subject: The Most Emotional Games I've Experienced [print this page] It was one of the most emotional games I've experienced as an Oakland Raiders fan, with the Silver and Black sealing their win against the Houston Texans in the final seven seconds, with a final score of 25-20 at Reliant Stadium on Sunday, October 9, 2011.Head coach Hue Jackson was overwhelmed by emotion as he fell to his knees, weeping. The Texans had been clear favorites against Oakland, yet somehow they managed to pull out the win, just a day after the team's iconic owner, Al Davis, passed away at the age of 82.Wholesale cheap jerseys Going into the game, I felt the passing of Davis would either be so draining on the team that they would make many mistakes, or they would turn their emotion into a Raiders win. In the first quarter, it looked like they were headed toward a quick defeat; however, something changed along the way.
The way it started out with the Texans scoring a touchdown, and the Raiders' offense going nowhere, hardly getting even a first down over the two quarters, in addition to all the typical Oakland penalties, it wasn't looking good. Darren McFadden(notes) who had been the star of the show for the Silver and Black, was held to only 12 yards in the first half.
Sebastian Janikowski(notes) had his usual stellar performance, kicking four field goals, with three over 50 yards, and it was special teams who won much of the battle for the Raiders against the Texans.Oakland's defense should be given a lot of the credit for the win as well, as they fought a tough battle, and held the Texans' quarterback Matt Schaub(notes) to only 24 of 51 passes, sacking him three times. That the defense was able to take on the Texans and win, surprised all of us, with the exception of possibly Jackson and defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan, who has been taking a lot of flack this year.Sunday's game was also a great one for Darrius Heyward-Bay, and probably one of the most memorable in his career as well.Hockey jerseys He caught a pass from quarterback Jason Campbell(notes) for 18 yards, then on the next play caught one for 34, ultimately scoring a touchdown for the team. By the end of the day, he'd caught seven passes for 99 yards and was credited with the touchdown.The final moments of that game were some of the most dramatic seconds in the NFL. It seemed like the Silver and Black were destined to another disappointing end, with the Texans headed for a touchdown, but instead it was safety Michael Huff(notes) who jumped up and caught the interception in the end zone, just as the clock expired.
