Week 2, 1988

played in New Orleans, LA

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Oakland Raiders	3	6	0	3	-	12
New Orleans Saints	0	0	14	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 37 field goal
2Q: 13:07 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 30 field goal
2Q: 09:08 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 49 field goal
3Q: 10:12 NOS - Ernest Givins 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:02 NOS - Buster Rhymes 9 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 07:36 NOS - Ottis Anderson 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 04:38 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
4Q: 00:48 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 37 field goal
2Q: 13:07 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 30 field goal
2Q: 09:08 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 49 field goal
3Q: 10:12 NOS - Ernest Givins 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:02 NOS - Buster Rhymes 9 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 07:36 NOS - Ottis Anderson 3 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 04:38 OAK - Mercury Tchaikovski 45 field goal
4Q: 00:48 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal

Team Statistics OAK NOS
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 382 274
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 5.46 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 132 96
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 6.00 3.31
Net Passing Yards 250 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 0 27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/62 5/136
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 36
Time of Possession 33:47 26:13

Team Statistics	OAK	NOS
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	382	274
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	5.46	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	132	96
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	6.00	3.31
Net Passing Yards	250	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 0	27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/62	5/136
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 36
Time of Possession	33:47	26:13

Drive Charts

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
1	10:45	5:41	OWN 21	13	59	Field Goal
1	3:08	5:07	OWN 28	10	59	Field Goal
2	11:25	2:23	OWN 39	4	29	Field Goal
2	6:35	4:12	OWN 20	9	48	Missed FG
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 20	3	27	Half
3	10:02	3:13	OWN 17	6	23	Punt
3	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	12:44	2:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	7:28	2:58	OWN 17	5	55	Field Goal
4	2:34	0:43	OWN 7	4	8	Downs
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 11	4	-5	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	1:13	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	5:04	1:56	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
2	13:01	1:36	OWN 31	4	-15	Punt
2	9:02	2:27	OWN 41	6	16	Punt
2	2:23	0:37	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:58	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
3	6:49	4:54	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:16	OWN 35	6	7	Punt
4	10:38	3:10	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	4:30	1:56	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
4	1:51	1:10	OPP 15	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jess McClure	12	62	5.17	20	2
James Wilder	7	54	7.71	25	1
John Elway	3	16	5.33	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	18	77	4.28	15	1	0
Ottis Anderson	10	22	2.20	16	1	1
Randall Cunningham	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	46	26	262	2/12	0	30	0	72.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	27	14	178	0/0	2	32	0	97.4

Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB James Wilder	6	6	36	6.00	6	12
WR Dokie Williams	5	8	49	9.80	11	21
WR Wendell Davis	5	12	63	12.60	15	26
WR Steve Kreider	4	6	51	12.75	26	30
RB Jess McClure	3	4	16	5.33	7	8
WR Patrick Scott	2	4	18	9.00	0	13
WR Mark Carrier	1	4	29	29.00	5	29
TE Malcolm Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Brent Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	4	7	70	17.50	16	32	1
WR Buster Rhymes	3	6	50	16.67	10	27	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	11	5.50	7	9	0
WR Odessa Turner	2	3	29	14.50	8	16	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Rick Parros	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randy McMillan	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0
Don Griffin	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Misko	4	195	48.8	40.5	56	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	341	48.7	39.3	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	4/5	2/3	0/0	49	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Jones	3	6	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kurt Killens	2	28	14.0
Hanford Dixon	1	14	14.0
Erroll Tucker	1	20	20.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Odessa Turner	3	87	29.0
Rick Parros	1	26	26.0
Lorenzo Lynch	1	23	23.0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Jerue	5	1	19	16
S Michael Downs	4	2	18	19
OLB Bosco Baracus	4	2	16	20
S Don Rogers	4	1	11	15
DT Dennis Owens	3	0	17	12
CB Lewis Billups	3	0	16	19
DE Charles Mann	2	1	22	21
DT Scott Davis	2	1	22	21
S Hanford Dixon	2	0	18	12
DE Jumpy Geathers	2	0	19	17
DE Fred Stokes	2	0	18	15
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	1	17	16
CB John Cobb	1	1	13	12
ILB Dave Ahrens	1	0	18	14
ILB Hal Garner	1	0	11	13
CB Erroll Tucker	1	0	14	17
ILB Cedric Figaro	1	0	14	8
CB Kurt Killens	1	0	3	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	7	4	0.0	21	46
CB Gill Byrd	6	2	0.0	17	34
OLB Fred Robinson	5	1	0.0	10	24
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	0.0	11	16
OLB Emanuel King	3	1	1.0	18	36
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	1.0	20	33
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	0.0	19	29
CB Lee Davis	3	0	0.0	9	24
DE Ron Holmes	3	0	0.0	10	31
S Carl Lews	3	0	0.0	18	31
CB Don Griffin	2	2	0.0	15	37
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.0	14	28
OLB Eric Wilson	2	0	0.0	3	8
S Jim Perryman	1	2	0.0	12	40
S Greg Bright	1	0	0.0	14	36
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0.0	10	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Charles Mann	1	2	21
DE Jerry Wilkinson	0	1	16
DE Jumpy Geathers	0	1	17
DT Scott Davis	0	1	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Emanuel King	1.0	1	1	1	36
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	4	2	33
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	1	1	1	31
OLB Chip Banks	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mark Jerue	3	0	16
S Hanford Dixon	2	0	12
S Michael Downs	2	0	19
S Earl Jones	1	1	20
CB Lewis Billups	1	1	19
OLB Mike Merriweather	1	0	7
S Don Rogers	1	0	15
ILB Hal Garner	1	0	13
OLB Bosco Baracus	1	0	20
CB Erroll Tucker	1	0	17
ILB Cedric Figaro	0	1	8

