FLASH RECAP:
Oakland caps one of the worst seasons in franchise history with another impotent showing.
Chad Pennington throws for a touchdown, Leon Washington runs for another score and Mike Nugent kicks three field goals to help New York (10-6) clinch an AFC wild-card playoff berth with a victory over Oakland (2-14) before an announced crowd of 78,039 at Giants Stadium on Dec. 31, 2006.
With their ninth straight loss, the reeling Raiders set a franchise record for most losses (14) in a season. They drop one more game than the 1962 Oakland team, which went 1-13.
The Raiders also have a franchise-low 168 points. The previous record was 213 points, set in 1962 during a 14-game season.
'When you're 2-14, you've got to do something different," free safety Stuart Schweigert tells reporters after the game "You can't keep doing what you're doing because it hasn't worked."
Oakland has only 209 total yards against New York and coughs up three turnovers. The Raiders finish the season with a league-high 46 turnovers. With two sacks allowed against the Jets, the Raiders have a league-worst 72 sacks.
The Raiders finish 0-8 on the road, their second winless season in away games the past four years. Oakland has dropped its past 11 road games.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
Jets defense — The unit
surrenders 209 total yards (121 passing, 88 rushing), forces three turnovers and allows only three points.
QB Chad Pennington — Is 22-of-30 passing for 157 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions for a 96.1 efficient rating.
K Mike Nugent — Is 3-for-3 on field goal attempts from 35, 22 and 35 yards.
DT Warren Sapp — His first-quarter sack of Chad Pennington is his 10th of the season, his most since having 16.5 sacks in 2000.
K Sebastian Janikowski — His 35-yard kick is the 156th field goal of his Raiders career, tying him with George Blanda for second place on the franchise's all-time list.
RB Justin Fargas — Has a game-high 79 rushing yards on 17 carries but rushes for only 4 yards on 1 attempt during the second half.
KEY STATS:
With three points against the Jets, the Raiders finish with a franchise-low 168 points. The previous record was 213 points, set in 1962 during a 14-game schedule.
Oakland doesn't have an offensive touchdown for the eighth time in 16 games this season.
TURNING POINT:
The Jets drive 56 yards for a game-clinching touchdown after stopping the Raiders on third-and-one and fourth-and-one plays from the New York 45 with 3:48 left in the third quarter. Leon Washington's 15-yard touchdown run on the 10th play of the drive gives New York a 20-3 advantage with 13:44 remaining in the game.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB Aaron Brooks
"It would be very unfair and unjustified to use coach (Art Shell) as a scapegoat. He did everything he needed to do as a head coach. I hold the players accountable."
"This is great for the team and the organization. This is just good for the guys — all the hard work and effort that we put into this season. But again, this is a stepping stone."
Jets WR Laveranues Coles
"There's a lot of work to be done. There's a lot of evaluation that has to go on. We have to see where we are and where we're headed. It's been a very tough season."
Raiders coach Art Shell
BY THE NUMBERS:
0-8: Raiders record with Aaron Brooks as starting quarterback.
2: Lost fumbles in consecutive games by Raiders WR Johnnie Morant. The Jets score their first touchdown after recovering a Morant fumble during the first quarter.
8: Raiders offensive touchdowns during the 2006 season.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders' current nine-game losing streak is the club's longest since 1962, when Oakland dropped the first 13 games of the season.
The Raiders are the only team in the league that doesn't score a touchdown on an opening drive during the 2006 season.
With a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter, Sebastian Janikowski ties George Blanda for second place on the Raiders career field goal list. Blanda made 156 field goals for Oakland from 1967 to 1975. Chris Bahr (1980-1988) holds the club record of 162 field goals.
The Raiders have dropped three straight and four of five to the Jets.
Raiders LB Thomas Howard (53) and S Stuart
Schweigert (30) tackle Jets RB Leon Washington (29).
