Instead of tying the game and going for the overtime victory, head coach Jack Del Rio called a play only a former defensive player could make. So when Derek Carr hit Seth Roberts for a 10-yard touchdown to cut New Orleans lead to a single point with 47 seconds left, kicker Sebastian Janikowski stood far from the action, helmet at his side, watching as Carr delivered a decisive timing pass to Michael Crabtree for a 35-34, season opening victory Sunday. Moore said he joined the squad a little too late to be involved in the game plan for Oakland, but expects to play against the Giants, a team he knows from his three seasons with Dallas from 2012 to 2014.
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“I think there are snaps that they played very well, and there are some snaps, obviously, we’ve got to get cleaned up”, Payton said. “We challenged the receivers”, Williams said. “Time-frame-wise, you are looking approximately at six weeks”. “I could see us doing that”. I believed that we would come back and win that game.
“I thought I was going to take it to the house”, Johnson said. “The ball moved on me”.
Derek Carr hit Michael Crabtree with a flawless fade pass for the win, but without Del Rio, it’s safe to say any other coach would’ve sent in their kicker for the tie.
Oakland Raiders tight end Gabe Holmes (82) tries to pull in a pass in front of New Orleans Saints cornerback P.J. Williams (25) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.
“He had a procedure done this morning”, Coach Sean Payton said Monday of Breaux.
Ex-Patriot Chandler Jones sacked Garoppolo on the first play of New England’s next possession, but the young quarterback still set up the winning kick by Gostkowski, who also booted a 53-yarder.
“I’m not going to start the season off complaining about the officials”. “That was just one play”. Snead finished with nine catches for 172 yards, including fourth-down, 1-yard TD catch in the first half.
Del Rio also praised Oakland’s running game after the Raiders rushed for 167 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown by undrafted rookie Jalen Richard.
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The Saints had one of the worst pass defenses in NFL history last season, setting league records for most touchdown passes allowed in a season (45) and opponents’ passer rating (116.1).
