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Andrew Walter came out and blasted the offensive co-ordinator because he said the playbook stunk. So, Art Shell will do the right thing and bench Walter, but Walter deserved benched anyway for his awful play. Aaron Brooks will start at Kansas City and the Raiders will be better off because of that. Brooks can move around alot better than Walter can, and he can get the ball to Randy Moss, who’s been just wasting away this season.
The Broncos scored 10 un-answered points in the 4th quarter to beat the Raiders. Andrew Walter completed 18 of 33 passes for 214 yards, but he lost 2 fumbles. Zack Crockett carried the ball 7 times for 40 yards (5.7 ypc). Lamont Jordan had a hard time with the Broncos D, carrying the ball 10 times for 12 yards (1.2 ypc) and a TD. Justin Fargas was going backwards as he carried the ball 8 times and lost 6 yards (-0.8 ypc). TE Randal Williams (5 rec, 61 yards) and Alvis Whitted (4 rec, 53 yards) led the Raiders in receiving.
Kirk Morrison led an outstanding effort by the defense, but it wasn’t enough. Fabian Washington (2 interceptions) and Nnamdi Asomugha (interception) did their part also. The Raiders held the running game of the Broncos to 63 yards on 26 carries (2.4 ypc). The Broncos completed 20 of 31 passes for 201 net yards passing.
There is no such thing as a moral victory in the NFL, so this loss really hurt because the Raiders should have won this game.
This is a rematch of an exciting earlier 13-3 meeting between these two teams in which the Broncos won. This is a very important game for the 6-2 Broncos. For the Raiders it’s just another home game, but you know Mike Shanahan wants nothing more than to beat Al Davis!
Look for the Broncos to play this game very close to the vest and try to grind out a similar gameplan as the last time these two teams met. Look for the Broncos to run the ball alot with Mike Bell and Tatum Bell. The Raiders allow 136.4 yards rushing per game and 4.0 per carry so chances are the Broncos will be successful on the ground. When the Raiders defense creeps up to stop the run, look for Jake Plummer to take some deep shots to Javon Walker (39 rec, 669 yards).
The Raiders would me smart to run the ball alot on Sunday against the Broncos. Lamont Jordan (398 yards rushing) and Justin Fargas (283 yards rushing) should be able to have some success on the ground against the Broncos. The Raiders need a running game to slow the pass rush of the Broncos because the Raiders have already allowed 44 sacks this season. Randy Moss vs. Champ Bailey would be interesting if Aaron Brooks was playing for the Raiders, but it will be Andrew Walter.
I think these two teams will play another boring, low-scoring game that will be won by the Broncos.
It’s really hard to judge the Raiders QBs because they’ve been sacked an unbelievable 44 times this season already! Andrew Walter is getting his first NFL playing time this year and it’s not been pretty. Walter has completed 47.0% of his passes for 1,091 yards with 3 TDs and 9 INTs. Walter has a QB rating of 51.1, but it’s hard to blame him for that because he never has time to throw the ball. Walter has been sacked 37 times this season!
Aaron Brooks has been injured most of the season and it looks like he’s been lucky because of that. Brooks has completed 6 of 14 passes for 68 yards this season. He does have 5 carries for 27 yards, so he might have a decent chance of surviving when he returns from injury soon.
Marques Tuiasosopo hasn’t gotten much of a chance to prove what he can do this season. He has completed 6 of 13 passes for 68 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs. Marques is a good runner, carrying the ball 4 times for 29 yards.
The Raiders look absloutely awful last night against the Seahawks. The Raiders couldn’t pass block at all, allowing Andrew Walter to be sacked 9 times in the game. Walter completed 16 of 35 passes for 166 yards. LaMont Jordan ran the ball well, but the Raiders didn’t stick to it. Jordan carried the ball 9 times for 63 yards (7.0 ypc). Randy Moss caught 6 passes for 76 yards.
The defense was led by Kirk Morrison (12 tackles) and Tommy Kelly (10 tackles). The Raiders couldn’t stop the Seahawks from running the football, as the Seahawks gained 207 yards on 39 carries (5.3 ypc). The Seahawks completed 18 of 30 passes for 164 net yards passing.
I’m still amazed that the Raiders have won 2 games this season.