2010 Oakland Raiders season
2010 Oakland Raiders season | |
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Owner | Al Davis |
General manager | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
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Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | Nnamdi Asomugha, CB Shane Lechler, P Richard Seymour, DT Zach Miller, TE |
AP All-Pros | CB Nnamdi Asomugha (1st team) P Shane Lechler (1st team) S Michael Huff (2nd team) |
The
The season was notable not only because the Raiders swept their division, but every victory came against a rival. The Raiders recorded home victories against the Seattle Seahawks, their former division foes from 1977 to 2001, and the St. Louis Rams, whom the Raiders used to have a rivalry with during their time in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994.
Offseason
Draft
After finishing the 2009 season with a record of 5–11, the Raiders got the 8th overall pick in the
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama | |
2 | 44 | Lamarr Houston | DT | Texas | |
3 | 69 | Jared Veldheer | OT
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4 | 106 | Bruce Campbell
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OT | Maryland | |
5 | 108 | Jacoby Ford | WR | Clemson | |
5 | 138 | Walter McFadden | CB | Auburn | Pick from NE |
6 | 190 | Travis Goethel | LB | Arizona St | Pick from NE |
7 | 215 | Jeremy Ware | DB | Michigan St | |
7 | 251 | Stevie Brown | DB | Michigan | Compensatory |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 12 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 17–9 | 1–0 | Cowboys Stadium |
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2 | August 21 | at Chicago Bears | W 32–17 | 2–0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
3 | August 28 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–28 | 2–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
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4 | September 2 | Seattle Seahawks | W 27–24 | 3–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | ||
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1 | September 12 | at Tennessee Titans | L 13–38 | 0–1 | LP Field |
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2 | September 19 | St. Louis Rams | W 16–14 | 1–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
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3 | September 26 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 23–24 | 1–2 | University of Phoenix Stadium |
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4 | October 3 | Houston Texans | L 24–31 | 1–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
5 | October 10 | San Diego Chargers | W 35–27 | 2–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
6 | October 17 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 9–17 | 2–4 | Candlestick Park | Recap | ||
7 | October 24 | at Denver Broncos | W 59–14 | 3–4 | INVESCO Field at Mile High |
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8 | October 31 | Seattle Seahawks | W 33–3 | 4–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
9 | November 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23–20 (OT) | 5–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
10 | Bye | |||||||
11 | November 21 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–35 | 5–5 | Heinz Field |
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12 | November 28 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–33 | 5–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
13 | December 5 | at San Diego Chargers | W 28–13 | 6–6 | Qualcomm Stadium |
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14 | December 12 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 31–38 | 6–7 | EverBank Field |
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15 | December 19 | Denver Broncos | W 39–23 | 7–7 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
16 | December 26 | Indianapolis Colts | L 26–31 | 7–8 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap | ||
17 | January 2 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–10 | 8–8 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Standings
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(4) Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 366 | 326 | L1 |
San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 441 | 322 | W1 |
Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 6–0 | 6–6 | 410 | 371 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 344 | 471 | L1 |
Preseason results
- Preseason Week 1 – at Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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- Date: August 12
- Game weather: Played indoors, retractable roof closed
- Game attendance: 72,282
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'Preseason Week 2 – at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 10 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
Bears | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
- Date: August 21
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 60,207
- Recap
Regular season results
Week 1: at Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Titans | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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- Date: September 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
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The Raiders began their season at
Oakland's deficit would increase in the third quarter as Johnson got a 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The Titans would close out their dominating day in the fourth quarter as Young hooked up with tight end Bo Scaife on a 1-yard touchdown pass. The Raiders would close out the game with quarterback Jason Campbell's 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Darren McFadden.
With the loss, Oakland began its season at 0–1.
Week 2: vs. St. Louis Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Raiders | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
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- Date: September 19
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 48,396
- Referee:
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Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Titans the Raiders played on home ground for an interconference duel with the Rams. In the 2nd quarter the Raiders trailed early with QB Sam Bradford making a 7-yard TD pass to WR Mark Clayton. Then the Raiders replied with kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailing a 38-yard field goal; then he booted a 41-yard field goal in the third quarter. Then the Raiders fought back and took the lead when QB Bruce Gradkowski made a 4-yard TD pass to WR Louis Murphy, followed in the fourth quarter by Janikowski nailing a 22-yard field goal. The Rams cut the lead to 2 when Bradford found WR Mark Clayton on a 17-yard TD pass, but the Raiders' defense prevented anymore scoring.
With the win, the Raiders improved to 1–1.
Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Cardinals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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- Date: September 26
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT & MDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,439
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Randy Cross
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Bruce Gradkowski came into the game as Oakland's starter at Quarterback, trying to cap on his gamewinning performance last week vs. St. Louis
Arizona started the game with a 102-yard kickoff return from LaRod Stephens-Howling. The Raiders answered quickly though when Gradkowski completed a 22-yard pass to tight-end Zach Miller. This was followed by three field goals, two for Oakland, one for Arizona, and Oakland led 13–10 at the end of the first quarter. Both Gradkowski and Derek Anderson then traded touchdowns and the Raiders led 20–17 at the half. Anderson helped Arizona take the lead late in the third quarter with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald. Arizona led 24–20 at the end of the third quarter.
Sebastian Janikowski made the lead 24–23 with another field goal in the fourth quarter.
Arizona held on for the win after Janikowski missed a 32-yard field goal as time expired.
Both the Raiders and Cardinals committed numerous mistakes, including two muffed punts by Arizona. Oakland committed 11 penalties for 123 yards, Arizona seven for 104.
The Raiders fell to 1–2 with the loss.
Week 4: vs. Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
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- Date: October 3
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) (Partly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 32,218
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker (blacked out locally)
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The Raiders' fourth game was an AFC duel with the Texans at home ground. The Raiders trailed early in the 1st quarter as RB Derrick Ward got a 33-yard TD run. The Raiders replied with RB Michael Bush making a 2-yard TD run. The Raiders fell behind again when QB Matt Schaub completed an 11-yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen. The Raiders responded in the 2nd quarter with QB Bruce Gradkowski getting a 13-yard TD pass to FB Marcel Reece. In the 3rd quarter the Texans started to rally with RB Arian Foster making a 74-yard TD run, followed by kicker Neil Rackers getting a 35-yard field goal, then in the 4th quarter Schaub threw a 10-yard TD pass to RB Arian Foster. The Raiders tried to fight back when Gradkowski found TE Zach Miller on a 14-yard TD pass, and then kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailed a 39-yard field goal, but the Texans' defense prevented any more chances.
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 1–3.
Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Raiders | 12 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 48,279
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots (blacked out locally)
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The Raiders started the game with 12 unanswered points off of two blocked punts and a field goal. But San Diego quickly responded with a touchdown pass by Philip Rivers and a rush by Mike Tolbert. After the Raiders and Chargers traded field goals, the Chargers led, 17–15, after the first half.
Bruce Gradkowski was injured in the first half and after briefly starting the second half, he left the game. Jason Campbell relieved Gradkowski at the quarterback position for the rest of the game.
In the third quarter, The Chargers and Raiders traded touchdowns and heading into the fourth quarter the Raiders trailed, 24–22.
In the 4th, Nate Kaeding kicked a field goal early and extended the Chargers' lead to five, 27–22. The Raiders then capped off a 14-play, 73-yard drive with a rushing touchdown by Michael Bush, who took back the lead. After a failed two- point attempt by Oakland, they led, 28–27, with 3:24 remaining in the ballgame. The Chargers than began to drive trying to get themselves into field goal position to win the game. The Chargers eventually made it to the Raiders 23-yard line, but after a 10-yard holding penalty by the Chargers, San Diego faced a 2nd and 20 on Oakland's 33-yard line. Looking to pass, Rivers was stripped by Michael Huff and Tyvon Branch returned the fumble 64 yards for a touchdown, sealing the win for the Raiders, 35–27.
Though the Chargers outgained the Raiders, 506–279, their special teams were ultimately the deciding factor, giving up two blocked punts for a safety and touchdown. With the win the Raiders not only improved to 2–3, but also snapped a 13-game losing streak to the Chargers, with the first win over the Chargers since September 28, 2003.
Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
49ers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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- Date: October 17
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) (Rain)
- Game attendance: 69,732
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon
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Coming off their win over the Chargers the Raiders crossed the
With the loss, Oakland fell to 2–4.
Week 7: at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 24 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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- Date: October 24
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. MDT/1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) (Mostly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 75,835
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
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The Raiders traveled to Denver for a week 7 AFC matchup for the ages. The game began with a 42-yard touchdown pass by Jason Campbell to tight-end Zach Miller to put the Raiders ahead 7–0 with 10:44 remaining in the first quarter. But only 8 seconds later, on the Broncos' first play from scrimmage, Kyle Orton threw an interception to Chris Johnson which was returned 30 yards for a touchdown. The Raiders now led 14–0 with 10:36 remaining. But then on the Broncos' next possession, Denver fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Oakland. The Raiders capitalized on the turnover with a 4-yard rushing touchdown by Darren McFadden. But the Raiders were not yet done, forcing the Broncos to a 4th down situation on their next drive and eventually making them turn the ball over on downs, adding a field goal to the score later in the quarter for the Raiders. At the end of the first quarter, Oakland led 24–0.
