LIVE(ish) Play-By-Play from Week 1's Raiders vs. Titans Game!

This Week's Episode:

"Let the Fibula Bowl Commence!"

By: Jimbo X
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@JimboX

It's that time of year again, folks! As is the tradition here at The Internet Is In America, we're going to do our damnedest to give you LIVE play-by-play coverage of every single Oakland Raiders game of the season, beginning with today's season opener against Tennessee. Join us LIVE on Sunday, Sept. 10 for our patented possession-by-possession coverage of week 1's Raiders vs. Titans game, with the festivities beginning at 1 p.m. eastern time. There'll be updates every commercial break, so be sure to bookmark this shit prior to kickoff. And, as always, do us and yourselves a kindness and let all your fellow Raiders fans know what we're up to by posting links to our coverage on your social media pages. Hey, we're all in this together, remember (#SilverAndBlackLivesMatter) ... 

11:52 AM - We're about an hour and some change away from kickoff. The Raiders head into this road game as +2.5 underdog. The over/under is 50 and according to ESPN's Football Power Index (read: bullshit that doesn't mean anything), the Titans have a 53.6 percent chance of winning the contest.

11:55 AM - The Raiders have a TON of players either sitting out today's game or on IR. Fullback Jamize Olawale is a known scratch, while linebacker Cory James and first round draft selection Gareon Conley are both listed as questionable. Sea-Bass and safety Obi Melifonwu are both on the injured reserve for today's game. Meanwhile, the Titans will be without cornerback LeShaun Sims this afternoon.

12:07 PM - Oh shit, now ESPN is saying Khalil Mack is questionable for today's contest.

12:08 PM - And Conley has been downgraded to inactive. Well, fuck me already.

12:52 PM - Jim Nance and Tony Romo will be doing the play-by-play, in case you are wondering.

12:53 PM - Oddly enough, this is the big return game for both of these teams' starting QBs. And even eerier, it's their big return game coming off the EXACT same kind of injury (broken fibulae) that occurred on the very same day.

1:03 PM - The Raiders won the toss and will receive.

1:04 PM - Ryan Succop set to kick off. Cordarrelle Patterson will return.  The Titans try to pull an onside kick and the Raiders recover at midfield.

1:05 PM - Cooper with a gain of six, maybe seven.

1:05 PM - Second and four. And Lynch rumbles for 14 on his first touch as a Raider.

1:06 PM - Jared Cook with another huge pick-up. The Raiders are near the TEN 10.

1:07 PM - That was a 22-yard gain. TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS!

1:07 PM - Cooper fucking CHURNS HIS WAY THROUGH ABOUT FIVE DEFENDERS FOR THE TD. THAT WAS SO BOSS.

1:09 PM - The play is under review. THE TOUCHDOWN STANDS!

1:10 PM - The PAT is good. That was 4 plays and 2:21 minutes long. Raiders lead, 7-0.


1:12 PM - Tavecchio set to kick the ball. It's a touchback, so the Titans will take over at their own 20.

1:13 PM - Matthews drops the pass on first down.

1:14 PM - Bruce Irvin tips the pass. 

1:14 PM - Third and ten for the Titans. Matthews reels in the catch for a 19-yard gain.

1:15 PM - Murray gets about five on the first down run.

1:16 PM - Second and five. And Murray should have enough to move the ball into Raiders' territory.

1:16 PM - Murray with about a two-yard gain.

1:17 PM - Second and eight. Incomplete pass to Decker.

1:18 PM - Third and eight. Matthews reels in the catch to keep the Titans' drive alive.

1:19 PM - Murray gets maybe one on the run.

1:19 PM - Second and nine. Murray hit after a two-yard run.

1:20 PM - Third and seven. And the rookie Davis hauls it in around the Raiders' 10.

1:21 PM - And Mariota scrambles to put the Titans on the board. The PAT is good. It's a tied game, 7-7, with about seven minutes left in the first quarter.

1:25 PM - Touchback, so the Raiders take over at their own 20.

1:26 PM - Lynch gets three on the first down run.

1:26 PM - Second and 7. Incomplete to Cooper.

1:26 PM - Third and 7. And Cook reels it in for 12.

1:27 PM - Patterson gets about five on a reverse. 

1:28 PM - Second and five. Crabtree with enough to move the chains, but there's a flag down.

