OAKLAND, Calif. — Darren McFadden ran for 171 yards and two touchdowns and the Oakland Raiders added two more touchdowns on the ground as part of the most productive rushing day against the Jets since Ryan took over as the Raiders won 34-24 on Sunday.
“Coach Hue (Jackson) always tells us we’re building a bully,” McFadden said. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing against. That’s what we’re trying to do, to bully them. That’s what we did today.”
Denarius Moore scored on a 23-yard reverse and Michael Bush added a 1-yard TD run 42 seconds later as the Raiders (2-1) took control in a dizzying span beginning late in the third quarter to hand the Jets (2-1) their first loss.
Mark Sanchez completed 27- of-43 passes for a career-high 369 yards but threw a costly interception in the end zone in the first half. He later cut Oakland’s lead to 31-24 with a 16-yard pass to Plaxico Burress with 5:33 remaining. Sanchez also ran for one touchdown and had a second overturned by replay in the final minute, ending New York’s last gasp.
The Raiders won this game on the ground, putting up the most yards rushing (234), most rushing touchdowns and the third-most points in a game against the Ryan-led Jets.
“It was humiliating for us to have something like that happen to us,” Jets defensive lineman Sione Pouha said. “All we can do is make the corrections that we need to do and bounce back.”
