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Raiders win it on the final play of the game edge out Chiefs 31-30; Lynch ejected for contact with official

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Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch (24) makes contact with back judge Greg Steed (12) during the first half of an NFL football game between the Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Lynch was ejected after the play. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-If you thought the ending of the Oakland Raiders game against the Los Angeles Chargers was nerve wracking, fast forward a little over 96 hours later.

Derek Carr found Michael Crabtree for a two-yard touchdown pass with no time remaining in the game and Giorgio Tavecchio’s extra point gave the Raiders a 31-30 come-from-behind victory over the Kansas City Chiefs before a crowd of 55,090 at the Coliseum.

The Carr to Crabtree touchdown ended an 11 play 85-yard drive in 2:25, giving the Raiders the win for the ages.

Carr began to drive the Raiders immediately, following an offensive pass interference penalty on Johnnie Holton. Following the penalty, Carr found Amari Cooper for 39-yard pass play; however, the Raiders began to falter and looked like it was going to be another hard-fought loss to a division rival.

On fourth-and-11, Carr found Jared Cook for a 13-yard pass play to the Chiefs 29-yard line. After back-to-back incomplete passes, Carr found Cook for what looked like a 29-yard touchdown pass; however, the play was overturned and Cook was marked down at the one-yard line and that is the bizarreness began.

Carr found Crabtree for a one-yard touchdown pass; however, it was nullified due to an Offensive Pass Interference call on Crabtree with seven seconds remaining.

After an incomplete pass to Cook with three seconds remaining was overturned due to a defensive holding penalty on Ron Parker, the Raiders got the ball on the Chiefs five-yard line with no time remaining in the game.

Since the game is not able to end on a defensive penalty, the game went on and it looked like the game was over, as Carr’s pass to Cordarrelle Patterson fell to the ground; however, for the second consecutive play, the Chiefs were called for a defensive holding, this time on Eric Murray.

Carr finally got the Raiders in the end zone on the third play of the drive with no time remaining on the clock, as he found Crabtree to tie up the game and Tavecchio’s subsequent extra point gave the Raiders a wild one-point victory.

It was a huge night for Carr, who went 29-for-52 for 417 yards and three touchdowns in his second game back after missing the 30-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens due to broken bones in his back.

After being in a huge rut to start the season, Amari Cooper broke out if his slump in a big way, as he caught 11 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns.

Cook caught six passes for 107 yards, while Crabtree caught three passes for 24 yards, including the game-winning touchdown pass with no time remaining in the game.

DeAndre Washington led the Raiders on the ground in rushing, as he carried the ball nine times for 33 yards. Jalen Richard also carried the ball nine times for 31 yards and Marshawn Lynch carried the ball just twice for nine yards before being ejected from the game in the second quarter after touching Line Judge Julian Mapp.

It also appeared that Lynch left the sidelines to break up a skirmish with Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters, who went to McClymonds High School.

Lynch, of course is a 2004 graduate of rival Oakland Technical High School, the two perennial powerhouses in the Oakland Athletic League.

Navarro Bowman made his Raiders debut just three days after signing with the team after being released by the San Francisco 49ers.

In his debut, Bowman led the team with 11 tackles, and Reggie Nelson added eight from his safety position.

Alex Smith went 25-for-36 for 342 yards with three touchdowns, including a 64-yard touchdown pass to Tyreke Hill and a 63-yard touchdown pass to Alex Wilson, who caught the ball after it was tipped by Keith McGill.

Hill ended up with six catches for 125 yards and that one touchdown.

Rookie sensation Kareem Hunt carried the ball 18 times for 87 yards.

Sports Headlines Podcast with Tony Renteria: Raiders face must win against Chiefs tonight it’s Win Big or Go Home

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Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) warms up before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

By Tony Renteria

The rivalry between the Oakland Raiders-Kansas City Chiefs goes all the way back to the 1960s in the AFL with two great teams. The rivalry doesn’t always necessary go on the field for the Chiefs and the Hunt family were the ones who were able to broker the merger with the NFL in Dallas in a Dallas airport parking lot and at the same time edging out then AFL Commissioner Al Davis.

For the tonight in the Oakland Coliseum the pressure is on the Raiders (2-4) to make hay after so much hype that Las Vegas oddsmakers went as far as to predict the Raiders to get to the Super Bowl. That’s gone by the wayside with four straight loses starting with Washington, Denver, Baltimore, and San Diego. The Raiders have heard and can see for themselves the many complaints and pressure regarding their offense. With quarterback Derek Carr throwing two picks against San Diego last Sunday and losing two straight games at home.

