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Oakland Raiders: A Few Keys To Victory Over Tampa Bay Buccaneers

ByKevin Saito|
Oct 23, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) reacts after a touchdown in the second half against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Oakland Raiders won 33-16. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) reacts after a touchdown in the second half against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Oakland Raiders won 33-16. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 18, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders cornerback David Amerson (29) intercepts a pass against the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Falcons defeated the Raiders 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

Win the Turnover Battle

Against the Chiefs, the Raiders didn’t get a single turnover. Kansas City protected the ball really, really well. Oakland didn’t and wound up losing the turnover battle 2-0 – one on aDerek Carrinterception and the other on a Carr fumble. The Chiefs took advantage of the Carr interception to score a touchdown and scored another after a missed field goal.

Against Jacksonville last week, the Raiders forced Jacksonville into three turnovers – to Blake Bortles interceptions and aRashad Greenefumble. They only managed to convert one of the turnovers into points – a field goal on the Greene muffed punt, but it was a day that they didn’t need a whole lot anyway.

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    • Winning the turnover battle is crucial to success in this league and the Raiders have been doing a pretty good job of it so far this season. On the year, they’re a plus eight in the turnover margin – second in the league. Their 13 takeaways are tied for third best in the NFL, and their five giveaways are tied for second best.

    In Tampa Bay, they’re facing a team on the negative side of the turnover differential column. The Buccaneers check in having given the ball away ten times, while taking it away only seven – good for a negative three in the category.

    Of those ten Tampa Bay turnovers, nine have been Jameis Winston picks. Under pressure, he sometimes makes bad decisions with the football. It’s a weakness in his game the Raiders absolutely must exploit.

    Despite their considerable troubles in the secondary, the Raiders are improving – and have shown a penchant for taking the ball away.Reggie Nelson,David Amerson, andSean Smithall have two interceptions on the year. And rookieKarl Josephhas chipped in with one.

    And facing a Tampa Bay team that throws as often as they do – 56 percent of the time, their 40 attempts per game, fifth in the league, if you’re scoring at home – they’re going to need the sticky fingers of their secondary to be working well.

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