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[kdmajoslin]

Week 17

Raiders (12-3) @ Ravens (14-1)

HC Joslin and the Raiders face HC Gary Hammermill and the Ravens. Hammermill is the leading contender for Coach of the Year and his Ravens are the top rated team in the NFL. Ravens rookie QB Luke Rambis is a lock for MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, QB of the Year and Offensvie Rookie of the Year. This one will not be easy. Can the Raiders pull out of their two game nose dive?

1st Quarter

Things look bad then good then bad when WR Ronald Curry fumbles a catch, WR Kevin Robinson scoops it up and goes 43yds for the TD, only to have it called back on a penalty. The Raiders settle for a 37yd FG by K Matt Prater, knowing that every point will be hard won in this one.

OAK 3 BAL 0

2nd Quarter

An aggressive Raiders defense isn't letting Baltimore Rookie QB Luke Rambis get anything started. Unfortunately, the Ravens are punishing HB Justin Fargas and backup QB Andrew Walter looks horrible. The Raiders manage a 37yd FG largely due to good field position from a KR Josh Cribbs punt return.

OAK 6 BAL 0

HB Justin Fargas busts a big run only to cough up the ball when he's tackled...DT Glen Dorsey scoops it up and goes 65yds for a TD.

OAK 6 BAL 7

3rd Quarter

QB Andrew Walter finds WR Kevin Robinson open on an out route for a 7yd TD and HB Justin Fargas adds the 2pt conversion.

OAK 14 BAL 7

4th Quarter

Oakland's defense forces a punt, but get called for roughing the kicker giving the ball back to the Ravens. Some agressive defensive play resulting in a knockdown and 2 sacks has the Ravens punting again and this time the Raiders make it to the punter. Safety!

OAK 16 BAL 7

A fumble by HB Justin Fargas is returned by DL H. Ngata for 59yds and a TD. The 2pt conversion fails.

OAK 16 BAL 13

Fargas redeems himself with a 6yd TD run

OAK 23 BAL 13 Final- The Raiders win!

Key Performers

OAK QB Andrew Walter 21/39 for 270yds TD, 2 INTs
BAL QB Luke Rambis 14/26 for 89yds 3 INTs (sacked 12 times)

OAK HB Justin Fargas 28 runs for 56yds TD (Fargas falls 17 yards short of a 2000yd season)
BAL HB Warrick Dunn 6 runs for -3yds

OAK WR Kevin Robinson 10 catches for 101yds TD
BAL WR G. Smiley 5 catches for 31yds

OAK DE Victor Abiamiri 5 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks
BAL DT Glen Dorsey 4 tackles, 3 TFL, Sack, Fumble Recovery TD

Time of Possession: OAK 37:07/ 22:49 BAL

The Raiders face the Steelers next week in the Wildcard Round of the Playoffs. The Raiders last met the Steelers in week 15 and it wasn't pretty with the Steelers holding the Raiders scoreless for 3 quarters and beating Oakland by 22pts.

[kdmajoslin]

End of Season Standings

AFC North

Ravens 14-2, Gary Hammermill, Doing OK
Steelers 10-6, Mike Tomlin, Unbeleivable
Bengals 9-7, Marvin Lewis, Doing OK
Browns 2-14, Romeo Crennel, On the Hot Seat

AFC South

Colts 14-2, Tony Dungy, Unbelievable!
Titans 13-3, Jeff Fisher, Doiing a great job
Jaguars 8-8, Jack Del Rio, Doing OK
Texans 6-10, Gary Kubiak, Doing OK



AFC East

Patriots 12-4, Hal Ophamer, Doing a great job
Bills 7-9, Dick Jauron, On the Hot Seat
Dolphins 6-10, Tony Sparano, Doing OK
Jets 5-11, Eric Mangini, On the Hot Seat


AFC West

Raiders 13-3, Ken Joslin, Doing a great job
Chargers 7-9, Norv Turner, Doing OK
Broncos 7-9, Mike Shanahan, Doing a Great Job
Chiefs 2-14, Herm Edwards, Doing OK


NFC North


Vikings 10-6, Brad Childress, Doing OK
Packers 7-9, Mike McCarthy, Doing a Great Job
Lions 7-9, Rod Marinelli, On the Hot Seat
Bears 3-13, Lovie Smith, On the Hot Seat


NFC South

Buccaneers 12-4, Jon Gruden, Unbelievable
Saints 9-7, Sean Payton, Doing a Great Job
Falcons 6-10, Mike Smith, Doing OK
Panthers 3-13, John Fox, On the Hot Seat


NFC East

Giants 12-4, Tom Coughlin, Unbelievable!
Eagles 11-5, Andy Reid, Doing a great job
Cowboys 11-5, Wade Phillips, Doing a Great Job
Redskins 7-9, Jim Zorn, Doing OK



NFC West

Seahawks 8-8, Mike Holmgren, Unbelievable
Rams 7-9, Scott Linehan, Doing OK
49ers 5-11, Mike Nolan, Doing OK
Cardinals 3-13, Alex Gibbs, On the Hot Seat

[kdmajoslin]

Accidently saved over my save point where I could still see the Pro Bowl Rosters...so no probowl rosters this year. As I recall the Raiders were pretty well represented with HB Justin Fargas, WR Kevin Robinson, DE Victor Abiamari, ILB Akin Ayodele, OLB Thomas Howard, CB Nnamdi Asomugha, FS Michael Huff, SS Ken Hamlin, and KR Josh Cribbs

[kdmajoslin]

Yearly Awards

QB Luke Rambis 408/648 (62%) for 4956yds, 42 TDS, 18 INTs...I list the stats because some may be wondering just what the rookie did to earn so many honors and help his coach lock up the Coach of the Year award.

