LIVE(ish) Play-By-Play From Week 14's Raiders vs. Titans Game

This Week's Episode:

"The Unbearable Agony of Being Merely Average"

By: Jimbo X
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@Jimbo_American

It's that time of year again, folks! After an off-season that was eventful, to say the least, the 2019-2020 Oakland Raiders season is officially underway, and needless to say, expectations have NEVER been lower for our beloved silver-and-black bedecked squadron. Because we here at The Internet Is In America are loyal traditionists to a "T" (and also, glutons for punishment), we're going to be doing our damnedest to bring you LIVE play-by-play coverage of EVERY single Oakland Raiders game of the season, continuing with this afternoon's road matchup against Indianapolis. So join us LIVE on SUNDAY, DEC. 08 starting at 4 p.m. Eastern time as our patented, award-winning, possession-by-possession coverage of week 14's Raiders vs. Titanss game gets rolling. There'll be updates every commercial break, so be sure to bookmark this shit prior to kickoff — and, as always, feel free to do us and yourselves a kindness and let all your online Raiders fans know what we're offering 'em by posting links to our coverage on your social media pages. Such, I assure you, is greatly appreciated — and something tells me we're gonna' need as much help as we can damn get this season, for sure.

4:09 p.m. - Alright, I don't even feel like talking about the line or the spread or stats or any of that bullshit anymore. All you need to know is that the Raiders head into this one 6-6 and the Titans are 7-5 and Tennessee HAS to be the favorite. 

4:10 p.m. - While a loss here doesn't automatically keep the Raiders out of the playoffs race, after two back-to-back ass-kickings from the Jets and the Chiefs, they certainly need a W here in the worst way possible.

4:29 p.m. - Well goddamn, the Niners/Saints finish was plumb crazy, wasn't it?

4:30 p.m. - So it looks like the Titans get the ball first, apparently.

4:30 p.m. - OH FUCK JOSH JACOBS ISN'T PLAYING TODAY. 

4:31 p.m. - Second and three from the 34 yard line. No much going on that play.

4:31 p.m. - Third and two. Tannehill hits Sharpe to move the sticks.

4:32 p.m. - First and 10, around the TEN 42.

4:32 p.m. - Sharpe gets about eight on the catch, but flags are down.

4:33 p.m. - Holding on the defense gives the Titans a free first down.

4:33 p.m. - OK, so it's second and one after the refs forgot how to spot a football.

4:35 p.m. - Henry gets hit right at the line.

4:36 p.m. - Third and one. Henry seems to BARELY convert.

4:37 p.m. - First and 10, at midfield. Brown runs for about 11, maybe 12 down the sideline.

4:38 p.m. - Titans at the OAK 34. Sharpe gets hit at the line on the catch.

4:38 p.m. - Second and nine. Henry runs for an easy 11.

4:39 p.m. - Titans pretty close to being in the Raiders' red zone now. 

4:39 p.m. - Tannehill's end zone shot falls WAY short.

4:40 p.m. - Second and 10. The receiver gets two yards, maybe.

4:40 p.m. - Third and seven. INTERCEPTED BY MAURICE HURST!

4:41 p.m. - Fat boy almost took that motherfucker to THE HOUSE!

4:42 p.m. - A 52-yard INT return, for those wondering.

4:43 p.m. - Second and seven for the Raiders, at the TEN 20.

4:43 p.m. - Carr hits Waller, and that's good enough to move the chains.

4:43 p.m. - First and 10. TOUCHDOWN DEANDRE WASHINGTON! A 14-yard score!

4:44 p.m. - Carlson's XP is good. The Raiders strikes first, 7-0, with about 7:43 left to play in the first.

4:46 p.m. - The return man goes down around the TEN 26.

4:47 p.m. - First and 10. Henry gets hit WAY behind the line by Crosby.

4:48 p.m. - Second and 13. Brown goes down about a yard shy of moving the sticks.

4:48 p.m. - Third and one. Henry runs it up the gut for more than enough for a new set of downs.

4:49 p.m. - Titans at midfield. Henry runs for about six, possibly seven.

