2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Jets
The Jets added a touchdown midway through the fourth period, but the Raider offense ate up the remaining time on the clock, using 8:17 to go 32 yards before a Georgio Tavecchio 29-yard field goal pushed the lead to 45–20 with 25 seconds remaining. The 45–20 win moved the Raiders to 2–0 on the season, the first time since 2002 that they had started a season 2–0.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New York Jets
Derek Carr completed 23 of 28 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns, all to Michael Crabtree. Crabtree caught six passes for 80 yards to go along with his three touchdowns. Marshawn Lynch only rushed for 45 yards on 12 carries, but did get a touchdown as the Raiders rushed for 180 yards in the game. The Raider defense played well again limiting the Jets to 276 yards in the game and sacking Jets QB Josh McCown four times.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Washington Redskins
The Raiders traveled to take on Washington on Sunday Night Football. Beginning a rough night for Derek Carr, on the second play of the game, Carr threw his first interception on the season. Washington took advantage of the turnover, driving 67 yards on eight plays as Kirk Cousins hit Chris Thompson on a 22-yard pass to give Washington the lead 7–0. The teams exchanged punts on each of their next three possessions, but the Raiders turned the ball over again with 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter when Carr was picked off for the second time in the game. Washington again took advantage, driving 72 yards and scoring their second touchdown on a Vernon Davis 18-yard touchdown catch. As a result, the Raiders trailed 14–0 at the half. The Raider offense was completely shut down in the first half, managing only 47 yards from scrimmage.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Washington Redskins
Washington continued to dominate the Raiders in the second half, driving 75 yards on the opening possession and upping the lead to 21–0 on a Josh Doctson 52-yard touchdown catch. A punt by the Raiders followed and Washington missed a field goal attempt on their next possession as the score remained 21–0. On the Raiders next possession, they were forced to punt, but Jamison Crowder muffed the punt and the Raiders recovered at the Washington 18-yard line. Two plays later, Carr hit Jared Cook from 21 yards out to notch the Raiders first points and cutting the lead to 21–7.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Washington Redskins
A Washington field goal moved the lead to 24–7 as the Raiders were forced to punt again. Following a fumble on the next Washington possession, the Raiders could not get into the end zone from the Washington 20 and were forced to settle for a Giorgio Tavecchio 22-yard field goal. Washington answered the field goal with their own to move the lead back to 17 at 27–10. Neither team could muster anything further as the Raiders fell 27–10. The loss moved the Raiders to 2–1 on the season.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Washington Redskins
The disappointing performance was led by the Raider offense which went 0–11 on third down tries and managed only 128 total yards. Meanwhile, the Raider defense gave up 472 yards to Washington, 356 through the air.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Denver Broncos
The Raiders next traveled to Denver for their first division game of the year. Once again, the Raider offense struggled, not managing any points until the second quarter. The Denver offense looked good on its second possession of the game, moving 88 yards on seven plays and opening the scoring as Trevor Siemian hit A. J. Derby on a 22-yard pass and catch for a touchdown. Following a quick Raider possession and trailing 7–0, the Raider defense was able to limit Denver to a Brandon McManus 28-yard field goal, stopping the Broncos on the 79-yard drive.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Finally, with 5:59 seconds remaining in the second quarter, the Raiders offense came alive. Beginning on their own one-yard line, the Raiders quickly moved out to their 36-yard line before Derek Carr hit Johnny Holton on a bomb for a 64-yard touchdown pass which brought the score to 10–7. The half ended with both offenses managing nothing further.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Denver Broncos
The Raiders began the second half with the ball, but could not manage a first down again, punting the ball back to the Broncos. Denver capitalized, driving 55 yards before settling for another McManus field goal to move the score to 13–7. A three-and-out by the Raiders on their ensuing possession led to another McManus field goal which extended the Bronco lead to 16–7.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Looking to close the gap, the Raiders again failed to manage a first down and attempted a fake punt from inside their own 35-yard line where punter Marquette King attempted to run for the first down, but was instead dropped for a three-yard loss. The Broncos failed to capitalize as McManus missed a 29-yard field goal. Derek Carr was sacked on the first play of the Raiders next possession and had to leave the game with a back injury.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Denver Broncos
Backup quarterback EJ Manuel could not get a first down as the Raiders were forced to punt again with less than three minutes remaining in the third quarter. Neither team managed any points on their first possessors of the fourth quarter. With 8:30 remaining in the game, the Raiders went no huddle and EJ Manuel led the team down the field with five consecutive completions. However, the drive stalled and the Raiders were forced to settled for a Giorgio Tavecchio 38-yard field goal with 5:27 left in the game.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Denver Broncos
The Raider defense forced Denver to punt and Manuel took over with 4:16 left in the game. Completing three of four passes, the Raiders moved to the Denver 41-yard line. However, Manuel's next pass was intercepted by the Broncos at the Denver eight-yard line with 1:46 remaining in the game to end the Raider comeback hopes.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Denver Broncos
For the second consecutive week, the Raider offense struggled managing only 24 yards rushing while only putting up 249 yard through the air. The Raider defense played well limiting the Broncos to only 298 total yards. The following day, it was announced that Carr had broken a bone in his back (transverse process fracture) and would miss two to six weeks.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens
After playing three of their first four games on the road, the Raiders returned home for the first of three straight home games against Baltimore. Without Derek Carr due to a fracture in his back, EJ Manuel started for the Raiders. The Raiders defense again struggled, giving up 365 total yards, 222 through the air. Joe Flacco and Mike Wallace torched the Raider secondary, connecting on three passes of more than 20 yards. A 52-yard pass from Flacco to Wallace set up the first Raven touchdown on their first possession.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Trailing 7–0, Raider tight end Jared Cook fumbled on the ensuing possession and Jimmy Smith returned the fumble 47 yards to put the Raiders in 14–0 hole with over 11 minutes remaining in the first quarter. The Raiders marched 61 yards on 12 plays on their next possession, but had to settle for a Giorgio Tavecchio 32-yard field goal. The Ravens extended the lead on their next possession, going 75 yards on 15 plays before Javorius Allen plunged in from one yard out to extend the lead to 21–3 early in the second quarter. EJ Manuel would find Michael Crabtree on a 41-yard touchdown pass following a scramble, but the Ravens added a field goal before the half to move the score to 24–10.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens
In the second half, the Raiders pulled within a touchdown following a Marshawn Lynch three-yard score. However, the Raider offense could muster no more as EJ Manuel was sacked three times in the game and was under constant pressure from the Ravens. Two more field goals by the Ravens extended the lead to 30–17 with just over two minutes remaining and sealed the Raiders' third straight loss on the season.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Looking to stop a three-game losing streak, the Raiders welcomed Derek Carr back after missing one week due to injury to face the Los Angeles Chargers. However, things did not start well for Carr as he threw an interception on his first pass of the day and the Chargers took over at the Raider 30-yard line. the defense held the Chargers to a field goal attempt from 48 yards out which was no good.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
The Raiders took advantage and moved the ball down the field before Carr hit Michael Crabtree from 23 yards out to give the Raiders a 7–0 lead. Neither team could muster much offense until midway through the second quarter when the Chargers moved 82 yards and scored on a Melvin Gordon touchdown run from one yard out to tie the game. With, 1:34 remaining in the half, the Raiders moved into Charger territory and connected on a Giorgio Tavecchio 44-yard field goal as time expired to give the Raiders a 10–7 lead at the half.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
On their first possession of the second half, the Raiders moved deep into Charger territory, but managed no points as Carr was intercepted for the second time in the game. The teams exchanged punts and fumbles as the game moved into the fourth quarter. The Chargers finally managed some offense as Philip Rivers hit Melvin Gordon for a six-yard touchdown pass to give the Charger at 14–10 lead. On their ensuing possession, Cordarrelle Patterson took the ball on an end around and scampered 47 yards for a touchdown.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Giorgio Tavecchio would, however, miss the ensuing point after to leave the Raider lead at two points, 16–14. After exchanging punts, the Chargers took over with 4:09 remaining in the game. Rivers hit Hunter Henry for a 23-yard pass play to move the ball into Raider territory. with less than two minutes remaining, the Chargers moved the ball to the Raider 10 yard line and lined up for the game-winning field goal with three second left in the game. The field goal was good and the Raiders suffered their fourth straight loss, falling to 2–4 on the season. The four losses through six games equaled the number of losses they suffered the entire season the prior year.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
The Raider defense again struggled, giving up 343 total yards while the offense struggled as well, managing only 274 yards. Carr's two interceptions proved costly in his return. After the game, the team said his poor play was not due to his injury.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Raiders welcomed division-leader Kansas City to Oakland on Thursday Night Football. The Raiders were looking to break their four-game losing streak with Derek Carr making his second straight start after injuring his back.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs scored on their first possession as the Raider defense held them to a 53-yard field goal by Harrison Butker. The Raider offense, which had struggled mightily in the prior four games, got on the board early as Derek Carr hit Amari Cooper from 38 yards out on a flea flicker to give the Raiders a 7–3 lead. The Chiefs immediately retook the lead on their next possession as Alex Smith found Travis Kelce for a 10-yard touchdown.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Carr found Cooper again on the Raiders next possession, this time from 45 yards out for a touchdown and a 14–10 lead with 40 seconds remaining in the first quarter. As the second quarter began, each team exchanged punts before Smith hit Tyreke Hill on a 64-yard catch and run to give the Chiefs a 17–14 lead. The Raiders attempted to tie the game on their next possession, but Giorgio Tevecchio's 53-yard field goal was blocked.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Prior to the field goal attempt, Marshawn Lynch was ejected from the game for contacting an official after he ran on to the field during an altercation after a Carr rush. A Butker field goal with just over a minute remaining in the first half extended the Chief lead to 20–14. Tavecchio again missed a field goal, this time from 45 yards out, as time expired in the first half.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
In the second half, the Raider offense continued to perform well, driving 85 yards on eight plays and converting on a DeAndré Washington four-yard run to give the Raiders the 21–20 lead. The back-and-forth offensive show continued as the Chiefs retook the lead on their next possession as Albert Wilson scored from 63 yards out on a Smith pass to give the Chiefs the lead once again. Following a Raider punt, the Chiefs extend the lead on a Butker field goal with less than a minute left in the third quarter.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Trailing 30–21 in the fourth and on the verge of their fifth consecutive loss, the Raiders drove to the Chief eight-yard line before settling for a Tevecchio 26-yard field goal to narrow the lead to six. Each team punted on their next possession and the Raider defense kept them in the game by stopping the Chiefs on three plays with less than four minutes remaining in the game. The Raiders took over with 2:25 remaining and moved down the field, converting a fourth and 11 at the Chief 42 on a Jared Cook 13-yard completion with 41 seconds remaining.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Three plays later, Carr hit Cook again from 29 yards out for a game-tying touchdown. However, after review, it was determined that Cook was down inside the one-yard line. With seven seconds remaining, Carr hit Michael Crabtree for another game-tying touchdown. However, Crabtree was called for pass interference on the play. With three seconds remaining Carr's pass to Cook was incomplete as time expired. This time, the Chiefs were called for holding and the Raiders were awarded an untimed down. Carr's next pass again fell incomplete, but again the Chiefs were called for holding.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
