t +1 13t College Connections Penalties 51 14t 58 25 • Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie played linebacker at Tennessee (1981- Penalty Yards 379 9 431 16 84) when Seahawks wide receivers coach Kippy Brown (1983-89) was the wide re- ceivers coach for the Vols. The two were later reunited on the Vols coaching staff in 1993 when McKenzie served as a graduate assistant/defense there and Brown as the assistant head coach/wide receivers coach. WEEKLY SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 29 • Raiders TE David Ausberry (2007-10) and WR Brice Butler (2009-11) and Se- 12:10 p.m. (approx.) ..............................Seahawks Conference Call ahawks LB Michael Morgan (2007-09) played at USC under the direction of Seahawks TBD Head Coach Pete Carroll (2001-09) when he served as head coach for the Trojans. Se- 2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. (approx.) ..............Practice, open to media; ahawks linebackers coach Ken Norton, Jr. worked as linebackers coach (2005-08) and Videography/photography limited assistant head coach defense/linebackers (2009), defensive backs coach Kris Richard worked on the coaching staff as a graduate assistant/defensive backs coach (2008-09) 3:30 p.m. (approx.) ................................Seahawks Conference Call and defensive passing game coordinator Rocky Seto served as linebackers (2004- Head Coach Pete Carroll 05), secondary coach (2006-08) and defensive coordinator/secondary (2009). Special 4:50 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano teams coordinator Brian Schneider (2009) and head strength and conditioning coach followed by QB Derek Carr available in Chris Carlisle (2001-09) and assistant strength and conditioning coach Jamie Yanchar media room (2005-09) also served on the staff in the same capacity at USC. 5:05 - 5:50 p.m. (approx.) ......................Locker room open to media • Raiders RB Maurice Jones-Drew (2003-05) played running back at UCLA when Se- Thursday, Oct. 30 ahawks assistant head coach/offensive line Tom Cable served as the offensive coor- 11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. (approx.) ..........Practice, open to media; dinator/offensive line coach (2004-05) and special teams coordinator Brian Schneider Videography/photography limited (2003-05) was special teams/linebackers/safeties coach there. 1:30 p.m. (approx.) ................................Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano, • Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch played three seasons at the University of Califor- offensive coordinator Greg Olson and nia, ranking second on the school’s all-time rushing list.