... Oakland Raiders defense Monday night, and the San Diego Charger offense was the recipient of some old school smashmouth football that was reminiscent of the silver and black’s glory years in the '70s and '80s. 

 

Without question the additions of Greg Ellis and Richard Seymour had a tremendous impact on this success, but many other defensive players also stepped up Monday night.

 

Compared to last year’s defensive effort, what was noteworthy in game one was the strong push the Raiders got at the line of scrimmage and the number of tackles made near or behind the line of scrimmage. An analysis of the NFL Gamebook tackling statistics yielded the following insights.

 

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