With another untimed down, Carr hit Crabtree in the front corner of the endzone to tie the game at 30. After a review confirmed the touchdown, Tavecchio, who had missed an extra point the previous week which ended up being the difference in the game, easily made the extra point to win the game for the Raiders. The 31–30 win moved the Raiders to 3–4 on the season and ended their four-game losing streak.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Derek Carr had a season-high 417 yards passing and threw three touchdown passes. Amari Cooper, who had struggled mightily on the season, caught 11 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns in the win.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
Traveling to Buffalo to face the Bills, the Raiders were without running back Marshawn Lynch, who was suspended for one game after making contact with an official during the team's win against Kansas City the week before. Hoping to build on the victory over the Chiefs, the Raiders started well driving 81 yards as Jamize Olawale scored from one yard out to give Oakland a 7–0 lead. However, the Raider offense sputtered on their next two possession and were forced to punt.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
After Tyrod Taylor hit former Raider Andre Holmes for six-yard touchdown pass to tie the game, the Raiders took over with just over two minutes remaining in the first half. Derek Carr hit DeAndré Washington over the middle over a five-yard gain, but was hit by Leonard Johnson and fumbled the ball which was recovered by Matt Milano and returned for a 40-yard touchdown to give the Bills a 14–7 lead at the half.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
The Bills increased the lead on their first possession of the third quarter with a 35-yard field goal. Carr was intercepted on the next Raider possession and the Bills added another field goal to push the lead to 20–7 with more than 10 minutes left in the third quarter. The Raider offense continued to struggle and punted on their next possession. The Bills took advantage and moved 80 yards in a 7:19 drive before Taylor snuck the ball in from inside the one-yard line on the first play of the fourth quarter to move the Buffalo lead to 27–7.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
The Raider offense finally came to life on their next possession, going no-huddle and moving 75 yards on nine plays before Carr hit Washington from four yards out to the narrow the lead to 27–14. After forcing a Buffalo punt, the Raider offense stalled near midfield and turned the ball over on downs. Looking to take some time off the clock, the Bills instead put the game out of reach as LeSean McCoy scored on a 48-yard run on the first play of the drive to move the lead to 34–14.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
The Raiders were able to move into Buffalo territory with under two minutes remaining, but Carr was intercepted as the Bills were able to run out the clock. The loss moved the Raider to 3–5 on the season. The fifth loss on the season, in Week 8, surpassed the number of losses (four) the Raiders suffered in the entire season the previous year.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
The Raider defense struggled once again, giving up 166 yards on the ground to the Bills, but did limit the Bills to 165 yards through the air. Carr completed 31 of 49 passes for 313 yards, but his two interceptions and two fumbles by the Raiders were their undoing.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
The Raiders stayed on the East Coast following the loss to the Bills to take on the Miami Dolphins on Sunday Night Football. Once again, the Raiders started well, driving 58 yards on 12 plays before stalling and settling for a field goal for an early 3–0 lead. Following punts by both team, the Dolphins pass offense carved up the Raiders dinged-up secondary, going 82 yards on 10 play as Jay Cutler hit Damien Williams for a 10-yard touchdown. The extra point hit the upright and the Dolphins led 6–3.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins attempted an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff which they recovered. Four plays later, inside the Raider 25 yard line, Kenyan Drake fumbled the ball to end the Dolphins' drive. The Raiders quickly answered as Derek Carr hit speedster Johnny Holton on a 44-yard bomb to the end zone to give the Raiders a 10–6 lead with just over three minutes remaining in the half. The Dolphins moved quickly down the field, but were stopped at the Raider 31 and settled for a field goal to reduce the lead to one point. With just over 30 seconds remaining, The Raider offense moved 42 yards on five plays to set up Giorgio Tavecchio's 53-yard field goal as time expired. At the half, the Raiders led 13–9.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
In the second half, the Raiders forced the Dolphins to punt on their first possession and the Raider offense took over. Moving 67 yards on six plays, Marshawn Lynch capped the drive with a 22-yard touchdown run to push the Raider lead to 20–9. Miami would not give in, answering on their next drive as Cutler hit Jarvis Landry for a six-yard scored to cut the lead to four again. The teams' defenses took over as they each forced a fumble before Ndamukong Suh forced a Carr fumble to give the Dolphins the ball near midfield.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
However, the Raider defense forced another punt. Following punts from both teams, Oakland took over at their own 13 with 7:21 left in the game. Six plays later, Lynch bowled his way into the end zone from three yards out to appear to put the game away at 27–16 with four and a half minutes remaining. Miami would turn the ball over on downs at midfield with under three minutes remaining as the game again appeared to be over.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
However, Carr was intercepted on third down and the Phins moved down the field, moving 83 yards and scoring on a 15-yard pass from Cutler to Julius Thomas with 1:32 remaining. The two-point conversion was good as the lead was narrowed to 27–24. Miami's onside kick was recovered by Amari Cooper and the Raiders were able to kneel out the clock for the 27–24 win.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
Carr threw for 300 yards with a touchdown and interception. Marshawn Lynch scored twice and Jared Cook had a big day with eight receptions for 126 yards. The Raiders were out-gained 395–379 as both teams had over 100 yards in penalties in the sloppy game. The win moved the Raiders to 4–5 on the season heading into their bye week.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. New England Patriots
Following their bye week, the Raiders traveled to Mexico City for a home game against the AFC-leading Patriots, in a rematch of the Tuck Rule Game. With a loss by the Chiefs earlier in the day, the Raiders looked to move within one game of the division lead. The Patriots quickly shut out any hope of a win, scoring touchdowns on two of their first three possessions to take a 14–0 lead. With under two minutes remaining in the half, the Raiders drove inside the New England 20 yard line in an attempt to cut the lead in half.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. New England Patriots
Derek Carr hit Seth Roberts at the New England three, but Roberts did not properly secure the ball and fumbled, turning the ball over to Tom Brady and the Patriots with 33 seconds remaining in the half. New England quickly moved to the Raider 45 and Stephen Gostkowski connected on a 62-yard field goal as the half ended to move the lead to 17–0.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. New England Patriots
In the second half, things got even worse for the Raiders as the Patriots scored on their third play, a Brady 64-yard pass to Brandin Cooks to extend the lead to 24 and end any hope of a Raider win. Two more Gostkowski field goals in the third quarter moved the lead to 30–0 entering the fourth quarter. Carr did hit Amari Cooper from nine yards out and converted the two-point play early in the fourth quarter. Another Gostkowski field goal ended the scoring as the Patriots dismantled the Raiders 33–8.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. New England Patriots
The loss moved the Raiders to 4–6 on the season as they remained two games behind the Chiefs in the AFC West. The Raiders were out-gained 420–344 on the day as the Raiders' defense continued its season-long struggle.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
Looking to stay in the division race, the Raiders returned to Oakland to take on a struggling Denver team. With a loss earlier in the day by the Chiefs, the Raiders controlled their own destiny to win the division. Following three-and-outs for each team on their first possession, a fight broke out between the teams as Denver cornerback Aqib Talib and Raider receiver Michael Crabtree threw punches at each other and were ejected from the game. Raider offensive lineman Gabe Jackson was also ejected for fighting. After the fight, both offenses struggled for the remainder of the first quarter.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
On the Raiders first possession of the second quarter, following the team's first interception on the year, the offense went 80 yards on eight plays capped off by a Derek Carr to Amari Cooper nine-yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders the 7–0 lead. The Raiders scored again on their next possession as Marshawn Lynch scored from one yard out to extend the lead to 14–0 as the first half came to a close.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
In the second half, the Raider offense continued its good play scoring on a 66-yard drive when Carr hit Jalen Richard for six-yard touchdown and a 21–0 lead. Shortly thereafter, Bronco starting quarterback Paxton Lynch was replaced by Trevor Siemian, but the Raider defense continued to keep the Broncos in check as the third quarter ended. Denver's offense managed a touchdown with four minutes in to the fourth quarter to narrow the lead to 21–7. The Raiders were turned away on their next possession and came away with no points as Giorgio Tavecchio missed a 35-yard field goal.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
Siemian led the Broncos on a 12 play, 12 minute, 75-yard drive, hitting Bennie Fowler on a 22-yard pass to bring the Broncos within seven with 2:44 remaining in the game. The Broncos chose to not attempt an onside kick and Carr made them pay, hitting Cordarrelle Patterson on a 54-yard pass to allow the Raiders to run out the clock and secure the 21–14 win.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
The win moved the Raiders to 5–6 on the season and put them within one game of the Chiefs for the division lead. The Raiders, who had fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. earlier in the week, out-gained the Broncos 348–219 in the game. The Raider defense also intercepted a pass for the first time on the season as NaVorro Bowman intercepted a Lynch pass early in the second half to set up the Raiders first score of the game. Amari Cooper was forced to leave the game in the second quarter with a suspected concussion.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Giants
With a Chiefs loss earlier in the day, the Raiders welcomed the struggling New York Giants to Oakland with Eli Manning being benched in favor of Geno Smith. A win would mean that the Raiders, who already controlled their own destiny, would be tied for first place in the AFC West with the Chiefs.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Giants
After holding the Giants to three plays and out on their first drive, Marshawn Lynch rushed for 60 yards on three attempts including a 51-yard rush for a touchdown to put the Raiders up early 7–0. both offenses sputtered for the remainder of the first quarter, before the Giants tied the game on a one-yard run by Orleans Darkwa near the end of the quarter. The Raiders would retake the lead in the second quarter on a Giorgio Tavecchio 39-yard field goal. The Raider defense played well in the first half, limiting the Giants to only 16 yards rushing in the half.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Giants
In the third quarter, both offenses continued to struggle, but the Raiders began to over the ball with just over four minutes left in the quarter. However, a Johnny Holton fumble ended the drive. However, the Raiders were able to capitalize in the fourth when DeAndré Washington scored from nine yards out to give the Raiders a 17–7 lead with 10 minutes to play. The Giants immediately answered as Geno Smith hit Evan Engram for a 10-yard touchdown pass to pull within three again with under six minutes remaining.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Giants
