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Chiefs Get 6 Interceptions, Blank Raiders |
POSTED: 10:09 pm CDT October 23, 2011 LOS ANGELES — In the end, it didn’t much matter whether Kyle Boller or Carson Palmer played quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. The Kansas City Chiefs had their way with both.Kendrick Lewis and Brandon Flowers returned interceptions for touchdowns and the Chiefs took advantage of rusty quarterback play from Boller and Palmer to beat the Oakland Raiders 28-0 on Sunday.Boller became the first Raiders quarterback in 13 years to throw three interceptions in the first half, including Lewis’ 59-yard score on the first drive of the game for Oakland (4-3). Palmer relieved in the second half and threw three more interceptions, including one that Flowers returned 58 yards to give the Chiefs a 28-0 lead early in the fourth quarter.Javier Arenas and Le’Ron McClain each added touchdown runs for the Chiefs (3-3) on a day the Kansas City offense didn’t have to do much at all.After being outscored 89-10 in lopsided losses to Buffalo and Detroit to open the season, the defending AFC West champion Chiefs have won three straight to get back into contention in the division race. While the wins came against cellar dwellers Minnesota and Indianapolis and a banged-up Raiders team missing its leading passer, scorer and rusher for most of the game, the Chiefs aren’t apologizing.The Raiders promising season was jolted last week when starting quarterback Jason Campbell was knocked out with a broken collarbone. Coach Hue Jackson moved quickly to get a replacement by trading for Palmer on Tuesday.Palmer had been in retirement because he refused to play with Cincinnati anymore and had been working out on his own in Southern California. Because of his rust and unfamiliarity with his teammates and the playbook, Palmer did not start in his debut.It didn’t end up mattering because neither quarterback was able to do much besides throwing interceptions. Boller was 7 for 14 for 61 yards and became the first Raiders quarterback to throw three interceptions in the first half since Donald Hollas in 1998 against Miami. Palmer went 8 for 21 for 116 yards with the three interceptions.This marked the first time the Raiders had thrown six interceptions in a game since that 1998 game against the Dolphins and the Chiefs had their first six-interception game since 1984 against Seattle.This was also the sixth time the Raiders have been shut out at home, with five coming since the start of the 2006 season.Jackson was coy all week about whether Boller or Palmer would start at quarterback in Oakland’s first game since Jason Campbell broke his collarbone. With star running back Darren McFadden leaving in the first quarter with an injured right foot, it didn’t much matter.Oakland moved into Kansas City territory on its first drive and tried to run a trick play on third-and-1 that backfired. Third quarterback Terrelle Pryor lined up at receiver and went in motion to behind the center and took a quick snap for a keeper. The Raiders were called for a false start because Pryor was not set for a second.On the next play, Boller threw an out pass to Jacoby Ford that Lewis stepped in front off and returned 59 yards for the touchdown to give the Chiefs a 7-0 lead.The boos of Boller started but Palmer remained on the sideline with a baseball hat. Boller threw his second interception on a deep pass to Denarius Moore that Flowers caught. The Chiefs then drove 61 yards for a score Le’Ron McClain’s 1-yard run.Boller finally got the Raiders moving with some good runs by Michael Bush before Derrick Johnson stuffed him on fourth down at the 1 when Jackson called for a direct snap to the running back.The Raiders drove to the Chiefs 36 late in the first half before Boller underthrew Darrius Heyward-Bey and was intercepted by Brandon Carr.
