Halftime report: Raiders 17, Bears 0
The Raiders played their best half of football in the second era of Jon Gruden Sunday, leading the Chicago Bears 17-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Raiders had 109 yards passing and 99 rushing, out-gaining the Bears 209-44. They converted 5 of 7 third down opportunities.
STUDS
Derek Carr: Completed 12 of 15 passes for 109 yards and was not sacked.Completed passes to eight different receivers with Tyrell Williams and J.J. Nelson inactive.
Josh Jacobs: Shaken up a few plays earlier, Jacobs capped a 90-yard, 10-play touchdown drive with a 12-yard run on the first play of the second quarter. Jacobs had six carries for 34 yards in the first quarter. Rushed for 57 yards on 11 carries with a long gain of 21 yards.
The blocking. The run. The touchdown.
Simply beautiful. #CHIvsOAK pic.twitter.com/ouGLcr70Vu
— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) October 6, 2019
Maxx Crosby: On the Bears’ first possession, Crosby registered a sack of Chase Daniel to help force a Chicago punt. Crosby, a fourth-round pick out of Eastern Michigan, had a forced fumble and batted down two passes last week against Indianapolis.
Nicholas Morrow: The third-year linebacker from Division III Greenville intercepted a Daniel pass and set up the Raiders 24-yard touchdown drive culminating in a 3-yard touchdown run by DeAndre Washington and a 14-0 lead.
Offensive line: The Raiders controlled the Bears defensive front and ran the ball consistently against the No. 3 run defense in football. Carr also had ample time to throw, in part because of that push in the running game.
Defensive line: Sacked Daniel twice (Crosby, Benson Mayowa and Maurice Hurst) and stuffed the Chicago running game. Responsible for getting offense back on the field.
Brilliant dispossession. #CHIvsOAK pic.twitter.com/KM66V1hTLz
— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) October 6, 2019
DUDS
Richie Incognito: After Carr completed a 7-yard pass to Jalen Richard on third-and-10, the Raiders were set up for a 39-yard field goal attempt on their opening drive. Enter Incognito, who went to the pile to clean up and shoved a Bears player in the head. Dead ball foul. No field goal attempt. A.J. Cole punts it into the end zone instead. Incognito was questionable to play with a bad back. Late in the half, Incognito had a chop block penalty.
Richie Incognito…
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) October 6, 2019
Chase Daniel: The Bears quarterback threw an interception directly at Morrow that helped set up the Raiders for a short-field 24-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard DeAndre Washington run.
Khalil Mack: Mostly silent in the first half, in part because of extra attention from Raiders blockers as well as Carr’s ability to get rid of the ball quickly.
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