4:49 p.m. - Second and four. Blasingame gets a big pick-up, but flags are down. Of course, it's on Oakland, so the Titans decline it.

4:50 p.m. - First and 10, almost at the OAK 20. Henry gets  yard or two, at the most.

4:51 p.m. - Second and nine. Smith has enough to move the chains.

4:52 p.m. - First and 10 at the OAK 13. And Henry runs into the end zone, virtually untouched, because of course he would.

4:53 p.m. - The XP is good, and it's a tied ball game, 7-7 with less than four minutes left in the first.

4:56 p.m. - Jalen Richard goes down around the OAK 25 on the kickoff.

4:57 p.m. - Washington runs for about five on first down.

4:57 p.m. - Carr on the run, and he got tag Williams for the sideline grab.

4:58 p.m. - Third and five. This time Carr hits Williams for a HUGE gain.

4:58 p.m. - First and 10, near midfield. Washington runs for about a yard, I suppose.

4:59 p.m. - Second and nine. Flags are down before the snap. A neutral zone infraction against Tennessee.

5:00 p.m. - Second and four. Washington gets hit in the backfield for a two-yard loss.

5:01 p.m. - Third and six. Doss almost gets a first down, but the ball pops out and rolls out of bounds. Then the Raiders get hit by a holding penalty. Yep.

5:02 p.m. - Third and 16 now. And that's the end of the quarter.

Call it a hunch, but something tells me Jon Gruden is the kinda' guy who says the phrase "god-fuckin-damn-it" all the time.

5:05 p.m. - Alright, still three and 16.  Richard gets about eight, but that's clearly not enough to move the chains.

5:05 p.m. - Raiders have to punt.

5:06 p.m. - The return man fair catches it at the OAK 9.

5:08 p.m. - Well, Tannehill got hit throwing the ball, and AJ Brown still took it 91 yards for a touchdown. Well, fuck.

5:09 p.m. - The XP is good. And the Titans take the lead 14-0 with about 14 minutes left in the second quarter.

5:11 p.m. - Raiders take over at the ir own 25. Washing gets about eight on the catch.

5:12 p.m. - Second and two. Derek Carr scrambles for about one before going out of bounds.

5:13 p.m. - Third and two. Richard takes it up to the OAK 43 for a new set of downs.

5:13 p.m. - Richard runs it up the gut for about four yards.

5:14 p.m. - Second and six. Washington gets about four on the catch.

5:15 p.m. - Third and two. CARR HITS A WIDE OPEN GAFFORD FOR A TOUCHDOWN! A 49-yard score!

5:16 p.m. - The XP is good and it's 14-14 with about 10:43 left in the second quarter.

5:19 p.m. - The Titans take over around their own 22.

5:20 p.m. - Brown goes down around the TEN 40.

5:21 p.m. - First and 10. Henry runs for about five, possibly six.

5:22 p.m. - Second and six. Tannehill has to scramble, and he has enough to move the chains. 

5:23 p.m. - At the OAK 41. The running back takes it up the gut for four yards.

5:23 p.m. - Second and six. Davis gets pushed out of bounds around the OAK 15.

5:23 p.m. - But on the plus side, AJ Brown may be injured.

5:25 p.m. - Henry takes the ball down to the OAK 7. A six-yard gain.

5:26 p.m. - Second and four. Henry runs for about a yard. I think.

5:26 p.m. - Third and three. Brown is back in. Firkser appears to have a touchdown, but it's called back on an offensive holding call. LOL.

5:27 p.m. - Third and 13. Well, Brown scores another touchdown. That makes it Tennessee 21, Oakland 14 with less than seven left in the second quarter. The XP, obviously, is good, considering the score.

5:32 p.m. - Richard finds a hole and goes down around the OAK 30 on the kick.

5:33 p.m. - LOL at anybody caring about the Army/Navy game. Washington gets about nine on the pass.

5:33 p.m. - Second and one. Washington should have enough to move the sticks.

5:33 p.m. - First and 10. Washington gets abou five on the pass. Hey, if small ball works, small ball works.

5:34 p.m. - Second and six. Moreau takes it to midfield for a new set of downs.

