Last sunday, September 12th, both the Niners and Raiders played to start off the regular season. The San Francisco 49ers played the Seattle Seahawks on the road. As they enter the field, the Niners players are joined in hands with each other as a united force. As the games starts, the Seahawks win the toss and choose to receive. Unfortunately,that was a mistake for them because they muffed the kickoff return and ended up having to down it in the endzone. After that, their first played ended in an interception to Nate Clements thrown by Matt Hasselbeck.Once the Niners got on offense, this became a little difficult. The fans of Seattle were so loud that it was difficult to call plays which resulted in an early 49er timeout due to confusion. These fans will eventually help enough to the point of giving a slight edge to the Seahawks. Even with the good original field position, the Niners were not able to get into the endzone for a touchdown, and had to settle for a field goal. As the game progressed, Joe Nedney, the Niners kicker was the only one scoring in the game until Matt Hasselbeck scored on a 1-yard run. With this score, it puts Seattle up by one with 2:26 left in the first half. Trying to hustle and make a play, Alex Smith throws on the run, but the pass hit Michael Crabtree in the shoulder and was picked off for an interception. With the Seahawks' offense back on, they drive in and score on a 13-yard pass to Deon Butler. The score going into the half was 14-6 Seattle over the Niners. Coming out of the half, the Niners are looking to get back into the game. However, that is all what didn't happen. The Niners didn't score the rest of the game and fell apart on defense with a missing pass rush by the linemen, and a foolish secondary. The Niners ended the game with the score of 31-6. This was a hard loss for the team because they wanted to start off their season strong just like they did in preseason.
As for the Raiders, they paid a visit to Tennessee in hopes to defeat the Titans and start their 2010 season with a win. The Raiders receive first and come out with a shaky start. In the kickoff return, the Raiders fumble it and recover it on their own 20-yard line. The Raiders' first offensive series ends with a 3-and-out. After trading possessions a couple times, the Titans put together a legitimate drive and score a touchdown. This was their strong response to Janikowski's field goal made 34 yards out. Then, the Titans come back again with a field goal with put them ahead 10-3 by the end of the first quarter. The next quarter consists of the Titans distancing themselves from the Raiders. Even though they try to stay in the game with field goals, 24-6 won't be an easy comeback if you rely on field goals. At this point, the Raiders offensive line is the one aspect that is really hurting them in this game. They are having no luck stopping the Titans' defensive linemen. Jason Cambell has been sacked and hit several times, enough for him to become frustrated jogging into the locker room at the half. In the third quarter, the Titans score one more time as the final point making sure the Raiders do not come back. However, the Raiders put themselves out of the game more than the Titans beat them. If only they can show us the "new" Raiders team. The one that uses the Baltimore offense and has a different aura around them. We will see what is in store for this hopeful team. After this game, though, people are just seeing that typical raiders team that has a losing season every year. Surely not an example of the rest of the season, the Raiders are beaten by the Tennessee Titans, 31-6.
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