FLASH RECAP:
Kerry Collins throws for a career-high five touchdowns and 371 yards as Oakland (5-9) ends a four-game home losing streak with a victory over Tennessee (4-10) before an announced crowd of 44,299 at Network Associates Coliseum on Dec. 19, 2004.
Jerry Porter scores on receptions of 32, 18 and 3 yards for the Raiders, who build a 35-21 lead after three quarters. He finishes with eight catches for 148 yards and three TDs.
The Titans' Billy Volek, starting in place of the injured Steve McNair, passes for a career-high 492 yards and four TDs. Drew Bennett has 13 catches for 160 yards and two TDs, giving him eight scores (tying an NFL record) the past three games.
The teams combine for 942 yards, 10 TDs and 51 first downs.
Oakland scores its first TD of the season in the first quarter on a 32-yard pass from Collins to Porter with 1 minute, 4 seconds left in the opening period.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
Completes 21 of 37 passes for 371 yards and five TDs with one INT (on a tipped pass) for an efficiency rating of 119.5
WR Jerry Porter -- Catches eight passes for 148 yards and three TDs, all career highs. Porter has seven TDs the past four games.
WR Alvis Whitted -- His career-high 57-yard catch sets up a Sebastien Janikowski 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
DT Warren Sapp -- Contributes a sack and fumble recovery.
QB Billy Volek -- Completes 40 of 60 passes for 492 yards and four TDs with one INT. He becomes the first player in Oilers/Titans history to throw for more than 400 yards in consecutive games, and his two-game total (918) is second-best in NFL history behind Phil Simms' record of 945 in 1985.
WR Drew Bennett -- Catches 13 passes for 160 yards and two TDs. His three-game total of eight TDs equals a league record set by Jerry Rice, who did it twice in 1987 and 1993 with the 49ers.
WR Derrick Mason -- Contributes nine catches for 121 yards and a TD.
MLB Brad Kassell -- Has a game-high 11 total tackles (nine solo).
GOAT:
Tennessee defense. Kerry Collins torches the Titans for five TD passes and 280 passing yards in the game's first three quarters.
KEY STAT:
The teams combine for 942 total yards (527 by the Titans and 415 by the Raiders).
BY THE NUMBERS:
8: Touchdowns by Titans WR Drew Bennett the past three games, equaling a league record.
40: Oakland points. The Raiders score their most points since a 41-27 win over the Titans in the 2002 AFC title game.
97: Combined passing attempts by Billy Volek (60) and Kerry Collins (37).
942: Combined total yards by the Titans (527) and Raiders (415).
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha
"It was rough out there for a while. I wasn't sure we were going to win until we started shaking hands after the game."
"Our offense is scoring 30-plus (points), and we can't even stop the sink from running. It's very frustrating."
Titans OLB Keith Bulluck
"I want to play here, win here and be here for a long time. So I hope (this game) is one step closer to (Raiders fans) feeling a little bit better about me."
Raiders QB Kerry Collins
DID YOU KNOW?:
Kerry Collins throws five TD passes for the first time since his New York Giants beat Minnesota 41-0 in the 2000 NFC title game.
Oakland's Alvis Whitted, center, makesa 57-yard catch during the fourth quarter.
