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Seahawks Down Oakland 17-15 - Match Report
Seattle got 2 scoring strikes from Geno Smith en route to a 17-15 victory over Oakland on Thursday in Pre-Season Week 4 action at CenturyLink Field.
Seattle won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -2.5-point spread. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 34.0.
Geno Smith completed 4 of 7 pass attempts for 107 yards and 2 TDs for the Seahawks in the win.
Mack Brown rushed for 79 yards for Oakland, while James Butler added 17 yards. Nathan Peterman threw for 158 yards for the Raiders, while receivers Keelan Doss and Keon Hatcher had 63 and 54 yards respectively.
Seattle lost the offensive yardage battle to Oakland 328-214 yards in Thursday's game. Oakland had more first downs as that total ended up 21-9.
Oakland led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 37:30-22:30 split in that important category.
Next game, Seattle takes its act home to face Cincinnati looking for another win. For Oakland, they head home to face Denver.