Tony Renteria does the Sports Headlines podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Oakland Raiders podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Frankly put if Raiders don’t win tonight their playoffs chances go out the window

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Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch (24) runs against the Los Angeles Chargers during an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

By Joe Hawkes Beamon

OAKLAND–The last game that the Raiders played against the Los Angeles Chargers was a very close game in a one point decision 17-16 and losing by a field goal and they came into that game with a four game losing streak. They missed by an extra point it was really a tie game but running back Marshawn Lynch rushed for 13 times for 63 yards and running back Cordarelle Patterson rushed for 55 yards, carried three times and scored a touchdown. The Raiders made it close but couldn’t seal the deal.

The Kansas City Chiefs come in tonight at the Oakland Coliseum if the Oakland Raiders don’t win this one tonight against a 5-1 Chiefs team the Raiders can almost be assuredly confident that they won’t make post season it would be hard tasking to come back from a 2-5 record.  Not too many teams have been able to come back from a record like that and the Raiders at the beginning of the season were expected to make post season this year.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Raiders podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

49ers could be in for a long haul vs. Cowboys

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AP Photo File: San Francisco 49ers cornerback Rashard Robinson (33) breaks up a pass intended for Dallas Cowboys receiver Brice Butler (19) during a 2016 NFL week 4 regular season game, Sunday, October 2, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Cowboys defeated the 49ers, 24-17. (James D. Smith via AP)

By Jeremy Harness

The 49ers have, at the very least, been very competitive this season, and in fact, they have set a new NFL record for consecutive losses by three points or fewer.

Now that they have proven that they can compete, now the young 49ers need to learn how to win.

The team just got younger this past Sunday, as the 49ers scrapped the Brian Hoyer experiment and decided to go with rookie quarterback C.J Beathard, and the young signal-caller got the 49ers back in the game to the point that they had a chance to steal the game in the final minutes.

This week, however, the task for the first win of the year is expected to get even harder against a loaded Dallas Cowboys team that will be looking to get back into the picture in the NFC East.

For about a week, it appeared that the six-game suspension against Cowboys back Ezekiel Elliott in connection with a domestic violence case would be upheld.

Within the past few days, however, Elliott has gotten another reprieve, as an injunction was recently placed to allow Elliott to play in at least one more game, which means that the 49ers will see the star running back lining up against them on Sunday.

The 49ers rested offensive tackle Joe Staley, defensive end Elvis Dumervil as well as receiver Pierre Garcon on Wednesday, while fullback Kyle Juszczyk was held out of practice with his ongoing back issue. Meanwhile, defensive end Aaron Lynch’s calf injury prevented him from practicing at all.

Linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong suffered a shoulder injury in last Sunday’s loss at Washington but was able to practice in a limited capacity, as was fellow backer Reuben Foster, who is still recovering from a high ankle sprain he suffered in the first game of the season.

Both are expected to play this Sunday, but they had a bit of a scare on their hands earlier this week. Both men were out in downtown San Francisco late Monday night, and in the process, they barely avoided being held up in an armed robbery.

Neither man was harmed, but both players reportedly apologized to the team for potentially putting the team in a bad position.

Safety Eric Reid appears to be all the way back from his knee injury, as he was a full participant in practice on Wednesday after playing last Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers Podcast with Dave Zizmor: Shanahan pushing the troops hard to get first win of 2017 season

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Photo by Patrick Smith Niners Nation: San Francisco 49rs quarterback CJ Breathard throws against the rush of the Washington defense last Sunday in Washington

On the 49ers podcast with Dave Zizmor:

1 San Francico 49ers quarterback CJ Breathard who was inserted last Sunday in Washington after quarterback Brian Hoyer was taken out of the line out after starting the first six game for the 49ers.

2 Ray Ray Armstrong and Reuben Foster had guns pointed at them after leaving the Love and Propaganda Night Club at 85 Campton Lane in downtown San Francisco. Foster had noticed a white Audi circling the night club and got a sixth sense of trouble brewing and gave his watch and jewelry to his friends that were with them in the night club. Foster and Armstrong requested security escort them out of the club together. Once they exited they were confronted by the gunmen with masks on in the white Audi with gun pulled on them. Foster and Armstrong quickly ran and the gunmen never fired a shot and took off in the white audi.

3 Dave takes a look at this Sunday’s match between the 49ers and Dallas Cowboys an the match up at Levis Stadium from both sides of the ball. No doubt 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is set to push the Niners to get into the win column for the first time.

