SB Nation Bay Area - Raiders Vs. Chargers: All-Around Effort Leads To 24-17 Raiders Victoryhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48817/bayrea-fave.png2011-11-15T14:56:48-08:00http://bayarea.sbnation.com/rss/stream/23093012011-11-15T14:56:48-08:002011-11-15T14:56:48-08:00Oakland Raiders' Michael Bush Named AFC Offensive Player Of The Week
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders's</a> MIchael Bush has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after his dominant performance against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> on Thursday Night Football. Bush rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown, and had 242 total yards from scrimmage in the Raiders 24-17 victory. It was Bush's second start and third lengthy performance in a row in place of <span>Darren McFadden</span>. In those three games, Bush has 352 rushing yards and is averaging 5.3 yards per carry.</p>↵<p>The Raiders win over San Diego was huge for divisional purposes as they seem to be coming together under new QB <span>Carson Palmer</span>. By the end of the weekend, the Raiders were a game up on the rest of the division and will look to build on that lead against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a>. It was a complete team effort and the players are being rewarded accordingly. Bush has also been nominated for the <a href="http://www.nfl.com/voting/players-air-and-ground/2011/REG/10" target="_blank">FedEx Ground Player of the Week</a> and <span>Denarius Moore</span> has been nominated for the <a href="http://www.nfl.com/voting/rookies/2011/REG/10" target="_blank">Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week</a>.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-raiders/2011/11/15/2565004/oakland-raiders-michael-bush-afc-offensive-player-of-the-week-denarius-moore-rookie-of-the-weekDavid Fucillo2011-11-13T19:00:15-08:002011-11-13T19:00:15-08:00NFL Week 10 AFC West Recap: Chargers, Chiefs Hand Raiders First Place
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a>' dominating performance on Thursday night against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">Chargers</a> put them a half-game ahead of Kansas City for first place in the AFC West. The Raiders just needed <span>Tim Tebow</span> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.milehighreport.com/">Broncos</a> to defeat Kansas City on the road in order to take a one game lead and full ownership of the division. The Broncos obliged, physically pummeling the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a> all day long with a grueling rush attack.</p>
<p>The Broncos had great success rushing the ball despite the fact that their two top running backs left the game with injuries. <span>Lance Ball</span>, the third-string running back, entered the game and rushed 30 times for 96 yards. Tim Tebow added 43 yards on 9 rushes, including a TD scamper early in the first quarter. Tebow did not complete a pass in the first half and only completed two of eight passes on the day, but one of his completions was a beautiful 56-yard touchdown strike to <span>Eric Decker</span> that put Denver up by 10 points in the fourth quarter. Kansas City scored a garbage time field goal, but did not recover the onside kick and the Broncos knelt for the victory.</p>
<p>The very presence of Tebow seemed to put the Chiefs off-balance. Even though he only passed eight times, the Chiefs were never able to sell out against the rush and were continually gashed by it, giving up 244 yards on the ground.</p>
<p>The Raiders have a long week to prepare for Minnesota, who will be facing the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Packers</a> on Monday night. With a good showing in that game, the Raiders may be able to gain some separation in the division. They clearly appear to be the best team in the division at this time, but they still have the entire NFC North to play as well as two more divisional games in the final two weeks of the season. The Raiders will need all the separation they can get if they want to make the playoffs.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-raiders/2011/11/13/2559722/nfl-week-10-afc--chargers-chiefs-raiders-tebowTyler Smith2011-11-13T10:52:44-08:002011-11-13T10:52:44-08:00Jacoby Ford Injury Update: Raiders WR Does Not Believe Injury As Serious As Darren McFadden Injury
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> have already taken a big hit to their offense with the sidelining of <span>Darren McFadden</span> over the past few weeks, but may be in line to lose another for a significant chunk of time. Wide receiver and kick returner <span>Jacoby Ford</span> is in a walking boot and using crutches to deal with an ankle Injury he suffered during the Raiders 24-17 win in San Diego this past Thursday night, though he does not feel his injury is as serious as the one suffered by Run DMC a few week ago against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com/">Chiefs</a>: </p>
