Raiders Fall to Jaguars in Jacksonville

The Oakland Raiders fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars 49-11 in 2007 NFL Regular Season Week 16 action. RB Dominic Rhodes carried the ball 27 times for 115 yards, and rookie QB JaMarcus Russell tossed his first career touchdown pass.

The Raiders won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. CB Chris Carr returned K Josh Scobee’s opening kickoff to the Raiders 13, where the Raiders offense took the field with .Josh McCown at quarterback. The Jaguars forced and three-and-out and Pro Bowl P Shane Lechler came on to punt. WR Dennis Northcutt called for and made a fair catch of the 46-yard punt at the Jaguars 33.

Jacksonville’s offense opened with David Garrad at quarterback. After a 5-yard penalty on the Raiders for too many men on the field, RB Fred Taylor broke loose for a 62-yard touchdown run. Scobee’s extra point gave the Jaguars a 7-0 lead with 12:02 left in the first quarter.

Carr returned the ensuing kickoff to the Oakland 15. The Raiders moved out to their 42 before the Jaguars forced a punt. Northcutt returned Lechler’s second punt of the day two yards to the Jacksonville 16.

RB Maurice Jones-Drew capped off a 7-play, 84-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown burst. Scobee’s extra point gave the Jaguars a 14-0 lead with 3:21 left in the first quarter.

Carr returned the ensuing kickoff 29 yards to the Raiders 37. The Raiders took over with rookie QB JaMarcus Russell at the controls. A few plays later, S Reggie Nelson picked off a Russell pass intended for rooki TE Zach Miller and fumbled the ball back to the Raiders. Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio challenged the ruling. The ruling on the field was upheld and the Raiders had a first down at the Jacksonville 25. K Sebastian Janikowski got the Raiders on the board with a 41-yard field goal that cut the Jaguars lead to 14-3 with 13:54 left in the second quarter.

CB Scott Starks returned the ensuing kickoff 10 yards to the Jaguars 16. The Jags moved out to their own 39 before the Raiders forced a punt. P Adam Podlesh’s booming 57-yard punt was returned by rookie WR Johnnie Lee Higgins to the 7-yard line.

The Jaguars held the Raiders to a three-and-out. Starks took a reverse hand off and returned the 53-yard punt 56-yards to the 2-yard line. Garrad hit RB Greg Jones for a short touchdown pass. Scobee’s extra point gave the Jaguars a 21-3 lead with 9:12 left in the second quarter.

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