FLASH RECAP:
Tom Brady throws for two touchdowns and Oakland self-destructs with penalties and interceptions as the visiting Patriots beat the Raiders before an announced crowd of 62,572 at O.co Coliseum on Oct. 2, 2011.
Brady equals Peyton Manning’s NFL record of at least two touchdown passes in 13 straight games. The New England star finishes with 226 passing yards and 14 completion in 30 attempts with no interceptions.
New England (3-1) erases a 10-7 deficit with 17 consecutive points. Trailing 14-10 late in the first half, a promising Oakland drive ends when Jason Campbell is intercepted by Patrick Chung in the end zone.
The Raiders (2-2) have nine penalties for 85 yards, including two personal fouls on former Patroits defensive lineman Richard Seymour.
In three of five possessions inside the Patriots' 11, the Raiders get only two Sebastian Janikowski field goals.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
WR Wes Welker — Has nine receptions for 158 yards and a TD. Welker repeatedly beats Oakland nickel back Joe Porter on pass plays.
QB Tom Brady — Throws for a season-low 226 yards and two TDs with no interceptions.
RB Stevan Ridley — Has a game-high 97 rushing yards on 10 carries. His 33-yard TD run four minutes into the third quarter gives the Patriots a 24-10 lead.
QB Jason Campbell — Has 344 passing yards and a TD but his two interceptions stop potential scoring drives.
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey — Has 115 receiving yards on four catches.
TE Kevin Boss — Has four catches for 78 yards.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders’ Darren McFadden is held to 75 rushing yards on 14 carries. He enters the game leading the NFL with 393 rushing yards.
The Patriots have scored 30 or more points in 12 straight games.
The Raiders have only one sack (Mike Mitchell in the fourth quarter) against the Patriots. Oakland enters the game with 10 sacks.
TURNING POINT:
Safety Patrick Chung preserves a 14-10 New England lead when he intercepts Jason Campbell in the back of the end zone late in the first half. The Raiders had marched to the Patriots' 6 before Campbell's first of two interceptions. The Patriots get a field goal before halftime for a 17-10 lead and then add a touchdown early in the third quarter for a 24-10 advantage.
THEY SAID IT:
Patriots QB Tom Brady
"If you’re going to throw passes you’re going to throw interceptions. That’s part of playing quarterback. If it happens, it happens. You have to bounce back. We did a much better job of taking care of the football, which I think was a big reason why we won."
"It cost us. It cost our team. It’s something I don’t usually do. Unfortunately, it happened. And from that point on, it kind of stirred the momentum. We just pretty much were going tit for tat at that point. You’re going against a team like New England, an offensive juggernaut, you can’t have mistakes like that.”
Raiders QB Jason Campbell
on the first of two interceptions
BY THE NUMBERS:
0: Interceptions by New England’s Tom Brady, who had four interceptions in a 34-31 road loss to Buffalo the previous week.
9.7: Yards per carry on 10 rushing attempts by the Patriots' Stevan Ridley, who finishes with 97 rushing yards.
913: Combined total yards by New England (409) and Oakland (504).
DID YOU KNOW?:
With a fourth-quarter 4-yard scoring pass to Deion Branch, New England’s Tom Brady ties Vinny Testaverde for eighth place with his 275th career TD pass. Brady passed Joe Montana on the NFL career list with his TD pass to Wes Welker during the first quarter and he also ties Peyton Manning’s record of 13 straight games with at least two TD passes.
Quarterback Jason Campbell’s 344 yards is his highest passing yardage performance with the Raiders, surpassing the 324 yards he had against Jacksonville in 2010 and 323 against Buffalo in Week 2. All three 300-yard games came in losses.
The Raiders drop their second straight regular-season game to the Patriots in Oakland after winning the previous six.