<p>Per Raiders insider <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/#!/JDJohnDickinson/status/135064457658380290">John Dickinson on Twitter</a>:</p>
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<p>His status for next week is still unknown though he'll have a few extra days to try and get healthy, though any loss of time with the second year player out of Clemson could be a detriment to Hue Jackson and the rest of his squad. </p>
<p>Ford, 24 has 17 catches for 260 yards and one touchdown so far in 2011, but has been explosive in the kick return game for the Silver and Black. He broke a 101-yard kick return against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Browns</a> earlier this year for a touchdown, and had three from them last season in his rookie year, including another 101 yarder. </p>
<p><b><i>For more discussion and analysis of the Raiders, head over to <a href="http://www.silverandblackpride.com" target="_blank">Silver and Black Pride</a> to get your fix. </i></b></p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-raiders/2011/11/13/2558858/jacoby-ford-injury-oakland-raiders-darren-mcfadden-injuryErnie Pomin2011-11-11T16:43:00-08:002011-11-11T16:43:00-08:00Hue Jackson Talks About Importance of Michael Bush During Friday Press Conference
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<p>Oakland <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders" class="sbn-auto-link">Raiders</a> head coach Hue Jackson was in good spirits on Friday when he spoke to the media in his weekly day-after press conference, and spoke to the confidence he has in his football team, the importance of running back Michael Bush, and the benefit of having 10 days off between games. </p>
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<p><b>Can you talk about the importance of stopping the bleeding by getting this win, and not letting any of the negativity that's been surrounding the team lately creep in?</b></p>
<p>"Everybody thinks there's been negativity, I don't. I know losing breeds that, people start saying things...but I never felt that in our locker room. What I wanted to do was to make sure everybody kept working, just keep your head down. I had a good feeling of what wasn't going right, and if you don't know what's wrong with your team you won't know how to fix it." </p>
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<p>Whatever Jackson saw that was wrong with his squad he got it righted in a hurry. <span>Carson Palmer</span> played much better (14/20, 299 yards, 2 TD's), the defense was getting tons of pressure (6 sacks), and <span>Michael Bush</span> had a beast of a game (30 carries, 157 yards, 1 TD). Jackson spoke about the important of Bush as well: </p>
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<p><b>Did you come into the game thinking you would have to give it to Michael [Bush] 30 times? </b></p>
<p>Honestly, I thought I was going to give it to Michael as many times as it took to win the game. If it meant 50 times I would have handed it to him 50 times. I'm sure those guys will tell you that I script the openers, and the opener didn't say run the ball 30 times to Michael Bush, it says be balanced, be diverse. He was starting to stake over the game, the blockers were taking over the game, and the rest is history. </p>
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<p>Well said coach. Well said indeed. </p>
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<p><b>How beneficial is it to have 10 games off before you next game?</b></p>
<p>I think it's very beneficial. I told the guys we got 10 days to get healthy and get to get strong. We're in the last run of this thing, you know, you got seven games left, and we got some real big football ahead of us to play. </p>
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<p>With four games left against the NFC North, including a meeting with the <a href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Detroit Lions</a> and undefeated <a href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Green Bay Packers</a> at Lambeau Field, there are a lot of tough games left on the docket for the Silver and Black. Hopefully they can continue to play like they did in San Diego.</p>
<p>To watch the presser in it's entirety, click <a target="_blank" href="http://www.raiders.com/media-vault/videos/Coach-Jackson-11-11-11/080b4fae-6ca7-459d-989a-cbc46744774c">here</a>. </p>
<p><b><i>For more on the Raiders, head over to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.silverandblackpride.com">Silver and Black Pride</a>. </i></b></p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-raiders/2011/11/11/2555626/hue-jackson-michael-bush-friday-press-conferenceErnie Pomin2011-11-11T12:43:11-08:002011-11-11T12:43:11-08:00Some Quick Facts About The Raiders Victory Over San Diego
