Week 12: Oakland Raiders Vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Published: November 25, 2009

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... Raiders come into Dallas riding high off their comeback win against the Cincinnati Bengals. Bruce Gradkowski is now the starting quarterback for the Raiders and played efficiently last week (17-for-34, 183 yards, two TDs and one INT)

This week Gradkowski will try to play better than the last time he faced the Cowboys. In 2006 as the QB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gradkowski went 10-for-20 for 120 yards and 2 INTs in a 38-10 loss on Thanksgiving Day.

The Raiders receivers haven't gotten many opportunities this year and their numbers show it. They're dead last in passing offense averaging 125 passing YPG. Tight end Zach Miller leads the team in receptions (34), yards (495) and TDs (2). The Raiders best wide receiver is Louis Murphy who has 17 receptions for 261 yards and two TDs. Rookie Darrius Heyward-Bey (seven receptions, 103 yards) hasn't done much this season, only catching a pass in six games this season and hasn't had more than two receptions in a single game...

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