Week 8: Early Playoff Implication Game? RAIDERS vs. New York Jets Q-by-Q Reaction

Q4:

NYJ 20 OAK 34

Another 4th quarter, another 4th quarter of some antsy moments since the Raiders were keeping time on the clock for the Jets to knock on the door and come back with the way the defense was playing soft again. But, thank goodness Geno Smith had some bad clock awareness. He took a sack from D.J. Hayden and a sack from Khalil Mack to keep the clock rolling for the Jets to run out of time. But nonetheless, the Raiders can hang that elusive double digit victory on the wall. Stay tuned for the full recap.

Q3:

NYJ 13 OAK 31

I'm lovin' this after this quarter. The Raiders are in no way shape or form, playing conservative. They gave up a TD though, but whatever. But every time, the Raiders offense have answered back by putting together solid drives and they tacked on three more points to extend the lead this quarter. Next, they can't give up 23 unanswered points. Luckily, the offense is driving again to tack on more hopefully.

Q2:

NYJ 6 OAK 21

It was a matchup between the Raiders' red hot offense and the Jets' stingy defense. And I gotta tell ya', the Raiders are doing a good job neutralizing the Jets' biggest strength in blitzing and bringing the heat. The Raiders offense throughout the first half have outplayed the Jets' defense and that's a sign of consistency that us Raiders fans wanted to see after their big outing last week against the Chargers. Onto the halftime report.

Q1:

NYJ 3 OAK 7

The first quarter, the Jets controlled most of the time of possession, but the injuries to Jets' center Nick Mangold and Ryan Fitzpatrick are huge pluses in favor of the Raiders. On the first possession, the Raiders tested the stingy Jets defense and they handled that drive with ease. Although they got a huge break because Amari Cooper made a catch on a deflection from Michael Crabtree. But great awareness by Cooper on that play as he was at the right place at the right time to prevent a potential INT. So far, the momentum favors the Raiders with the Jets' injuries on the offensive side of the ball and the drive they fielded together before the end of the quarter.