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Week 14 Game Recap: Oakland Raiders 7, Green Bay Packers 38
What you need to know
| Oakland Raiders |
The Oakland offense struggled in this game as they gained only 233 yards and picked up a measly ten first downs. Contributing to their poor performance on offense were two interceptions and numerous penalties that negated big plays or put the Raiders in situations where it was difficult to pick up first downs. Except for one good drive near the end of the second quarter where Josh McCown was four of four for 72 yards and a touchdown, he struggled mightily in this contest going seven of 15 with the TD and throwing two interceptions. McCown left the game in the fourth quarter after being roughed up by Green Bay's defense.
The Raiders came into this game fourth in the league in rushing offense (135 yards per game), but had a tough time amassing yards on the ground against the Packers. Running backs Justin Fargas and LaMont Jordan combined to total a paltry 78 yards on 26 rushes (an average of 3.0 yards per carry). Fargas got 15 of those 26 rushes, but his last run came with 4:43 left in the third quarter. No injury was reported during the broadcast, and it was Jordan who received all of the rushes after Fargas left the game.
Jerry Porter and Ronald Curry were targeted a total of 13 times, but only four of those passes were completed. Porter led all Raiders' receivers with seven targets, and his 25 yard touchdown near the end of the second quarter was his fifth score of the year. The receiving tandem was the intended targets on Josh McCown's two interceptions.
| Green Bay Packers |
Despite being limited in practice this week because of elbow and shoulder injuries, Brett Favre made his 250th consecutive start and was effective in leading the Green Bay offense to 24 points. On a chilly day at Lambeau Field where the Packers put an emphasis on the run, Favre finished the game 15 of 23 for 266 yards and two touchdowns. His touchdown tosses to WR Greg Jennings and TE Donald Lee were his 23rd and 24th scoring throws of the year. Favre did throw his 11th interception of the year when Oakland S Stuart Schweigert snagged a pass that was tipped up in the air by WR Koren Robinson.
Facing one of the league's worst rush defenses, Ryan Grant rushed for a career high 156 yards on the ground and he punched a six yard run into the end zone that gave Green Bay a 7--0 lead. He averaged 5.3 yards on his 29 rushing attempts and also contributed in the passing game by hauling in two pass attempts. In the past five games, Grant has rushed for 558 yards and five touchdowns.
Greg Jennings made only two receptions in this game, but he made the most of his limited opportunities. His two catches combined for 100 yards and his 80 yard touchdown in the third quarter was Jennings' 11th touchdown of the year. The scoring grab was his fifth touchdown reception of the season that was over 40 yards.
Cornerback Will Blackmon scored two touchdowns on special teams for the Packers. His first score came on a 57 yard punt return in the second quarter and his second score came on a fumble recovery in the end zone following a fumble by Raiders' return man Tim Dwight.
What you ought to know
| QB Josh McCown, Pass: 7 - 15 - 110 - 1 TD / 2 INT, Rush: 1 - 6 - 0 |
McCown made his seventh start of the year but struggled early on to move the Oakland offense. Until the Raiders' last drive of the first half, he was only two of six for nine yards with one interception. Trailing 14--0 late in the second quarter, McCown got into a rhythm and completed longer passes of 22, 20, and 25 yards. The 25 yard reception was a touchdown toss that went to WR Jerry Porter and the score brought the Raiders within seven points of the Packers. His numbers could have been better, but he had completions of 25 and 26 yards nullified due to penalties. Even though the Green Bay defense failed to sack McCown, the Raiders quarterback took a pounding in this game. He was relieved by Andrew Walter on Oakland's first drive of the fourth quarter after taking a hit from DT Cullen Jenkins on the previous series.
| QB Andrew Walter, Pass: 5 - 8 - 38 - 0 TD / 0 INT |
Walter came into the game with 12:43 left in the fourth quarter. With a limited number of snaps, he completed 63% of his passes and led the Oakland offense to three first downs. His long completion went for 19 yards to WR Ronald Curry.
| RB LaMont Jordan, Rush: 11 - 21 - 0, Rec: 4 - 17 - 0 (6 targets) |
Jordan only averaged 1.9 yards on his 11 carries but did contribute to the offense by grabbing four of his six targets. Nine of his rushes came after Justin Fargas left in the third quarter. His receiving numbers could have been better, but Jordan had a 26 yard reception called back due to a questionable offensive pass interference penalty called on WR Jerry Porter.
| RB Justin Fargas, Rush: 15 - 57 - 0 (1 targets) |
Oakland made an attempt to get Fargas going early in this game as he got eight of his 15 rushing attempts in the first quarter. He would finish the first half averaging a respectable 4.1 yards per rush on 10 attempts, but he would leave the game for good in the second half after rushing the ball five times for 17 yards. It was not disclosed during the broadcast why Fargas was out of the game.
| RB Justin Griffith, Rec: 1 - 3 - 0 (1 targets) |
Griffith's only grab came on Oakland's first play of the game.
| WR Ronald Curry, Rush: 1 - 1 - 0, Rec: 2 - 48 - 0 (6 targets) |
Curry's first touch of the game came on a backward pass that he took for a one yard gain. His first reception went for 29 yards, but it did not come until there was 8:26 left in the third quarter. Curry's only other catch went for 19 yards and came on a third and 13 play in the fourth quarter. He was the intended receiver on Josh McCown's second interception.
| WR Jerry Porter, Rec: 2 - 45 - 1 (7 targets) |
Despite being targeted six times in the first half, Porter did not catch a ball until 40 seconds remained in the second quarter. Even though he got started a little late, he made his two catches count. His first catch went for 20 yard reception and took the football down to the Green Bay 25 yard line. On the very next play, Porter made a leaping catch over the top of Al Harris for a touchdown. He was the intended receiver on Josh McCown's first interception.
| WR Tim Dwight, Rec: 1 - 22 - 0 (2 targets) |
Dwight's only catch of the game came near the end of the second quarter and occurred on Oakland's only scoring drive of the game. He was open on a deep pass in the fourth quarter, but Andrew Walter's pass was out of reach. Dwight's fumble of a third quarter punt return was recovered in the end zone by Green Bay for a touchdown.
| WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Rec: 1 - 5 - 0 (2 targets) |
Higgins' only catch came on a fourth and one play on Oakland's' final drive of the game.
| TE Zach Miller, Rec: 1 - 8 - 0 (2 targets) |
Miller had a 25 yard reception wiped out due to a holding penalty on an offensive lineman. His only catch came on a fourth and ten play in the fourth quarter. Despite his extra effort to extend the ball, he came up one yard short and the Raiders had to turn the ball over on downs.
| PK Sebastian Janikowski 0 - 1 FG, 1 - 1 XP, 1 points |
Janikowski missed a 44 yard field goal wide right, but he did convert his only extra point attempt.
| OAK Rush Defense |
The Raiders' defense came into this contest 30th in the league against the rush and it showed in their futile attempt to stop RB Ryan Grant. Grant finished the day averaging over 5.3 yards on 29 carries and he had a six yard score on the ground in the second quarter. On the day, Oakland's defense surrendered 179 yards to the Green Bay rushing attack.
| OAK Pass Defense |
Brett Favre finished the day with 15 completions for 266 yards and 126 of those yards came on the two touchdown throws to Greg Jennings and Donald Lee. The score to Lee had to be disheartening to the Raiders as Lee broke a tackle on the short pass and fought off a defender on his way to the end zone. Stuart Schweigert did have his second interception of the season in the first quarter.
| QB Brett Favre, Pass: 15 - 23 - 266 - 2 TD / 1 INT |
There was nothing spectacular about Favre's first half stats (eight of 14 for 77 yards and one interception), but on the offenses' only touchdown drive over the first two quarters, he was four for five for 28 yards. Two third down pass completions on that series kept the chains moving and helped set up Ryan Grant's touchdown run. Favre's second half was more reflective of the games we've come to expect of him this year. Over the final two quarters, he was seven of nine for 189 yards and had touchdown throws to Greg Jennings (80 yards) and Donald Lee (46 yards). Favre's eleventh interception of the year came on a ball that was deflected by Koren Robinson into the hands of an Oakland defender.
