Sunday, November 17, 2013

Week 11: RAIDERS @ Houston Texans Q-by-Q Reaction

4th Quarter:

Score: OAK 28 HOU 23

Two years ago, Al Davis was the 11th man on the field during the Raiders' game winning defensive stand, two years later, he was the 12th man. Man the finish of this game was deja vu all over again to that faithful game, the day after Al Davis' passing and Mark Davis was in the owner's box watching and the game was decided by 5 points and it all ended with a goal line stand by the Raiders D. Stay tuned for the full recap.

3rd Quarter:

Score: OAK 28 HOU 17

Epic bounce back quarter by the Raiders. I said, last week, give Pryor a bulwark O-line and one or two playmakers and he can probably thrive, but McGloin, bad O-line at all, imagine him with a healthy O-line. That's scary to think about. But the beautiful highlight this quarter, Rashad Jennings' 80 yard TD run off the wildcat formation. Just fundamentally sound execution on the offense and hopefully they keep it up as the 4th Quarter begins.

2nd Quarter:

Score: OAK 14 HOU 17

Frustrating second quarter to watch. McGloin made some good throws and the receivers aren't there to catch them. That is the growing pains of lacking a #1 go-to-playmaker. I didn't like how some of the defense gave up on certain 3rd down plays especially when Case Keenum, looked like Houston was gonna sack him, but Keenum stayed upright and hit a wide open TD pass to Garrett Graham. Onto the halftime report.

1st Quarter:

Score: OAK 14 HOU 0

Two points off turnovers. The best start for our defense of the season. Matt McGloin, I've seen his preseason game and there was a reason he beat out Tyler Wilson. He made good decisions, accurate throws and cashed in on our turnovers which is why we're up 14-0.

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