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Dallas Cowboys @ Oakland Raiders
Thursday, August 13, 9:00 P.M. (Central)
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA - KTVT/CBS 11
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Untitled Document
| Game Broadcast: |
· Listen |
| Game Center: |
· View |
| Raiders Head Coach: |
Tom Cable |
| Series Record: |
Raiders lead 6-3 |
| Last Time: |
Raiders 19, Cowboys 13 (Oct. 2, 2005) |
| Last Cowboys Win: |
Cowboys 34, Raiders 21 (Nov. 19, 1995) |
| Last Preseason Meeting: |
Cowboys 21, Raiders 20 (Aug. 21, 2004) |
| Raiders In 2008: |
5-11
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| Key Additions: |
QB Jeff Garcia, DE Greg Ellis, OT Khalif Barnes |
| Key Losses: |
WR Ronald Curry, SS Gibril Wilson, C Jake Grove |
| Top Draft Choice: |
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (1st round, Maryland), SS Michael Mitchell (2nd Round, Ohio)
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| After head coach Lane Kiffin was dumped four games into the 2008 season, Al Davis handed the silver-and-black reins over to offensive line coach Tom Cable, who finished the year as head coach and had interim removed from his title this off-season. He'll have his work cut out for him, as the Raiders have finished each of the last six seasons with at least 11 losses.
All those losing seasons have equipped the Raiders with a number of highly-touted draft picks, some of whom have worked out and some who haven't. Last year's No. 4 overall pick Darren McFadden looks like a keeper if he can stay healthy, but 2007 No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell will need to show improvement if the Raiders are to get out of the cellar in the next few years. Could Jeff Garcia take his job?
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| 2009 Headliners: |
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Greg Ellis - After 11 seasons with the Cowboys, including two or three apparently excruciating years at the end, Ellis was let go this summer. He'll move back to his natural defensive end position in Oakland. |
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Nnamdi Asomugha - Widely considered the best cornerback in football, Asomugha is now being paid like it. He signed a three-year contract with $28.5 million in guarantees this off-season. |
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Darren McFadden - Toe troubles cost McFadden three games in 2008, and he started only five. Still, the physical specimen racked up 499 yards rushing as a rookie, and another 285 receiving. |
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