The Raiders quickly answered as Derek Carr hit Cordarrelle Patterson on a 49-yard catch and run to give the Raiders the ball at the Giants nine yard line. Two plays later, Carr hit Holdon, who again fumbled as he crossed the goal line. However, the play was ruled a touchdown and the Raiders moved their lead to 24–14 with three minutes left in the game. The Raider defense allowed the Giants to move into Oakland territory, but forced a 52-yard field goal. On the ensuing onside kick, the Raiders recovered and were able to run out the clock.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Giants
Derek Carr threw for 287 yards in the 24–17 victory as the Raider defense limited the Giants to 265 net yards. Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin each forced Geno Smith to fumble in the game to stop potential Giant scoring drives. The win moved the Raiders to 6–6 on the season and into a first-place tie with the Chiefs and Chargers who had also won.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
With the Raiders tied with both the Chargers and Chiefs atop the AFC West, the Raiders traveled to Kansas City with only four games left in the season. Looking to give themselves the tiebreaker with the Chiefs and stay above .500 on the season, the Raiders failed miserably. The defense allowed a field goal on the Chiefs' first possession to fall behind 3–0. The Chiefs extended the lead on the first play of the second quarter as Kareem Hunt scored from one yard out.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
Trailing 10–0, the Raider offense was only able to get one first down on their first three possessions. The Chiefs, scoring on their third straight possession, got another field goal to move their lead to 13–0. The Raiders began to move the ball on their ensuing possession, moving into Chiefs territory. However, Derek Carr was intercepted at the Chief 24 to end the drive. The Chiefs added another field goal on the ensuing possession, moving the lead to 16–0 with 1:45 remaining in the half. The Raiders quickly went three and out, giving the Chiefs, who had scored on their first four possessions, the ball with 1:14 remaining. The defense was able to keep the Chiefs from scoring as the half ended.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs began the second half with another field goal to take a 19–0 lead. A Raider three and out preceded the first punt of the game by the Chiefs. Looking to take advantage of the defense's first real stop of the game, Carr hit Johnny Holton on a 19-yard pass on the first play of the drive, but Holton fumbled and the Chiefs recovered. The Chiefs immediately turned the ball back over as Alex Smith was intercepted on the first play of the ensuing drive.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
However, the Raiders failed to convert on the turnover and punted to the Chiefs again. Four plays later Charcandrick West scored on a 13-yard run to extend the Chief lead to 26–0 and all but ending the game. After the teams exchanged punts, the Raiders finally scored with just under nine minutes left in the fourth quarter as Marshawn Lynch rushed 22 yards for a touchdown. Following a successful two-point conversion, the Raiders recovered an onside kick and Carr hit Jared Cook on a 29-yard pass to narrow the lead to 26–15.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
Electing not to attempt another onside kick, the Chiefs took over and were able to run nearly five minutes off the clock before punting to the Raiders with 2:39 remaining. The Raiders were able to move the ball, but Carr was intercepted in the end zone with 46 seconds left and the Chiefs were able to run out the clock. The 26–15 loss moved the Raiders to 6–7 on the season.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Raiders again struggled as the defense gave up 408 yards while the offense managed only 268, most of which occurred after the game had been decided. The Chiefs out-rushed the Raiders 165–70 in the game as the Raiders fell to a game out of first in the AFC West. A Chargers victory on the day also meant the Raiders fell a game behind them as well.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Looking to stay in the playoff hunt, the Raiders welcomed the Dallas Cowboys to Oakland for Sunday Night Football. The Raiders struggled from the outset, allowing the Cowboys to drive inside Raider territory before Sean Smith intercepted a Dak Prescott pass to end the drive. Following a punt by the Raiders, the Cowboys moved right down the field, but were stopped at the Oakland 27 yard line. Settling for a 45-yard field goal, the Cowboys took the lead. The Raiders failed to manage a first down again on their second possession, the Cowboys took over and moved down field again.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
This time, the Raider defense could not stop the Cowboys and Rod Smith scored on a one-yard run to increase the Cowboy lead to 10–0. The Raider offense did manage two first downs on their next possession, but again were forced to punt. After forcing a Cowboy punt, the Raiders took over with just over three minutes left in the half. The offense came alive as the Raiders moved down to the Cowboy 11 yard line.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Derek Carr then hit Jared Cook for an 11-yard touchdown, but Cook was called for pass interference on the play and the touchdown was taken off the board. The Raiders drive stalled and, with three seconds remaining, Giorgio Tavecchio missed a 39-yard field goal as the half expired leaving the score at 10–0.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
On the opening kickoff of the second half, Cordarrelle Patterson returned the kick 100 yards for a touchdown. However, the return was nullified on a Raider holding call. However, the Raider offense would make up for the mistake as they took the ball 90 yards and Carr found Michael Crabtree on a two-yard pass to narrow the lead to 10–7. On the ensuing Cowboy possession, Sean Smith intercepted Dak Prescott for the second time in the game and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown and Raider lead.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Upon review of the play, it was determined that Smith was down by contact at the 22. The Raider offense failed to capitalize on the turnover, only managing one yard and settling for a Tavecchio 39-yard field goal to tie the game at 10. The Raider defense continued its strong play to start the second half by stopping the Cowboys on three plays on the next possession. However, punter Chris Jones took the snap and rushed around the right side of the line for a 24-yard gain and a first down.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Nine plays later, Prescott scrambled in from five yards out to retake the lead 17–10. As the fourth quarter began, the Raiders answered as Carr again hit Crabtree from two yards out to cap a 53-yard drive to tie the game at 17. Following punts by both teams, the Cowboys moved to the Raider five-yard line as the two minute warning sounded. However, the Raider defense stiffened and the Cowboys could not get the ball in the end zone. Dan Bailey hit a 19-yard field goal with 1:47 remaining to give the Cowboys a 20–17 lead.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Needing a field goal to tie, the Raiders drive stalled at their own 30 yard line with just over one minute remaining. On fourth down, Carr rolled out of the pocket and heaved the ball downfield to Crabtree who could not make the catch. But, the Cowboys were called for pass interference on the play and the Raiders took over on the Dallas 15, well within field goal range. Two plays later, Carr scrambled to the goal line and would have had a first down, but instead attempted to dive to the pylon to score the winning touchdown. Carr, however, lost control of the ball attempting to reach it into the end zone and fumbled it out of the end zone giving the ball to the Cowboys on a touchback. The Cowboys were able to a knee to end the game and secure the 20–17 win.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys
The loss moved the Raiders to 6–8 on the season and eliminated them from the AFC West race. Carr threw for only 171 yards in the game as the offense, as usual, struggled through most of the game. The Raiders committed 14 penalties for 105 yards in the game as their disastrous season all but came to an end.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention with a win by the Chiefs the previous day, but traveled to Philadelphia for a Christmas night game against the NFL-best 12–2 Eagles. After the Eagles punted on their first drive, Oakland drove to the Eagles' 42, but failed convert on fourth down. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, playing for the injured Carson Wentz, then led the team down the field and opened the scoring on a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jay Ajayi to put the home team up 7–0.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
After the teams traded punts, Carr threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper to tie the game up early in the second quarter. Philadelphia found themselves in scoring position late in the half, but rookie kicker Jake Elliott missed a 33-yard try right before the half leaving the game tied at seven.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
Starting the second half, the Raiders moved into Philly's red zone, but were held out of the end zone and forced to settle for a field goal by Giorgio Tavecchio to take a 10–7 lead. On the Raiders' next possession, Carr was intercepted by CB Patrick Robinson ending the Raiders promising drive. Two plays later, Ajayi fumbled and the Raiders took over. However, on the first offensive play for the Raiders, Marshawn Lynch to lost his first fumble of the season and resulting in three turnovers in four plays.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles used that possession to kick another field goal to tie things up at 10-each. Defensive efforts and poor offense by both teams caused them to trade punts again going into the fourth quarter. The Raiders, taking over close to midfield, marched into Eagles territory, but Tavecchio missed a 48-yard field goal to leave the game tied. On the Eagles' next drive, Foles threw an interception and the Raiders drove deep into Philadelphia territory poised to take the lead. However, Jalen Richard turned the ball over on a fumble, the Raiders third turnover of the game.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
Following punts by both teams, the Raiders took over near midfield with the opportunity to set up a potential game-winning drive. However, with less than a minute to go, Carr threw another pick, the Raiders fourth turnover in the game. Philadelphia used the momentum to close into field goal range, and Elliott connected on a 48-yard try to give the home team the lead with 22 seconds left. Oakland took over on their own 40 with all three timeouts, but moved nowhere. On fourth down, with three seconds left, the Raiders began to lateral the ball as the clock expired attempting to score, but ended up fumbling the ball and the Eagles Derek Barnett returned it for a touchdown. The Eagles took a knee on the extra point try.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Raider defense played well, allowing 216 yards to the Eagles, but the Raider offense lost three fumbles in the game and Carr threw two interceptions. With the loss, the Raiders fell to 6–9 on the season, their third losing season in four years with Derek Carr as QB, and to third place in the division.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers
The Raiders headed back to Los Angeles for the first time in 23 years looking to avoid a four-game losing streak and help keep the Chargers out of the playoffs.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers
Neither team started well in the first quarter as the team exchanged punts before the Chargers took over near the end of the quarter. On the sixth play of the second quarter, LA's Melvin Gordon fumbled the ball at the Raider 29 yard line, but the fumble was recovered by Charger receiver Keenan Allen who ran 27 yards for the touchdown and a 7–0 lead. The Raiders quickly answered as Derek Carr hit Amari Cooper for an 87-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at seven.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers
Following a blocked field goal attempt, the Raiders took over at the Charger 30 yard line, but could not get a first down and settled for a Giorgio Tavecchio 40-yard field goal to take a 10–7 lead. The Chargers quickly regained the lead as Philip Rivers hit Tyrell Williams for a 56-yard touchdown a 14–10 lead. With just under two minutes remaining in the half, Carr was intercepted at the Charger 23. The Chargers took advantage moving the ball quickly down the field on eight plays before Rivers hit Allen to move the lead to 21–10 with 24 second left in the half.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers
In the second half, the Chargers added to the lead with a 25-yard field goal and the Raiders turned the ball over on downs at the Charger 18 yard line. The Chargers put the game out of reach when Rivers hit Travis Benjamin for a 62-yard score and a 30–10 lead. Neither team managed anything further as the Raiders turned the ball over on a Carr fumble and turn over on downs in the fourth quarter.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers
The loss left the Raiders at 6–10 on the season and marked their 14th season without a winning record in the previous 15 seasons, and their 11th season with double digit losses in the previous 15 seasons.


