Found November 27, 2011 on Thoughts from the Dark Side: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The Bears brought their vaunted defense and their All-World kick returner, Devin Hester into Oakland on Sunday. And by the end of the game, it was the Raiders who were able to pull out the win on the shoulders of their defense and special teams play. The Bears defense was as advertised in this game. They held Carson Palmer and the Raiders offense out of the endzone through much of this game. But the Raiders just kept making plays on defense and thanks to some key turnovers in the first half, were able to continue to put points on the board.But most of this game was dominated by each team's defense."You gotta give their defense credit." Said Kamerion Wimbley. "They were out there playing hard and I think as a defense, you look at the other team's defense and you want to try to do better than them. They have some players over there and they made some good plays and they had some sacks as well."The Raiders scored on their opening drive thanks in part to a...
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