Preseason over for Raiders

By Jeremy Kahn

With the regular season only a week away, Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio rested most of his starters.

Matt McGloin went 16-for-24 for 186 yards passing, while Christian Ponder went 7-for-11 for 99 yards, but it was not enough and the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Raiders 31-21 at Century Link Field.

McGloin threw touchdown passes to Seth Roberts and Rod Streater, while Michael Dyer led the team in rushing with just 17 yards rushing and scored a touchdown. Dyer carried the ball 12 times, as the Seahawks defense allowed just 27 yards rushing to the Raiders on 25 carries, for an abysmal 1.1 yards per carry.

Roberts led the team in catches with seven and gained 110 yards threw the air, for the Raiders who finished the preseason with a 1-3 record.

Russell Wilson threw just one pass on the evening, and it was a 63-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett. That was one of two catches on the evening for Lockett, who also caught a 14-yard pass for a total of 77 yards. Kasen Williams also caught two passes for 25 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass from B.J. Daniels in the third quarter.

Rosters must be brought down to the 53-man roster by 1:00 pm (Pacific) on Saturday afternoon, and then the Raiders will have eight days to get ready for their home opener versus the Cincinnati Bengals on September 13.

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