Dave Zizmor does the 49ers podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Raiders prepare for short turnaround with KC Chiefs rolling into Oakland for Thursday Night Football

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith (11) runs the football during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. The Steelers defeated the Chiefs, 19-13. (Ryan Kang via AP)

By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
Sports Radio Service Writer

OAKLAND — If I told fans of the Silver and Black if their beloved Raiders would be sitting at 2-4 after the first six weeks of the season, many of them would want to toss me in a garbage can and roll me down a hill.

Well, the Raiders are 2-4 and their  2017 NFL season is circling the drain in a major way.

With the Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) traveling to the Black Hole this week for the first of two meetings with Oakland this season on Thursday Night Football at 5:25 p.m. PT, the second game is Dec. 10 in Kansas City, this is a true must win game for the Silver and Black if they have any chance of saving their season.

Oakland is coming off a tough 17-16 loss at home to the visiting L.A. Chargers Sunday, their fourth-straight loss following a 2-0 start to the season. It was also the fourth-straight game that the Silver and Black was held under 20 points in a game.

After missing Oakland’s 30-17 loss at home in Week 5 to the Baltimore Ravens with a back injury, starting quarterback Derek Carr returned to action for the Silver and Black against the Chargers in Week 6, completing 21-of-30 passes for 171 yards with a touchdown but threw two interceptions. Carr threw a 23-yard touchdown to wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who led the team with six catches for 52 yards on 10 targets.

Running back Marshawn Lynch recorded 63 of Oakland’s 109 rushing yards on 13 carries. Wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson took a handoff and blazed past the Chargers’ defense for a 47-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Defensively for Oakland, linebacker Bruce Irvin recorded his second sack of the season to go along with six tackles. Cornerback TJ Carrie led Oakland with eight tackles. Oakland allowed 343 yards of total offense to the Chargers, with most of the damage coming from running back Melvin Gordon.

Gordon was the Chargers’ offense, with a 150 total yards (83 rushing and 67 receiving) on 34 touches (25 rushes and nine catches) and two touchdowns (one rushing and one receiving). Second-year tight end Hunter Henry gave the Raiders fits on Sunday, hauling in five catches for 90 yards.

With the addition of four-time All-Pro linebacker NaVorro Bowman to the defense, the Raiders are hoping that the middle linebacker position will be stabilized for the rest of the year.

Bowman, a seven-year pro out of Penn State, requested his release from the San Francisco 49ers on Friday after losing playing time, signed a one-year deal worth $3 million on Monday.

Kansas City was the last team to lose a game this season after dropping a 19-13 contest to the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 6, giving the Steelers their third straight win over the Chiefs in the last two seasons, counting last year’s meeting in the playoffs.

Strangely, Sunday’s matchup between Pittsburgh and Kansas City was eerily similar to their playoff game in January, an 18-16 Steelers’ win on Kansas City’s home turf.

Chiefs starting quarterback Alex Smith completed just 19-of-34 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown, a 57-yard pass to wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas in the fourth quarter that pulled Kansas City within 12-10 with 6:13 left in the game.

Pittsburgh shut down the NFL’s hottest offense, limiting the Chiefs to 251 yards of total offense and holding the NFL’s top scoring offense per game (32.8) to just 13 points.

Smith leads the league in passer rating (119.2), second in touchdown passes (12) and is third in passing yards (1,637). Kansas City’s signal-caller has yet to throw an interception in 202 passes this season.

The Steelers also held the NFL’s top rusher, rookie running back Kareem Hunt, to just nine carries for 21 yards.

But Pittsburgh sliced up a very good Chiefs defense by racking up 439 yards of total offense. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for 252 yards on 17-of-25 passes with a touchdown and one interception. Eight of Roethlisberger’s completions went to wide receiver Antonio Brown, who hauled in 155 yards and a 51-yard touchdown catch that put Pittsburgh up 19-10 in the fourth quarter.

Running back Le’Veon Bell found gaping holes in the Chiefs’ run defense, carrying the ball 32 times for 179 yards and a touchdown. Bell also rushed for 170 yards against Kansas City in the playoffs.

The Chiefs have great playmakers in cornerback and Oakland native, Marcus Peters and fellow cornerback Terrance Mitchell. Peters and Mitchell each have two interceptions this season for a Chiefs secondary that have five for the year, pacing 13th in the NFL.

Veteran linebacker Justin Houston leads Kansas City with 5.5 sacks, ranking seventh in the NFL.