MVP- BAL QB Luke Rambis (R)
OPOY- BAL QB Luke Rambis (R)
DPOY-CIN OLB Karlos Dansby (OAK SS Ken Hamlin and OAK DE Victor Abiamari were the runner ups)
OROY- BAL QB Luke Rambis (R)
DROY- SF OLB Casey Morrison (R)
QBOY- BAL QB Luke Rambis (R)
RBOY- NO HB Marion Barber (OAK HB Justin Fargas was the runner up)
WROY- DEN WR Brandon Marshall
OLOY- SD LT Marcus McNeill
DLOY- OAK DE Victor Abiamari
LBOY- CIN OLB Karlos Dansby
DBOY- OAK SS Ken Hamlin
KOY- MIA K Jay Feely

Coach of the Year- Gary Hammermill, Baltimore Ravens (OAK HC Joslin was the 3rd runner up behind Hammermill and Jeff Fisher of the Titans)

[kdmajoslin]

Raiders End of Season Stats

Offense
Points Per Game: 31.9 (1st)
Total Yards 6270 (2nd)
Pass Yards 3712 (12th)
Rush Yards 2558 (1st)

Defense
Points Allowed Per Game: 21.9 (22nd)
Total Yards Allowed 7260 (1st)
Pass Yards Allowed 5632 (3rd)
Rush Yards Allowed 1628 (1st)
Interceptions 21 (13th)
Sacks 96 (1st)
Defensive TDs 7 (1st)

Penalties 91 for 857yds (18th in the League)

QB Ken Dorsey 210/385 (54%) for 3041yds 18 TDs, 17 INTs
QB Andrew Walter 65/117 (55%) for 875yds 7 TDs, 7 INTs

HB Justin Fargas 398 carries for 1983yds (4.9 avg) 19 TDs
HB Charles Johnson 90 carries for 344yds (3.8) 5 TDs

WR Kevin Robinson 90 catches for 1370yds 7 TDs, 9 Drops
WR Ronald Curry 51 catches for 806yds 5 TDs, 15 Drops
WR David Tyree 48 catches for 737yds 7 TDs, 14 Drops

OL Allowed 40 Sacks

SS Ken Hamlin 87 Tackles 23 TFL, 10 Sacks, 4 INTs, 10 Deflections, 3 Forced Fumbles, Fumble Recovery, TD, Safety

MLB Akin Ayodele 69 tackles, 34 TFL, 8 sacks, INT, 3 DEFL, 4 FFumb, 2 FMBREC

FS Michael Huff 58 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 INTs, 13 DEFL,

DE Victor Abiamari 54 tackles, 25 TFL, 21 Sacks, DEFL, 5 FFumb, Fmbrec

DE Derrick Burgess 33 tackles, 19 TFL, 13 Sacks, 2 DEFL,

OLB Thomas Howard 43 tackles, 23 TFL, 16 Sacks, 5 DEFL, 3 FFumb

The Oakland Defense got 4 Safeties this year!

K Matt Prater 18/23 (78%) on FG, long of 47yds, 53/53 (100%) on PATs

P Shane Lechler 49 punts for 1945yds, 45.2 gross, 38.6 net, 5 inside 20

KR/WR Josh Cribbs 31 kick returns for 895yds (28.8 avg) 3 TDs, 94yd Long, 53 punt returns for 521yds (9.8yd avg.), TD, 56yd long

[rdnk]

Same thing happened to me. Hammermill got Joe Kain (top QB in the 1st year of the Ozzie draft) and the team has been dominant every year. It didn't help that he also had McFadden.

Wow nearly 2000 yards. And 21 sacks. Talk about some wonky stats.

[kdmajoslin]

Wild Card Games

Cowboys (11-5) @ Vikings (10-6)

This one was a back and forth game with the Vikings scoring first. The Cowboys tied it up and took the lead in the 2nd. They extended their lead in the 3rd. The Vikings comeback in the 4th but it is too little too late. The Cowboys advance. DAL 21 MIN 17

Titans (13-3) @ Patriots (12-4)

Horrible play by TEN QB Vince Young insures that the Titans would lose this one. The Patriots play solid if unspectacular football to advance. TEN 17 NE 27

Eagles (11-5) @ Seahawks (8-8)

This one was a shoot out with over 75 points scored between the two teams. Donovan McNabb and Matt Hasselbeck accounted for over 700yds passing and 7 TDs. The Eagles started strong scoring 27 points in the first half. The Seahawks charged back in the 2nd half, but in the end just didn't have enough time to seal the deal. PHI 41 SEA 35


Steelers (10-6) @ Raiders (13-3)

In their last meeting the Steelers handled the Raiders easily. HC Joslin hopes some adjustments will produce a different result this time around.

