FLASH RECAP:
Arizona holds off Oakland when Sebastian Janikowski's 32-yard field goal attempt is wide left on the game's final play at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. on Sept. 26, 2010.
A 39-yard pass interference penalty on Arizona's Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie gives Oakland a final chance at victory at the Cardinals' 13-yard line before Janikowski misses his third field goal attempt of the game.
Janikowski makes kicks of 22, 54 and 23 yards, but he misses from 41, 58 and 32 yards.
Ouch!
"As I told the team, I don't feel like the game was won or lost on the last play," Raiders coach Tom Cable tells reporters after the game. "It certainly could have been won, but we had a lot of opportunities in the second half to put some exclamation points out there and we couldn't do it."
The Cardinals (2-1) erase a 20-17 Raiders advantage on Derek Anderson's 8-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald with 1:01 left in the third period.
Arizona's LaRod-Stephens Howling returns Janikowski's opening kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown.
Making his first start of the season, the Raiders' Bruce Gradkowski is 17-of-34 passing for 255 yards and a touchdown and interception.
Oakland (1-2) commits a whopping 11 penalties for 123 yards compared to 104 penalty yards on seven infractions for the Cardinals.
Oakland has only three second-half points after scoring 20 points during the first two periods, the Raiders' largest first-half point total in 75 games.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
KR LaRod Stephens-Howling — Returns the opening kickoff 102 yards for a TD. He finishes with 179 yards (35.8 yards per return) on five kickoff returns. with an interception.
LB Paris Lenon — Contributes a sack, interception and seven total tackles.
WRs Larry Fitzgerald & Steve Breaston — They each have a TD reception.
RB Darren McFadden — Has 105 rushing yards on 25 carries and a TD, the second straight game he reaches the 100-yard plateau. McFadden's 2-yard scoring run late in the first half gives Oakland a 20-17 lead.
WR Louis Murphy — Has a career-high 119 receiving yards on five catches.
CB Nnamdi Asmougha — Helps limit Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald to two catches for 26 yards.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski misses 3 of 6 field goal tries, equaling his number of misses during the 2009 season when he made 26 of 29 attempts.
The Cardinals find a way to win despite being outgained, 364 to 227 in total yards; having the ball for only 27:02; and being penalized 104 yards on seven penalties.
The Raiders score only one touchdown on five possesssions inside the Cardinals' 20.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders RB Darren McFadden
"It’s very shocking. I call him Automatic Seabass (Janikowski), so it’s just one of those things. If he kicked that ball 100 times, he’s going to make 99 of them. It just so happened that he missed that one.”
"I don’t think this (win) was unexpected. I think we outplayed them. He missed the kick, and that’s part of the game. It’s not guaranteed he’s going to make the kick just because it’s close like that.”
Cardinals LB Joey Porter
BY THE NUMBERS:
3: Missed field goal attempts by the Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski, who has five missed field goal attempts during the 2010 season's first three games.
46.2: Completion percentage for Arizona's Derek Anderson, who is 16-of-26 passing for 122 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
345: Rushing yards by Oakland's Darren McFadden during the first three games of the 2010 season.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders' Sebastian Jankowski hasn't missed three field goals in a game since Sept. 9, 2007, when he was 0 for 3 against Detroit.
The Raiders suffer their first-ever road loss to the Cardinals. They were 1-0 in St. Louis and 2-0 at Sun Devil Stadium.
Oakland's Shane Lechler (9) and
Sebastian Janikowski (11) react after
Janikowski misses a 32-yard field
goal on the game's final play.
By Matt York/Associated Press