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	4	2	34
S Carl Lews	3	2	31
ILB Cliff Odom	3	1	46
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	16
CB Don Griffin	2	1	37
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	29
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	24
OLB Eric Wilson	2	0	8
S Greg Bright	1	0	36
CB Lee Davis	1	0	24
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	31
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	28
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blake Green	1	4	0	11	1	17
Kevin Belcher	1	3	1	13	0	31
Marcus Cowan	1	2	0	11	1	31
Ted Albrecht	1	2	0	13	0	26
Bob Landsee	1	2	0	9	0	17
Kelly Thomas	1	1	0	14	0	33
Jim Juriga	1	1	0	8	0	24
Zach West	1	1	0	8	0	15
Tootie Robbins	0	2	0	14	0	24
Brent Jones	0	1	0	17	0	36

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ed Simmons	3	4	0	29	27
Rick Donnalley	2	5	1	22	23
Tony Jones	1	8	0	29	27
Dan Fike	1	2	0	14	13
David Jones	1	2	0	18	17
Craig Heyward	1	2	0	16	15
Jeff Dellenbach	0	4	0	26	21
Ethan Horton	0	1	0	25	22
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0	8	9

Special Teams Tackles

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Randy McMillan	3	15
Wendell Davis	2	5
Patrick Scott	1	17
Steve Kreider	1	3

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Parros	2	12
Earl Campbell	1	21
Odessa Turner	1	20
Damone Johnson	1	18
Lee Davis	1	10
Todd Kalis	1	8