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> were looking good down in San Diego Thursday night, taking care of the dangerous <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">Chargers</a> in all three facets of the game. here are<a href="http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-at-Chargers-Quick-Hits/1a9bc156-8530-4f04-a283-ef83fa1cc864" target="_blank"> some key stats</a> and important information from the Silver and Black's epic road victory:</p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Quarterback </span><nobr style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span>Carson Palmer</span></nobr><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> completed 14 of 22 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns, finishing the game with a 125.0 passer rating. He also had five pass plays of 25 yards or more last night, the most thrown by a Raider QB since Jeff Hostetler had six of 'em back in 1993, ironically enough against San Diego. </span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">The Raiders offense had 489 total net yards.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">The Raiders defense held the Chargers to 75 yards of rushing.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Running back </span><nobr style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span>Michael Bush</span> </nobr><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">recorded 242 yards from the line of scrimmage, including 157 on the ground and a touchdown.</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span>Wide receiver </span><nobr><span>Jacoby Ford</span> </nobr><span>passed Ira Matthews for 9th all-time in Raiders history in kickoff return yardage with 1,621 yards on 64 kickoff returns.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Wide receiver <span>Denarius Moore</span> caught five passes for 123 yards (24.6 avg.) along with two touchdowns. His 17.2 YPC thus far in 2011 is the highest for a Raider since James Jett back in 1998. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Linebacker </span><nobr style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span>Kamerion Wimbley</span> </nobr><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">recorded four sacks for 27 yards in losses and led the team in tackles with seven. This was the second time Wimbley has gotten at least three sacks in a game as an Oakland Raider. All-in-all the</span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> defense finished the game with six sacks: Wimbley (4), defensive tackle </span><nobr style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span>Tommy Kelly</span> </nobr><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">(1), and defensive end </span><nobr style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span>Desmond Bryant</span> </nobr><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">(1).</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">San Diego Quarterback Phillip Rivers threw his NFL-leading 15th interception on Thursday to <span>Matt Giordano</span> in the end zone in the fourth quarter, his second pick of the season. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">With the win, the Raiders take sole possession of first place in the AFC West. (!)</span></li>
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<b><i>For more in depth discussion and analysis of the Oakland Raiders, mosey on over to <a href="http://www.silverandblackpride.com" target="_blank">Silver and Black Pride</a>, the place to be for everything Raider related. </i></b>
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https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-raiders/2011/11/11/2555154/oakland-raiders-san-diego-chargers-thursday-night-footballErnie Pomin2011-11-11T12:00:53-08:002011-11-11T12:00:53-08:00Carson Palmer Recap: Balance of Deep Passes and Short Screens Key Oakland Air Superiority
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<p>On Thursday night, the game between the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">Chargers</a> was billed as a battle between two quarterbacks. Only one of them came out of the game looking dominant. <span>Carson Palmer</span> threw for 299 yards in the game, twenty-five more yards than <span>Philip Rivers</span> threw for despite Palmer attempting a staggering 27 fewer passes on the evening. Palmer finished the night with a stellar 125.0 passer rating and a 70% completion percentage. Rivers, conversely, completed under 50% of his passes with a 72.5 passer rating.</p>
<p>Early on on the game when <span>Jacoby Ford</span> went down with injury, it seemed as though Palmer may struggle with his new favorite target sidelined. However, <span>Denarius Moore</span> simply shifted into that role and totally shined, catching five passes including two beautiful touchdowns. Palmer also hit <span>Michael Bush</span> with some nifty screen passes, which were successful primarily due to the defense being stretched out of respect for Palmer's deep ball. This is not a luxury <span>Jason Campbell</span> ever afforded the Raiders. On a crucial third down late in the fourth quarter, Palmer was able to calmly step up in the pocket and complete a pass to <span>Kevin Boss</span> for a key first down to keep the clock moving.</p>