Oakland began the second quarter with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Jason Campbell to Darren McFadden to make the Raiders lead 31–0. Later in the quarter, McFadden again rushed for another touchdown, making the Raiders lead over the Broncos 38–0. But the Broncos would not give up, scoring a touchdown in the dying minutes of the first half when Kyle Orton hooked up with Knowshon Moreno in the end zone. At the end of the half, Oakland led 38–7.
Early in the second half, the Broncos again scored a touchdown and brought Oakland's lead down to just 38–14. But the Raiders weren't done scoring yet, scoring 21 unanswered points, including a 57-yard touchdown run by Darren McFadden. At the end of the third quarter, the Raiders led 59–14.
No scoring happened in the fourth quarter as the Raiders
Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Raiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 35,721
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, John Lynch & Nischelle Turner (blacked out locally)
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Coming off their win over the Broncos the Raiders played on home ground where they played their former division rival, the Seattle Seahawks in their first matchup in Oakland since 2002. The Raiders took command with kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailing a 31-yard field goal. This was followed in the second quarter by QB Jason Campbell's 30-yard TD pass to FB Marcel Reece. Then in the third quarter Janikowski made a 36-yard field goal. Then he made a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put the Raiders up 16–0. The rally continued with Campbell getting a 69-yard TD pass to WR Darrius Heyward-Bey. The Seahawks would make their only score of the game with kicker Olindo Mare hitting a 47-yard field goal. However, the Raiders kept their momentum up as Janikowski made a 49-yard field goal, followed by RB Michael Bush making a 4-yard TD run.
With the win, Oakland improve to 4–4.
Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Raiders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
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- Date: November 7
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) (Rain)
- Game attendance: 61,075
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
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At home, in front of a sellout crowd for the first time since their 2009 Home Opener, the Oakland Raiders battled the Kansas City Chiefs for control of the AFC West. The first score of the game came from the Chiefs as Matt Cassel threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Verran Tucker to take a lead over the Raiders, 7–0. After a Ryan Succop field goal, the Chiefs led the Raiders 10–0 at the half.
The Raiders started the second half strong, as Jacoby Ford returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a score and cut the Chiefs' lead to 10–7. After Succop kicked yet another field goal for the Chiefs, Oakland took the lead when Jason Campbell threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Khalif Barnes. Going into the 4th Quarter, the Raiders led 14–13.
A fourth quarter Sebastian Janikowski field goal increased the Raiders' lead to 17–13. While the Raiders forced the Chiefs to punt on their next possession, punt-returner Nick Miller was charged with a controversial fumbling call. The play could not be challenged, as coach Tom Cable had used both of the Raiders' call challenges earlier in the game. On the Chiefs' ensuing drive, Cassel hooked up with Dwayne Bowe in the endzone to give the Chiefs a late 20–17 lead. In the dying seconds, the Raiders found themselves trailing until Campbell hooked up with Ford for a huge 41 yard reception setting Janikowski up for the game-tying field goal. The score tied the game at 20–20, sending it into overtime.
In overtime, the Raiders quickly forced the Chiefs to punt. On the Raiders' ensuing drive, Jason Campbell again hooked up with Jacoby Ford for a 47-yard pass completion. Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 31-yard field goal to give the Raiders an overtime win.
With the win, Oakland went into their bye week at 5–4 and snapped a seven-game home losing streak to the Chiefs. The Raiders' win also gave them their first three-game winning streak since 2002, as well as their first winning record, at any time during a season, since 2004.
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Steelers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) (Partly sunny)
- Game attendance: 64,987
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
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Coming off their bye week, the Raiders flew to
There were several fights during the game, mentioned by the commentators as "reminiscent of the seventies" (the Raiders and Steelers were bitter rivals in the 1970s). The first incident came before the kickoff. Defensive tackle Richard Seymour was ejected from the game after punching Roethlisberger in the face through the facemask late in the first half.
With the loss, Oakland fell to 5–5.
Week 12: vs. Miami Dolphins
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Dolphins | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
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- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 48,946
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker (blacked out locally)
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Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Steelers the Raiders played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Dolphins. The Raiders took the early advantage as Jacoby Ford returned a kick-off 101 yards for a touchdown. However, they soon trailed with kicker Dan Carpenter nailing a 49-yard field goal, followed by QB Chad Henne completing a 29-yard TD pass to RB Patrick Cobbs. The Raiders replied as QB Bruce Gradkowski made a 44-yard TD pass to Ford. They fell behind as Carpenter got a 23-yard field goal, followed by Henne getting a 57-yard TD pass to WR Marlon Moore, and with Carpenter nailing a 44-yard field goal. The Raiders tried to cut the lead when kicker Sebastian Janikowski hit a 30-yard field goal, but the Dolphins pulled away with Carpenter getting a 25-yard field goal, and with RB Ricky Williams getting a 45-yard TD run.
