WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 | 1:30 p.m. | AT&T Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS WEEKLY RELEASE For Immediate Release Week 13 f Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 1:30 P.M. PT AT&T Stadium OAKLAND RAIDERS (4-7) vs. DALLAS COWBOYS (6-5) GAME PREVIEW THE settING The Oakland Raiders head back out on the road for the third time in three Date: Thursday, November 28 weeks to play the Dallas Cowboys in their annual Thanksgiving Day game on Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. PT Thursday, Nov. 28. This game will mark Oakland’s third road game in a stretch of Site: AT&T Stadium (2009) four road games in five weeks. The contest will also mark the Silver and Black’s Capacity/surface: 80,000/Matrix Real- final match-up of the season vs. an NFC opponent. The Raiders are 0-3 vs. the Grass artificial turf NFC East this year, falling at home to Washington and Philadelphia, while losing Regular Season: Raiders lead, 6-4 to the NY Giants on the road. Thursday’s game will mark the seventh time Oak- Postseason: N/A land has played on Thanksgiving Day and first time since 2009, when they also played in Dallas. The Cowboys beat the Raiders that Thanksgiving, 24-7. The Silver and Black are 3-3 all-time in Thanksgiving Day games. Last week, the Raiders suffered a defeat on home turf at the hands of the Tennessee Titans, 19-23. Following a QB Matt McGloin-to-FB Marcel Reece TD pass to give the Raiders the lead with 6:10 to play, the Titans drove the length of the field for a TD of their own with just 10 seconds to play, sealing a defeat for Oakland. McGloin threw for 260 yards on 19-of-32 passing and one TD in just his QUOTING ALLEN second-career start and WR Rod Streater totaled 93 receiving yards. RB Ra- “Our guys played hard, we just didn’t make enough plays to win the game. ... shad Jennings paced the offense with 122 total yards (73 rushing, 49 receiving), We’ll continue to work. We’ll continue to get better, and we’ll do better next time.” his fourth-straight game with at least 100 total yards. -- Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen Dallas enters the contest coming off a huge road victory over the division- rival NY Giants by a score of 24-21. QB Tony Romo led a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter, setting up a field goal that K Dan Bailey converted as time BROADCAST InformatION expired to secure the Cowboy victory. WR Dez Bryant added 102 receiving yards. TELEVISION Following Sunday’s contest, the Raiders will go back on the road, as they CBS Sports travel to New York for the second time in five weeks to play the Jets, and the Play-by-play: Jim Nantz Cowboys will go to Chicago to play the Bears on Monday Night Football. Color analyst: Phil Simms Sideline: Tracy Wolfson 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Producer: Lance Barrow Oakland Raiders (4-7) Director: Mike Arnold REGULAR SEASON Sun., Sept. 8 at Indianapolis Colts................................L, 17-21 NatIONAL RADIO Sun., Sept. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ..............W, 19-9 WestwoodOne Sports Mon., Sept. 23 at Denver Broncos ..................................L, 21-37 Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler Sun., Sept. 29 WASHINGTON REDSKINS ................L, 14-24 Color analyst: Mark Malone Sun., Oct. 6 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ..................W, 27-17 Sideline: Tim Brown Sun., Oct. 13 at Kansas City Chiefs..............................L, 7-24 Producer: Tim Parker Sun., Oct. 20 Open Date Sun., Oct. 27 PITTSBURGH STEELERS .................W, 21-18 ENGLISH RADIO Raiders Radio Network (35 stations) Sun., Nov. 3 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ..................L, 20-49 Flagship: 95.7 The Game Sun., Nov. 10 at New York Giants .................................L, 20-24 Play-by-play: Greg Papa Sun., Nov. 17 at Houston Texans ..................................W, 28-23 Color analyst: Tom Flores Sun., Nov. 24 TENNESSEE TITANS ........................L, 19-23 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. COWBOYS 2013 statISTICS KEY NOTES & NUMBERS Team Categories Oakland Rank Dallas Rank Raiders on Thanksgiving Turnover Margin -2 17t +11 2t Points Scored (PPG) 19.4 26t 27.1 5 Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day game vs. Dallas will mark the Raiders’ seventh Points Allowed (PPG) 24.5 20 25.4 23 game in their history on Turkey Day. Despite having played six times already, they