1:29 PM - It's offensive holding. The Raiders are penalized ten yeards.

1:30 PM - Second and 15. Looks like Cooper was overshot.

1:30 PM - Third and 15. Crabtree can't reel it in, put flags are down.

1:30 PM - Pass interference against the Titans. That's a 22-yard gain and a new set of downs for the Raiders.

1:31 PM - Lynch gets about three on the run.

1:32 PM - Second and 7. And Crabtree takes it down to the TEN 12. But a flag is down.

1:32 PM - OK, there's no formation penalty after all, so the play stands.

1:33 PM - A 25-yard pick up by Crabtree on that last play. Lynch runs for five yards on first down.

1:35 PM - Third and three from the five. Lynch looks maybe a yard shy.

1:36 PM - Fourth and one. The Raiders are going for it.

1:36 PM - And Oakland calls a timeout.

1:37 PM - AND LYNCH GETS ENOUGH TO MOVE THE STICKS.

1:37 PM - It's a first down, the refs conclude after measurements. 

1:38 PM - First and goal for the Raiders. Cooper drops the fade pass.

1:39 PM - Seth Roberts in the slot. The pass to Cooper is broken up in the endzone.

1:40 PM - Third and goal. Off the hands of Cooper again. And that's the end of the first.

1:43 PM - Fourth and goal for the Raiders. Tavecchio is in for the field goal attempt. It's good. Raiders lead it 10-7.

1:45 PM - It's a touchback for Tennessee.

1:46 PM - Murray gets maybe one on the run.

1:47 PM - Second and nine. Henry runs for about four.

1:47 PM - Third and five. And the receiver is dropped about two yards shy of the first down line.

1:48 PM - Titans punt. Richard fumbles the punt but it safely rolls out of bounds.

1:49 PM - Raiders take over around their own 15. Washington gets one on the run.

1:49 PM - Second and 10. And Cooper takes in more than enough to move the sticks.

1:50 PM - Washington rumbles for about three yards.

1:50 PM - Second and 6. And Cook moves the chains with a 7-yard pick up.

1:51 PM - Richard gets two on the run.

1:52 PM - Second and eight. Crabtree with a 17 yard reception.

1:52 PM - Richard gets perhaps two on the run.

1:53 PM - Second and nine. And Carr gets sacked for a five yard loss.

1:54 PM - Third and 13. And Carr gets sacked again.

1:55 PM - King out to punt. And Patterson buries the ball at the TEN 2.

1:58 PM - Henry runs the ball for three.

1:58 PM - Second and 7. Henry with maybe two yards.

1:59 PM - Third and 5.  Matthews picks up 24 yards.

1:59 PM - Henry runs for two.

2:00 PM - Second and eight. Mariota scrambles and makes it all the way up to midfield.

2:01 PM - Overthrown to Walker.

There's only one thing better than Polish sausage ... Italian sausage, obviously.

2:01 PM - Second and 10. Taylor with a four yard reception.

2:02 PM - Third and six. And Walker picks up enough for a new set of downs.

2:03 PM - Davis reels it in at the Raiders 27. And that's the two-minute warning.

2:05 PM - Henry gets about seven or eight on the left side run.

2:07 PM - Second and two. And Davis takes it to the nine yard line.

2:08 PM - Second and goal. Karl Joseph bats away the TD pass in the end zone.

2:09 PM - Third and goal with about a minute left in the half. TJ Carrie bumps Mariota out of bound right at the line of scrimmage.

2:10 PM - The Titans out for a field goal. It's good and we've got a 10-10 tie.

2:13 PM - The Raiders get the ball back with 43 seconds left in the half. The Raiders take over at their own 25.

2:15 PM - Crabtree runs for ten-plus and waltzes out of bounds to save a timeout.

2:16 PM - Raiders at their own 40. Crabtree with an eight yard pick up.

2:17 PM - Second and two at midfield. Washington takes it to the TEN 39 and the Raiders call a timeout.

2:17 PM - Cook downed well short of the first down marker. Two seconds left on the clock.

2:19 PM - Tavecchio out for a 52-yard attempt. 

2:19 PM - AND IT IS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. The Raiders regain the lead, 13-10, heading into halftime.