| RB Ryan Grant, Rush: 29 - 156 - 1, Rec: 2 - 6 - 0 (4 targets) |
Maybe it was the cold weather or maybe it was the lingering effects of Brett Favre's injuries, but the Packers put an emphasis on giving the ball to Grant in this contest. He got off to a good start, rushing the ball five times for 44 yards on Green Bay's first drive and he was instrumental on the Packers' first touchdown drive. On that series, Grant took the ball on a third and one play and, after he hurdled a would be Oakland tackler, hit the hole to pick up four yards. Two plays later he plowed through a Raider defender on his way to a six yard touchdown. The score was his third rushing touchdown in the last two weeks and his fifth of the year. Grant would have longer rushes in this game of 17, 19, and 26 yards.
| RB Vernand Morency, Rush: 7 - 23 - 0, Rec: 3 - 14 - 0 (3 targets) |
Morency's first rush came near the end of the third quarter and went for a two yard gain. He took over the rushing duties for Ryan Grant with 8:21 left in the fourth quarter and had six consecutive rushes near the end of the game that went for 21 yards.
| WR Donald Driver, Rec: 3 - 38 - 0 (5 targets) |
All three of Driver's catches extended drives on third down plays and his long reception of the game went for a 20 yard gain. All of his targets came in the first half.
| WR Greg Jennings, Rec: 2 - 100 - 1 (5 targets) |
Jennings was pretty quiet early on in this game. On his first target on Green Bay's second drive, he drew a pass interference penalty on CB Nnamdi Asomugha. Jennings' next target came in the second quarter, but the pass fell incomplete on a short pass down by the goal line. His first reception went for a 20 yard gain on a third and 18 play that took place in the third quarter. Jennings' only other grab went for an 80 yard touchdown. On the play, he made a leaping catch and jogged into the end zone after his defender fell down.
| WR Koren Robinson, Rec: 1 - 37 - 0 (2 targets) |
Robinson tipped the first target his way up into the air and the pass and was intercepted by Stuart Schweigert. His only catch came near the start of the third quarter and went for a gain of 37 yards. In addition to his receiving duties, Robinson also averaged 15 yards on two kick off returns.
| WR Ruvell Martin |
Martin failed to have a ball thrown his way in this game.
| WR James Jones |
Jones played in this contest, but Brett Favre failed to look his way.
| TE Donald Lee, Rec: 4 - 71 - 1 (5 targets) |
After a first half that saw Lee grab three balls for 25 yards, he hauled in his only second half target for 46 yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. After making the catch on the short pass, Lee broke a tackle and fought off a defender on his way to the end zone.
| PK Mason Crosby 1 - 3 FG, 5 - 5 XP, 8 points |
Crosby missed badly on a 43 yard field near the end of the second quarter, but came back to connect on a 44 yard attempt on Green Bay's initial drive of the second half. A 52 yard attempt in the fourth quarter sailed wide left. Crosby did make good on all of his extra point attempts.
| GB Rush Defense |
The Green Bay defense did a good job against Oakland's rushing attack as they only allowed 85 yards on the ground. On a fourth and one play with Oakland operating from the Green Bay 47 yard line, S Nick Collins tackled Justin Fargas for loss of two. Nick Barnett brought down LaMont Jordan for a one yard loss on a third and one play in the third quarter that forced a punt.
| GB Pass Defense |
The Packers defense held Oakland quarterbacks to 12 completions for 148 yards and one touchdown. Al Harris intercepted his second pass of the year on a deep pass intended for Jerry Porter and Atari Bigby picked of his second pass of the year on an attempt intended for Ron Curry. The Green Bay pass rush failed to record a sack in this contest.
