It was as if he had never left the Coliseum.Jon Gruden was a winner in his return to the sideline for Oakland when the Raiders got a touchdown pass from Connor Cook in a 16-10 victory over the
Detroit Lions on Friday night."It was awesome," he said. "I saw some recognizable faces that had gotten a little bit older. I saw some old friends who mean a lot to me. Like I said all
along, this is a great responsibility. The nostalgia has worn off. We have to do
something with the opportunity. But it was sure great to see the Raiders
fans."Gruden was welcomed back warmly to the Coliseum for his first game here as Raiders coach since beating the Jets in a playoff game Jan. 12, 2001. Gruden was
traded to Tampa Bay after that season and has spent the past nine years as an
ESPN analyst.Raiders owner Mark Davis lured Gruden back to the sideline with a 10-year contract worth a reported $100 million following a disappointing six-win season
under Jack Del Rio.The Gruden era appeared to get off to a rousing start when Marshawn Lynch ran 60 yards for a TD on the third snap, but the score was called back on a holding
penalty by rookie tackle Kolton Miller."I was really ticked off after watching that get called back," Gruden said. "Chucky came out for a brief moment tonight."Oakland settled for a punt on the only drive with starting quarterback Derek Carr, but scored three times in five drives with Cook at the helm. Cook threw a
7-yard TD pass to Ryan Switzer in the second quarter and led Oakland to a pair
of field goals by rookie Eddy Pineiro. Cook finished 11 for 19 for 141
yards.The Lions also welcomed a new coach in Matt Patricia DaeSean Hamilton Jersey Elite , who opted to rest star quarterback Matthew Stafford, who got enough work in two days of joint practices against
Oakland."We got a lot of good work in this week," Patricia said. "He took a lot of reps and he saw a lot of different looks. That was the goal, to come out here
and be able to get some of those different team tempo plays and have it scripted
and a little controlled. Just thought it was a good opportunity tonight to have
the other guys go out and compete."Matt Cassel got the start and went 10 for 18 for 81 yards, leading Detroit to one score on three drives, with Ameer Abdullah capping it with a 1-yard TD run .
Jake Rudock finished 12 for 19 for 84 yards.NATIONAL ANTHEMLynch once again sat during the national anthem. Lynch also sat for the anthem all of last season but never gave a reason for his decision. No other
players on either team demonstrated during the anthem, with the Lions all
standing together with locked arms.ROOKIE REPORTLions second-round RB Kerryon Johnson showed good burst Youth Taven Bryan Jersey , running for 34 yards on seven carries and adding four catches for 33 yards."To me, didn't make enough plays at the beginning, didn't make enough plays at the end," Johnson said. "I still have work to do. We still have work to do.
It was the first game. First-game jitters out for everybody."The Raiders also had a strong performance from a second-round pick with DT P.J. Hall getting a sack and batting down a pass in the first half. Oakland
undrafted free agent RB Chris Warren III ran 13 times for 86 yards .INJURIESRaiders CB Antonio Hamilton limped off twice in the second half with an apparent ankle injury.HELMET FOULThere was one penalty under the new rule prohibiting players from leading with their helmets. Oakland S Karl Joseph was called for the infraction on a
tackle against Abdullah in the second quarter.OFF THE DIRTPineiro's second field goal came at the end of the first half after Gruden called for a run that set up Pineiro's 48-yarder off the infield dirt. Pineiro
added a 45-yard field goal off the dirt in the fourth quarter. The Raiders will
play at least one regular-season game this season with the infield dirt in place
for Oakland Athletics games."I remember when we drafted (Sebastian) Janikowski, it was like being on a foreign planet for him when he got here and started kicking off the dirt,"
Gruden said of Oakland's first-round pick in 2000. "We did manage to get him a
couple of looks."NEXT UPLions: Host Giants on Aug. 17.Raiders: Visit Rams on Aug. 18.Super Bowl LII will go down as one of the most entertaining Super Bowl games in the history of the NFL. It was a flurry of
offense, hundreds of yards were thrown by both Nick Foles and Tom Brady and
dramatic referee reviews that could have gone either way potentially changed the
fate of the game.One of those controversial calls (which wound up not being all
that controversial) was the Zach Ertz touchdown run that put the Philadelphia
Eagles ahead in the fourth?quarter and ended up being the difference-maker in
the game. The touchdown put the Eagles up 38-33 and they ended up scoring one
more field goal before the game ended and the Eagles won their first-ever Super
Bowl by a score of 41-33.The question that many New England Patriot fans will be
asking is Cheap Josh Allen Jersey , was ruling Ertz's score that gave the Eagles the win a legitimate touchdown and ultimately the right call?.@NFoles_9 to
@ZERTZ_86 for the @Eagles TD!! #SBLII pic.twitter.com/WyaH93hkw2— NFL (@NFL)
February 5, 2018Unfortunately for Patriots fans, the call was correct and not
all that much of a question mark.The ruling came down that after the catch, Ertz
became a runner on the play. Ertz caught a pass from Foles??at the Patriots
five-yard line, stepped around a tackler and lunged for the end zone. Because he
stopped being a receiver and then became a runner, the rule suggests that even
if the ball hit the ground first and he lost control, as long as he regained
possession Authentic Blake Wheeler Jersey , it was like a runner making a fumble but recovering the ball. As a runner, by collecting the ball without it being first
caught or obtained by a Patriots' player, it was ruled an official touchdown
when Ertz got it back..