2:20 PM - Stats-wise, this is a really close game. Derek Carr is 13 for 18 with 153 yards and one touchdown, while Mariota is 10 for 15 for 116 yards and no passing TDs. The Titans are barely winning the rushing game, having collected 60 yards and one scrambling score to the Raiders scoreless 42 yards on the ground. Marshawn Lynch is our leading rusher at halftime with 29 yards on six carries while our top receiver is Michael Crabtree, who has 65 yards on four catches. 

2:22 PM - The Titans get the ball back when we resume.

2:33 PM - The Titans take the touchback and will start their drive at their own 25.

2:34 PM - Henry runs for about five. 

2:34 PM - Second and five. Walker goes down about a yard shy of the first down marker.

2:35 PM - Third and two. Taylor gets ten on the run.

2:36 PM - Murray with about four on the reception.

2:37 PM - Second and 6. Titans near midfield. And Murray gets dropped by Mack for a two yard loss.

2:37 PM - Third and eight. Mariota can't connect with Matthews on the run. Titans' gotta punt.

2:38 PM - Richard pushed out of bounds around the OAK 18.

2:39 PM - The Raiders get hit with an illegal block in the back call. That backs Oakland up to their own 10.

2:41 PM - Cooper ruled out of bounds on the first down pass.

2:42 PM - Second and 10. Lynch runs for about eight.

2:43 PM - Third and three. The ball's knocked out of Crabtree's hands. Raiders out to punt.

2:44 PM - The return man goes out at the 20 and flags are down.

2:45 PM - Oh shit, it's an illegal block in the back AGAINST Tennessee.

2:47 PM - Mack slams Murray behind the line of scrimmage.

2:48 PM - Second and 11. AND MARIOTA GETS SACKED! It's three and 12 for Tennessee. And 

2:49 PM - Everybody got a hold of 'em on that play. And Decker falls down before he can get to the ball.

2:50 PM - Titans punting. Richard fair catches it at the OAK 47.

2:53 PM - Lynch runs for a two-yard gain.

2:53 PM - Second and 8. Crabtree bobbles it for no gain.

2:53 PM - Third and 8. And Cooper has enough to move the chains.

2:54 PM - And Lynch gets 16 on the run.

2:55 PM - An incompletion to Lynch, who does a barrel roll for some reason after dropping the ball.

2:56 PM - Second and 10. Richard runs for one.

2:56 PM - Third and nine. COOPER REELS IT IN FOR A FIRST DOWN.

2:57 PM - But it's called back by a penalty on Rodney Hudson.

2:57 PM - Third and 18. Carr runs to the TEN 39. Here comes King to punt.

2:58 PM - King gets hit by a Tennessee defender. Flags are down.

2:58 PM - It's a five yard penalty against the Titans. 

2:59 PM - Here comes Tavecchio. It's another 52-yard attempt.

3:00 PM - AND IT'S GOOD AGAIN. The Raider extend their lead to 16-10.

3:03 PM - Tavecchio kicking the ball. The TEN return man bobbles it in the end zone and just takes the touchback.

3:03 PM - Matthews with about five on the reception.

3:04 PM - Second and 4. Murray gets six on the run up the gut.

3:05 PM - Walker reels it in at the OAK 40.

3:05 PM - That was a 23-yard gain. Walker with another catch for about four.

3:06 PM - Looks like Cory James is down for the Raiders.

3:09 PM - Second and 6 for TEN. Murray gets 21 on a huge run to the Raiders' 15.

3:09 PM - ALMOST intercepted by Mack.

3:10 PM - Second and 10. Decker about a yard short of the first down marker.

3:11 PM - Third and 2. And the Raiders CRUSH the ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage.

3:11 PM - Titans out for a field goal. It's good. That makes it a 16-13 game at the end of the third quarter. The Raiders lead by a field goal.

3:15 PM - Patterson bobbles it and takes the touchback. 

3:15 PM - A flag is down against the Titans. That gives the Raiders five extra yards.

3:16 PM - Cook rolls for an 11-yard gain.

3:16 PM - And Lynch churns up the field for almost 15 yards.

3:17 PM - Marshawn with another five yard run.

3:17 PM - Second and 6. The pass is too steep for Cooper.

3:18 PM - Third and six. Richard pulls it down right at the first down line.

3:19 PM - It moves the chains. And Crabtree takes it down to the TEN 19 on a fade.

3:20 PM - TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS! Seth Roberts with a 19-yard reception! The kick is good and the Raiders lead 23-13.

