Detroit Lions @ Oakland Raiders: 3rd quarter running diary

The QB battle is even, almost like the 17-14 score.

Palmer: 17-21-202-1 TD-122.6 rating

Stafford: 15-25-212-2 TD-114.1 rating

But the difference is the Raiders have out gained the Lions 70-13 on the ground. Kevin Smith is playing for the Lions, but it's obvious he's not close to 100%.

Megatron: 4-98-1 TD. It's his best game in...Hell, it's been a while since Johnson has been more than a decoy.

HUGE block leads to a huge KO retrun for the Raiders....but it's coming back. Why?

boom

BOOM! HEADSHOT!

head shot

Head shot on the block = perosnal foul.

Raiders shrug off the flag, and convert 3 straight of 1st downs. Lions' corners are giving 10 yard cushions, Raiders taking it.

FLAG. Offsides. That's six.

Harris is officially out of the remainder of the game for the Lions. It never ends.

Raiders at midfield, facing 3rd and 3...and convert. NO! Raiders flagged for the pick play, interference called. No, Nate Burleson has not changed teams.

3rd and 13 instead of 1st and 10. Raiders get 10 on a short pass, and will punt.

Lions find themslves at the 18, 3rd and 4. Young catches a short pass for 4...loses it on a move...and gets it back. The kid is going to raise everyone's blood pressure with moves like that.

Smith gets 15 between the tackles, the Lions' best run of the day.

FLAG! But it's on the Raiders, in the neutral zone. Lions moving the ball, slowly it may be.

FLAG! Holding, Raiders. Of course, Brennaman had thought it was a great defensive play.

3rd and 4 at the Raiders 48. Stafford misfires, thanks to a big rush, missed an open Megatron.

Earlier in the game Brennaman claimed Graham's punts don't bounce, but short kick hits at the 30, and bounds all the way to the 7. That showed him, huh?

If you are wondering where Ndamukong Suh has been, ask the Raiders who have been holding him on every snap.

And just as I write that, Suh gets his name called...for jumping offsides. That's seven.

Palmer looks deep...but Vanden Bosch blasts thru on the stunt...

KVB stunt
KVB SACK!

KVB's sack ultimately forces the Raiders to punt. Lions' D picking up the pace! Nice retrun off of a bouncing kick by Logan has the Lions at their own 40.

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