FLASH RECAP:
Terrelle Pryor throws for two touchdowns and runs for another to lead Oakland (1-2) to a preseason victory over visiting Detroit (1-2) before an announced crowd of 41,420 at O.co Coliseum on Aug. 25, 2012.
Pryor engineers three straight Oakland touchdown drives over a 10-minute span of the second half. His 17-yard scoring run with 30 seconds left in the third quarter erases a 13-10 Lions lead. He has a 59-yard run to set up Oakland's go-ahead TD.
Pryor and rookie wide receiver Juron Criner hook up for 39-yard and 76-yard TD pass plays during the fourth quarter.
Oakland backup kicker Eddy Carmona hits a 56-yard field goal on the final play off the first half, giving the Raiders a 10-6 lead.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Terrelle Pryor — Is 3 of 5 passing for 137 yards and two touchdowns, His passer efficiency rating is a whopping 143.8. Pryor has 90 rushing yards (including a 59-yard run) and a TD on five carries. He has 227 of the Raiders' 513 total yards.
WR Juron Criner — Has two catches for 115 yards and two TDs. Criner scores on 39-yard and 76-yard pass receptions during the fourth quarter as Oakland builds a 31-13 advantage.
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey — His leaping 41-yard catch of a Carson Palmer pass sets up Darren McFadden's 1-yard scoring run in the second quarter, the first TD in three preseason games for Oakland's first team offense.
QB Matthew Stafford — Is 8 of 10 passing 68 yards before being sidelined in the second quarter with an injury to his non-throwing hand. Stafford completes his first six passes for 47 to help set up a 41-yard field goal by Jason Hanson.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor
"We definitely made some progress but we need to clean some things up once we get down there in the goal line and get in earlier than we did."
Raiders QB Carson Palmer
BY THE NUMBERS:
DID YOU KNOW?:
TE Brandon Pettigrew — His 7-yard TD catch gives the Lions a 13-10 advantage early in the second half. Pettigrew finishes with four catches for 31 yards.
QB Shaun Hill — Is 7 of 15 passing for 67 yards and a TD.
"I love this feeling. And I want more of it."
2: Interceptions by the Raiders' Carson Palmer. On his other 24 attempts, Palmer has 17 completions for 181 yards.
21: Consecutive Oakland points during a 10-minute span of the second half.
513: Oakland total yards compared to 281 for Detroit.
With the win over the Lions, the Raiders end a six-game preseason losing streak. Oakland had not won a preseason game since a 27-24 victory over visiting Seattle on Sept. 2, 2010.
The Raiders improve to 5-1 in their preseason series with the Lions.