2017 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Los Angeles Chargers
Following the game, due to a 4-game losing streak, the Raiders fired head coach Jack Del Rio.


2017 Oceania Athletics Championships
The 2017 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji between June 28 and July 1, 2017. The event was held jointly with the Oceania under 18 and under 20 championships, including exhibition events for masters and for athletes with disabilities (parasports).


2017 Oceania Athletics Championships, Participating nations (Unofficial)
A total of 22 teams participated in the senior championships. There were 21 nations with 1 regional team from Australia. The regional Australian team (RAT) competed separately and not as Australia.


2017 Oceania Athletics Championships, Medal Summary
A total of 47 events were originally scheduled for the championships, however, 3 events for women were cancelled due to no entries, while medals for the men's 5000m race walk were never distributed because of both entries disqualified. Resulting in a total of 43 medal events.


2017 Oceania Athletics Championships, Medal Summary
Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.


2017 Oceania Badminton Championships
The XII 2017 Oceania Badminton Championships was the 12th tournament of the Oceania Badminton Championships. It was held in Nouméa, New Caledonia from 13 to 15 February 2017.


2017 Oceania Badminton Championships, Medalists, Individual event
The table below gives an overview of the individual event medal winners at the 2017 Oceania Championships.


2017 Oceania Men's Handball Challenge Trophy
The 2017 Men's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held at the Bluesky Sports Arena, Rarotonga, Cook Islands in between 31 July and  6 August 2017.


2017 Oceania Men's Handball Challenge Trophy
The competition participants were defending champions Tahiti, Australia, host Cook Islands, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea.


2017 Oceania Men's Handball Challenge Trophy
Defending Champions Tahiti won over New Caledonia. Australia took the bronze, next was New Zealand. Papua New Guinea were fifth with tournament hosts Cook Islands sixth. Voted best player was Teva’i Hanere from Tahiti. Tahiti qualify for the 2017 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy in Gothenburg, Sweden.


2017 Oceania Rugby Cup
The 2017 Oceania Rugby Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Cook Islands at the National Stadium in Rarotonga on 4 August 2017. With Papua New Guinea being forced to withdraw, only two countries remained in the competition played as a straight knock-out match as part of Oceania qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.


2017 Oceania Rugby Cup
Tahiti, as the winner of the match over host nation Cook Islands, advanced to the Asia/Oceania play-off repechage, to play the winner of Round 3 of the Asian qualification process.


2017 Oceania Rugby Cup
Tahiti were disqualified from progressing due to fielding ineligible players, so Cook Islands progressed to face Hong Kong instead.


2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the third edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. The competition was expanded from the previous season with Fiji and Samoa joining New Zealand and hosts Australia at Bond University on the Gold Coast.