3:24 PM - And Adoree Jackson takes it out to the TEN 30 on the kickoff.

3:24 PM - He literally jumped over the Raiders' kicker on that one. And Walker pulls it in at midfield.

3:25 PM - Sean Smith drops Walker behind the line.

3:25 PM - Second and 10. Mariota misses his man by a few miles.

3:26 PM - Third and 10. ALMOST picked off by Reggie Nelson. Titans must punt.

3:27 PM - It's a touchback for the Raiders. They'll take over at their own 25.

3:29 PM - Washington swarmed at the line.

3:30 PM - Second and 9. Washington gets about five on the quick throw.

3:30 PM - Third and five. And Cooper damn near takes it to the midfield logo.

Three consecutive trips to Nashville, and three consecutive road wins over the Titans. Can we have these guys on our schedule next year, too?

3:31 PM - Lynch gets one, maybe two yards on the run.

3:32 PM - Second and 9. Lynch runs for about three. 

3:32 PM - Third and six. Carr under pressure and he has to throw it away.

3:33 PM - There's an injured Titan. Can't tell who, though.

3:36 PM - King out to punt. It sails into the end zone for a touchback.

3:36 PM - Murray runs for about seven.

3:37 PM - Second and 3. Walker picks up the reception at the TEN 40.

3:38 PM - The long bomb to Davis is no dice.

3:38 PM - Second and 10. Flag is down. Offsides against Bruce Irvin gives the Titans five free yards.

3:39 PM - Second and 5. Walker picks up enough to move the chains, but Bruce Irvin gets hit for a personal foul.

3:40 PM - The Titans are at the OAK 34. Walker is out of bounds in the end zone.

3:41 PM - Second and 10. Incomplete.

3:41 PM - Third and 10. And Mariota overthrows his receiver.

3:42 PM - Here comes Tennessee's kicker. It's a 52-yard attempt. 

3:43 PM - It's good. Raiders still lead, 23-16.

3:45 PM - And Patterson takes it all the way to the OAK 39.

3:45 PM - Lynch pushes the pile for about four yards.

3:45 PM - Second and 6. Lynch with another three yard run.

3:46 PM - Third and 3. AND RICHARD RUNS FOR THE FIRST!

3:46 PM - Tennessee calls a timeout.

3:47 PM - Richard runs it up the gut for about nine.

3:48 PM - Second and 1. Lynch picks up the first down and about four extra yards.

3:49 PM - The Titans take another timeout.

3:50 PM - Lynch runs it down the middle for about two.

3:50 PM - Second and 8. Lynch barrels over the defensive line for about six. And that takes us to the two-minute warning.

3:53 PM - Third and 2. Lynch goes backwards on the play.

3:54 PM - Tavecchio out for a 43-yard field goal. The Raiders take a timeout.

3:55 PM - It's RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. That makes it 26-16, Oakland.

3:57 PM - The Titans return man takes a knee in the end zone for a touchback.

3:57 PM - Murray with a 12 yard pick up. 

3:58 PM - An incomplete pass.

3:58 PM - Second and 10. False start against the Titans pushes them back 5.

3:59 PM - Second and 15. Davis about two yards shy of the first down marker.

4:00 PM - Third and 2. Davis takes it to midfield.

4:00 PM - Mariota with an incompletion.

4:00 PM - Matthews takes the ball out of bounds after a 20 yard or so pick up.

4:01 PM - Titans out for a 52-yard field goal. And it goes WIDE RIGHT.

4:02 PM - Derek Carr takes a knee and that is all she wrote from Nashville. Our final score? Raiders 26, Titans 16. 

4:03 PM - Man ... do I love football, with a passion.

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LIVE Play-By-Play Coverage from Week 13's Raiders vs. Bills Game!

We haven't forgotten the 1991 AFC Championship Game, you assholes.

By: Jimbo X
JimboXAmerican@gmail.com
@Jimbo___X

Join The Internet Is In America on Sunday, Dec. 4, for our LIVE play-by-play (well, more like possession-by-possession, but that shit is deathly for SEO) coverage of week 13's Raiders vs. Bills game. The shenanigans begin at 3 p.m. eastern time (with updates every commercial break) so be sure to bookmark this shit before kickoff. And as always, do us and yourselves a kindness and let all your fellow Raiders fans know what we're up to by posting links to our coverage on your social media pages. Hey, we're all in this together, remember (#silverandblacklivesmatter) ...