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Tim Kawakami: Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson outsmarts himself |
In the Raiders’ brave Hue World, their coach isn’t just the undisputed boss, he is also lead publicist and attention-getter-in-chief. Which is good — when the Raiders, bound by Hue Jackson’s inspiration, come together through grief and drama. And it is bad — when the Raiders play their quarterback decision way too cute, then lay an egg at home against Kansas City, as they did in Sunday’s 28-0 debacle. Good Hue is charming, creative and unifying. Bad Hue is way too full of himself, and on Sunday, he made a bit of a fool of himself. “Obviously, we lost, and that falls on me,” Jackson said after the game. “This is the team that I lead, and we didn’t play like the Raiders can play.” No, on Sunday, the Raiders played like a distracted, unorganized team that took an early hit from a much less talented squad, and never recovered. Gee, what could’ve distracted them? Only a few days ago, right after Jason Campbell’s serious injury, Jackson acquired Carson Palmer and bragged that it was the “greatest trade in football.” Then Jackson spent all week teasing with the possibility of Palmer starting this game over semi-incumbent Kyle Boller. This was Jackson’s decision and his play, and he luxuriated in the raw power of it all. The result: He showed he’s in charge. The other result: His two QBs played horrendously, and his team played like its coach had gobbled up all the focus and energy for his own amusement. On Sunday, after the debacle, Jackson said Boller and Palmer basically knew that Boller was the guy all week, and that Jackson officially told them on Saturday. Of course, nobody outside of the team knew it would be Boller until he trotted out for the Raiders’ first offensive play early in the first quarter. “I never said to anybody that I was going to play Carson Palmer,” Jackson said. “I said we were going to get him ready. So Kyle was going to play the whole time. “I have some gamesmanship myself in coaching.” Yeah, the Chiefs really seemed to be discombobulated by it. Now, the Raiders didn’t lose the game strictly because Jackson did a lot of odd things — including trick plays involving Terrelle Pryor and Michael Bush that blew up at crucial times. But, in a game where early momentum was everything, Jackson caused some anti-momentum of his own. Afterward, he had a unique construction: Blame the coach for the loss, but not for any of the decisions that led to it. “Uncertainty didn’t lead to anything,” Jackson said, when asked if holding off on the decision led to poor QB play. “Uncertainty at quarterback didn’t lead to interceptions or any of that.” He’s right, in part: The QBs were just plain bad. The major problem is that the Raiders were stuck with Boller in the first place. But wasn’t Jackson the guy who picked him as Campbell’s caddy? On the third offensive play of the game, Boller threw a disastrous pass that was picked off and quickly returned 59 yards for a touchdown by Kendrick Lewis. Boom, 7-0 Chiefs, which is when the Coliseum crowd began the “Palmer! Palmer!” chant. Then Boller threw another interception. And then another. More boos, loud boos, all kinds of boos. Boller started the third quarter, but threw three consecutive incompletions before Jackson finally pulled him for Palmer. And then Palmer threw three interceptions of his own — for six total Raiders interceptions. Boller was awful; Palmer clearly and understandably wasn’t up to speed after sitting out the entire season until last week; the Raiders blew a very, very winnable game. What the heck was going on? “The plan was not to play,” Palmer said. “All week long, it was just being deceptive and giving Kansas City something to think about, I guess. (Then) we got to the third quarter, and he told me it was time to go.” Jackson also insisted that he held Palmer back initially, despite Palmer’s desire to play immediately, but Palmer never once gave an indication of that — before or after the game. What a sagging way to enter this bye week at 4-3. “You can’t expect a quarterback to come in and in one week, just like Carson or Kyle, save the world,” running back Michael Bush said. “We knew there’s going to be some bumps and bruises.” Sunday was a big bump, right to the noggin, and maybe the coach learned something about the way he handled the lead up. The Raiders played liked a team that had other things on its mind, against an opponent that it should’ve dominated on talent alone. Hue Jackson is talented and he is interesting. Sometimes too interesting for his own good, and for his team’s good. Read Tim Kawakami’s Talking Points blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami. Contact him at tkawakami@mercurynews.com or 408-920-5442. Leave your comments on the news below. |
