| Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: August 31, 1997 Location: Memphis, TN Venue: Liberty Bowl Attendance: 30171 |
| Weather: Thunderstorm and Rain Temp: 74 F Humidty: 97% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Tennessee OilersTEN | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | TEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Chris Sanders 48 pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 37 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Tim Brown 59 pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Tim Brown 27 pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Eddie George 29 run (Eddie George run) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Tim Brown 16 pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 33 FG | 21 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Tim Brown |
| 82 | WR | James Jett |
| 77 | LOT | Pat Harlow |
| 76 | LOG | Steve Wisniewski |
| 63 | C | Barret Robbins |
| 71 | ROG | Lester Holmes |
| 72 | ROT | Lincoln Kennedy |
| 83 | TE | Rickey Dudley |
| 3 | QB | Jeff George |
| 34 | RB | Derrick Fenner |
| 26 | RB | Napoleon Kaufman |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Anthony Smith |
| 67 | LDT | Russell Maryland |
| 91 | RDT | Chester McGlockton |
| 51 | RDE | Lance Johnstone |
| 53 | LOLB | Rob Fredrickson |
| 54 | MLB | Greg Biekert |
| 50 | ROLB | Mike Morton |
| 36 | LCB | Terry McDaniel |
| 37 | SS | James Trapp |
| 33 | FS | Eddie Anderson |
| 29 | RCB | Albert Lewis |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 81 | WR | Chris Sanders |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 77 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 69 | ROT | Jon Runyan |
| 89 | TE | Frank Wycheck |
| 9 | QB | Steve McNair |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| 80 | HBK | Michael Roan |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Anthony Cook |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 92 | RDT | Henry Ford |
| 90 | RDE | James Roberson |
| 58 | LLB | Joe Bowden |
| 52 | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| 56 | RLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 31 | FS | Marcus Robertson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Napoleon Kaufman | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Derrick Fenner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Aska | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 35 | 216 | 6.2 | 29t | 1 |
| Steve McNair | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Jeff George | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 0 | 298 | 8.1 | 59t | 3 | 3 | 11 | 110.0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||||||
| Steve McNair | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 182 | 7.3 | 48t | 1 | 3 | 18 | 72.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Tim Brown | 8 | 158 | 19.8 | 59t | 3 | ||||||
| Napoleon Kaufman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Olanda Truitt | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| James Jett | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Derrick Fenner | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Harvey Williams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Rickey Dudley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Kenny Shedd | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Chris Sanders | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 48t | 1 | ||||||
| Willie Davis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Derrick Mason | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| James Trapp | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Leo Araguz | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||
| Cole Ford | 5 | 315 | 63.0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||
| Al Del Greco | 5 | 328 | 65.6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Tim Hall | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Michael Roan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Anthony Smith | 1.5 |
| Russell Maryland | 1.0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 0.5 |
| Tennessee Oilers | |
| Pratt Lyons | 1.0 |
| Joe Bowden | 1.0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 1.0 |
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