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LINE DRIVE
Michael Silver
January 27, 2003
Behind its wall of massive blockers, the Oakland offense wore down Tennessee and marched on to San Diego
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January 27, 2003

Line Drive

Behind its wall of massive blockers, the Oakland offense wore down Tennessee and marched on to San Diego

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Then it was celebration time, and the chance to look ahead to a Super Bowl showdown that should delight the Southern California show-biz crowd. Yet while the Coliseum crazies rejoiced, the Raiders exuded all the excitement of a team that had just squeezed out a win in early October. "We haven't accomplished our goal," Gannon said, frowning. "There's work to be done. It's weird how it worked out, but it's not about him [Gruden], it's about two teams."

For the Raiders, it's all about time—if Gannon continues to get some, an intricate game becomes pretty damn simple.

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