Raiders Get Pummeled by Seahawks in Final Preseason Game

If it wasn't for Eddy Carmona's 31 yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the game, the Raiders would have been shut out by the Seahawks tonight. That said, this 18 point loss ends Oakland's preseason at a disappointing record of 1-3.

The Raiders played an excruciatingly bad overall game and it stands as a poor performance to lead them into the regular season. The Seahawks had nearly triple the total yards of the Raiders, as Oakland only racked up 101 to Seattle's 334. Granted, Carson Palmer and the first team only played one drive at the beginning of the game, but the Oakland squad should be playing much harder, especially because they are all striving to make the teams' final 53 man roster that will be announced tomorrow before six o'clock in the afternoon.

Fans also did not get a chance to see the Terrelle Pryor that they saw last week against Detroit, the one who threw for 137 yards, and 2 touchdowns, and also took it on the ground for 90 yards and a touchdown. Instead, they saw Pryor throw for 55 yards and no touchdowns tonight. Many including myself, were hoping that Pryor would follow up last week's game with another outstanding performance and make his case to be the second string quarterback behind Carson Palmer.

However, with Matt Leinart returning to the field and already having experience as a solidified back-up playing under veteran quarterbacks like Kurt Warner and Matt Schuab, it doesn't seem likely that Terrelle will be able to take his job. Speaking of Leinart, the team was glad to have him back, as he played through a lacerated right index finger tonight and was throwing with the precision that we're used to seeing.

Star running back Darren McFadden was held out of the game, and wisely so, as the team wants him to be fully healthy for the regular season.

Oakland hopes to put this preseason behind them and start their promising regular season on September 10th, against the San Diego Chargers.

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