FLASH RECAP:
Greg Jones scores a third-quarter touchdown and Jacksonville's defense forces four turnovers to lift the Jaguars (9-7) to a victory over Oakland (5-11) before an announced crowd of 41,112 at Network Associates Coliseum on Jan. 2, 2005.
Jones accounts for the game's only TD on a 1-yard run to snap a 6-6 tie with 3 minutes, 41 seconds left in the third quarter. The Jaguars then deny the Raiders on two possessions inside the Jacksonville 4-yard line late in the game.
Raiders quarterback Kerry Collins ends an up-and-down season with an abysmal performance -- 15-of-39 passing for 142 yards, no touchdowns, three interceptions and one lost fumble.
On fourth-and-goal at the Jacksonville 2 with 12 seconds left, Collins fumbles the snap, picks the ball up and is tackled for a 6-yard loss. He also kills another potential scoring drive with an interception on fourth-and-goal from the 6 with 4:07 left.
Taking advantage of a steady rain that turns the field into a quagmire, Oakland's Zack Crockett rushes for 134 yards on 22 carries. Unfortunately for Crockett and the Raiders, his 1-yard TD run with 4:22 left is nullified by a tripping penalty on tight end Roland Williams. Two plays later, the Jaguars safety Donovin Davis intercepts a Collins pass in the end zone.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
Jaguars defense -- The unit surrenders only six points on four Raiders' possessions inside the Jacksonville 18-yard line.
SS Donovin Darius -- Intercepts two Kerry Collins passes, including one in the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 6 with 4:07 left.
WR Ernest Wilford -- His leaping, one-handed grab for a 46-yard reception to the Oakland 6 sets up Greg Jones' 1-yard TD run.
DE Bobby McCray -- Tackles Kerry Collins for a 6-yard loss with eight seconds left after Collins fumbles the snap from center and then picks it up on fourth-and-goal from the 2.
RB Zack Crockett -- Rushes for 134 yards on 22 carries including a career-best 47-yard run.
K Sebastien Janikowski -- Makes 35- and 27-yard field goals during the first half. The Polish Cannon is 25-for-28 in field goal attempts during the season.
LB Tim Johnson -- Contributes an interception and nine tackles (four solo).
GOAT:
Raiders QB Kerry Collins. Collins has an atrocious 17.3 efficiency rating onn 15-of-39 passing for 142 yards, no TDs and three interceptions. He throws interceptions on successive passes in the second quarter.
KEY STAT:
The Raiders don't score on two possessions inside the Jaguars' 4 during the game's final five minutes.
BY THE NUMBERS:
11: Consecutive rushes for Oakland's Zack Crockett during the fourth quarter.
23: Raiders losses in 32 regular-season games since the team played in Super Bowl XXXVII at the end of the 2002 season.
442: Oakland points allowed during its 16 games in 2004, the second worst showing in franchise history. The 1962 Raiders allowed 458 points in a 14-game schedule.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB Kerry Collins
"I was just trying to get to the end zone. It seemed like I ran 60 yI didn't play very well. I'm disappointed to end the season like that. I made some stupid throws and stupid decisions."
"We know we got a good start on next season already. Everybody around knows we're a team on the rise."
Jaguars RB Greg Jones
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders finish last in the AFC West for only the third time in franchise history. Oakland was last in the American Football League's Western Division in 1961-62.
The Jaguars' Rashean Mathis, right, intercepts
a pass intended for the Raiders' Alvis Whitted.
