National Football League
Oakland 16, St. Louis 14
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 19, 2010
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature: 72°
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 48396

Bruce Gradkowski replaced an ineffective Jason Campbell and led the Oakland Raiders to a 16-14 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.

Darren McFadden ran for 145 yards on 30 carries and Sebastian Janikowski kicked three field goals for Oakland (1-1), which won its home opener for the first time since 2004.

Rookie Sam Bradford was 13-of-23 for 171 yards and a pair of touchdown passes for St. Louis (0-2), which has lost 10 straight and 13 in a row to AFC foes.

Gradkowski finished 11 of 22 for 162 yards with a touchdown and an interception in place of Campbell, who was 8 of 15 for 87 yards and an interception before being pulled at halftime.

Gradkowski hit Louis Murphy for a 4-yard touchdown with 6:07 left in the third, giving the Raiders a 13-7 lead. Janikowski extended the lead to 16-7 with 9:05 remaining in the fourth.

Bradford’s second touchdown toss to Mark Clayton drew the Rams within 16-14 with 3:18 remaining. St. Louis had a chance to get the ball back with the Raiders backed up, but a questionable roughing-the-passer call gave Oakland first down at its own 24-yard line.

McFadden’s tough running then helped the Raiders help run out the clock.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
St. Louis   Oakland
Steven Jackson Player Darren McFadden
19 Attempts 30
75 Yards 145
4.0 Avg Yards 4.8
0 Touchdowns 0
23 Long 30
Receiving
St. Louis   Oakland
Steven Jackson Player Louis Murphy
4 Receptions 6
50 Yards 91
12.5 Avg Yards 15.2
0 Touchdowns 1
24 Long 27
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
St. Louis 210 75 135 2 0 2 2.0 2
Oakland 404 173 231 1 3 1 3.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Raiders have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Washington. The Rams have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.