2:50 p.m. - Kickoff is in about an hour. The Raiders defend their home turf with a 9-2 record while the Bills are hovering just above .500 with a 6-5 record.

2:51 p.m. - The Raiders are three point favorites and the over/under is set at 49. 

2:52 p.m. - Tight end Charles Clay is day-to-day for Buffalo. Shilique Calhoun and Stacy McGee are both out for Oakland. D.J Hyden is on injured reserve and Latavius Murray and Michael Crabtree are both questionable.

2:53 p.m. - Buffalo is 7-4 against the spread while the Raiders are 6-5. The Bills are 5-2 as underdogs while the Raiders are 1-4 as the favorites.

2:54 p.m. - The Raiders are averaging 27.9 points per game while the Bills are averaging 25.5. The average Raiders opponent scores 25 points, whereas the average Bills foe puts up 21.5.

2:55 p.m. - The Raiders are putting up 283 passing yards a game, compared to 195 for the Bills. Buffalo, however, are averaging more rushing yards per contest - 157.4 to 112.4.

2:56 p.m. - And defensively? The Raiders are allowing opponents 282.9 passing yards and 116.9 rushing yards a game, while the Bills are letting their adversaries put up 246.9 passing yards and 114.2 rushing yards a game.

4:01 p.m. - Well, do send your regards to the Atlanta Falcons, who managed to give away what would've been a game-winning PAT in favor a failed two-point conversion pass that resulted in a game-winning pick-two for Eric Berry.

4:05 p.m. - Raiders get it first and will begin from their own 25.

4:07 p.m. - Murray with a five yard run to begin the game.

4:08 p.m. - Murray hit at the line on second down.

4:08 p.m. - Third and five. Yellow flags everywhere.

4:09 p.m. - Neutral zone infraction against the Bills.

4:09 p.m. - Incomplete to Rivera on first down.

4:10 p.m. - Carr's pinkie is still taped up. Under pressure, he floats the ball away.

4:10 p.m. - Third and 10. An illegal procedure call against Oakland makes it three and 15. That cost the Raiders a 51-yard catch and run.

4:12 p.m. - Murray with nowhere near enough to move the chains. 

4:13 p.m. - King punts it away. The Bills fair catch it within their own 20.

4:14 p.m. - And the Broncos put away Jacksonville, in case you were wondering.

4:20 p.m. - Well, the Bills marched downfield to the OAK 3. Third and goal for Buffalo. And Bruce Irvin sacks T-Mobile to save the TD.

4:21 p.m. - Dan Carpenter knocks a 27-yarder to make it 3-0 Buffalo, with about eight minutes left in the first quarter.

4:24 p.m. - Richard fair catches it in the end zone.

4:24 p.m. - Murray with a huge run - about 20 yards on the carry.

4:25 p.m. - Murray with about one on the run.

4:26 p.m. - Second and nine. Amari Cooper can't reel in the pass.

4:26 p.m. - Third and nine. Rivera with a 26-yard catch to put it deep in Bills' territory.

4:27 p.m. - Richard with a six yard run on the follow-up. Flags are down.

4:28 p.m. - Ten yard holding penalty against the Raiders.

4:28 p.m. - And that is followed up with a defensive penalty against the Bills.

4:29 p.m. - First and 15. Richard gets three, maybe four yards on the run.

4:30 p.m. -  Third and 13 after Amari Cooper can't hold onto the ball.

4:31 p.m. - Incomplete to Murray. Here comes Sea-bass.

4:31 p.m. - And the 47-yarder is good. It's 3-3 with about four and a half minutes left in quarter number one.


4:34 p.m. - The Bills return man eats it right at the BUF 20.

4:35 p.m. - McCoy gets a yard on the first down run.

4:35 p.m. - Christian gets enough to move the sticks.

4:36 p.m. - That was a 14-yard catch.

4:36 p.m. - McCoy with about two running it.

4:37 p.m. - Tate takes it up to midfield. A 12 yard completion.

4:37 p.m. - McCoy with an eight yard run. 

4:38 p.m. - Second and two. A 29-yard run from the back that isn't McCoy ensues.

4:39 p.m. - Mike Gillislee with another run up the gut. About five yards.

4:39 p.m. - Second and five. McCoy very close to getting a first down.