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Kansas City Chiefs get 6 INTs in 28-0 win over Oakland Raiders |
OAKLAND — In the end, it didn’t much matter whether Kyle Boller or Carson Palmer played quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. The Kansas City Chiefs had their way with both. Kendrick Lewis and Brandon Flowers returned interceptions for touchdowns and the Chiefs took advantage of rusty quarterback play from Boller and Palmer to beat the Oakland Raiders 28-0 on Sunday. Boller became the first Raiders quarterback in 13 years to throw three interceptions in the first half, including Lewis’ 59-yard score on the first drive of the game for Oakland (4-3). Palmer relieved in the second half and threw three more interceptions, including one that Flowers returned 58 yards to give the Chiefs a 28-0 lead early in the fourth quarter. Javier Arenas and Le’Ron McClain each added touchdown runs for the Chiefs (3-3) on a day the Kansas City offense didn’t have to do much at all. After being outscored 89-10 in lopsided losses to Buffalo and Detroit to open the season, the defending AFC West champion Chiefs have won three straight to get back into contention in the division race. While the wins came against cellar dwellers Minnesota and Indianapolis and a banged-up Raiders team missing its leading passer, scorer and rusher for most of the game, the Chiefs aren’t apologizing. The Raiders promising season was jolted last week when starting quarterback Jason Campbell was knocked out with a broken collarbone. Coach Hue Jackson moved quickly to get a replacement by trading for Palmer on Tuesday. Palmer had been in retirement because he refused to play with Cincinnati anymore and had been working out on his own in Southern California. Because of his rust and unfamiliarity with his teammates and the playbook, Palmer did not start in his debut. It didn’t end up mattering because neither quarterback was able to do much besides throwing interceptions. Boller was 7 for 14 for 61 yards and became the first Raiders quarterback to throw three interceptions in the first half since Donald Hollas in 1998 against Miami. Palmer went 8 for 21 for 116 yards with the three interceptions. This marked the first time the Raiders had thrown six interceptions in a game since that 1998 game against the Dolphins and the Chiefs had their first six-interception game since 1984 against Seattle. This was also the sixth time the Raiders have been shut out at home, with five coming since the start of the 2006 season. Jackson was coy all week about whether Boller or Palmer would start at quarterback in Oakland’s first game since Jason Campbell broke his collarbone. With star running back Darren McFadden leaving in the first quarter with an injured right foot, it didn’t much matter. Oakland moved into Kansas City territory on its first drive and tried to run a trick play on third-and-1 that backfired. Third quarterback Terrelle Pryor lined up at receiver and went in motion to behind the center and took a quick snap for a keeper. The Raiders were called for a false start because Pryor was not set for a second. On the next play, Boller threw an out pass to Jacoby Ford that Lewis stepped in front off and returned 59 yards for the touchdown to give the Chiefs a 7-0 lead. The boos of Boller started but Palmer remained on the sideline with a baseball hat. Boller threw his second interception on a deep pass to Denarius Moore that Flowers caught. The Chiefs then drove 61 yards for a score Le’Ron McClain’s 1-yard run. Boller finally got the Raiders moving with some good runs by Michael Bush before Derrick Johnson stuffed him on fourth down at the 1 when Jackson called for a direct snap to the running back. The Raiders drove to the Chiefs 36 late in the first half before Boller underthrew Darrius Heyward-Bey and was intercepted by Brandon Carr. Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news. Posted in 1, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Jacoby Ford, Jason Campbell, Kansas City Chiefs, Kyle Boller, Oakland Raiders, raiders-news | Comments Off
