Sunday, September 27, 2015

Week 3: RAIDERS @ Cleveland Browns Q-by-Q Reaction

Q4:

OAK 27 CLE 20

I feel like I was going to have a heart attack during this quarter. But, I said it at halftime, the Raiders were known in the past to blow big leads, especially on the road. It almost happened as they shot themselves in the foot with that Amari Cooper fumble to put the Browns back within one TD. The defense clamped down on that final drive, but Charles Woodson stepped it up with the big INT. Bad shoulder at all, to come up with a clutch play like that. He's amazing. What a game! Stay tuned for the full recap.

Q3:

OAK 20 CLE 10

If only the Raiders made that stop on 4th down. That TD got the Browns back in the game, but what do they have to lose since they're down by two scores? But great response by Derek Carr and the offense after Josh McCown's long drive. He hits Marcel Reece for a catch and run and the Raiders are knocking on the Browns' end zone again. They just gotta close out now.

Q2:

OAK 17 CLE 3 

Good momentum heading into the 2nd half. Latavius Murray got the running game going, Derek Carr throws two TDs to Andre Holmes and Seth Roberts, the defense makes a goal line stand. Special teams almost forced a fumble, but it was ruled down by contact. Yes, the Raiders are indeed taking the win last week against Baltimore and they are building that confidence up. Onto the halftime report.

Q1:

OAK 3 CLE 0 

I was going to lose it if Ray-Ray Armstrong missed that tackle to end the quarter. It's a pretty solid opening for both the offense and defense. Carr was connecting to Cooper all quarter long and that matchup between Cooper and Haden? So far, Cooper is getting that edge. The passing game is sharp, but the running game needs to really get going. They tried it with a run off the edge by Murray that was called back, but ever since, they've gotten nothing. It's the only thing that's keeping the offense from firing on all cylinders.


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