4:40 p.m. - Third and one. And that's it for the first quarter.

4:42 p.m. - Still third and one, deep in Oakland territory. 

4:43 p.m. - Gillislee gets enough for the first, but he can't reach the end zone.

4:44 p.m. - First and goal. The back can't get in.

4:44 p.m. - Second and like, two centimeters. And this time Gillislee powers his way through. 

4:45 p.m. - The PAT is good. Buffalo leads it 10-3 with 13 minutes left in the second quarter.

4:48 p.m. - Richard hit at the 20 on the kick-off. 

4:51 p.m. - Taiwan Jones runs about 10 yards to move the sticks.

4:51 p.m. - Murray gets about two on the first down carry.

4:52 p.m. - Carr slings it to Crabtree for eight yards.

4:52 p.m. - Third and one. Doesn't look like Murray has enough for the new set of downs.

4:53 p.m. - King out to punt.

4:54 p.m. - And that'll be a kickback.

4:56 p.m. - O'Leary with an eight yard catch and run.

4:56 p.m. - Second and two. McCoy with a 14-yard run.

4:57 p.m. - McCoy gets about five yards.

4:58 p.m. - And a white boy from southern Utah sacks T-Mobile. How about that?

4:59 p.m. - Third and 14. T-Mobile scrambles to pick up the first. 

4:59 p.m. - Woops, it's against Richie Incognito for holding. There goes that 20-yard run.

5:00 p.m. - Third and 24. And T-Mobile just throws it away. A hell of a defensive showing from the Raiders' D on this one.

5:00 p.m. - And a terrible punt gives the Raiders the ball back at their own 38.

5:04 p.m. - Murray loses a yard on a shitty end-around attempt.

5:04 p.m. - Second and 11. Murray plows through traffic to enter Bills' territory.

5:04 p.m. - Murray gets two, maybe three on the run.

5:05 p.m. - Crabtree with a four yard catch and run.

5:06 p.m. - Third and four. Flag on the deep pass to Seth Roberts. 

5:06 p.m. - Pass interference against Buffalo pretty much puts the Raiders in the red zone.

5:07 p.m. - A 27-yard penalty. Roberts drops it in the end zone on first down.

5:07 p.m. - Richard with about seven on second down.

5:08 p.m. - Third and two. And Murray punches it in to move the sticks.

5:08 p.m. - And Crabtree drops a perfect pass in the end zone.

5:09 p.m. - Second and 10. Carr scrambles for about four.

5:10 p.m. - Third and seven. Incomplete pass. But there is a flag down in the end zone.

5:11 p.m. - And Crabtree gets hit with a 15 yard taunting penalty.

5:11 p.m. - So Sea-bass has to kick. From 40-plus yards out, he's right on the money. That makes it 10-6, Buffalo, with about three minutes left in the half.

5:15 p.m. - Bills begin their next drive around their own 25.

5:17 p.m. - McCoy with about five on the run.

5:18 p.m. - T-Mobile throws a deep pass way out of bounds. Jihad Ward slow to get up.

5:18 p.m. - Third and four. Delay of game penalty against Buffalo.

5:19 p.m. - Third and nine. T-Mobile appears to have scrambled enough to move the sticks.

5:20 p.m. - That's our two-minute warning.

5:23 p.m. - Mack hits McCoy in the backfield for a two-yard loss.

5:23 p.m. - McCoy with about eight on second and 12.

5:23 p.m. - Third and three. And the pass to Sammy Watkins is overthrown.

5:24 p.m. - Thirty seconds left in the second half. The Raiders take over around their own 10.

5:25 p.m. - Cooper with a huge pick-up - a 22-yard completion. Raiders take a timeout.

5:27 p.m. - Crabtree with a 17-yard completion. 

5:27 p.m. - Fifteen seconds left. Murray runs for about 10. 

5:28 p.m. - Murray hurdles out of bounds. The field goal unit is out.

5:29 p.m. - A 47-yard attempt. Buffalo calls a timeout.

5:30 p.m.- Sea-Bass is automatic. That makes it 10-9, Buffalo as the first half concludes.

5:30 p.m. - A very close game, statistically, heading into halftime. The Bills have 192 total yards, but the Raiders have quickly jumped up to 168. The Raiders are outpassing the Bills 112 to 94, while the Bills are outrunning the Raiders 98 to 56.