2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The Oceania Championship was played over three rounds in nine days, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 43–6 in the last match of the round-robin tournament on 6 May 2017, to take the title.


2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The Oceania Trophy was played as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga, held in Lautoka, Fiji. Both matches finished as draws but Fiji, after securing a four-try bonus point in the second match, won the event.


2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, Teams
The teams for the 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:


2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, Trophy
The Oceania Trophy was played in Lautoka, Fiji as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga.


2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, Trophy, Standings
Classification:Teams standings are calculated as follows:Most log points accumulated from all matchesMost log points accumulated in matches between tied teamsHighest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matchesMost points scored accumulated from all matches


2017 Oceania Sevens Championship
The 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship was the tenth Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on 10–11 November 2017. The tournament was won by Fiji who defeated New Zealand 26–0 in the final.


2017 Oceania Sevens Championship, Qualifiers
Aside from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa, the tournament serves as a qualifier for the following:


2017 Oceania U18 Athletics Championships
The 2017 Oceania U18 Athletics Championships were held at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between June 28 and July 1, 2017. They were held together with the 2017 Oceania Senior Championships and the 2017 Oceania U20 Athletics Championships.


2017 Oceania U18 Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.


2017 Oceania U20 Athletics Championships
The 2017 Oceania U20 Athletics Championships were held at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between June 28 and July 1, 2017. They were held together with the 2017 Oceania Senior Championships and the 2017 Oceania U18 Athletics Championships.


2017 Oceania U20 Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.


2017 Oceania Weightlifting Championships
The 2017 Oceania Weightlifting Championships were held in Gold Coast, Australia between September 3 and September 9, 2017. The competition was part of the Commonwealth Championships – the test event for the 2018 Commonwealth Games weightlifting competition.


2017 Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup
The 2017 Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup was the first since 2010 and first ever held in Australia. It was held at Geelong, Victoria and was held in conjunction with the 2017 Australian Handball Club Championship.


2017 Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup
The event saw seven teams from three nations. The eventual winner was AS Dumbea from New Caledonia. They were runners up in the 2010 championship and this was their first win. Runners up were 2016 Australian Champions and co-hosts Melbourne HC. Third place was Australian side University of Technology Sydney who beat Auckland in the play off. Fifth were co-hosts Deakin/Southside, then New Zealand team Canterbury Quakes and Sydney University seventh.


2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
The 2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship is the seventh Oceania Women's Sevens tournament. It will be held in Suva, Fiji on 10–11 November 2017. The tournament serves as a qualifier for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the highest-placed team aside from Australia, Fiji and New Zealand advancing.


2017 Odds BK season
Odds Ballklubb, commonly known as Odd, is a Norwegian football club from Skien. Originally the football section of a multi-sports club, founded in 1894 nine years after the club's founding. All other sports than football were discontinued and the club became dedicated to football only. Odd plays in the Norwegian top division, Tippeligaen, and holds the record winning the Norwegian Football Cup the most times, the last coming in 2000. The club was known as Odd Grenland between 1994 and 2012. During the 2017 season the club will be participating in the Tippeliean, NM Cupen and UEFA Europa League.


2017 Odds BK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Odds BK season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Odds BK season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Odds BK season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Odds BK season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The 2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition, for men, and 15th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $100,000, for men, and $100,000, for women, in prize money. It took place in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada between August 14 to August 20, 2017.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles
Treat Huey and Frederik Nielsen were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Huey partnered Robert Lindstedt but lost in the final to James Cerretani and Neal Skupski. Nielsen partnered Andreas Siljeström but lost in the semifinals to Huey and Lindstedt.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles
Cerretani and Skupski won the title after defeating Huey and Lindstedt 7–6(8–6), 6–2 in the final.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Singles
Dudi Sela was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Liam Broady.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Singles
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe won the title after defeating Jordan Thompson 6–0, 6–1 in the final.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Doubles
Johanna Konta and Maria Sanchez were the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2015, but Konta chose to participate in Cincinnati instead. Sanchez partnered Sílvia Soler Espinosa, but they lost in the quarterfinals to Emina Bektas and Alexa Guarachi.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Doubles
Jessica Moore and Jocelyn Rae won the title after defeating Desirae Krawczyk and Giuliana Olmos 6–1, 7–5 in the final.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Singles
Johanna Konta was the defending champion after winning the last event in 2015, but chose to participate in Cincinnati instead.


2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Singles
Maryna Zanevska won the title after defeating Danka Kovinić 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship
The 2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship was the 120th edition of Offaly GAA's premier gaelic football competition for senior graded clubs in County Offaly, Ireland. Eight teams compete, with the winner representing Offaly in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship
The championship starts a league stage and progresses to a knockout stage.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship
Rhode were the defending champions after they defeated Ferbane in the previous years final.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship
This was Cappincur's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Offaly Senior 'B' Football Championship title.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship
St. Rynagh's were relegated to the 2018 S.B.F.C. after 7 years in the top-flight.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship, League Phase
The top two in the group go directly to the semi final. The third through sixth place teams will contest the quarter finals. The two bottom finishers will qualify for the Relegation Final.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Last Four
The top four finishers in the league will qualify for the quarter finals.


2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play Off
The two bottom-placed teams from each group play off in the relegation final with the loser relegated to the 2018 Senior 'B' Championship.


2017 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second play in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated UAB.


2017 Ohio Bobcats football team, Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2016 season 8–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a two-way tie for the East Division title. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to Western Michigan. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Troy.


2017 Ohio Bobcats football team, Preseason
In a preseason poll of league media, Ohio was picked to win the East Division with 11 first place votes.


2017 Ohio Bobcats football team, Schedule
Ohio announced their 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017. In out-of-conference play, the Bobcats will host Hampton and Kansas and will travel to Purdue and former MAC-affiliate UMass.


2017 Ohio Machine season
The 2017 Ohio Machine season was the sixth season for the Ohio Machine of Major League Lacrosse. The Machine entered trying to continue their success from 2016 when they finished with an 8-6 record, good enough for the top postseason seed following tiebreaker procedures. However, the top seed did not guarantee them a championship win, as they lost in the 2016 Steinfeld Cup 19-18 to the Denver Outlaws. After defeating the Florida Launch in the semifinal game on August 12, the Machine captured their first title in franchise history with a 17-12 victory over the same Denver Outlaws.


2017 Ohio Machine season
On November 17, 2016, the Machine announced they were moving into a brand new 6,500-seat stadium Fortress Obetz in time for their 2017 home opener. The new stadium would be in the village of Obetz on the former site of the Columbus Motor Speedway and become the third home venue in team history. The Machine lost their home opener at the new Fortress Obetz on May 6 to the Rochester Rattlers, 12-11 in overtime.


