Post by TheShadow on Nov 4, 2012 20:17:29 GMT -5
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By Jerry McDonald
OAKLAND -- A Raiders defense that had prided itself on preventing big plays was overwhelmed by them Sunday in a 42-32 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday at O.co Coliseum.
Tampa Bay rookie running back Doug Martin, born in Oakland and raised in Stockton, rushed for 265 yards on 21 carries including touchdown runs of 34, 67, 70 and 1-yard.
Martin's last touchdown put the Bucs up by the final margin with 1:49 to play. It was the second-most yards given up to the Raiders, behind Shawn Alexander's 35-carry, 266-yard effort in 2001.
Quarterback Josh Freeman added touchdown passes of 25 yards to Vincent Jackson and 4 yards to Mike Williams, both against cornerback Michael Huff.
Jackson also caught a 64-yard pass against Huff preceding his touchdown as the Bucs improved to 4-4.
The Raiders, down 28-10 at the end of the third quarter, closed to within 35-32 on Carson Palmer's 13-yard pass to Marcel Reece and a two-point conversion pass to Juron Criner with 3:51 left.
The Raiders, 3-5, got the ball back with 2:42 to play, but Palmer's overthrown pass was intercepted by Ahmad Black and gave the ball back to the Bucs deep in Oakland territory and set up Martin's game-clinching touchdown.
Oakland played without running back Darren McFadden after he left with a leg injury in the second quarter. McFadden went to the hospital for X-rays, which were negative, and there was no word on his prognosis.
Running back Mike Goodson, who took over for McFadden, also failed to finish with an ankle injury.
Passing on virtually every down to get the Raiders back in the game, Palmer threw touchdown passes of 25 yards to Rod Streater, 4 and 1 yards to tight end Brandon Myers, and the score to Reece.
Palmer completed 39 of 61 passes for 414 yards and had three interceptions to go along with the four touchdowns. He received some boos after a final interception with the Raiders down by 10 with less than two minutes to play.
By Jerry McDonald
OAKLAND -- A Raiders defense that had prided itself on preventing big plays was overwhelmed by them Sunday in a 42-32 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday at O.co Coliseum.
Tampa Bay rookie running back Doug Martin, born in Oakland and raised in Stockton, rushed for 265 yards on 21 carries including touchdown runs of 34, 67, 70 and 1-yard.
Martin's last touchdown put the Bucs up by the final margin with 1:49 to play. It was the second-most yards given up to the Raiders, behind Shawn Alexander's 35-carry, 266-yard effort in 2001.
Quarterback Josh Freeman added touchdown passes of 25 yards to Vincent Jackson and 4 yards to Mike Williams, both against cornerback Michael Huff.
Jackson also caught a 64-yard pass against Huff preceding his touchdown as the Bucs improved to 4-4.
The Raiders, down 28-10 at the end of the third quarter, closed to within 35-32 on Carson Palmer's 13-yard pass to Marcel Reece and a two-point conversion pass to Juron Criner with 3:51 left.
The Raiders, 3-5, got the ball back with 2:42 to play, but Palmer's overthrown pass was intercepted by Ahmad Black and gave the ball back to the Bucs deep in Oakland territory and set up Martin's game-clinching touchdown.
Oakland played without running back Darren McFadden after he left with a leg injury in the second quarter. McFadden went to the hospital for X-rays, which were negative, and there was no word on his prognosis.
Running back Mike Goodson, who took over for McFadden, also failed to finish with an ankle injury.
Passing on virtually every down to get the Raiders back in the game, Palmer threw touchdown passes of 25 yards to Rod Streater, 4 and 1 yards to tight end Brandon Myers, and the score to Reece.
Palmer completed 39 of 61 passes for 414 yards and had three interceptions to go along with the four touchdowns. He received some boos after a final interception with the Raiders down by 10 with less than two minutes to play.