5:48 p.m. - Well, shit. T-Mobile just scored a TD. Ain't that some shit.

5:49 p.m. - A 12-yard scrambling T-Mobile TD makes it 17-9 Raiders.

5:50 p.m. - Under pressure, Carr throws it away on second and nine.

5:50 p.m. - Third and nine. Roberts can't reel it in. 

5:51 p.m. - No pass interference call. Raiders have to punt. A bad kick puts the ball right around midfield. Fuck it all.

5:54 p.m. - Tate drops the pass. Flag is down.

5:55 p.m. - Second and 10 for the Bills. Sorry, I spaced out on what the penalty was.

5:56 p.m. - McCoy dropped about a yard shy of the first down marker.

5:56 p.m. - And the Bills convert on third down. A five yard run for Gillislee.

5:57 p.m. - T-Mobile incomplete. Bills around the OAK 25 now.

5:57 p.m. - McCoy with seven, maybe eight on the run.

5:58 p.m. - And Goodwin converts on third and two.

5:59 p.m. - Watkins gets six. The Bills are at the OAK 5.

5:59 p.m. - Gillislee stopped right at the first down line. I think.

6:00 p.m. - It's short.

6:01 p.m. - Third and inches for the Bills. And Gillislee has no problem marching into the end zone.

6:02 p.m. - That's his second of the game. The PAT is good. It's 24-9, Buffalo.

6:05 p.m. - It'll be a kickback. Raiders will start at their own 25.

6:05 p.m. - Walford with his first catch of the game, and it's a big pick up.

6:06 p.m. - Richard with no gain on the first down run.

6:06 p.m. - Second and 10. Roberts reels it in, and the Raiders are now in Bills' territory.

6:07 p.m. - Roberts with four, perhaps five on the catch and run.

6:07 p.m. - Murray with a big run up the gun to take the Raiders to the BUF 25.

6:08 p.m. - And a shotgun pass to Crabtree takes OAK to the five yard line.

6:08 p.m. - Buffalo calls a timeout.

6:09 p.m. - First and goal for the Raiders. Carr floats out of bounds on a blitz.

6:10 p.m. - Murray with about three yards gained on the run.

6:11 p.m. - TOUCHDOWN MICHAEL CRABTREE!

6:12 p.m. - Sea-Bass boinks the extra point to make it 24-16, Buffalo.

6:15 p.m. - And Tate gets nailed within the Bill's own 10 on the kick-off.

6:16 p.m. - McCoy with four, maybe five on the run.

6:16 p.m. - And McCoy is slowwwww getting up.

6:19 p.m. - The back gets smashed at the line. 

6:19 p.m. - Third and four. And T.J. Carries breaks up the pass. The Bills go three and out and have to punt.

6:20 p.m. - And Richard takes the punt return down to the BUF 40.

6:21 p.m. - Crabtree gets four, maybe five yards on the catch.

6:21 p.m. - Second and six. Richard breaks out a 20-yard run to take the Raiders down to the BUF 15.

6:22 p.m. - Richard gets about three on the run.

6:23 p.m. - Second and seven. Rivera hauls it in right at the first down marker.

6:23 p.m. - It's first and goal. TOUCHDOWN LATAVIUS MURRAY! Sea-Bass doinks it off the upright, but it's still good. And like that, the Buffalo lead has been cut down to 24-23.

6:28 p.m. - Bills start at their own 25. T.J. Carries bats down the pass.

6:28 p.m. - Irvin hits McCoy right at the line.

6:29 p.m. - Third and 10. And the Bills commit an offsides penalty to make it third and 15.

6:30 p.m. - And that's the end of the third quarter, folks.

6:32 p.m. - David Amerson breaks it up. Another three and out for the Bills.

6:33 p.m. - And the Raiders will get it back around their own 40.

6:34 p.m. - Nothing going on first down.

6:34 p.m. - Second and 10. Crabtree can't haul in the home run shot. He's walking off field now.

6:35 p.m. - Looks like he hurt his ring finger. Third and 10. And Rivera reels in the 15 yard shot. A flag is down.

6:36 p.m. - OK, never mind, they call it a legal hit after all. Still a first down haul, no matter how you call it.

6:37 p.m. - The pass is too high for Holmes.

6:37 p.m. - Second and 10. TOUCHDOWN AMARI COOPER!