5:34 p.m. - First and 10. Richard goes nowhere on the run.

5:35 p.m. - Second and 10. Carr scrambles and slides for a two yard gain.

5:36 p.m. - Third and eight. And Carr hits Waller to move the chains.

5:37 p.m. - And there's the two-minute warning.

5:40 p.m. - Raiders at the TEN 37. Washington runs down to the 31.

5:40 p.m. - Second and four. Richard runs out of bounds near the TEN 25. A late flag is down.

5:41 p.m. - The refs change their mind and say "naw, that wasn't a late hit, after all."

5:42 p.m. - First and 10 with 1:14 to go in the first half. Carr under pressure and he has to junk it away.

5:43 p.m. - And Carr hits Waller, who takes it all the way down to the TEN 1!

5:44 p.m. - First and goal. Ingold gets hit for a two-yard loss.

5:45 p.m. - Second and goal. The Titans call a timeout.

5:47 p.m. - The deep shot to Waller is no good, but there is a flag in the end zone. Pass interference on the Titans.

5:48 p.m. - Automatic first down for the Raiders, at the, I don't know, TEN one-millimeter line.

5:49 p.m. - Carr under pressure and he has to toss it away.

5:49 p.m. - Second and goal. FOSTER MOREAU IS WIDE OPEN FOR THE TD GRAB!

5:49 p.m. - The XP is good, and it's 21-21 all with 24 seconds left in the half.

TFW when you realize you'll never get to wear a cyborg skeleton mask at a Raiders game in Oakland ever again.

5:52 p.m. - Titans take over at their own 25. The pass falls incomplete. 

5:53 p.m. - Flags are down. Holding on the defense gives Tennessee an automatic first down.

5:54 p.m. - That one guy whose last name starts with the letter "F" takes it down to the OAK 35 on a huge gain. A 40-yard pick up.

5:55 p.m. - Twelve seconds left on the clock. Tannehill runs for about seven and slides. They call a timeout with four seconds left on the clock.

5:56 p.m. - Ryan Succop is going for a 42-yard field goal. IT IS NO GOOD!

5:56 p.m. - It's a tied game heading into halftime. And the Raiders will get possession to begin the third.

5:57 p.m. - Alright. Get you some snacks and take a shit if you must. I'm walking a puppy and will be seeing you in about 15.

6:11 p.m. - Raiders take over around the team's own 20.

6:12 p.m. - Second and six. Carr runs down to the OAK 37, but flags are down. Holding on the Titans.

6:13 p.m. - Jones gets about five on the catch and run.

6:13 p.m. - Second and five. The Raiders call a timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty.

6:17 p.m. - Washington runs for more than enough to move the sticks.

6:18 p.m. - Moreau looks to haul it in for a nine yard gain, and he needs some help getting to his feet. 

6:19 p.m. - Well, that was a fucking painful split around the dick area. 

6:19 p.m. - Second and four for the Raiders. Washington gets about two on the run.

6:19 p.m. - Third and one. And Carr gets sacked.

6:20 p.m. - Raiders have to punt, and it goes down at the TEN 6.

6:23 p.m. - Henry runs for about two yards, maybe three.

6:24 p.m. - Second and eight. Henry doesn't get much yardage on that run either, maybe two yards.

6:24 p.m. - Third and six. Ryan T. ALMOST gets sacked for a safety and the pass falls WAY incomplete.

6:25 p.m. - Richard goes down around the OAK 48 on the punt.

6:28 p.m. - Washington runs for a couple of yards, maybe two.

6:28 p.m. - Second and eight. Carr is ALMOST intercepted. Shit, that one was about as close as you can get to getting an INT without actually getting an INT.

6:29 p.m. - Third and eight. Carr under pressure, he throws it down the middle and nobody is open. Time to punt.

6:32 p.m. - Tennessee takes over at the team's own 11. The deep shot is WAY incomplete.

6:33 p.m. - Blasingame runs for about 20.

6:34 p.m. - First and 10. Henry runs it up the gut for about four.

6:34 p.m. - Second and six, at the TEN 38. Davis hauls in the pass at midfield.

