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The Raiders jumped to an early lead on the Philadelphia Eagles, carried it into the second half and held on for an improbable 13-9 victory in front of a half-empty Coliseum on Sunday.

The Eagles' final gasp came on a fourth-and-4 play from the Raiders 43-yard line with 2 minutes, 21 seconds left in the game.

A pass from Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb short-hopped wide receiver DeSean Jackson, and the Raiders took over on downs. The Raiders ran out the clock for their second victory of the season.

The Raiders grounded the Eagles' high-flying offense by throwing an array of blitzes at McNabb and daring him to find open receivers in less time than he is accustomed to receiving.

The Raiders turned the tables on an Eagles team that blitzed more often than any other team through the first five weeks.

Oakland defensive coordinator John Marshall dialed up seemingly more blitzes Sunday than he did the first five games, when the Raiders were the team that blitzed less often than any other team. They blitzed McNabb time and again, with great results.

Defensive end Trevor Scott and defensive lineman Richard Seymour recorded two sacks each in the first half. McNabb never settled into a rhythm and rushed most of his passes. The Raiders notched six sacks overall.

Few gave the 1-4 Raiders a chance at upsetting the 3-1 Eagles. Yet, it was the Raiders who dictated the tempo from the outset.

Fans booed quarterback JaMarcus Russell and the Raiders three plays into the game after the offense failed to get a first down.

Russell turned those boos to cheers late in the first quarter when he connected with tight end Zach Miller on a short pass that Miller turned into an 86-yard catch-and-run play for a touchdown.

Rookie wide receiver Louis Murphy made the last half of the play possible by, first, flattening Eagles safety Quintin Mikell, and then obstructing cornerback Ellis Hobbs as Miller negotiated his way down the right sideline and into the end zone.

The Raiders tacked on a field goal midway through the second quarter and entered the locker room leading 10-6.

Philadelphia's lone first-half points came on field goals on drives after interceptions of Russell.

The first interception came on a high pass for Murphy that hit off Murphy's hands and into the hands of Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel. Russell overthrew Miller on a seam route on a pass that Mikell snagged without difficulty.

The Raiders squandered a golden opportunity to blow open the game midway through the third quarter.

Russell sold the Eagles on a run on a fourth-and-one play from the Eagles 40-yard line. Murphy sprinted past an Eagles defender and into the open at the 15.

Russell failed to spot Murphy right away. However, he still had time to get the ball to Murphy in plenty of time but his eventual throw short-hopped Murphy, and the Eagles took possession.

In all, this counts as an impressive effort from a Raiders team that allowed 96 points the three games before Sunday's contest and scored only 16 in three straight lopsided defeats.

The Eagles entered the game 3-1, with the second-highest-scoring offense and the third ranked defense in terms of average yards allowed.

The Raiders surpassed the 200-yard mark offensively for the first time in five games. They amassed more yards by halftime, 198, than they did in any of those four outings.

Russell completed a high percentage of his passes, and running back Justin Fargas jump-started a running game that sputtered in recent games.

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We won?

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A good effort by the Raiders... most analysts will probably look to blame the Eagles rather than credit the Raiders, but the Raiders defense worked today... they even blitzed!

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Seymour...that's says it all.

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PEACE RAIDER NATION!

unlike the KC game this was a real win. Thank you Defense.

refs tried to take it away again but Russell was able to do just enough.

I can honestly say "good job Russell for not fucking it up". He did okay.

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PEACE RAIDER NATION!

The D kicked serious ass today. The Eagles were averaging 30+ points a game.

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I'm going to take a loss in FF because we stuffed mcNabb, but that's OK by me.

BECAUSE WE GOT A FUCKING W AGAINST A PLAYOFF-CALIBER TEAM!

No, we EARNED the fucking W.

Maurice Jones-Drew = 33 points

Ouch.

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