atlanta-9-18-2016

Falcons 35, Raiders 28
Sept. 18, 2016 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Oakland, CA

STAR OF THE GAME Matt Ryan throws for 396 yards and three TDs on 26 of 34 passing and an efficiency rating of 131.5. He engineers TD drives on three of the Falcons' final four drives. Ryan improves to 3-0 in career starts against Oakland.

KEY STATS The Raiders (1-1) allow 528 total yards, surrender an average of 8.3 yards per play and have only one sack (by defensive tackle Stacey McGee).

The Raiders' Derek Carr throws for three TDs and 299 yards on 34 of 45 passing and an efficieny rating of 115.0.

The Falcons (1-1) break a 21-all tie when Justin Hardy hauls in a deflected, 8-yard pass from Matt Ryan for a TD with 9:29 left.

With the Falcons leading 28-21, the Raiders' Jalen Richard gains only a yard on fourth-and-2 at midfield with 7:12 to play. The Falcons need only five plays to widen their lead as Tevin Coleman scores on a 13-yard run.

BY THE NUMBERS 0: Sacks by Raiders DE Khalil Mack this season.
3-6: Raiders home record under head coach Jack Del Rio.
4: Consecutive Falcons victories over the Raiders.
1,035: Yards allowed by Oakland during the first two games of the 2016 season.

DID YOU KNOW? The Raiders surrender 528 total yards, becoming the first team since the 1967 Falcons to allow at least 500 yards in the first two games of the season. Oakland gave up 507 yards in Week 1 against New Orleans.

The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum turned 50 years old when the Raiders hosted the Falcons. The venue's first event was on Sept. 18, 1966 when the Raiders lost 32-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs.

With the Falcons' fourth straight win over the Raiders, the regular-season series between the teams is deadlocked at 7-7.

Updated: 9-19-2016