2017 Ohio Machine season
For the second straight season, the Machine clinched a playoff berth with a convincing win over the New York Lizards. The team also clinched a home playoff game on July 29 by defeating the Lizards, 21-14. The Machine lost the following week to finish 9-5 and take the second seed into the postseason.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It was the Buckeyes' 128th overall, the 105th as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and fourth as a member of the Eastern Division. They were led by Urban Meyer, who was in his 6th season as head coach at the school.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Coming off a College Football Playoff appearance in 2016, the Buckeyes began the year ranked second in the preseason AP Poll and were the overwhelming favorites to win the Big Ten. In the second game of the year, they suffered their first loss at the hands of No. 5 Oklahoma in Columbus, whom Ohio State had beaten on the road the previous year. Ohio State won their following six games, including a 39–38 victory over No. 2 Penn State, but lost in a blowout on the road to Iowa the following week. The Buckeyes won their remaining regular season games and earned a spot in the 2017 Big Ten Championship Game by winning the East Division with an 8–1 conference record.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State would play then-undefeated No. 4 Wisconsin as a heavy favorite. The Buckeyes would win in Indianapolis, causing the last-undefeated FBS team to incur a loss. There was huge controversy over the College Football Playoff committee as to who would get into the final four; Alabama, which didn't play in the SEC Championship, was given a spot over both the Buckeyes and Badgers, both of whom just missed out on a playoff spot. Ohio State instead received an invitation to the Cotton Bowl. They defeated USC in that bowl to end the season at 12–2 and ranked fifth in the final polls.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State was led on offense by quarterback J. T. Barrett, who was named first-team All-Big Ten. Barrett was both a passing and a running threat, finishing with 3,053 yards and a Big Ten-leading 35 touchdowns through the air, and 798 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. His 47 total touchdowns were second in FBS behind Baker Mayfield. Freshman running back J. K. Dobbins finished second in the Big Ten with 1,403 rushing yards. Center Billy Price was a consensus first-team All-American, as was cornerback Denzel Ward. Both players were selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft; Price was awarded the Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Spring Game
The 2017 LiFE Sports Spring Game took place in Columbus Ohio at 12:30 pm on April 15, 2017.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Schedule
The Buckeyes' 2017 schedule consisted of seven home games and 5 away games. Ohio State hosted all three of its non-conference games; against Oklahoma of the Big 12, against independent Army, and against UNLV of the Mountain West.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Schedule
The Buckeyes played nine conference games; they hosted Maryland, Penn State, Michigan State, and Illinois. They traveled to Indiana, Rutgers, Nebraska, Iowa, and rival Michigan.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes went on the road for their first game of the season, a conference game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. This marked the first time that the Buckeyes opened a season on the road since their 42–24 victory over Virginia Tech in 2015 and their first time opening with a Big Ten opponent since 1976 when they defeated Michigan State 49–21.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Ohio State began the game well, driving the ball 66 yards on 11 plays, but were stalled in the redzone, settling for a Sean Nuernberger field goal to take an early 3–0 lead. The Hoosiers answered with an 87-yard drive that was capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Richard Lagow to tight end Ian Thomas to take a four-point lead. The teams continued to trade punts until the second quarter when the Buckeyes' Jordan Fuller intercepted an Indiana pass in the endzone.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Ohio State mounted a 58-yard drive that ended came up short at Indiana two-yard line that resulted in another Nuernberger field goal to bring the score to 7–6. Each team would score on touchdown drives of more than 75 yards on the next two possessions to give the Hoosiers a 14–13 lead at halftime.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
The third quarter started off looking like it would continue to be a back-and-forth game as the teams again traded touchdowns, but the Buckeye passing offense, led by J. T. Barrett, threw touchdown passes to Parris Campbell for 74 yards and to Johnnie Dixon for 54 yard to give the Buckeyes a 35–21 lead. The Buckeye defense took over from there turning the Hoosiers over two times, each resulting in an Ohio State touchdown. The Buckeyes held on for the win, 49–21.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Two Buckeye records were set during the game: J. K. Dobbins broke Maurice Clarett's 2002 debut rushing performance of 175 yards by amassing 181 yards on the ground, and J. T. Barrett also moved onto the list of the most career offensive yards by a Buckeye with his 365-yard performance. Barrett was named co-Offensive Big Ten Player of the Week for the seventh time in his career and Dobbins was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for their performances in week one.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 5 Oklahoma
The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes welcomed the No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners to Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio in a top five match-up. College GameDay made their record 16th visit to Ohio State's campus and Ohio State's 39th appearance overall, which was their fourth consecutive. This was the fourth match-up between the historic programs.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 5 Oklahoma
During the first quarter, the Sooners moved the ball well by pushing into Buckeye territory on all three opening drives, but they failed to capitalize due to two fumbles and a failed fourth down conversion. The Buckeyes, on the other hand, began the game with two consecutive punts which resulted with the game scoreless at the end of the first. The first score came at 11:11 in the second with a 24-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal after the Buckeyes failed to convert inside of the redzone. Eight plays later, Oklahoma again failed to capitalize in Ohio State territory, this time missing a 37-yard field goal. Following a punt by the Buckeyes, Oklahoma was able to mount a 55-yard drive to kick a 35-yard field goal to tie the game 3–3 at the half.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 5 Oklahoma
The Buckeyes came out of the gates strong behind a 56-yard Parris Campbell kickoff return capped by 6-yard J. K. Dobbins touchdown, giving the Buckeyes a 10–3 lead. But, 1:47 seconds later, Baker Mayfield and the Oklahoma Sooners stuck back on a 36-yard Dimitri Flowers touchdown reception to tie the game at 10. Ohio State would never find the endzone again and would settle for two more Nuernberger field goals. However, Mayfield would lead the Sooners as he threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns in piling up the yards in the second half as the Buckeyes' offense struggled. A touchdown run by Jordan Smallwood capped the Sooner scoring as the Sooners won 31–16. Following the game, Mayfield planted the school's flag at mid-field while the team danced in celebration on the Ohio State logo. Mayfield would later apologize for the incident.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 5 Oklahoma
Ohio State (1–1, 1–0) would fall to No. 8 in the AP poll, while Oklahoma (2–0) would rise to No. 2.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Army
The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–1, 1–0) took on the Army Black Knights (2–0) at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This was the Buckeyes first-ever match-up against the Black Knights and the seventh match-up against a military academy. Ohio State is 5–1 all-time against the other two major military academies with the most recent win coming in 2014 against Navy and the only loss coming in 1990 against Air Force. A week after seemingly nothing went right in a prime-time loss to Oklahoma, Ohio State couldn't have scripted a better start in its bounce-back attempt against Army.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Army
The Buckeyes purred on their first two drives, covering 75 and then 94 yards, to race to a 14–0 lead. Army limited the Buckeyes to one possession in the second quarter and outscored OSU to draw to 17–7. Army started the quarter with an 11-play drive that ended when Blake Wilson missed a 43-yard field-goal attempt. Finally getting the ball back in the second half, the Buckeyes wasted little time taking it to the end zone.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Army
J. K. Dobbins ripped off a 22-yard run on first down from the 26, then went 52 yards on a run around left end, a play in which the freshman juked Army cornerback Mike Reynolds almost into the ground. That made the score 24–7, and after Kendall Sheffield recovered a fumbled snap on Army's next drive, OSU went to the air to increase its lead. J. T. Barrett completed all three of his passes on the next drive, including a 31-yarder across the middle to tight end Marcus Baugh to move the ball to the 22.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Army
Two plays later, Barrett threw a fastball strike to Terry McLaurin, who headed downfield until he found an open spot in the end zone. With a 31–7 lead, the Buckeyes forced a three-and-out but couldn't put the game away and punted from inside Army territory late in the quarter. The Buckeyes were winning big on the scoreboard, and that continued to the end. Barrett's 9-yard touchdown pass to Austin Mack, which gave the senior quarterback the Big Ten record by accounting for his 107th career touchdown. Another three-and-out gave OSU the ball back with 4:36 remaining, and backup QB Dwayne Haskins guided the offense 72 yards before the time arrived for victory formation.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, UNLV
The No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes improved to 3–1 with a 54–21 win at Ohio Stadium over the UNLV Rebels, who fell to 1–2. The Buckeyes were led by quarterback J. T. Barrett, who threw 12 completions for 209 yards for 5 touchdowns in just one half before being replaced by Dwayne Haskins who threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, but tarnished by one interception that was thrown for a Rebel touchdown. The Buckeye receivers accumulated seven touchdowns by seven different receivers, which is a Big Ten record. The Rebels' highlights came on an 11-play, 83 yard drive at the end of the second quarter, a 55-yard Lexington Thomas run in the third quarter and a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown by Javin White in the fourth.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
The No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–1, 2–0) shut out divisional foe the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1–4, 0–2) by a score of 56–0. This was the second consecutive year that the Buckeye's shut out the Scarlet Knights. In their four match-ups, the Buckeyes have outscored Rutgers by a score of 219–24. Ohio State was once again led by J. T. Barrett who became Ohio State's all-time leading passer by throwing for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns. Mike Weber, who had been injured, scored his first three touchdowns of the year, capping off three 60+ yard drives.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Additionally, Johnnie Dixon was on the receiving end of two of Barrett's passes and ended the day with 115 yards. Demario McCall had 138 all-purpose yards including a 48-yard touchdown run and a 35-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins. All but one of Rutgers' possessions ended in a punt or a turnover with the exception of a missed 32-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