1st Quarter

Oakland's defense comes up big when CB DeAngelo Hall intercepts PIT QB Ben Roethlisberger and goes 34yds for the TD

OAK 7 PIT 0

Pittsburgh settles for a 25yd FG after running into a brick wall.

OAK 7 PIT 3

2nd Quarter

OAK HB Justin Fargas continues to baffle the nay sayers going for a 17yd TD

OAK 14 PIT 3

3rd Quarter

Mistakes by both teams kill scoring drives in the 3rd Quarter.

4th Quarter

PIT QB Ben Roethlisberger finds WR Hines Ward for a 27yd TD. They go for the 2pt Conversion but come up short.

OAK 14 PIT 9

OAK backup HB Chris Johnson shows off his speed on a 41yd end around TD.

OAK 21 PIT 9

OAK MLB Akin Ayodele kills Pittsburghs hopes of a comeback when he recovers a fumble and goes 26yds for the TD.

OAK 28 PIT 9

OAK tacks on a 23yd FG by K Matt Prater, returning the favor of running up the score...just like Steelers HC Mike Tomlin did in their last meeting.

OAK 31 PIT 9 Final

Key Performers:

OAK QB Ken Dorsey 17/36 for 168yds
PIT QB Ben Roethlisberger 5/21 for 80yds TD, 4 INTs

OAK HB Justin Fargas 16 runs for 109yds TD
PIT HB Willie Parker 23 runs for 46yds

OAK WR Kevin Robinson 5 catches for 53yds
PIT WR Hines Ward 1 catch for 27yds TD

OAK CB DeAngelo Hall 3 tackles, 2 INTs, TD
PIT LB Lamar Woodley 8 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks

Time of Possession: PIT 27:11/32:48 OAK

[kdmajoslin]

Divisional Week

Patriots (13-4) @ Colts (14-2)

Brady vs. Manning, does it get any better? Peyton Manning had the better game, taking control early and never really letting up. Brady led his team to some 4th quarter heroics, but it was too little too late. NE 17 IND 38


Cowboys (12-5) @ Giants 12-4)

The Giants started out strong putting up 31 first half points. Dallas QB Tony Romo lead a comeback in the 4th quarter, putting up 21 unanswered points. Unfortunately, the Cowboys were just too far behind. DAL 28 NYG 34


Eagles (12-5) @ Buccaneers (12-4)

Jon Gruden and the Buccaneers over perform as always putting up a steady 7 points a quarter and ending with 17 in the 4th. The Eagles are more erratic and are never really in this one after the first quarter. PHI 17 TB 38

Raiders (14-3) @ Ravens (14-2)

The Raiders handled the Ravens easily to end the season and look to do the same in the post season.

1st Quarter

OAK HB Justin Fargas takes the pitch and goes 15yds for a TD

OAK 7 BAL 0

The Ravens settle for a K Lawrence Tynes FG

OAK 7 BAL 3

2nd Quarter

An interception by OAK QB Ken Dorsey sets up a last second FG by BAL K Lawrence Tynes.

OAK 7 BAL 6 at the half

3rd Quarter

Backup HB Chris Johnson slips a tackle to make a 5yd TD run.

OAK 14 BAL 6

OAK HB Justin Fargas explodes for a 22yd TD run.

OAK 21 BAL 6

4th Quarter

The Ravens don't show any urgency settling for a Tynes FG

OAK 21 BAL 9

A great punt by OAK P Shane Lechler sets up the defense to get the Safety!

OAK 23 BAL 9

The Raiders turn the free kick into points when rookie backup HB Jamel Keddington goes in for a 3yd TD

OAK 30 BAL 9

The Ravens look unstoppable in the 2 minute drill, scoring on a short pass from rookie QB Luke Rambis to WR G. Smiley.

OAK 30 BAL 16

The Ravens kick the onside kick, but the Raiders recover. The Raiders run the ball and clock, and after a couple of first downs, take 3 kneel downs to end the game.

OAK 30 BAL 16 Final! Raiders advance to the AFC Conference Game to challenge the Indianapolis Colts

Key Performers

OAK QB Ken Dorsey 6/12 for 63yds 3 INTs (Dorsey was benched in the 3rd Quarter)
BAL QB Luke Rambis (R) 24/40 for 300yds TD, 2 INTs

OAK HB Justin Fargas 33 runs for 214yds 2 TDs
BAL HB Warrick Dunn 3 runs for -1yd

OAK WR Ronald Curry 2 catches for 30yds
BAL WR G. Smiley 7 catches for 53yds TD

OAK SS Ken Hamlin 10 tackles, 4 TFL, 4 Sacks, Safety
BAL OLB David Vobora 6 tackles, 3 TFL, Sack

Time of Possession: OAK 33:15/26:41 BAL