6:38 p.m. - A 37-yard TD for No. 89. That's 21 unanswered points from the Raiders. And with the Sea-Bass extra point, the Raiders take the lead 30-24. 

6:43 p.m. - Third and eight for the Bills. He's hit as he's thrown, and it's an incompletion.

6:44 p.m. - And Richard takes the punt up to midfield. Penalty flags are down.

6:45 p.m. -  The Raiders assessed a 10 yard penalty for holding.

6:48 p.m. - Richard with six, perhaps seven on the first down run.

6:48 p.m. - And Crabtree takes it all the way down to the 40.

6:48 p.m. - Richard gets one on the run.

6:49 p.m. - Second and nine. Raiders take a timeout.

6:50 p.m. - Carr on the run has to throw it away.

6:51 p.m. - Third and nine. Carr chunks it to Murray, but it's goign nowhere. Raiders have to punt.

6:52 p.m. - And the Raiders down it at the BUF 4.

6:55 p.m. - NATE ALLEN WITH THE INTERCEPTION!

6:55 p.m. - Murray hit in the backfield for a loss.

6:56 p.m. - Richard with a good seven, perhaps even eight yard run.

6:57 p.m. - Third and two. Raiders take another timeout.

6:59 p.m. - Murray runs it down the gut and gets the first down.

7:00 p.m. - TOUCHDOWN LATAVIUS MURRAY!

7:00 p.m. - Raiders go for two, and of course, they get it. That makes it 38-24, Raiders.

7:02 p.m. - For those keeping score at home - that's 29 unanswered points for Oakland.

7:03 p.m. - The Bills get it back at their own 25.

7:04 p.m. - Five yard catch for McCoy.

7:05 p.m. - The receiver goes down a yard shy of the marker. But a flag is down.

7:05 p.m. - Offsides against the Raiders. That'll be five free yards and a re-do of second down.

7:05 p.m. - McCoy goes down right at the line.

7:06 p.m. - McCoy out of bounds after a five yard run.

7:06 p.m. - Goodwin gets enough to move the sticks.

7:07 p.m. - T-Mobile chased in the backfield, and he gets sacked right at the line.

7:07 p.m. - Goodwin hauls in the catch. That's 12-yards.

7:08 p.m. - O'Leary bobbles it on first down.

7:09 p.m. - Second and 10. He goes down a yard shy of the first down marker.

7:10 p.m. - And Reggie Bush (yes, he's still playing pro football) runs three yards to convert.

7:10 p.m. - T-Mobile overthrows Sammy Watkins.

7:11 p.m. - Second and 10. T-Mobile under pressure and the receiver catches it out of bounds.

7:11 p.m. - Third and 10. Flag against the Bills. That makes it third and 15.

7:12 p.m. - And McCoy runs for about 14 yards. 

7:13 p.m. - That's a new first down for the Bills. Buffalo at the OAK 20.

7:13 p.m. - KHALIL MACK WITH THE STRIP SACK AND THE FUMBLE RECOVERY!

7:14 p.m. - Raiders take over with about three minutes left on the clock. The Bills call a timeout.

7:15 p.m. - Third and four for the Raiders. Looks like Murray was a yard shy. Bills take a timeout.

7:17 p.m. - King out to punt with two and a half minutes left in the fourth. 

7:18 p.m. - Flag down. Gotta' be roughing the punter. But King gets penalized 15 yards for picking up the yellow flag. Whoops.

7:19 p.m. - First and 25 for the Raiders. Murray with a two yard run. And that's the two-minute warning.

7:23 p.m. - Second and 23. The Bills are out of timeouts. 

7:24 p.m. - Raiders just running out the clock. Third and 21. Murray gets about two yards.

7:25 p.m. - Less than a minute left. Raiders punting with 28 seconds left on the clock. The Bills get it back around the 30 with 18 seconds left on the clock.

7:26 p.m. - T-Mobile throws it away under pressure. Ten seconds left.

7:27 p.m. - Incomplete pass from T-Mobile. Six seconds left.

7:28 p.m. - McCoy goes down. And that's all she wrote from Oakland, Calif., folks.

7:35 p.m. - Our final score from the right side of the bay? Oakland 38, the Bills 24. 

7:36 p.m. - And with that victory, the Raiders chalk up their sixth consecutive win of the season and improve to 10-2 on the year. 

7:36 p.m. - Needless to say ... I fucking love football sometimes. 

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