FLASH RECAP:
Bruce Gradkowski throws for two first-quarter touchdowns to lead Oakland (3-1) to a victory over visiting Seattle (1-3) in their 2010 exhibition finale on Sept. 2.
Former Raider Louis Rankin returns a fourth-quarter kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, reducing the Seahawks' deficit to 27-22.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Bruce Gradkowski � Is 7-of-14 passing for 128 yards and 2 TDs. Gradkowski throws first-quarter scoring passes to Manase Tonga (32 yards) and Johnnie Lee Higgins (9 yards) as Oakland builds a 17-3 advantage.
QB Kyle Boller � Is 7-of-13 passing for 157 yards and a TD during the second half.
S Mike Mitchell � Has the hit of the game when he breaks up a short pass intended for Seattle RB Justin Forsett.
QB Charlie Whitehurst � Throws for 210 yards and a TD during the first half. A second Whitehurst scoring pass, a 45-yarder to Cameron Morrah on the final play of the second quarter, is negated by a holding penalty.
WR Deon Butler � Has 101 receiving yards and a TD on 7 catches.
RB Louis Rankin � Returns a kickoff 99 yards for a TD against his former team.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders score a touchdown on their opening drive for the third straight game.
Seattle's Cord Parks (5 for 141 yards) and Louis Rankin (1 for 99 and a TD) torch the Raiders for 240 yards in kickoff returns.
Oakland CB Chris Johnson surrenders 120 receiving yards on 4 catches during the first half.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski
"I�ve been trying to do everything I can and the rest is out of my hands. You always have to be ready because you never know when your time will come.�
"It opened up quickly. I know all those guys on the Raiders and I know they�re all fast. Once the kicker slowed me up, I was thinking �I really have to get on my horse.� Fortunately I was able to break one.�
Seahawks RB Louis Rankin
BY THE NUMBERS:
3: Field goals made by Seattle's Olindo Mare in as many attempts.
149: Oakland rushing yards, including 92 by Michael Bennett on 25 carries.
210: Combined penalty yards for Oakland and Seattle. The Raiders have 11 penalties for 99 yards while the Seahawks commit 9 penalties for 111 yards.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders get only their third exhibition victory over the Seahawks in nine meetings. The preseason series between the teams began in 1976.
The announced paid attendance is 23,957 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The capacity is 63,132 at the Coliseum for football games.
Manase Tonga (41) celebrates
scoring a TD with Raiders teammates.
By Paul Sakuma/Associated Press