The No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–1, 3–0) defeated the Maryland Terrapins (3–2, 1–1) in a Big Ten East match-up. This was Ohio State's Homecoming game. The Buckeyes have continued their undefeated streak over the Terrapins by winning by an average of 39 points.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
The heavily favored Buckeyes began the game with a 9-play, 70-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard J. T. Barrett touchdown run. On the Terrapins first drive, Quarterback Max Bortenschlager, was hit from behind by DE Nick Bosa and fumbled the ball which was returned by LB Jerome Baker for a 20-yard touchdown to give the Buckeyes an early 14–0 lead. The Buckeyes' special teams woes began on the ensuing kickoff which was returned for a 100-yard touchdown by Ty Johnson to cut the Ohio State lead to 7. But, the Ohio State offense answered again by scoring an 8-yard touchdown pass from Barrett to Binjimen Victor. Following a botched PAT snap, the Buckeyes lead 20–7 at the end of the first quarter.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
The Buckeyes' miscues began adding up at the beginning of the second quarter. Sean Nuernberger's 47-yard field goal was blocked, J. K. Dobbins fumbled and punter Drue Chrisman had a 22-yard punt giving Maryland great field position. Though the mistakes on special teams and offense added up, the defense kept the Maryland offense scoreless. In the final five minutes of the second half, Ohio State scored three consecutive touchdowns giving them a 41–7 halftime lead.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Maryland began the second half with a −14 yard drive that was followed by an Ohio State drive that ended with a missed 29-yard field goal attempt. The Ohio State offense recovered and scored touchdowns on three of their next four drives. Maryland's only offensive score of the day came after a Dwayne Haskins fumble at the Ohio State 27, which allowed for a four play drive, capped by a 20-yard Javon Leake run, making the final 62–14.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Ohio State finished the day with 584 total yards and held the Terrapins to only 66.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1, 4–0) defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–4, 2–2) at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, by a score of 56–14. This is the third consecutive defeat of their cross-divisional foe, with the last and only loss coming in 2011. Additionally, the win marked the Buckeye's 500th Big Ten Conference victory and moved them into a tie with the Cornhuskers for the third-most NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision wins at 892.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The Buckeyes began the game on defense which forced a three-and-out. Following a 57-yard punt which pinned the Ohio State offense at their own 4-yard line, the Buckeye's drove 96 yards to score the game's first score that was capped by a 52-yard, J. K. Dobbins, touchdown. After another three-and-out by the Silver Bullet defense, the offense again scored on another drive that ended with a J. T. Barrett touchdown run, giving the Buckeyes a 14–0 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Ohio State scored less than 90 seconds into the second quarter, increasing their lead to 21. The Nebraska offense showed very little in the first half, gaining only five first downs on their six possessions, and the defense struggled even more by failing to stop the Buckeyes from reaching the endzone on all five of their possessions. This gave Ohio State a 35–0 halftime lead.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
Ohio State once again lead a 75-yard drive to open the second half but were quickly matched by a 77-yard Tanner Lee touchdown pass to J.D. Spielman, making the score 42–7 Ohio State. The Cornhuskers would once again score on their following possession, on another Tanner Lee pass, but the score was again matched on a 15-play, 66-yard, Ohio State scoring drive. Nebraska would fail to score again while Ohio State would score once more, making the final score 56–14. Ohio State would score on eight of their nine drives and never having to punt.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
J. T. Barrett scored five passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns, which tied his record for most touchdowns responsible for that he set in 2016. For his performance, he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the eighth time in his career, the Davey O'Brien national quarterback of the week and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The Buckeyes moved up to the No. 6 spot in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–1, 5–0) defeated the No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–1, 4–1) at Ohio Stadium by a score of 39–38. The Buckeyes avenged last year's loss to Penn State that gave them their only regular season loss and allowed the Nittany Lions to earn a berth over the Buckeyes in the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game. OSU Coach Urban Meyer is now 5–1 versus Penn State and PSU's James Franklin is 1–3 versus the Buckeyes. In all but three of the 32 match-ups, including 13 straight, at least one of the teams was ranked in the AP Top 25 poll. This game served as host to ESPN's College GameDay, and was Ohio State's third appearance this year and Penn State's second.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Special teams woes began immediately for the Buckeyes when Penn State won the opening coin toss and elected to receive the ball on the opening kickoff which resulted in a 97-yard Saquon Barkley kickoff return for a touchdown. On Ohio State's following possession, after only three plays, wide receiver Parris Campbell fumbled the ball after he was once again injured. This gave the Nittany Lion possession on their 23-yard line which led to an eventual 13-yard touchdown pass from Trace McSorley to DaeSean Hamilton. The Buckeyes found themselves in a 14-point hole at the 11:34 mark of the first quarter. After trading punts, Ohio State finally got on the scoreboard following a 38-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal to make the score 3–14. The remainder of the first quarter remained fairly quiet.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The second quarter of the game began with an 81-yard Penn State drive that resulted in a 36-yard touchdown Barkley run to give Penn State an 18-point lead with a score of 3–21. J. T. Barrett and the Ohio State offense was able to match that score with their first touchdown of the game by driving 63 yards and scoring on a 14-yard pass from Barrett to Terry McLaurin. The Buckeyes once again faced a special teams disaster on the following kickoff which was returned for 59 yards by Koa Farmer to the Ohio State 23 yard line.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Two plays later McSorley ran for a 6-yard touchdown to give the Nittany Lions a 28–10 lead. Fortunately for the Buckeyes, the offense was able to travel 75 yards and a 2-yard Mike Weber touchdown with less than five minutes in the half to cut the PSU lead to 17–28. Punts were traded by both teams to end the half and Penn State went to the locker room with an impressive 11-point lead.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The Buckeyes were able to amount a 57-yard drive following the intermission that resulted in a 36-yard Nuernberger field goal to get the lead to eight, but it was quickly negated ten plays later when McSorley found the endzone again on a 37-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Thompkins. The third quarter had no more scoring and the Nittany Lions were able to secure a 20–35 lead going into the fourth and final quarter.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
On the opening drive of the fourth quarter, Barrett fumbled the ball in a botched hand off attempt to J. K. Dobbins which gave the ball to the Nittany Lions on Ohio State's 42 yard line. The Buckeye defense stepped up and forced a three-and-out which was followed by a blocked punt by Denzel Ward. Two plays later Ohio State found the endzone on a 38-yard pass from Barrett to Johnnie Dixon, which would bring the Buckeyes within eight.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, Penn State was able to pull back ahead by 11 on a 5:23 drive that ended in a 24-yard Tyler Davis field goal. Following the Penn State score, the Buckeye offense came alive and resulted in two 55+ yard drives that ended in Barrett touchdown passes. One to Dixon and the go-ahead touchdown to Marcus Baugh. Penn State on the other hand faced two consecutive possessions of negative yards, sealing the one-point Ohio State victory.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
J. T. Barrett gained a school record 423 total offensive yards during the game earning him his ninth Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors, while wide receiver K. J. Hill caught 12 passes, which is the fourth most in program history. The Buckeye defense was able to hold Heisman Trophy hopeful Barkley to a season low of only 44 yards rushing on 21 attempts, but his performance on special teams earned him honors for Big Ten Special Team Player of the Week.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Ohio State moved up to No. 3 in both the AP and Coaches Polls while Penn State fell to No. 7 in both. The Buckeyes took over the sole lead of the Big Ten East division following the victory and a Michigan State loss to Northwestern.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Iowa
The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–2, 5–1) lost to the Iowa Hawkeyes (5–3, 2–3) in Iowa City, Iowa at Kinnick Stadium by a score of 55–24. This was the Buckeyes' first trip to Iowa since 2010 and the first time playing the Hawkeyes since 2013.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Iowa
The first play of the game began a tough day for the Buckeyes when quarterback J. T. Barrett threw his first of four interceptions that was returned for an Iowa touchdown by Amani Hooker. The Buckeye offense looked to rebound by scoring two touchdowns and a field goal on their next three possessions. The Hawkeyes matched them by also scoring touchdowns on all but one of their first half drives. This gave Iowa a 31–17 lead at the half. The second half proved to be no easier on the Buckeyes as they allowed three more Iowa touchdowns and a field goal, while the Buckeyes offense only managed three first downs and one touchdown.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Iowa
Ohio State fell to No. 11 in both the AP and the Coaches' Polls while falling to 13th in the CFP Poll. Iowa found themselves ranked for the first time in 2017 as they debuted at No. 25 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the CFP Poll. The loss put the Buckeyes in a two-way tie at the top of the Big Ten East with their next opponent, Michigan State. Iowa quarterback, Nate Stanley, was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 12 Michigan State
The No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–2, 6–1) defeated the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (7–3, 5–2) at Ohio Stadium by a score of 48–3. OSU coach Urban Meyer moved to 4–2 versus the Spartans, while MSU coach Mark Dantonio fell to 3–6 against the Buckeyes. With the victory, Ohio State became the sole possessors of first place in the Big Ten East.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 12 Michigan State
While Michigan State started on a nine-play drive that took more than five minutes off of the clock, the Buckeyes were able to force a punt, a large part due to Nick Bosa's 12-yard sack on third down. The Buckeye offense was able to form an 86-yard drive that resulted in 79 rushing yards, including a 47-yard touchdown run by Mike Weber. J. T. Barrett was able to rush for two more touchdowns as well as pass for another to give them a 28–0 lead.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 12 Michigan State
