Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns: Game Preview
September 13, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders running back
Latavius Murray(28) receives the hand off from quarterback
Derek Carr(4) against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Oakland’s Offense
In addition to Cooper, there is veteran wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Crabtree was brought into Oakland via free agency this past offseason. He has helped beef up the Raiders passing offense.
Crabtree has 148 receiving yards and a TD trailing Cooper by only eight yards this season.
Crabtree also has two more receptions and four more targets than Cooper does with the Raiders this season (14 and 24 for Crabtree and 12 and 20 for Cooper respectively). Cooper will be the main focus in the passing game, but Crabtree will also get a significant amount of targets as well.
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In terms of moving the ball on the ground, the Raiders main work horse will be RB Latavius Murray this season. Murray has had 26 of the Raiders’ 35 rushing attempts this season (3 of these 35 attempts coming from Derek Carr).
He has ran for 109 yards over the two game stretch as well.
Not only is Murray a rushing threat, but he also has a significant role in the passing game as well with 10 receptions for 58 yards this season. The Browns will see plenty of him on Sunday afternoon.
Taiwan Jones is the second string RB for the Raiders. He has rushed for 14 yards on 5 attempts this season.
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