Raiders' McFadden Key to Offensive Success

Just when Darren McFadden's rookie season was about to take off, it came crashing down in a Week Two game against division foe Kansas City. McFadden was in the middle of a 50-yard run, when he was chased down by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard, the same Bernard Pollard who injured some guy named Brady in New England a week earlier. Run-DMC would score his first NFL touchdown a few plays later on his way to racking up 164 yards on just 21 carries. Unfortunately for Raider Nation that was the last time McFadden would be healthy during the 2008 season. While being chased down by Pollard, McFadden would sustain a turf-toe injury that prevented him from using his breakaway speed and cutting ability that made him the fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft. Even though it was only a small sample size, McFadden had better numbers, through two games, than 2008 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Adrian Peterson. McFadden would go on to rush for 499 yards with four scores in 13 games, but it wa...