2009 Oakland Raiders season

2009 Oakland Raiders season
Raiders 50th season logo
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Tom Cable
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Nnamdi Asomugha, CB Jon Condo, LS Shane Lechler, P
AP All-Pros	P Shane Lechler (1st team) CB Nnamdi Asomugha (2nd team)
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The 2009 Oakland Raiders season was the 50th season for the original American Football League (AFL) team, and its 40th in the National Football League (NFL). On September 6, 2009, The Raiders traded a 2011 draft pick to the New England Patriots for 5× Pro Bowl Defensive Lineman Richard Seymour.^[1] With their loss to Dallas on November 26, 2009, The Raiders sealed their seventh consecutive losing season. After beating the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 6, 2009, the Raiders moved to 4–0 when playing Pittsburgh the year they won the Super Bowl, or are the defending Champions, winning in 1974, 1980, 2006, and now 2009.

Off Season

Draft

2009 Oakland Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	7	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Maryland
2	47	Michael Mitchell	S	Ohio
3	71	Matt Shaughnessy	DE	Wisconsin
4	124	Louis Murphy	WR	Florida	from New England
4	126	Slade Norris	DE	Oregon	from Miami
6	199	Stryker Sulak	DE	Missouri	from New England
6	202	Brandon Myers	TE	Iowa	from Carolina
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Local TV Blackouts

In 2009, once again the Raiders struggled to sell tickets, resulting in 7 of their 8 home games being blacked out on local television. The Raiders were able to sell out their season opener, on Monday Night Football against the Chargers, thanks to a deadline extension from the NFL. But, the remainder of their home games were not shown on local television, because the games didn't sell out. The Raiders finished the season tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars for most TV blackouts in 2009. But, blackouts are nothing new to Oakland fans, as the Raiders have sold out only 25 of 88 regular season games, since returning to Oakland. The Raiders had 3 games with attendances under 40,000, with their lowest attendance coming in week 11 against the Bengals when they drew only 34,112.

Final roster

2009 Oakland Raiders final roster

	Quarterbacks  3 Charlie Frye  5 Bruce Gradkowski  7 J. P. Losman  2 JaMarcus Russell Running backs 29 Michael Bush 25 Justin Fargas 20 Darren McFadden 45 Marcel Reece FB 22 Gary Russell KR Wide receivers 12 Darrius Heyward-Bey 15 Johnnie Lee Higgins PR 18 Louis Murphy 81 Chaz Schilens 84 Javon Walker 19 Todd Watkins Tight ends 80 Zach Miller 83 Brandon Myers 86 Tony Stewart		Offensive linemen 69 Khalif Barnes T 66 Cooper Carlisle G 74 Cornell Green T 75 Mario Henderson T 51 Chris Morris C/G 72 Erik Pears G/T 64 Samson Satele C 70 Langston Walker G Defensive linemen 90 Desmond Bryant DT 99 Greg Ellis DE 97 Greyson Gunheim DE 94 William Joseph DT 93 Tommy Kelly DT 98 Jay Richardson DE 92 Richard Seymour DE 77 Matt Shaughnessy DE 61 Gerard Warren DT		Linebackers 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba MLB 53 Thomas Howard OLB 52 Kirk Morrison MLB 56 David Nixon OLB 91 Trevor Scott OLB 54 Sam Williams OLB Defensive backs 21 Nnamdi Asomugha CB 30 Jerome Boyd SS 33 Tyvon Branch SS 31 Hiram Eugene FS 23 Jonathan Holland CB/KR 24 Michael Huff FS 37 Chris Johnson CB 34 Mike Mitchell SS 26 Stanford Routt CB Special teams 59 Jon Condo LS 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  9 Shane Lechler P		Reserve lists 55 Jon Alston LB (IR) 57 Ricky Brown LB (IR) 76 Robert Gallery G (IR) 44 Luke Lawton FB (Susp.) 89 Nick Miller WR (IR) 58 Slade Norris LB (IR) 46 Oren O'Neal FB (IR) 71 John Wade C (IR) Practice squad 10 Shaun Bodiford WR 16 Paul Hubbard WR 62 Tim Mattran C  8 Jeff Otis QB 63 Brandon Rodd G/T Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	Dallas Cowboys	W 31–10	1–0	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
2	August 22	San Francisco 49ers	L 20–21	1–1	Candlestick Park	Recap
3	August 29	New Orleans Saints	L 7–45	1–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
4	September 3	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–31	1–3	Qwest Field	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 14	San Diego Chargers †	L 20–24	0–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
2	September 20	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 13–10	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	Denver Broncos	L 3–23	1–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
4	October 4	at Houston Texans	L 6–29	1–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at New York Giants	L 7–44	1–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–9	2–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
7	October 25	New York Jets †	L 0–38	2–5	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
8	November 1	at San Diego Chargers	L 16–24	2–6	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 15	Kansas City Chiefs †	L 10–16	2–7	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
11	November 22	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–17	3–7	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
12	November 26	at Dallas Cowboys †	L 7–24	3–8	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24	4–8	Heinz Field	Recap
14	December 13	Washington Redskins	L 13–34	4–9	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
15	December 20	at Denver Broncos	W 20–19	5–9	INVESCO Field at Mile High	Recap
16	December 27	at Cleveland Browns	L 9–23	5–10	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	Baltimore Ravens	L 13–21	5–11	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap

Notes: Division games are in bold text.

† These four games were among the 16 that the NFL designated as "AFL Legacy Games", in honor of the 50th anniversary of the AFL. The Raiders wore their throwback uniforms during those four games, as did the Chargers, Jets, Chiefs and Cowboys.^[2]

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) San Diego Chargers	13	3	0	.813	5–1	9–3	454	320	W11
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	326	324	L4
Oakland Raiders	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	197	379	L2
Kansas City Chiefs	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	294	424	W1

Regular season results

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

The Raiders began their season with a Week 1 AFL Legacy duel against their AFC West rival, the San Diego Chargers, in the second game of an MNF doubleheader. In the first quarter, Oakland got off to a surprising good start. While the defense (led by newly acquired defensive lineman Richard Seymour) kept the Chargers offense in control, the Raiders offense struck first with running back Michael Bush getting a 4-yard touchdown run. San Diego would respond in the second quarter as running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 1-yard touchdown run. Oakland would answer with what looked like a 19-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Louis Murphy, but was overturned as he was unable to get full control of the ball. The Raiders would have to settle with kicker Sebastian Janikowski making a 37-yard field goal, while the Chargers closed out the half with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 47-yard field goal.

After a scoreless third quarter, Oakland regained the lead as Janikowski nailed a 35-yard field goal, but San Diego answered with quarterback Philip Rivers completing a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vincent Jackson. Afterwards, the Raiders got the lead again as quarterback JaMarcus Russell completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to Murphy on 4th & long. However, the Chargers came right back as running back Darren Sproles got a 5-yard touchdown run. Oakland tried to rally, but an interception ended all hopes of a comeback.

With the tough loss, the Raiders began their season at 0–1.

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Chargers, the Raiders flew to Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 2 AFC West duel with the Kansas City Chiefs. Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop got a 23-yard field goal. The Raiders would tie the game in the second quarter as kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 48-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Oakland took the lead as Janikowski nailed a 54-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Kansas City took the lead as quarterback Matt Cassel completed a 29-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. Afterwards, Oakland claimed victory as running back Darren McFadden got the game-winning 5-yard touchdown run.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 1–1.

Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos

Coming off their divisional road win over the Chiefs, the Raiders went home for a Week 3 AFC West duel with the Denver Broncos. Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Marshall, followed by kicker Matt Prater's 48-yard field goal. The Raiders would get on the board in the second quarter as kicker Sebastian Janikowski made a 48-yard field goal, yet Denver answered with Prater's 21-yard field goal. From here on out, the Broncos were in control as running back Knowshon Moreno got a 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Prater nailed a 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

With the loss, Oakland fell to 1–2.

Week 4: at Houston Texans

Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Broncos, the Raiders flew to Reliant Stadium for a Week 4 duel with the Houston Texans. Following a 26-yard field goal from Texans kicker Kris Brown, Oakland would answer with kicker Sebastian Janikowski's 46-yard field goal. However, Houston would take control in the second quarter. Following Brown's 34-yard field goal, running back Steve Slaton would get a 32-yard touchdown run and catch quarterback Matt Schaub's 18-yard touchdown pass. The Raiders would close out the half with Janikowski's 33-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Texans would put Oakland out of their misery with linebacker Brian Cushing tackling running back Justin Fargas in his own end zone for a safety. Afterwards, Houston closed out the game's scoring with wide receiver Jacoby Jones returning the immediate kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.

With the loss, Oakland fell to 1–3.

