Why Richard Seymour Is the AFC Defensive Player of the Week

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Published: October 18, 2009

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... performed the way that Raider fans know it can.

Despite some great plays on offense by the Raiders against the Eagles, including an 86 yard catch-and-run by Zach Miller and supported with blocks by Louis Murphy in the Raiders 13-9 upset win over the Eagles.

The real story of the Raiders upset win over the Eagles was the defense. 

After getting destroyed in the previous three weeks, the Raider defense showed what it can be when it doesn't use a playbook dated in the 1970s.

The Raider defense harassed Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb all day with blitzes, and came up with six sacks: 2 by Trevor Scott, 1 by Jay Richardson, 1 by Thomas Howard, and 2 by Richard Seymour.

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