Carr was 24 of 31 for 289 yards. That’s what a franchise quarterback does and most of the time, those guys are picked in the top 10. Every time Carr sticks the ball in ‘Tay’s gut, he catches it easily.
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An MRI on Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s left thumb confirmed the initial diagnosis that he suffered ligament damage when he went down at the end of a run during Sunday’s loss to the Raiders. As the football squad move forward, one of the most problematic areas for the New York Jets is the lack of a healthy quarterback to lead the NFL team this season. Wasn’t he wearing No. 31 in white on that Michael Crabtree touchdown?
By the time shadows covered the O.co Coliseum field on All Saints Day, 10 Raiders had caught passes from Carr, whose yardage totaled 333. On defense, the Raiders are 26th overall, third against the run, but last against the pass. “They have a certain feeling about the run”.
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The victory represented a two-game swing in the AFC wild-card standings. It was the first meeting of the Raiders (3-3) and Chargers (2-5) since their owners announced plans to build a $1.7 billion stadium in an industrial Los Angeles suburb if they can’t get new stadiums in their home markets.
Oakland’s defense played well, too. The visitors’ Chris Ivory entered the afternoon among the league’s leading rushers. Hayden stayed there so long that he looked up to find that the Raiders offense had taken the field for a final kneel-down play. It never got much better for him.
But it would be two crucial plays by the Raiders offense that displayed an array of missed tackles from the Jets defense. The cast of what seems to be about a dozen playmakers from the toy box of Oakland offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave figures to keep him happy for future Sunday afternoons this fall.
“I’ve kind of been through it”, Bowles said. That Palmer needed surgery is an indication it wasn’t just a minor thing. With his right hand, I’m sure he can hand it off pretty good, but then you have a problem with the left hand too so, that will be a challenge.
Coming into Week 8 ranked second in the league, watching the way these Jets missed tackles and blew coverages and assignments was truly head scratching. The only player with more since the 1970 merger is Raiders assistant Rod Woodson with 71. At least CB Darrelle Revis did a decent job of shadowing Raiders rookie WR Amari Cooper (five catches for 46 yards).
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger also looked shaky in his first game back since being sidelined with a knee injury.
A day after the Jets’ 34-20 loss to the Raiders, members of the Green & White defense were left with a nasty taste in their mouths.
Murray broke two tackles on a first-quarter, 26-yard run that helped set up the Raiders’ first touchdown, a short fade from Carr to Holmes.
The Raiders got additional girth for the middle to go along with defensive tackle Dan Williams when defensive tackle Justin Ellis (ankle) and end/tackle Denico Autry (concussion) were back in action.
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Electrifying as those plays were, speed back Jones’ 59-yard score in the third quarter was even better.