Kansas City sits on top of the AFC West, while Oakland is sitting in the basement of the division. With a win for Kansas City, it could be the final nail in the coffin of the Raiders’ season as it will drop the team to 2-5 and put the season on life support.

But, win on Thursday night on primetime, and it could put the team back on course.

Kansas City has won the last five-straight games against Oakland, with the Raiders’ last victory over the Chiefs, coincidentally, on Nov. 20, 2014, which was a game on Thursday Night Football.

The 0-10 Raiders defeated the 7-3 Chiefs 24-20 in a rainy game in Oakland.

Thursday night’s game will conclude Oakland’s three-game homestand, with Oakland’s next game coming in Buffalo on Oct. 29.

 

 

 

 

Oakland Raiders Report: Bowman to the Raiders; Former 49er was popular figure in SF

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Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor, right, and San Francisco 49ers middle linebacker NaVorro Bowman, left, pose for a photo after trading jerseys following an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 12-9. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

By Jeremy Kahn

ALAMEDA–Well, NaVorro Bowman was not out of work for long, and his new team is not far away from his former team, the San Francisco 49ers.

Bowman, who played seven years for the 49ers and was released by the team on Friday after the team was unable to manufacture a trade, he signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders.

The contract signed by Bowman is worth $3 million, and it is a possibility that Bowman could play on Thursday night against the Kansas City, this according to Jack Del Rio.

“He’s a veteran guy. He’s played a lot of good ball over the years,” Del Rio said. “We’re excited to have him. We’re a little green at the linebacker position. To add somebody with the experience that he has, we think it’s a nice addition for us and we’ll get him up to speed and we’ll see how quickly we can get him on the field.”

Bowman comes to the Raiders at a pivotal time, as the team is on a four-game losing streak and is without the services of rookie fifth-round draft Marquel Lee, who is out with an ankle injury.

Novak’s field goal wins it as Chargers edge Raiders 17-16

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Los Angeles Chargers kicker Nick Novak (9) kicks the game winning field goal from the hold of Drew Kaser against the Oakland Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-When the Los Angeles Chargers and the Oakland Raiders get together on the football field, you know it is going to be a battle to the end.

Well, this most definitely came down to the end, as Nick Novak kicked a 32-yard field goal with no time remaining in the game and the Chargers defeated the Raiders 17-16 before a crowd of 54,685 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Novak’s game-winning field goal came after Marquette King pinned the Chargers on their eight-yard line after a 58-yard punt.

On the first play of the drive, Phiilp Rivers found tight end Hunter Henry for a 34-yard pass play out to the Chargers 42-yard line. After a two-yard run by Melvin Gordon, it was the combo of Rivers and Henry once again, as Rivers found the big tight end for a 23-yard pass play out to the Raiders 33-yard line and put the Chargers into field goal range.

Gordon, who was terrific both on the ground and catching the ball, gained seven yards and brought the game to the two-minute warning.

Following the two-minute warning, Gordon became the bell cow, as he carried the ball on four straight possessions all the way down to the Raiders 10-yard line.

After two kneel downs by Rivers, Novak, who missed a 48-yard field goal on the Chargers second series of the game kicked the game-winner and sent them to their second straight win and the reeling Raiders to their fourth straight defeat.

Rivers was terrific on the afternoon, as he 25-for-36 for 268 yards passing and a touchdown to Gordon.

As for Gordon, he carried the ball 25 times for 83 yards and a touchdown, and he also caught nine passes for 67 yards and a touchdown.

“He’s a good running back, but it wasn’t nothing we couldn’t handle. They just got the best of us,” said David Amerson.

After missing just one game with multiple broken bones in his back, Derek Carr returned to the starting lineup for the Raiders.

In his return to the lineup, Carr went 21-for-30 for 171 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.

Carr gave the Raiders an early 7-0 lead, as he found Michael Crabtree for a 23-yard touchdown pass that saw Crabtree hit the pylon as he scored.

“Specifically, on Derek, I thought he did OK. It’s good to have him back, I know that. He missed threw a couple of things, but I thought for the most part he was fairly sharp,” said Jack Del Rio.

Crabtree ended the day with six catches for 52 yards, while Amari Cooper broke out of his slump, as he caught five passes for 28 yards.

Cordarelle Patterson caught one pass for five yards, but it was his 47-yard touchdown run on an end around with 7:51 remaining in the game that gave the Raiders a 16-14 lead; however, rookie Giorgio Tavecchio missed the extra point, as Jon Condo’s snap was high and that missed extra point was huge in the outcome of the game.

Tavecchio gave the Raiders a 10-7 lead at the half, as he nailed a 44-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.