<p>Palmer did have a couple turnovers, but those were due to pressure from edge rushers and not due to any sort of poor decision-making on his part. He played this game with calm, cool precision. Michael Bush may have dominated this game, but it was clearly Palmer's ability to keep the defense back on their heels that enabled the Raiders to move the ball so effectively. It may still be too early to tell definitively, but if Palmer keeps putting up numbers and posting victories like this, he will be well worth the price paid to acquire him.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-raiders/2011/11/11/2554801/carson-palmer-raiders-chargersTyler Smith2011-11-11T07:01:30-08:002011-11-11T07:01:30-08:00Kamerion Wimbley Recap: Oakland Raiders Pass Rush Dominant With Six-Pack of Sacks
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> offense will get plenty of praise for a strong performance Sunday night, most notably the dominant rushing effort of <span>Michael Bush</span> and the big play effort of Denarius Moore. However, the Raiders defense stepped up in a big way after several weeks of struggling. The pass rush was all over <span>Philip Rivers</span> and never gave him time to get comfortable in the pocket. When he wasn't getting driven into the ground, Rivers had to hurry throws, which led to significant accuracy issues.</p>
<p>The player of the game on the defensive side of the ball has to be <span>Kamerion Wimbley</span>. The Raiders pass rush was dominant on Thursday and Wimbley had his way with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">Chargers</a> offensive line en route to a career-high four sacks. Wimbley became <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/#!/JoshDubowAP/status/134863878713651200">the first Raiders player since Anthony Smith</a> in 1993 to grab four sacks in a game. The franchise record was Howie Long's five in 1983.</p>
<p>If you missed Wimbley's dominant performance, here is a gif of him ducking under the left tackle:</p>
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<p>Here is the end of game sequence where Wimbley gets his fourth sack of the evening coming off the right end and again blowing past the helpless right tackle. Philip Rivers tried to toss the ball away for an incomplete pass, but the refs ruled him down. The Chargers did get everyone back to try for a hail mary, but fittingly enough Rivers was sacked again, this time by Tommy Kelly.</p>
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https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-raiders/2011/11/11/2553738/kamerion-wimbley-sacks-video-oakland-raiders-thursday-night-footballDavid Fucillo2011-11-11T06:00:50-08:002011-11-11T06:00:50-08:00Michael Bush Recap: Oakland Raiders RB Records Most Yards From Scrimmage Since 1963
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<p>Although the final score was a close 24-17 difference, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> had their way with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> on Thursday Night Football. <span>Kamerion Wimbley</span> destroyed the Chargers offensive line, while running back <span>Michael Bush</span> torched a struggling Chargers defense.</p>
<p>The Raiders were able to put together an optimal offensive game plan as they lit up the Chargers through the air, while also pounding away at them on the ground. Michael Bush showed why he has been arguably the best backup running back in the league and also one of its best kept secrets as he dominated the Chargers all night long. Bush finished the game with 157 rushing yards and 85 receiving yards. Josh Dubow is reporting that his 242 combined yards are the most yards from scrimmage since Art Powell had 247 yards on December 22, 1963 against Houston. Earlier that season, Powell set the franchise single-game record with 256 yards from scrimmage.</p>
<p>Although this offense entered the season built around <span>Darren McFadden</span>, the star running back has dealt with injuries for much of his career. Due to those injuries, Michael Bush plays as important a role as just about any running back in the league. When he has stepped in for McFadden, the offense has not skipped a beat. Even as Mike Mayock kept referring to his diminished speed compared to McFadden, Bush kept on pounding away the yards.</p>
<p>Below is some video of Bush's touchdown plunge late in the first quarter. It was important to get the points, but two of his receptions were the plays I found most important. He turned some third and longs into huge conversions and got the Raiders deep into Chargers territory. He was a do-everything man on Thursday.</p>
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