Saturday, August 10, 2002
Cowboys 20, Raiders 6
By JOEL ANDERSON
Associated Press Writer
IRVING, Texas — The Oakland Raiders, long one of the NFL's most penalized teams, committed 17 infractions for 107 yards and failed to score a touchdown in a 20-6 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Friday night in the exhibition opener for both teams.
Callahan, who became the Raiders' coach after Jon Gruden went to Tampa Bay, watched in frustration as his team drew numerous penalties that thwarted potential scores.
“We need to address the penalties as issue No. 1,” Callahan said. “We are going to correct this.”
Meanwhile, Quincy Carter cooly directed the Cowboys to scores on their first three possessions in his impressive debut operating the West Coast offense. Carter played the entire first half, completing 10 of 13 passes for 96 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed twice for 24 yards.
“Quincy made plays with his arm and his feet. That is how he plays,” Cowboys coach Dave Campo said. “It's hard to see that in practice, but in a game you can see the danger he poses for the defense.
“He did things that don't show up in practice. He broke out of the pocket and made some things happen.”
Through two weeks of training camp, Carter appeared to struggle with the new offense and often looked unsure of himself. His poor performances gave fuel to speculation that 25-year-old rookie Chad Hutchinson was pushing him for the starting job.
But early in Friday's game, Carter was accurate and continually was able to scramble away from the Raiders' pass rush.
During the Cowboys' second offensive series, Carter lofted an 18-yard pass to Ken-Yon Rambo over the outstretched hands of two defenders.
Two plays later, Carter zipped a 23-yarder through coverage to Reggie Swinton for what was initially ruled a touchdown, but later overturned on replay. The Raiders then committed two penalties inside the 1-yard line, including a personal foul on safety Anthony Dorsett that gave the Cowboys another set of downs.
Carter completed a 1-yard pass to reserve tight end Mike Lucky in the back of the end zone on the next play for a 10-3 lead.
“It felt good to go out and make plays when things break down,” Carter said. “I don't want to count on that because I've got receivers who can make plays for me. My first priority is to get them the ball and let them do their thing.”
Hutchinson, who spent the last four years playing professional baseball, showed some rust in his first football game since 1997, his sophomore season at Stanford.
He finished 5-of-11 for 59 yards, completing throws of 20 and 19 yards in his first series. The Cowboys moved the ball to the Oakland 9, but Hutchinson was picked off in the end zone by the Raiders' top draft pick, Phillip Buchanon.
“I thought I was prepared,” Hutchinson said. “It's a starting point. I'll just go out there next week and continue to improve.”
The Raiders didn't reveal much of their offensive playbook, pulling Rich Gannon and most of the other starters after just one series. On that possession, Gannon went 4-of-6 for 52 yards to set up Sebastian Janikowski's 29-yard field goal with 3:46 left in the first quarter.
From that point, the Raiders suffered through several drive-killing penalties.
“Football is best played with no penalties,” Oakland tight end Roland Williams said. “You didn't see that tonight. This was a very sloppy Raiders team.”
Emmitt Smith, who needs just 540 yards to break Walter Payton's career rushing record, didn't get into the game. He missed the last two days of practice after visiting his ailing grandfather in Florida. Smith watched the game from the sidelines.
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