6:35 p.m. - Pruitt takes it inside the OAK 15, with DJ Swearinger saving the TD with a shoestring tackle.

6:36 p.m. - A 42-yard gain. And then Henry runs it straight up the gut for a 10-yard TD run.

6:37 p.m. - The XP is good. The Titans regain the lead, 28-21, with less than six minutes left in the third.

6:39 p.m. - Richard goes down around the OAK 30. 

6:40 p.m. - Richard gets seven yards on the run.

6:41 p.m. - Second and three. Richard gets dropped in the backfield for a one-yard loss.

6:42 p.m. - Williams gets the catch, but it's not enough to move he sticks.

6:43 p.m. - Raiders punt, and Raymond fair catches it at the TEN 15.

6:43 p.m. - Henry takes it up the gut for about six.

6:44 p.m. - Second and four. The pass down the middle is incomplete.

6:44 p.m. - Third and four. And Sharpe has the first down catch.

6:45 p.m. - Henry finds a hole and barges into Raiders' territory.

6:45 p.m. - Dion Lewis runs for, I don't know, some number of yards.

6:46 p.m. - Second and four at the OAK 40. The deep end zone shot is batted away by Lawson.

6:47 p.m. - Third and four. Raymond hauls it down at the OAK 29.

6:48 p.m. - And that's the end of the third, ya'll.

Of course I know the name of the guy on the left. That's, uh ... the black one.

6:51 p.m. - Brown takes the Titans into the OAK 17.  And Smith hauls in the TD pass, because fuck having pass coverage anymore.

6:52 p.m. - The XP is good. It's 35-21, Titans, with more than 14 minutes left in the game.

6:56 p.m. - Carr hits Doss for a five-yard gain.

6:57 p.m. - Second and five. Over the middle to Waller for a new set of downs.

6:57 p.m. - And that's our cue for Waller to fumble the ball, with a Tennesee defender right there to scoop it up for an easy 47-yard defensive touchdown.

6:58 p.m. - It's 42-21, Tennessee after the XP. I'm not saying the season is over, but, fuck it's getting there in a hurry.

7:02 p.m. - Richard gets about four on the run.

7:03 p.m. - Richard takes it to the OAK 40 to move the sticks. Carr hits Doss at midfield for another first down.

7:04 p.m. - And right on cue, the fuckin' Internet goes down, because of course it would.

7:11 p.m. - The Wi-Fi is working again apparently, the Titans are punting the ball away. 

7:12 p.m. - There's less than 8 minutes lef in the game and the Raiders are still down by three touchdowns.

7:13 p.m. - Doss takes the ball down to midfield, like it even fuckin' matters anymore. 

7:14 p.m. - Second and one. Washington runs for about five.

7:15 p.m. - Williams hauls in close to a 20-yard pass. 

7:15 p.m. - Washington takes the ball down to the OAK 2.

7:15 p.m. - First and goal. Looks like Washington is stopped short of the goal line.

7:15 p.m. - Everybody in the crowd is sad and that makes me sad, too.

7:16 p.m. - Carr under pressure and he has to throw it away.

7:16 p.m. - Washington gets cock-blocked again.

7:17 p.m. - Fourth and goal. This is the ball game, for real.

7:18 p.m. - Carr tosses it into the end zone for an incompletion. And the fans boo like some motherfuckers, and they should.

Yep. This sums up my feelings as a Raiders fan this season perfectly.

7:20 p.m. - The Titans have a three and one situation.

7:21 p.m. - Tannehill keeps it and converts.

7:22 p.m. - Two minutes left in the game. Lewis gets tripped up at the line of scrimmage.

7:23 p.m. - Third and four. Lewis has enough for a first.

7:25 p.m. - The Titans take the victory formation. Well, this was a shity, shitty game and a shitty, shitty afternoon.

7:26 p.m. - With the loss, the Raiders fall to 6-7 on the year, which means the Raiders pretty much have to run the table and get a LOT of help to even think about making the playoffs this year. 

7:27 p.m. - Our final from Oakland? Titans 42, Raiders 21.

7:27 p.m. - All I can say is, I hate football, with a fucking passion.