After a scoreless third quarter, the Chargers took their first lead of the game, as Gordon scored on a six-yard pass from Rivers that gave them a 14-10 lead.

That lead lasted all of two minutes and 28 seconds, as Patterson scored on a 47-yard touchdown run that brought Raider Nation to their feet.

Unfortunately, in the end, it was the Novak field goal in the final seconds that doomed the Raiders and sent them to their fourth straight defeat.

NOTES: After a short week, the Raiders return to the Coliseum field on Thursday night, as they take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chargers return to Los Angeles, and will face the Denver Broncos on October 22 at Stubhub Center.

These two teams will meet on December 31 at the Stubhub Center in the regular season finale for both teams.

49ers Lose 26-24 5th Straight by Three or Less; Drop to 0-6

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San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan pauses as he speaks to members of the media following an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

By: Joe Lami

For the first time in the history of the National Football League, a team has lost five straight games by three points or less. The San Francisco 49ers made history for the wrong reason on Sunday with a 26-24 loss to the Washington Redskins.

Make it a combined 13 points now for those five losses, as the 49ers continue to get close but aren’t able to get it done.

It wouldn’t have been close without the emergence of rookie quarterback, C.J. Beathard who came in relief after Brian Hoyer’s ineffective start, as he completed four passes for 34 yards on 11 attempts.

Beathard was forced to play catch-up, as the 49ers were trailing 14-0 before the former Hawkeye came into the game with 6:39 left in the second quarter. He was able to turn things around for the 49ers and it all started right before the end of the half, as he led a drive that finished with a 4th and goal touchdown run from Carlos Hyde to cut the score to 17-7.

Although the rookie wasn’t getting much help from his receivers in his first couple of drives as drops continue to be a major concern for this club, the second half Niners seemed like a brand new team. It clearly showed as they started the third with a 12 play, 42-yard drive ending with a field goal to make it 17-10.

With the new found confidence, the 49ers were better in all aspects of the field and it bled into the defense as well. A big fumble recovery by Jimmy Ward and a return of 43 yards gave the Niners the ball on the one-yard line to set up Hyde’s second score of the game tying it at 17.

Rumored to be coming to the city by the bay next season, quarterback Kirk Cousins finished 25-of-37 for 330 yards, two touchdowns, and one pick. He led Washington to nine points in the final quarter to secure the victory.

Beathard cut the deficit down to two with his first touchdown throw of his career on an insane play in which he was able to escape pressure and chuck it 46 yards to a wide-open Aldrick Robinson.

With a chance to comeback and win it after a 17-point deficit, the 49ers once again fell apart when it mattered most. Penalties once again became the downfall. This time a pick play offensive pass interference penalty called on Pierre Garcon on a 2nd down at the Redskins 40. The horrible call cost the Niners ten yards putting the 49ers out of field goal range while costing them the chance at the win.

Despite the loss, and a record of 0-6, things are looking up still for the Niners and it has a lot to do with Beathard. His final line was 19-of-36 for 245 yards, a touchdown, and an interception (coming on the last play of the game).

The focus now comes to the Cowboys as the red and gold search for their first win, but their new quarterback seeing first-team reps this week will give the faithful hope.

After all, it’s the second time in franchise history the team has started 0-6. The last time was led by Bill Walsh.

Oakland Raiders Podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Carr to start Sunday will be watched carefully by coaches and medical staff/ Game could be move to LA due to poor air quality

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USA Today file photo: Oakland Raiders Jon Feliciano (76) will be starting at right guard on Sunday in place of injured Gabe Jackson

Oakland Raiders Podcast with J Hawkes:

1 The Raiders right guard Gabe Jackson will be sitting out due to a foot injury for this Sunday’s game in Oakland. Raiders offensive coordinator Todd Downing  who said he will be going with Jon Feliciano who will be in Jackson’s place.

2 Downing said that Feliciano has well rounded ability to not only fill in for Jackson but also he can play back up center

3 Feliciano played a key role in helping Oakland’s running game as the Raiders gained 100 yards for the first time in three weeks

4 Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is expected to start on Sunday against the LA Chargers. The Raiders will be monitoring Carr’s health status (injured back) and see if he can throw the whole game.

5 Air quality monitored game could move to LA: NFL spokesman Michael Signora said the league is monitoring the air quality for this Sunday’s upcoming game with the Chargers and Raiders. Signora said that the league is monitoring how bad the smoke from the Napa/Sonoma fire is and according to J Hawkes the air quality in Oakland is just plain bad for breathing.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Oakland Raiders podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com