With the loss, Oakland fell to 5–6.
Week 13: at San Diego Chargers
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Raiders | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Chargers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
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- Date: December 5
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) (Cloudy and Sun)
- Game attendance: 68,163
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Dan Fouts
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After losing two straight games, the Raiders looked to rebound at Qualcomm Stadium, facing a Chargers team coming off a big win at Indianapolis. The game started well for the Raiders; thanks to a muffed punt by Darren Sproles that was recovered by Hiram Eugene at the San Diego 18 yard line, and set up a 9-yard rushing touchdown by Jason Campbell. Scoring continued in the first quarter with a 4-yard pass from Campbell to Jacoby Ford; and gave the Raiders an early 14–0 lead over the Chargers. The second quarter started with a 9-play, 48 yard drive that ended on a 39-yard field goal by Nate Kaeding, giving San Diego its first points of the game. Oakland answered with a rushing touchdown by Michael Bush, extending the lead to 21–3. The first half closed on a missed field goal by Kaeding.
The second half started with a quite calm third quarter, who saw both teams playing good defense and a Raiders team suffering with penalties. The third quarter closed with another field goal by Kaeding, nearing the Chargers on the scoreboard 21–6. The fourth quarter saw the Chargers trying to mount a comeback with a 4-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers to Antonio Gates; but it was promptly closed by a 7-play, 62 yard drive that ended with a Darren McFadden 7 yard rushing TD. With the win, both Raiders and Chargers reached a 6–6 record, and still stayed behind the Chiefs by 2 games for the division lead. The Raiders also swept the season series from the Chargers for the first time since 2001, and snapped a seven-game losing streak at Qualcomm Stadium.
The Raiders were favored by an impeding Chargers offense who struggled to control the game clock and establish a ground game; while the Raiders struggled with penalties and defensive miscues, mostly on the secondary.
Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars
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Raiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 38 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 62,570
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
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Coming off their win over the Chargers the Raiders flew to
With the loss, Oakland fell to 6–7.
Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
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Broncos | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Raiders | 14 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 39 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 1:15 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Cloudy/Rainy
- Game attendance: 44,246
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker (blacked out locally)
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Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Jaguars the Raiders played in home ground for an AFC West rivalry rematch against the Broncos. The Raiders took the lead with
With the win, Oakland improved to 7–7.
Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts
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Colts | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Raiders | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
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- Date: December 26
- Game time: 1:05 PM PST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 52,567
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
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The Raiders' fifteenth game was an AFC duel with the Colts at home. The Raiders struck immediately after a 99-yard kickoff return was made by Jacoby Ford. They soon trailed with RB Joseph Addai getting a 6-yard TD run, followed by kicker Adam Vinatieri getting a 30-yard field goal. They took the lead again after kicker Sebastian Janikowski hit a 59 and a 38-yard field goal, but trailed for the second time with QB Peyton Manning completing an 18-yard TD pass to TE Jacob Tamme. The Raiders tried to cut the lead with Janikowski nailing a 51-yard field goal, but fell further behind with Manning getting a 4-yard TD pass to WR Blair White. The Raiders tried to keep up with Janikowski making a 45-yard field goal, but the Colts kept going with Manning completing a 7-yard TD pass to WR Pierre Garçon. The Raiders tried to come back after QB Jason Campbell threw a 6-yard TD pass to TE Zach Miller, but the Colts defense prevented any more chances, giving them the loss.
With the loss, the Raiders fell to 7–8, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the eighth straight year.
Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs
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Raiders | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 67,045
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Randy Cross
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The Raiders' final game was an AFC West rivalry rematch against the Chiefs. They trailed early as kicker Ryan Succop nailed a 30-yard field goal, but overcame the deficit with QB Jason Campbell completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR Chaz Schilens, followed by kicker Sebastian Janikowski hitting a 38-yard field goal. The Chiefs tied the game with RB Jamaal Charles getting a 5-yard TD run, but the Raiders got the lead back with RB Michael Bush getting a 26-yard TD run, followed by Jacoby Ford getting a 10-yard TD run, then with CB Stanford Routt returning an interception 22 yards for a touchdown.
With the win, the Raiders finish the season with an 8–8 record, but not good enough to retain Tom Cable as head coach. Not long after the regular season ended, the Raiders chose not to exercise their option to retain Cable, thus he was released from the Raider organization.
TV blackouts
The first four games of the season were blacked out for Oakland with crowds under 50,000, and a season low of just over 32,000 in a game against Houston. But, big wins against Denver and Seattle for the Raiders led to an increase in ticket sales for the Week 9 match-up against the Chiefs, which was sold out and was the only Raiders home game televised in the market in 2010 (ironically, the Chiefs are actually the Raiders' easternmost division rivals).