Not bad for a guy who played just 22 snaps (33%).īoth Sanford and Crawford each had four combined tackles (2 solo). On a drive in the third quarter, he began it with a tackle for no gain that was negated by an offsides penalty, and later in the drive teamed up for a tackle for a loss of two. Then on the very next play stuffed a run for a short gain. On a drive in the second quarter, he got in the backfield to pressure Robert Griffin III into an incompletion. Not bad for a guy who played just 24 snaps (36%) in this game.Īlso seeing some work with Hunter out was Jack Crawford. Two drives later, he had a tackle for loss and then disrupted a run play that was stopped for a short gain. He had tackles on the first two plays of the game. Sanford started this game as an injury replacement for the Jason Hunter and Sanford came out on fire. He finished the day with 66 yards on four catches which were by far the best number among the wide receivers. Then late in the game with the Raiders desperate to score, he dug out a low pass from Flynn to an unlikely 13-yard catch. The next drive, he caught a 12-yard pass on third down. Three plays later, the Raiders scored the touchdown. He laid out on a dive and slid across the turf to catch the ball from the ground for a 34-yard completion. Matt Flynn put the ball out in front of Denarius which was well away from the defender and Denarius made an incredible catch. His first catch was the biggest play on the Raiders touchdown drive. He had a four catches in this game on six targets. Making the Baller list twice in a row is quite an accomplishment for Denarius, who is known for being on again, off again. This performance helps give the Raiders some comfort with Darren McFadden looking like he will miss some time with a hamstring strain. This included a key reception on the Raiders' only touchdown drive that went for 12 yards on third and 8 to keep the drive alive. He had 8 catches on 8 targets for 71 yards to lead all receivers for both teams. There was a second punt which he said he grazed as it left the punter's foot.Īlso helping him earn the best performance was his being the Raiders' leading receiver. The Redskins punted a total of seven times in the game and Jennings was close to blocking nearly every one of them. It was a great start to spot the offense a touchdown early on. Jennings makes top Baller first of all for the play he made to block the Redskins punt that was recovered for the Raiders' first touchdown. But that's not what makes him top Baller this week. As evidenced by his being stopped behind the line just once in the game on 23 touches. Though he had just 3.0 yards per carry behind this suspect interior line, he consistently made something from nothing and positive yardage from negative. Jennings came in for Darren McFadden and played very well. Here are the solid performances as well as those who collapsed. There were many mistakes made and most of them were made by the Raiders as they missed a real opportunity and fall to 1-3 on the season. It was not a good looking game to be honest. They too scored a non-offensive touchdown by returning an interception for a score. The Redskins offense wasn't exactly prolific. The first touchdown was courtesy of a blocked punt recovered for a touchdown. The Raiders offense had a total of one scoring drive in the game. They fell behind 14-0 early to the Raider but rode out the storm and let the Raiders shoot themselves in the foot the rest of the game to pull out the win. The winless Redskins came to Oakland Sunday and walked out winless no more.
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