Week 5: at New York Giants

Hoping to end a two-game losing streak, the Raiders flew to Giants Stadium for a Week 5 interconference duel with the New York Giants. Oakland immediately trailed in the opening period as Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw got a 1-yard and a 19-yard touchdown run. Things continued to get worse for the Raiders in the second quarter as quarterback Eli Manning completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mario Manningham and hooked up with wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. Oakland would answer with a 5-yard touchdown run from running back Michael Bush, yet New York closed out the half with a 25-yard field goal by kicker Lawrence Tynes. For the second half, the Giants would stay in control as quarterback David Carr got a 12-yard touchdown run and Tynes would boot a 33-yard and a 37-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Raiders fell to 1–4.

Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Trying to snap a three-game losing streak, the Raiders went home for a Week 6 interconference duel with the Philadelphia Eagles. In the first quarter, Philadelphia delivered the opening hit as kicker David Akers made a 45-yard field goal. The Raiders would answer with quarterback JaMarcus Russell's 86-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Miller. In the second quarter, both teams swapped field goals as Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski got a 29-yard field goal while Akers gave the Eagles a 43-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, the Raiders turned to Janikowski again in the fourth quarter as he booted a 46-yard field goal. Philadelphia tried to make a comeback, but Oakland would only allow a 45-yard field goal from Akers.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 2–4.

Week 7: vs. New York Jets

Coming off their upset win over the Eagles, the Raiders stayed at home, donned their throwbacks, and played a Week 7 AFL Legacy game with the New York Jets. Oakland would trail early in the first quarter as early turnovers led to a 1-yard touchdown run Thomas Jones, followed by a 3-yard touchdown run by quarterback Mark Sanchez. The Raiders' season-long woes continued in the second quarter as New York running back Shonn Greene got an 8-yard touchdown run, followed by kicker Jay Feely booting a 39-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Jets would pull away as Sanchez completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver David Clowney in the third quarter, followed by Greene's 33-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

With the shutout loss, Oakland fell to 2–5.

Week 8: at San Diego Chargers

Hoping to rebound from their shutout home loss to the Jets, the Raiders flew to Qualcomm Stadium for a Week 8 AFC West rematch with the San Diego Chargers. Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 6-yard touchdown run. The Raiders answered in the second quarter as running back Justin Fargas got a 5-yard touchdown run, but San Diego replied with quarterback Philip Rivers' 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vincent Jackson and Tomlinson's 10-yard touchdown run. Afterwards, Oakland would close out the half as kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 48-yard field goal.

In the second quarter, the Raiders tried to rally as Janikowski nailed a 41-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 28-yard field goal in the fourth, but the Chargers pulled away with a 28-yard field goal from kicker Nate Kaeding.

With the loss, Oakland fell to 2–6 entering their bye week.

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Coming off their bye week, the Raiders went home, donned their throwbacks, and played a Week 10 AFL Legacy game with the Kansas City Chiefs. In the first quarter, Oakland struck first with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Justin Fargas. The Chiefs would get on the boards via a 50-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Succop, yet the Raiders came right back with their own 50-yard field goal from kicker Sebastian Janikowski. However, Kansas City would take the lead in the second quarter with running back Jamaal Charles getting a 44-yard touchdown run and Succop booting a 25-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, the Chiefs would pull away as Succop nailed a 31-yard field goal.

With the loss, Oakland fell to 2–7.

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Trying to snap a three-game losing streak, the Raiders stayed at home for a Week 11 duel with the Cincinnati Bengals. Due to quarterback JaMarcus Russell's ineffectiveness, quarterback Bruce Gradkowski would get the start.

Oakland would trail in the first quarter as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer got a 1-yard touchdown run. Cincinnati's lead would increase as Palmer got another 1-yard touchdown run, yet the Raiders would close out the half with Gradkowski completing a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Miller.

In the third quarter, Oakland continued to rally as kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 52-yard field goal. The Bengals would answer with kicker Shayne Graham nailing a 25-yard field goal. The Raiders would tie the game in the fourth quarter as Gradkowski found rookie wide receiver Louis Murphy on a 29-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, after recovering a special team fumble from Cincinnati wide receiver Andre Caldwell, Oakland took advantage as Janikowski booted the game-winning 33-yard field goal.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 3–7.

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 3–8.

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

With the win, the Raiders improved to 4–8.

Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins

With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 4–9 securing them their 6th straight losing season.

Week 15: at Denver Broncos

With the win, the Raiders improved to 5–9.

Week 16: at Cleveland Browns

With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 5–10.

Week 17: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Statistically speaking, the Ravens' victory over the Raiders also allowed the dethroning of the defending world champion Pittsburgh Steelers, who would not see any playoff contention. Whatever the case, the Raiders ended their dismal season at 5–11.

References

External links

• 2009 Oakland Raiders season at Pro Football Reference
• 2009 Oakland Raiders season at ESPN