Participation

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Elway	22	48	---	---	---	70
Brent Jones	17	36	---	---	14	67
Earl Jones	---	---	22	20	18	60
James Wilder	9	20	---	---	26	55
Kevin Belcher	13	31	---	---	9	53
Wendell Davis	14	33	---	---	5	52
Marcus Cowan	11	31	---	---	9	51
Randy McMillan	10	22	---	---	15	47
Kelly Thomas	14	33	---	---	---	47
Mark Carrier	11	19	---	---	16	46
Scott Davis	---	---	22	21	2	45
Charles Mann	---	---	22	21	1	44
Steve Kreider	10	29	---	---	3	42
Fred Stokes	---	---	18	15	8	41
Hanford Dixon	---	---	18	12	10	40
Michael Downs	---	---	18	19	3	40
Dan Remsberg	9	22	---	---	9	40
Ted Albrecht	13	26	---	---	---	39
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	17	16	6	39
Dokie Williams	11	28	---	---	---	39
Bosco Baracus	---	---	16	20	3	39
Tootie Robbins	14	24	---	---	---	38
Mark Jerue	---	---	19	16	3	38
Hal Garner	---	---	11	13	14	38
Cedric Figaro	---	---	14	8	16	38
Blake Green	11	17	---	---	9	37
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	19	17	---	36
Don Rogers	---	---	11	15	10	36
Erroll Tucker	---	---	14	17	5	36
Dave Ahrens	---	---	18	14	3	35
Lewis Billups	---	---	16	19	---	35
Jess McClure	13	22	---	---	---	35
Jim Juriga	8	24	---	---	3	35
Bob Landsee	9	17	---	---	6	32
Dennis Owens	---	---	17	12	1	30
Mike Merriweather	---	---	11	7	11	29
Malcolm Scott	6	9	---	---	12	27
Patrick Scott	0	10	---	---	17	27
John Cobb	---	---	13	12	2	27
Tyrone Anthony	9	12	---	---	4	25
Zach West	8	15	---	---	---	23
Kurt Killens	---	---	3	3	5	11
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Misko	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Dunigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	21	46	5	72
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	19	29	21	69
Jim Perryman	---	---	12	40	14	66
Ernest Givins	24	21	---	---	14	59
Don Griffin	---	---	15	37	7	59
Emanuel King	---	---	18	36	4	58
Gill Byrd	---	---	17	34	6	57
Randall Cunningham	29	27	---	---	---	56
Ed Simmons	29	27	---	---	---	56
Pierce Holt	---	---	20	33	3	56
Tony Jones	29	27	---	---	---	56
Greg Bright	---	---	14	36	5	55
Jeff Dellenbach	26	21	---	---	8	55
Rick Donnalley	22	23	---	---	8	53
Carl Lews	---	---	18	31	3	52
Ethan Horton	25	22	---	---	4	51
Ron Holmes	---	---	10	31	7	48
Chip Banks	---	---	11	16	19	46
Kevin Fagan	---	---	14	28	4	46
Odessa Turner	14	11	---	---	20	45
David Jones	18	17	---	---	8	43
Lee Davis	---	---	9	24	10	43
Fred Robinson	---	---	10	24	6	40
Curt Jarvis	---	---	10	26	4	40
Craig Heyward	16	15	---	---	7	38
Bill Johnson	19	17	---	---	---	36
Dan Fike	14	13	---	---	8	35
Damone Johnson	6	10	---	---	18	34
Rick Parros	9	10	---	---	12	31
Dropkick Murphy	8	9	---	---	12	29
Tony Colorito	---	---	10	16	1	27
John Galvin	---	---	7	11	5	23
Buster Rhymes	13	9	---	---	---	22
Todd Kalis	7	7	---	---	8	22
Earl Campbell	0	0	---	---	21	21
Ottis Anderson	10	10	---	---	---	20
Andrew Provence	---	---	4	11	4	19
Eric Wilson	---	---	3	8	6	17
Issiac Holt	---	---	0	11	---	11
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kenny Jackson	1	1	---	---	---	2
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tory Nixon	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	33	8.3
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	19	51	2.7
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	46	26	4	0	3	7	7	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	27	14	3	1	3	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	41	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	104	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	88	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	48	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	67	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Davis	12	5	2	63	1	33
WR Dokie Williams	8	5	1	49	1	28
WR Steve Kreider	6	4	0	51	1	29
RB James Wilder	6	6	0	36	0	20
WR Mark Carrier	4	1	0	29	1	19
WR Patrick Scott	4	2	0	18	0	10
RB Jess McClure	4	3	0	16	0	22
TE Malcolm Scott	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Brent Jones	1	0	0	0	0	36

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	7	4	1	70	2	21
WR Buster Rhymes	6	3	1	50	1	9
TE Damone Johnson	3	1	1	11	0	10
WR Odessa Turner	3	2	0	29	0	11
WR Rick Parros	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0	4	0	17
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	0	11	0	22
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ottis Anderson	3	8	2.67	2.20
Bill Johnson	3	13	4.33	4.28
Randall Cunningham	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	3	2	3	1.00	5.70

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	5	4	27	5.40	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB James Wilder	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.00
WR Dokie Williams	1	1	4	4.00	6.13
WR Mark Carrier	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	11	5.50	5.50
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	9	4.50	8.33
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	7	7.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
James Wilder	2	1
Jess McClure	2	1
John Elway	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	10	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Kreider	2	1	0
WR Dokie Williams	2	1	0
WR Mark Carrier	2	0	0
WR Wendell Davis	2	1	1
RB James Wilder	1	1	1
WR Patrick Scott	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	2
WR Rick Parros	2	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)