Oakland Raiders vs. San Francisco 49ers preview

By John Onan  |   Saturday, August 13, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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The biggest off season acquisition in the league, wide receiver Randy Moss, makes his Oakland Raiders debut tonight. Unfortunately, Oakland's other star receiver Jerry Porter has been hobbled by a hamstring injury and won't play. Another new addition, former Jets running back LaMont Jordan, returns from bereavement leave and will get a limited number of reps for the Oakland Raiders.

Tonight marks the beginning of the Alex Smith era in San Francisco. He gets the starting nod and will play much of the first half before handing the ball to last year's starter, Tim Rattay. Tonight also marks the debut of new head coach Mike Nolan, who hopes to get the San Francisco 49ers off to a good start in what is going to be a big rebuilding project.
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