FLASH RECAP:
Chad Henne throws for 307 yards and two touchdowns and Miami’s defense shuts down Oakland as the Dolphins win their fifth straight road game over the Raiders before an announced crowd of 48,946 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Nov. 28, 2010.
The Dolphins (6-5) control the football for a whopping 41 minutes, 38 seconds compared to only 18:22 for the Raiders.
Oakland (5-6) has only 263 total yards, including a season-low 16 rushing yards on 12 carries.
Miami records season highs in points (33) and total yards (471).
Jacoby Ford scores both Oakland touchdowns — he opens the game with a 101-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and scores on a 44-yard catch and run late in the first half.
The Raiders’ Bruce Gradkowski, starting his first game since Oct. 10, completes 17 of 37 passes for 252 yards and a touchdown with an interception.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Chad Henne — Completes 17 of 30 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Henne, who missed the past two games because of a knee injury, erases a 14-13 Dolphins halftime deficit by throwing a 57-yard scoring pass to Marlon Moore on the fifth scrimmage play of the third quarter.
WR Davone Bess — The Oakland native has 111 receiving yards on six catches.
RB Ricky Williams — Seals the Dolphins' fifth road victory this season in six games with a 45-yard touchdown run with 3:12 remaining. Williams finishes with 95 rushing yards on 20 carries.
WR Jacoby Ford — Has a hand in all three Raiders’ scoring drives. Ford opens the game with a 101-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, his 44-yard touchdown catch deadlocks the score at 13-all and his 52-yard catch sets up a fourth-quarter field goal by Sebastian Janikowski.
RB Darren McFadden — Has a game-high seven catches for 63 yards but is a non-factor in the running game with only 2 rushing yards on eight carries.
MLB Rolando McLain — His interception stops a potential Miami scoring drive at the Oakland 1-yard line.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders have only 16 rushing yards on 12 carries. Oakland enters the game ranked second in the NFL in rushing offense, 152.1 yards per game.
The Dolphins have 186 rushing yards on 49 carries. Miami averaged 66.7 rushing yards the previous three games.
The Raiders are 2 of 9 on third-down conversions and 0-2 on fourth downs. The Dolphins are 9 of 19 on third downs and 1-1 on fourth down.
The Raiders' Walter McFadden, in his first game as a nickel cornerback, is torched for 133 yards on five completions. The rookie gives up three third-down conversions and another first down on a holding penalty.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski
"It’s just frustrating. You just want to be out there and try to help and do what you can. But today was ugly, On my part, I can’t play like that. I can’t turn the ball over. That’s on me.”
"Everyone stepped up. Marlon Moore came in there, made a great catch. Then, Roberto Wallace, on that third-and-8 that we really needed, came up with the big play. Guys really stepped up on offense. That’s good to see.”
Dolphins QB Chad Henne
“If you can’t run the ball, nothing else matters,” Barnes said. “If you can’t stop the run, nothing else matters.”
Raiders OT Khalif Barnes
BY THE NUMBERS:
2: Raiders’ first downs rushing.
5: Consecutive Dolphins’ regular-season wins against the Raiders in Oakland.
16: Rushing yards by the Raiders’ Darren McFadden, including only 2 rushing yards on eight carries against the Dolphins.
471: Dolphins total yards. Miami had only 187 total yards in a 16-0 loss to Chicago in Week 11.
DID YOU KNOW?:
With the victory, the Dolphins improve to 5-10 against the Raiders in Oakland, including 0-2 postseason.
Jacoby Ford's 101-yard kickoff return against Miami is the third longest in Raiders history and the first time in franchise history that a Raiders player returned the opening kickoff for a score.
Dolphins S Yeremiah Bell (37)
returns an interception as Raiders TE
Zach Miller (80) tries to make a tackle.
By Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald
