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Halftime: Raiders 3, Chiefs 3

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Saturday, December 24th, 2011 at 12:35 pm in Oakland Raiders.

In what could be a record-setting season with regard to penalties, the Raiders had what could be their most costly of the season _ a delay of game call that negated a beautifully executed 36-yard touchdown shovel pass from Shane Lechler to Brandon Myers off a fake 53-yard field goal attempt.

The resulting 5-yard penalty pushed Oakland back five yards, where Janikowski had a 58-yard attempt hit the cross bar and bounce back short.

Oakland averted a Kansas City scoring drive when Matt Giordano made an end zone interception and ran it back 62 yards, with Carson Palmer giving the ball right back with his second interception of the game, this one to Javier Arenas.

Kanssa City eventually got itself in position for a 49-yard field goal attempt at the gun by Ryan Succop, which was blocked. It ended one of the worst halves of football in recent memory. Giordano, subbing for Michael Huff, out with a hamstring injury, was injured on the play. He needed assistance getting back to the locker room.

The Raiders finished the half with 10 penalties for 57 yards, including three by Stanford Routt (two for defensive holding, one for pass interference).

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175 Responses to “Halftime: Raiders 3, Chiefs 3”

  1. RaidingTexas Says:

    Good thing they have Orton. It cancels out the Palmer effect.

  2. DaTruth91 Says:

    Breshnam is an idiot

  3. RaiderCrunch Says:

    Hang in there guys.

  4. Thec07 Says:

    Gio <—–Only D playmaker, and even he gets lost…

  5. YoungAmerican Says:

    That piece of s*** who took a late stab at Giordano’s leg… hope he gets what’s coming to him. The Raiders should send Richard Gordon out to end the guy’s career.

  6. wasbanned Says:

    Boyd back in at safety…

    God help us.

  7. Thec07 Says:

    Breshnam is an idiot <—-Dumbest DCO ever

  8. alex7 Says:

    dwight,

    inconsistency is part of rustiness. He’s shown flashes of greatness, due to the talent.

    He’s had rough stretches, due to the rust.

    Seems what you’d expect.

  9. 901Raiders Says:

    Ok. Trying to regroup. It’s a blessing the score is tied. Hopefully we can take the 2nd half.

  10. Thec07 Says:

    I am trying very hard to not go all in on mcclain…

    Very hard…

  11. Just Fire Baby Says:

    This game will come down to which QB sucks the least.

  12. Dakota Says:

    I want to win the division, but if it means Hue stays around, then ultimately that might be a bad thing for the team long-term if we stumble into the playoffs.

    I really wanted Hue to succeed, but it is time to clense the team of Al’s final mistakes.

  13. marios Says:

    That piece of ssh*t you are referring to is Becht

  14. morilla Says:

    Gio is my new favorite Raider. The only dude who balls.

  15. olinesux Says:

    how is pryors arm strength?

  16. morilla Says:

    Trade Pryor for a real QB

  17. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Gio has a weird knack for being around the ball.

    Has anyone seen Kam Wimbley???

  18. morilla Says:

    Pryor was a Al pick. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him gone soon.

  19. Thec07 Says:

    Pryor could probable ball, no way of knowing…

  20. JT Says:

    Broncos losing…

    Raiders looking mismatched on ofense…

    Chargers might win this AFC West

  21. alex7 Says:

    Thec,

    can you explain why any GM wouldn’t trade a mid-1st round pick, and a mid-2nd rounder a year later for a solid NFL QB?

    Chiefs traded high 2nd rounder for Cassel.
    Bears traded more for Cutler, who is 13th in QB rating.
    Jets used up HIGH 1st rounder on Sanchez.
    Eagles traded 1st round player and 2nd round pick for Kolb.

  22. RAIDERMAN99 Says:

    First half was a microcosm of the Raider season.

    Missed opportunity after missed opportunity.

    Incredible bonehead penalties.

    Most disturbing…Palmer has no regard for ball security…still trying to make throws he can no longer make with his dead arm.

    And still this game and the AFC West is there for the taking.

    Problem is these fools don’t want to, or can’t grab it.

  23. big pep Says:

    12.Dakota Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 12:38 pm
    I want to win the division, but if it means Hue stays around, then ultimately that might be a bad thing for the team long-term if we stumble into the playoffs.

    I really wanted Hue to succeed, but it is time to clense the team of Al’s final mistakes.

    ————————————————
    That is the sad truth. we can thank AL for giving us the raiders but its time to clean his mess from the last few years starting with hue and chuc-b.

  24. J Hill Says:

    Apologies Lefty and Thec!

    Raiders will put it together and win!

    Still with you.

  25. 505raiders Says:

    all those bs calls defense still held them to 3 points

    wheres the the O

    oh yeah we hue and bed and breakfast calling plays and carson pick palmer

  26. alex7 Says:

    agreed Morilla. No room in this offense for Pryor, who can’t read a D or throw a ball accurately more than 15 yards.

    You’ll NEVER see Pryor having the kind of QB days Palmer had vs SD, Chi, and Minny.

    He’ll do well as a gimmick backup who can be useful in certain plays for Hue.

  27. WESTRAIDER Says:

    They dont want it

  28. armond Says:

    how the fugg was that not a late hit on gio? i also wanna know why no damn player went over to knock the sh!t out of becht for hitting gio late. some fuggin bully we’re building. a guy hits our guy late and no raider knocks his azz out. we aint no damn bullies. hey huey, u aint a crook son u just a shook one!

  29. olinesux Says:

    have to wonder if they realize their season could be done….probably want it to be

  30. Pretty Rick Says:

    This game ,,,zzzzzzz

  31. JT Says:

    25.505raiders Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
    all those bs calls defense still held them to 3 points

    wheres the the O

    oh yeah we hue and bed and breakfast calling plays and carson pick palmer


    exactly, wheres the O? its downgraded by inept receivers not gettig open and a over agressive Chief D line.

  32. Thec07 Says:

    Alex 7, I made all the same arguments when we traded for palmer however, the guy has looked like sh1t…

    The issue is not what we paid for him, what has he done on the field?

    The fact is that he is throwing TOO MANY INT’s…

    Fact he is not an elite QB…

  33. alex7 Says:

    this is the same KC D that limited Aaron Rodgers to sub-50% completions.

    We also have no running game.

    Adjust expectations accordingly.

  34. RaidingTexas Says:

    Alex7 Says:

    High draft picks? A mid 1st rounder, and a mid-2nd rounder, for a top half NFL QB?

    Every GM would make that trade in a heartbeat.

    ————————–

    No they wouldn’t. For a top 5 QB maybe. Top 15 is way too broad. You’re basically giving a group of guys that includes the 5 or so elite QBs, then a bunch of middle of the pack guys at best.

    Let me give you some names from top 15 QBs this season (by passer rating, veterans with at least 300 attempts) and tell me you would trade those picks for them:

    Ryan Fitzpatrick
    Matt Hasselbeck
    Jay Cutler
    Mark Sanchez
    Matt Ryan
    Alex Smith

  35. alex7 Says:

    Thec,

    why are you ignoring his 3-game winning streak, deep passes that no Oakland QB had made since Gannon, and the fact NO ONE expected him to be elite?

    He’ll be SOLID once he has an entire off-season. That’s worth a mid-1st and future mid-2nd.

  36. RaiderCrunch Says:

    Lets hear it for Chucky B and his 3 point D. And shout out a few thanks to Orton for makin Chucky B and his nasty D look good. Yes, the futileness of KC is making Chucky B look all pro.

    Game breaker will come down to who sucks the least. A battle of suckness.

  37. JT Says:

    Have anybody seen some holding calls on the chief Db’s not being called?…

  38. alex7 Says:

    I believe our last 3-game winning streak was in 2002.
    Our last QB to have back to back 300 yard games was Gannon.

    Yet you want more than that from a guy who basically was brought in rusty from retirement to an injured WR corps?

    Tough crowd.

  39. Thec07 Says:

    OK RAIDERS LETS GO….

    PALMER GET YOU HEAD OUT AND LETS WIN THIS GAME…

    YOU GUYS CAN DO THIS…

    WE WILL WIN THIS GAME….

  40. RaiderCrunch Says:

    armond Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
    how the fugg was that not a late hit on gio? i also wanna know why no damn player went over to knock the sh!t out of becht for hitting gio late. some fuggin bully we’re building. a guy hits our guy late and no raider knocks his azz out. we aint no damn bullies. hey huey, u aint a crook son u just a shook one!
    ————–

    These are not yesterdays Raiders.

  41. olinesux Says:

    as long as they dont play zone they could win thisg ame

  42. Thec07 Says:

    This is for the season, and the divsion…The Raids will step up RIGHT FUKING NOW…..

  43. JT Says:

    Losing DMAC and TJones, really hampered this offense. We dont have any speed on the backfield. You cant win constantly like that.

    Bad roster management. We should have put DMC on IR long time ago sign a stud RB.

  44. RAIDERMAN99 Says:

    The Raids have an insurmountable lead in incurring penalties.

    Also in fake FGs and punts.

    Has there ever been more fake FGs and punts in a single season in NFL history ?

  45. 505raiders Says:

    here we go post season is the line

  46. armond Says:

    palmer needs to play smarter. his ints have nothing to do with his arm but his eyes and brain. he has played pretty scary 2day.lechler is at fault for the delay of game penaltiy. he’s been snapping the ball for 11 years now with several coaches. that aint hue’s fault.

  47. olinesux Says:

    did the def eat their cheeseburgers at halftime?

  48. RaiderCrunch Says:

    armond Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
    how the fugg was that not a late hit on gio? i also wanna know why no damn player went over to knock the sh!t out of becht for hitting gio late.———–

    Remember years ago when some Buffalo linemen took Plunk down before the snap and the Raider o-line pummelled them for that? In Buffalo too!

  49. Thec07 Says:

    Alex7, I am not ignoring the 3 gane win strwak…Keep it moving man, not wanting to debate you on carson palmer…kepp it moving…

  50. Surge92 Says:

    Something tells me we’re in for a dogfight today. I’m crossing my fingers we come out on top.

  51. alex7 Says:

    agreed armer

    the brain is a bit slower to process an NFL D when you were retired for 11 months before coming back in mid-season.

  52. HueKnows Says:

    You can either believe in the image of CP several years ago or you can believe your eyes. The choice is up to you.

  53. YoungAmerican Says:

    Did anyone see who it was that hurt Giordano?

  54. djohnnyg Says:

    39.Thec07 Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
    OK RAIDERS LETS GO….

    PALMER GET YOU HEAD OUT AND LETS WIN THIS GAME…

    YOU GUYS CAN DO THIS…

    WE WILL WIN THIS GAME….

    I hope you’re right man.

    This is it.

  55. alex7 Says:

    lol thec,

    then why’d you bring it up?

    YA,
    it was #88 on the Chiefs, because Gio got up and kept running after being tackled.

  56. JT Says:

    good to see Giordano back in there

  57. Thec07 Says:

    some hitting going on right now…

    Ok carson, earn your keep…

  58. RAIDERMAN99 Says:

    Whew ! 3rd and 20 and they actually got off the field !

  59. YoungAmerican Says:

    Becht. Veteran. Should know better. Someone should blow out his knee.

  60. alex7 Says:

    Bowe beating man coverage. Imagine that.

  61. alex7 Says:

    next year,

    keeping the O in tact (top-10 two years in a row)
    new D
    new ST

    playoffs.

  62. hendu Says:

    ok 12 men on the field,again!Thats ALs fault,rightsfbs,d?

  63. alex7 Says:

    that would be the special team’s coach’s fault. Who was hired by Al :)

  64. olinesux Says:

    another two runs cmon

  65. Thec07 Says:

    Palmer looking good…Keep it up…LETS GO

  66. olinesux Says:

    run run run

  67. olinesux Says:

    cmon run

  68. hendu Says:

    mrs,stfu

  69. WESTRAIDER Says:

    No draft next season= same sorry team next year= ugly

  70. RaidingTexas Says:

    Raiders offense is #15 in the category that ultimately decides games: POINTS SCORED.

    Given the scores in games currently being played, the Raiders will fall to #18 if they don’t put up more points in the second half (Buff, Cincy and Minn all currently stand to pass them).

    Let’s please quit saying foolish things like “top 10 offense”.

  71. wasbanned Says:

    OUCH!!!!!!!

  72. wasbanned Says:

    I am sick of seeing flags on the Raiders after every successful play.

  73. JT Says:

    this is bs
    no team with that amount of garbage penaltys can win in the NFL

  74. davidon Says:

    I’m in DC and Palmer is reminding me of Grossman a guaranteed 2 INTs a game…can’t get far with that

  75. alex7 Says:

    west raider,

    young NFL players are expected to improve.

    We have about 10 players we’re expecting to improve next year and fill in starting roles.

  76. Thec07 Says:

    Lets go team…Man up…

  77. morilla Says:

    JC can’t do THAT

  78. olinesux Says:

    no flags?

  79. wasbanned Says:

    HELL YEAH!!!!!

  80. Surge92 Says:

    Moore is awesome!

  81. WESTRAIDER Says:

    They cant stay healthy

  82. RaiderCrunch Says:

    The Great Denarius Moore!

  83. Thec07 Says:

    Good pass Carson…

  84. YoungAmerican Says:

    There we go.

  85. Surge92 Says:

    That’s why we got Carson Palmer, ladies and gents.

  86. Thec07 Says:

    way to go team…Keep it up…We can win this game…

  87. olinesux Says:

    wth? jajason misses that…quick someone abduct chucky b….

  88. WESTRAIDER Says:

    Wow bout time

  89. RAIDERMAN99 Says:

    Can you believe we’re winning this game ?

  90. 504 Raider Says:

    Couldn’t even get excited cus I was looking for the flag. This team kills me.

    OK we good now. YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  91. JT Says:

    Thats a touch long pass bomb. Merry Xmas Al Davis

  92. RaidingTexas Says:

    Surge92 Says:

    That’s why we got Carson Palmer, ladies and gents.

    ————————–

    To do that once every five games?

  93. Thec07 Says:

    CP playing better this half so far…I like the play calling kept the D off balance… Shoort intermediate passing than BOOOOM….

  94. YoungAmerican Says:

    When Ford and Moore spend three or four consecutive seasons hampered by the same type of injury, then we can say they can’t stay healthy.

  95. DaTruth91 Says:

    man he is a game changer…..im down the with signing him to an exten now,,,,D Wow

  96. big pep Says:

    Lets go “Damarius moore”

  97. alex7 Says:

    JC would have checked that down for a 3-yard gain also :)

  98. RaidingTexas Says:

    504 Raider Says:

    Couldn’t even get excited cus I was looking for the flag. This team kills me.

    ————————–

    LOL me too, man. I was like “Where the fk is it? I know it’s out there somewhere.” Even the announcer made a point to say there was no flag.

  99. mcfadden20. Says:

    JT Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    Thats a touch long pass bomb. Merry Xmas Al Davis

    CODE BLACK

  100. davidon Says:

    let’s see how the D blows it

  101. 505raiders Says:

    damn d moore had to slo down to catch that

  102. alex7 Says:

    Moore, one of our many young players expected to improve and play a bigger role next year.

  103. wasbanned Says:

    Raiders now need 22 penalty yards to set an NFL single season record.

  104. RaidingTexas Says:

    Why are you so caught up on JC, Alex? Nobody else is talking about him but you.

    You just like to argue about everything, even things that shouldn’t be argued since one guy can’t even play right now.

  105. olinesux Says:

    bomb vs cover 2 ZONE sound familiar?

  106. WESTRAIDER Says:

    Flag fest starts now

  107. wasbanned Says:

    Branch just got smoked.

  108. olinesux Says:

    her comes chucky b

  109. alex7 Says:

    texas,

    just for fun. I like the Palmer trade as he’s much better at stretching defenses out. Don’t take it seriously, it’s just for fun.

    I appreciate JC stabilizing our QB position after years of Hobert, Tui, and Aaron Brooks.

  110. Thec07 Says:

    mcclain is making my blood boil

  111. JT Says:

    Gotta dominate here guys, 3 and out

  112. RaiderCrunch Says:

    WTF, are we in prevent right now? WTF

  113. Thec07 Says:

    really…he had 20 seconds to throw…wtf

  114. olinesux Says:

    i knew it was too good to be true

  115. JT Says:

    111.JT Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
    Gotta dominate here guys, 3 and out

    I knew that wouldnt work.

  116. wasbanned Says:

    Raiders just got toasted.

  117. JT Says:

    Orton is a pro bowl qb vs raiders

  118. wasbanned Says:

    This defense is horrible.

  119. Surge92 Says:

    We need to make a goal-line stand here.

  120. RaidingTexas Says:

    Giordano fkd up by suddenly going left there. It was zone coverage, so you don’t get pulled off your coverage by Orton looking left there. Idiotic play by Gio. Almost wipes out his INT earlier.

  121. olinesux Says:

    any qb is a probowler against zone

  122. alex7 Says:

    gio got turned around :(

  123. WESTRAIDER Says:

    Suck b yeaaaaaaaa great d callin lmfao

  124. Thec07 Says:

    OK D lets man up and hold them to a FG…

  125. Thec07 Says:

    LETS GO RAIDERS…

  126. djohnnyg Says:

    What? Are Raiders playing not to lose cuz they were up 7 with two quarters to go?

    “Let’s go to the zone. We’ve been ok so far so we need to give up some points here guys…but qucickly please.”

  127. Thec07 Says:

    Way to go D…Knew you could do it way to man the F up

  128. RaidingTexas Says:

    Olinesux Says:

    any qb is a probowler against zone

    ———————–

    It’s not just that they were in zone. But when you allow a QB to look you off your zone assignment, it makes it all the worse.

  129. Surge92 Says:

    Good. Defense did its job.

  130. Thec07 Says:

    OK PALMER and Coach…That last possession we had was great, need to answer the Fg with a TD…LETs go CARSON YOU CAN DO IT…

  131. DaTruth91 Says:

    good play McClain…saved a td. even though it doesnt count in the stat book

  132. 504 Raider Says:

    McClain finally made a play without the gun.

  133. Thec07 Says:

    LETS GO RAIDERS LETS GO…

  134. djohnnyg Says:

    Serious ?.

    Does the Raider “zone” ever work? Has it ever worked this year?

    Why go to it all of a sudden?

  135. JT Says:

    This is the time for a good penalty free drive. Pass on first down.

  136. RAIDERMAN99 Says:

    Big play by Slowlando.

    One thing he does is use his length well.

    Still waiting for him to actually make a tackle on a run that isn’t right up the middle.

    His sideline pursuit is pathetic.

  137. djohnnyg Says:

    132.504 Raider Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
    McClain finally made a play without the gun.

    You don’t know that for sure.

  138. wasbanned Says:

    Raiders need to take a serious look at Raheem Morris for Defensive Coordinator once he is fired in Tampa

  139. Thec07 Says:

    come on Raides lets go guys…

  140. olinesux Says:

    satalle didnt get to his man myers got blown up

  141. RaiderCrunch Says:

    SSSSSSSooooooooooooooo predictable WTF

  142. RaidingTexas Says:

    JT Says:

    This is the time for a good penalty free drive. Pass on first down.

    —————————

    And a time-consuming drive at that. They need to get this game the fk over with and be on the first flight out.

  143. 504 Raider Says:

    137.djohnnyg Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
    132.504 Raider Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
    McClain finally made a play without the gun.

    You don’t know that for sure.

    ————————————————————————————————————–

    Sullivan told me so.

  144. DaTruth91 Says:

    damn we use Time outs really quick in the 3rd qrt…smh

  145. Thec07 Says:

    Bush is not fast enough to run wide..Come on coach…

  146. RAIDERMAN99 Says:

    I thought Myers was supposed to be able to block.

  147. RaiderCrunch Says:

    Why do the Raiders always need untimely time outs to think about what to fckng call? Don’t they have a play chart?

  148. wasbanned Says:

    Palmer throws into double coverage again

  149. RaidingTexas Says:

    Man, the Bills may just do it. The Raiders have to play inspired ball these last 17 minutes.

  150. 504 Raider Says:

    138.wasbanned Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
    Raiders need to take a serious look at Raheem Morris for Defensive Coordinator once he is fired in Tampa

    ————————————————————————————————————–

    Woke up this morning thinking of that. Word is he will get the ax Jan 2.

  151. davidon Says:

    Why is Palmer throwing into double? i thought he was smarter than that

  152. RaiderCrunch Says:

    Throw the ball to Moore. Moore is the playmaker. Get him the ball. It really is that simple.

  153. alex7 Says:

    Raheem runs a 4-3 cover 2.

    I think we’ll look at 3-4 guys.

    Morris’ Bucs D has been awful the last 4 years.

  154. LB Says:

    Palmer is a joke. We didn’t he hit Reece coming out of the back field!

  155. alex7 Says:

    RaiderCrunch

    the D thinks it’s that simple too, and are probably double-teaming him every play :)

  156. 505raiders Says:

    reece was open coming outta the backfield

  157. RaidingTexas Says:

    Wasbanned Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
    Palmer throws into double coverage again

    ———————-

    Not only double coverage, but both DBs had a better chance at catching it than the WR.

  158. YoungAmerican Says:

    Can anyone on this defense tackle?

  159. 505raiders Says:

    he only needed six yards not 16

  160. olinesux Says:

    is that the record?

  161. JT Says:

    All of a sudden the chiefs O is playing with urgency…
    the raiders O? Just going trough this and that, no mometum

  162. 504 Raider Says:

    “We will get it fixed I promise you.”

    Ya Boy Hue.

  163. djohnnyg Says:

    Bills are gonna win…it looks like.

  164. RaidingTexas Says:

    Wow. I was joking earlier when I said they would break the penalty record this week. They really are going to do it. Unbelievable.

  165. alex7 Says:

    JT,

    Raider O has scored 7 points the last 2 drives.
    Chiefs O has scored 3.

    settle down.

  166. davidon Says:

    159

    His decision making is worrisome. SHOULD be smarter than that

  167. JT Says:

    4th quarter…

    Its now or never

  168. raiderzmaverick Says:

    Damned guys, we control our fate. Denver is losing. Jets are losing. If we win, it’ll be up to us to win the last game and we should be in the playoffs…

  169. Thec07 Says:

    LETS GO RAIDERS…We will win…

  170. raiderzmaverick Says:

    Don’t believe we didn’t get that score on the fake field goal though. That was beautifully executed…

  171. olinesux Says:

    defense needs a stop bad

  172. 505raiders Says:

    too much on hues plate

    for him suceed and be a great head coach he needs someone to call the plays on O

  173. olinesux Says:

    maybe they should tape their fingers together?

  174. Surge92 Says:

    The Donks continue to lose. We have to do our part now. C’mon, Raiders!

  175. LB Says:

    We just can’t move the ball with Palmer under center. That was a good pass but the hold held Moore up. Palmer needs to throw to the receiver and not just to a spot.

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