MODS PLEASE LOCK | The Oakland Raiders 2015 Season Thread: Week 17 @ Kansas City / 7-8

How many wins will the Raiders have this season?

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zube42 said:
For all the people that wanted us to chase that Megatron deal, I prefer this one.


Jumpman I would've froze up so hard seeing Brown right in front of me
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Tim brown was my favorite player growing up. I would have froze and started stuttering :lol:
 
he had his gold jacket on too
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i was star struck
 
Raiders and Chargers on THrusday night on Christmas eve right? Does this mean they will be doing color rush jerseys? since it is in SD does that mean they will be doing all white or all silver if it happens?
 
Tweet from Tafur...
#Raiders have never had 2 1,000-yard receivers and 1,000-yard rusher in same season. Cooper needs 80, Crabtree 240 and Murray 149 in last 4...

Even tho our record isn't the best and we prolly not making playoffs, it was a great building year...
 
rock steady22 said:
Tweet from Tafur...
#Raiders have never had 2 1,000-yard receivers and 1,000-yard rusher in same season. Cooper needs 80, Crabtree 240 and Murray 149 in last 4...

Even tho our record isn't the best and we prolly not making playoffs, it was a great building year...
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What teams have done that before? Greatest show on turf?
 
I just want these guys to closeout strong and keep building chemistry for next year. Still happy Crabtree decided to stay when I thought for sure he would book it out of here :lol:
 
kayZEEzay said:
I just want these guys to closeout strong and keep building chemistry for next year. Still happy Crabtree decided to stay when I thought for sure he would book it out of here :lol:
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He sure as hell would have if we didn't overpay. He wasn't going to get a price that high as a FA I don't think.

But that doesn't mean I'm not glad he stayed. Overpaying for someone who's been productive and has demonstrated an immediate chemistry with Derek is ideal, especially when we have the cash to spend. Better than spending it on an unknown quantity.
 
Raiders look for way to avoid 4th-quarter fades
By Vic Tafur December 12, 2015 Updated: December 12, 2015 4:28pm

View media item 1826225Oakland Raiders' Derek Carr is pressured by Kansas City Chiefs' Dee Ford (55) and Jaye Howard causing an interception in 4th quarter of Kansas City's 34-20 win in NFL game at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, December 6, 2015. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Oakland Raiders' Derek Carr is pressured by Kansas City Chiefs' Dee Ford (55) and Jaye Howard causing an interception in 4th quarter of Kansas City's 34-20 win in NFL game at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, December 6, 2015.

DENVER — Derek Carr’s three interceptions last Sunday just put a loud alarm on what has been a problem for the Raiders all season: the fourth quarter.

Oakland (5-7) has led or been tied after three quarters in nine of its 12 games (and was down by only two to the Broncos). The Raiders are only 5-4 in those nine games.

A closer look at the numbers shows that the Raiders have been outscored 93-24 in the fourth quarter the past seven weeks. The running game has fizzled late, Carr has thrown seven of his nine interceptions in the fourth quarter, and the pass defense’s issues become more visible as the clock ticks down.

It may just be growing pains — the Raiders are expected to start nine first- or second-year players Sunday in Denver — but coach Jack Del Rio is looking for other possible reasons and solutions.

“Certainly, a lot of NFL games are decided there in the fourth quarter, so we need to be at our best and that’s everybody,” Del Rio said. “We all need to be at our best in the fourth quarter. If that’s not occurring, we’re definitely going to take steps to ensure that we give ourselves every opportunity to be better going forward.

“You’re pointing out something that I’m aware of.”

The Raiders will get a big boost Sunday with the return of center Rodney Hudson from an ankle injury. Oakland has lost two of the three games Hudson has missed. The coaching staff thought he was having a Pro Bowl season, getting outside on sweeps and pulls and downfield to block linebackers and safeties to extend runs.

Latavius Murray, who leads the AFC in rushing with 851 yards, had only 39 yards on 13 carries against the Broncos in a 16-10 loss on Oct. 11.

The Raiders need more, and know that will be hard to do against the No. 1 defense in the NFL.

The Broncos are also getting outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware back. Ware has missed five games with a lower back injury but has 6.5 sacks in the other seven games. He will be on a play count Sunday, with Denver coaches hoping to cut him off somewhere around 20 snaps.

“I don’t really think about how many snaps I get,” Ware told reporters. “I think about how many times I could hit the quarterback. … It’s about how effective you can be in the short amount of time that you’re out there.”

On the other side of the ball, former 49ers tight end Vernon Davis returns from a concussion. The Raiders have allowed 11 touchdowns by tight ends this season.

Denver running backs Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson are both banged up, with Anderson missing practice Friday with an ankle sprain. Hillman has a foot injury but is expected to start. Combined, the two have 1,181 of the Broncos’ 1,257 rushing yards.

Raiders safety Nate Allen is out with a knee injury, and cornerback TJ Carrie is expected to move back to take his place again.

“He has a lot of range,” Del Rio said of Carrie. “He’s an intelligent guy. We have no problem with him matching up whenever we want to stay in and face people against smaller groups. We have no problem doing that because he’s a guy that can go out and cover the third wideout.”

The Raiders’ defense is ranked 25th in the NFL, but Khalil Mack has four sacks in the last two games.

“It’s cool to see (the sacks come), but we’re grinding every week to get a win,” Mack said. “We’re not grinding every week to collect sacks. I’m a team guy. Whatever happens as far as stats go, I care about being effective and getting wins.”

Bring on the fourth quarter.

Vic Tafur is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @VicTafur

Raiders (5-7) at Broncos (10-2)

When: 1:05 p.m.

TV/Radio: Channel: 5 Channel: 13 Channel: 46 / 95.7

Spotlight on: Quarterback Derek Carr: Everyone on the team expects him to bounce back from last week’s three-interception fourth quarter, and the banged-up Broncos might even be ripe for an upset. Carr needs 93 yards passing to beat his rookie mark of 3,270.

Injuries: Raiders — LB Neiron Ball (knee) and S Nate Allen (knee) are out; RB Taiwan Jones (knee) is questionable. Broncos — QB Peyton Manning (foot), LB Danny Trevathan (concussion) and S T.J. Ward (ankle) are out; RB C.J. Anderson (ankle), RB Ronnie Hillman (foot), TE Vernon Davis (concussion), S Omar Bolden (knee) and S David Bruton Jr. (knee) are questionable.

The Big 3

Oakland has never had two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher in the same season. WRs Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree need 80 and 240 yards receiving, respectively, to reach 1,000, and RB Latavius Murray needs 149 to reach 1,000 on the ground.

Denver has five defensive scores this season — four on interceptions and one on a fumble return..

Time to dust off a secret weapon? FB Marcel Reece had seven catches for 49 yards and a touchdown in the Oct. 11 loss to the Broncos. He has 10 for 67 yards in seven games since.
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Now that the season is basically over I hope we start opening up that playbook the rest of the season
 
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