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Chiefs get 6 INTs in 28-0 win over Raiders |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In the end, it didn’t much matter whether Kyle Boller or Carson Palmer played quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. The Kansas City Chiefs had their way with both. Kendrick Lewis and Brandon Flowers returned interceptions for touchdowns and the Chiefs took advantage of rusty quarterback play from Boller and Palmer to beat the Oakland Raiders 28-0 on Sunday. Boller became the first Raiders quarterback in 13 years to throw three interceptions in the first half, including Lewis’ 59-yard score on the first drive of the game for Oakland (4-3). Palmer relieved in the second half and threw three more interceptions, including one that Flowers returned 58 yards to give the Chiefs a 28-0 lead early in the fourth quarter. Javier Arenas and Le’Ron McClain each added touchdown runs for the Chiefs (3-3) on a day the Kansas City offense didn’t have to do much at all. After being outscored 89-10 in lopsided losses to Buffalo and Detroit to open the season, the defending AFC West champion Chiefs have won three straight to get back into contention in the division race. While the wins came against cellar dwellers Minnesota and Indianapolis and a banged-up Raiders team missing its leading passer, scorer and rusher for most of the game, the Chiefs aren’t apologizing. The Raiders promising season was jolted last week when starting quarterback Jason Campbell was knocked out with a broken collarbone. Coach Hue Jackson moved quickly to get a replacement by trading for Palmer on Tuesday. Palmer had been in retirement because he refused to play with Cincinnati anymore and had been working out on his own in Southern California. Because of his rust and unfamiliarity with his teammates and the playbook, Palmer did not start in his debut. It didn’t end up mattering because neither quarterback was able to do much besides throwing interceptions. Boller was 7 for 14 for 61 yards and became the first Raiders quarterback to throw three interceptions in the first half since Donald Hollas in 1998 against Miami. Palmer went 8 for 21 for 116 yards with the three interceptions. This marked the first time the Raiders had thrown six interceptions in a game since that 1998 game against the Dolphins and the Chiefs had their first six-interception game since 1984 against Seattle. This was also the sixth time the Raiders have been shut out at home, with five coming since the start of the 2006 season. Jackson was coy all week about whether Boller or Palmer would start at quarterback in Oakland’s first game since Jason Campbell broke his collarbone. With star running back Darren McFadden leaving in the first quarter with an injured right foot, it didn’t much matter. Oakland moved into Kansas City territory on its first drive and tried to run a trick play on third-and-1 that backfired. Third quarterback Terrelle Pryor lined up at receiver and went in motion to behind the center and took a quick snap for a keeper. The Raiders were called for a false start because Pryor was not set for a second. On the next play, Boller threw an out pass to Jacoby Ford that Lewis stepped in front off and returned 59 yards for the touchdown to give the Chiefs a 7-0 lead. The boos of Boller started but Palmer remained on the sideline with a baseball hat. Boller threw his second interception on a deep pass to Denarius Moore that Flowers caught. The Chiefs then drove 61 yards for a score Le’Ron McClain’s 1-yard run. Boller finally got the Raiders moving with some good runs by Michael Bush before Derrick Johnson stuffed him on fourth down at the 1 when Jackson called for a direct snap to the running back. The Raiders drove to the Chiefs 36 late in the first half before Boller underthrew Darrius Heyward-Bey and was intercepted by Brandon Carr. Gotta run!. Posted in 1, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Jacoby Ford, Jason Campbell, Kansas City Chiefs, Kyle Boller, Oakland Raiders, raiders-news | Comments Off
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Oakland Raiders QB Situation: Will Carson Palmer Or Kyle Boller Start Vs. The Chiefs? |
Read More: Kyle Boller (QB – OAK), Carson Palmer (QB – OAK), Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders, Oct 23, 2011 1:05 PM PDT Carson Palmer seems to be the guy who will lead the Oakland Raiders for the remainder of the 2011 NFL season. The bigger question is whether Palmer is the guy who will be leading the Raiders right now, or whether Kyle Boller will be standing in for one start. While there are a lot of indications Raiders head coach Hue Jackson is leaning toward going with Palmer on Sunday against the Chiefs, he has yet to make a firm decision. Jerry McDonald of Bay Area News Group reports.
Al Saunders also contradicted the bold report that was made earlier.
Palmer seems like the clear favorite, but remember that he’s been out of action for awhile. He might not be in game shape yet, and he could drop down behind Boller as the week wears on. It’s not likely, but don’t pencil in Palmer to make his first start this week just yet. To talk about the Raiders, head to Silver and Black Pride. To talk about the Chiefs, check out Arrowhead Pride. That’s all for today. |
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