Total Offense (YPG) 333.7 18 327.7 21 have only faced the Cowboys - who have traditionally played on Thanksgiving ev- Rushing (YPG) 140.6 5 79.7 29 ery year since 1966 - just once. Oakland is 3-3 on the holiday and 0-1 vs. Dallas, with the last time they played on Thanksgiving in 2009. Prior to the 2009 game, Passing (YPG) 193.1 29 248.0 12 the Silver and Black had not been featured on Turkey Day since 1970. Here is a Total Defense (YPG) 357.2 17 432.2 32 look at the Raiders’ Thanksgiving Day games: vs. Rush (YPG) 99.1 8 133.6 30 vs. Pass (YPG) 258.1 25 298.5 31 Date Opponent Result Season Record Third-Down Offense 32.3 31 33.1 29 11/28/63 at Denver Win, 26-10 10-4 Third-Down Defense 38.7 19 39.6 21 11/24/66 vs. Buffalo Loss, 31-10 8-5-1 Red-Zone Offense 53.6 14t 65.6 3 11/23/67 at Kansas City Win, 44-22 13-1 Red-Zone Defense 55.0 17 60.0 25t 11/28/68 vs. Buffalo Win, 13-10 12-2 11/26/70 at Detroit Loss, 28-14 8-4-2 Individual Oakland Rank Dallas Rank 11/26/09 at Dallas Loss, 24-7 5-11 Rushing ....................... Jennings (553) 18 Murray (634) 13 11/28/13 at Dallas ??? ??? Passing ...........................Pryor (69.0) 32 Romo (97.2) 7 Receptions ..................... Streater (40) - Bryant (61) 11t OVERALL THANKSGIVING DAY RECORD: 3-3 Rec. Yds. ...................... Streater (600) 34t Bryant (851) 15t Sacks ............................ Houston (5.0) 40t Hatcher (9.0) 10t AFC WEST stanDINGS Interceptions .....................Porter (2) - Lee (4) 4t Teams W L Home Road Div. Con. PF PA Streak Last 5 Denver 9 2 6-0 3-2 3-0 5-2 429 289 L1 3-2 notable CONNECTIONS Kansas City 9 2 5-1 4-1 1-2 6-2 270 179 L2 3-2 Pro Connections San Diego 5 6 2-2 3-4 1-2 3-5 269 260 W1 2-3 Oakland 4 7 3-3 1-4 1-2 4-4 213 269 L1 2-3 • Raiders CB Mike Jenkins is a former first-round selection of the Cowboys and played in Dallas from 2008-12. • Raiders LB Kevin Burnett was originally selected by the Cowboys in the sec- weekly SCHEDULE ond round of the 2005 NFL Draft and played for Dallas from 2005-08. Monday, Nov. 25 • Raiders OL Andre Gurode was a second-round draft pick of the Cowboys and 1:00 p.m. .......................................................Head Coach Dennis Allen available in played in Dallas from 2002-10, earning five Pro Bowl selections as a Cowboy. media room 5:10 p.m. ........................................................Practice, open to media; • Raiders WR Andre Holmes played in Dallas from 2011-12, playing in seven games. Videography/photography limited • Cowboys offensive coordinator Bill Callahan was the head coach of the 6:25 - 7:10 p.m. (approx.) ...............................Locker room open to media Raiders from 2002-03. Callahan led Oakland to Super Bowl XXXVII and an AFC West division championship in 2002. Tuesday, Nov. 26 • Cowboys assistant OL coach Frank Pollack was the OL coach for the Raiders in 2012. 11:00 a.m. (approx.) .......................................Cowboys Conference Call Head Coach Jason Garrett • Cowboys quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson played QB for the Raiders from 1998-99. 11:35 a.m - 12:05 p.m. (approx.) ....................Practice, open to media; College Connections Videography/photography limited • Cowboys LS L.P. Ladouceur attended the University of California from 2001-04. 11:40 a.m. (approx.) .......................................Cowboys Conference Call QB Tony Romo • Raiders C/G Stefen Wisniewski and Dallas LB Sean Lee were teammates at 12:55 p.m. (approx.) .......................................Head Coach Dennis Allen, offensive Penn State from 2007-08. Raiders DE Jack Crawford also suited up for the coordinator Greg Olson and Nittany Lions in 2008 and Raiders QB Matt McGloin arrived in 2009. defensive coordinator Jason Tarver • Raiders DT Stacy McGee played at Oklahoma with Cowboys TE James Hanna available in media room at Oklahoma from 2009-11 and from 2009-10 with Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray. 1:10 - 1:55 p.m. (approx.) ...............................Locker room open to media • Raiders LB Kevin Burnett and Cowboys TE Jason Witten were teammates at Wednesday, Nov. 27 Tennessee from 2000-02. In 2001, the Volunteers went 11-2 and were the SEC 9:40 (approx.) .................................................Practice, open to media; Eastern Division Champions. Videography/photography limited • Raiders LB Kaluka Maiava and Cowboys T Tyron Smith played together at 10:10 a.m (approx.) ........................................Head Coach Dennis Allen available in USC in 2008.