The Buckeye's final score of the first half came on a Weber 82-yard run on their next to-last possession, while Michigan State was able to kick a field goal as time expired following a Barrett interception. The Buckeyes would lead 35–3 at halftime. Ohio State was able to find the endzone on the third play of the second half with a 48-yard pass from Barrett to Binjimen Victor, this would be the last touchdown of the game. Ohio State would kick two Sean Nuernberger field goals on their next two possessions to increase their lead to 45.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 12 Michigan State
Before this game, the largest Dantonio-Meyer match-up spread had been a 12-point OSU victory. This result was the largest defeat in the series history.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, No. 12 Michigan State
The Buckeyes moved up three spots to No. 8 in both the AP and Coaches' polls and four spots to No. 9 in the CFP poll while Michigan State fell to No. 24 in the AP poll, No. 22 in the Coaches' poll and No. 17 in the CFP poll. Weber was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week for his 162-yard and two touchdown rushing performance.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
The No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–2, 7–1) defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini (2–9, 0–8) by a score of 52–14 to end their Big Ten West match ups for the 2017 regular season and clinch the Big Ten East title as well as a berth in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. Ohio State was awarded the Illibuck Trophy for the ninth consecutive time, which has been given out since 1925, making it the second oldest trophy between Big Ten football programs. Urban Meyer is now 5–0 against the Illini, while this was Illinois coach Lovie Smith's first game against the Buckeyes.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
The Buckeye offense came out and struck quickly by scoring on their first drive by a 25-yard Mike Weber touchdown run. Ohio State's defense, matched the effort by forcing what would be the first of many three-and-outs. The following drive also resulted in a touchdown following a 6 play, 71-yard drive, capped by J. T. Barrett's ninth rushing touchdown of the season. Ohio State would go on to score two more touchdowns in the first quarter, one by a pass from Barrett to Binjimen Victor and the other by a 43-yard Weber run. Illinois would fail to convert a first down, giving the Buckeyes a 28–0 lead at the end of the first quarter.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Ohio State was able to add a 33-year Sean Nuernberger field goal at the beginning of the second period, followed soon after by another OSU drive that ended with a J. K. Dobbins touchdown run, which would be the last time the primary starters would see the game in the first half. Ohio State would fail to score on a drive for the first time during their last possession, while Illinois would gain their only first down of the opening half. Ohio State would go into halftime with a 38–0 lead as heavy rain began to fall.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Ohio State's defense mounted another three-and-out to start the second half, but the offense was apparently effected by the rain when back-up quarterback Dwayne Haskins fumbled the ball and it was returned 54-yards by Ahmari Hayes for Illinois' first score. Ohio State's offensive starters went back into the game but were forced to punt. Luckily for the Buckeyes, the punt was muffed and recovered by Ohio State that led to a Barrett touchdown pass to tight end Marcus Baugh. Ohio State led 45–7 at this point and would be the last time the offensive starters saw the field. The teams traded punts to close out the third quarter.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
After a short performance by back-up quarterback, Joe Burrow, Haskins went back in the game which resulted in a 21-yard touchdown pass to Victor. The Illini would match the result with their only offensive touchdown on a 65-yard drive to make the score 52–14. Neither team would score again to make that the final.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
Ohio State would only allow three first downs and it was the sixth game of the season that they allowed less than 100 rushing yards and the fifth game they allowed less than 100 passing yards.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
The 114th edition of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, colloquially known as "The Game", took place at Michigan Stadium between the No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–2, 8–1) and the Michigan Wolverines (8–4, 5–4). The No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Michigan Wolverines by a score of 31–20.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
Ohio State and Michigan both started off slowly by forcing three-and-outs on each team's opening drive before the Wolverines mounted a nearly six minute, 13-play, 77-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown. Ohio State was again forced with another three-and-out that was followed by a Michigan drive that ended in a punt that pinned the Buckeye's deep. Ohio State was forced to punt and was returned 42-yards by Michigan wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, additionally, Ohio State committed a block in the back which gave the Wolverines the ball at the five-yard line.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
Michigan was able to take a 14–0 lead when quarterback John O'Korn completed a three-yard pass to Sean McKeon. Ohio State was held to −6 yard in the first quarter and was the first time since 2010 that Ohio State had been held to negative yardage in a quarter. The Ohio State offense and the rushing attack of J. T. Barrett and J. K. Dobbins came alive on the following drive when the two gained 71 yards on the ground that ended with a 21-yard Barrett touchdown run. Following a Michigan punt, Ohio State was able to move the ball again behind Barrett when he ran for 26 yards and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Marcus Baugh, tying the game at 14. Neither team would score again in the first half.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
Ohio State again started off slow by being forced to consecutive three-and-outs, while Michigan was able to score on a 2-yard Karan Higdon touchdown run. Ohio State linebacker, Chris Worley, was able to block the PAT and Michigan led 20–14. The Buckeyes answered back when Ohio State mounted a 78-yard touchdown drive capped by a 1-yard Dobbins touchdown run. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, Barrett was injured during the drive and was forced out for the remainder of the game.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
RS Freshman, Dwayne Haskins gained 24 yards on the ground and 31 in the air on the drive that gave the Buckeyes a one-point, 21–20 lead. The Wolverines were unable to capitalize on the following possession and Ohio State was able to tack on a 44-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal, increasing the lead to four. Michigan drove the ball 36-yards on their next possession, but turned the ball over on downs following an O'Korn sack and two additional incomplete passes. The Buckeyes drove again and Nuernberger missed only his third field goal of the season on a 43-yard attempt.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
The following play, O'Korn committed the only turnover of the game when he threw an interception to Jordan Fuller. On Ohio State's next possession, Dobbins ran for 41 yards and Mike Weber was able to seal the game by scoring a 25-yard touchdown run with 1:44 remaining in the game, to make what would be the final score, 31–20.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh dropped to 0–3 versus the Buckeyes, while Urban Meyer moved to 6–0 against the Wolverines. The current winning streak is tied for the second-longest in the series and tied for the longest for Ohio State with the 2004–2009 games. J. T. Barrett became the only quarterback in the series history to have four wins versus the other and moved Ohio State into first place in the number of all-time Big Ten wins. Ohio State clinched their first outright divisional title since 2014 and faced Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game. Ohio State's ranking would remain unchanged in the AP Poll at No. 8 and they would move up one spot to No. 7 in the Coaches Poll.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)
The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–2, 8–1) defeated the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (12–1, 9–0) 27–21 at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Big Ten Championship. Urban Meyer is now 5–0 versus the Badgers, with two of the victories coming in overtime. Paul Chryst fell to 0–2 versus the Buckeyes. This was Ohio State's third appearance in the Championship game and Wisconsin's fifth, including their second straight.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)
The Badgers began the game with the ball and were forced to punt after a three-and-out with the reverse result happening on the Buckeyes' first possession as well. Wisconsin would then follow with a 55-yard drive that ended with an interception in Wisconsin's redzone thrown by Alex Hornibrook to Denzel Ward at OSU's 4-yard line. J. T. Barrett would rush for a total of 12 yards before hitting Terry McLaurin for an 84-yard touchdown pass giving the Buckeyes an early 7–0 lead. The pass from Barrett to McLaurin was the longest play committed against the Badgers' defense all season.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)
The following Wisconsin drive lasted for 7 plays and 44 yards and a punt trapped the Buckeyes on their own two-yard line. Barrett would go on to throw an interception to Wisconsin linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel that was returned for a touchdown, tying the game at 7–7. Ohio State would bounce back quickly and score on a Barrett to Parris Campbell, 57-yard touchdown pass, once again regaining the lead 14–7 and bringing an end to the first quarter.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)
Ohio State wand Wisconsin traded punts to open the second quarter, but the Buckeyes would strike again with a Barrett 1-yard touchdown run that was set up by a 77-yard rush by J. K. Dobbins. On Ohio State's second possession of the second quarter, Mike Weber would commit his first fumble of the year that was recovered by Van Ginkel that would lead to a 28-yard field goal, making the score 21–10 in favor of the Buckeyes. Ohio State would attempt to add to their lead, but Sean Nuernberger's 43-yard field goal was blocked as time expired.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)
While Ohio State couldn't amount a drive to open the second half, Wisconsin was able to convert a 46-yard field goal to narrow the lead to 8, which was quickly matched by the Buckeyes thanks to a 53-yard Dobbins run and a 27-yard Nuernberger field goal. Punts were traded after several three-and-outs both teams until Wisconsin began an 11-play, 52-yard drive that started with a Barrett interception that ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by Chris James and a successful 2-point conversion. The score narrowed to 24–21 favoring Ohio State.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)
The Buckeyes followed with a 15-play drive that took 5:20 off the clock and tacked on a 20-yard Ohio State field goal to increase the lead back to 6. The Buckeyes and the Badgers again traded punts and with 1:50 left in the game, Wisconsin would begin their final offensive drive. Wisconsin would secure two first downs bringing them to mid-field. A holding penalty on Wisconsin on first down would force a first and 20. Hornibrook would throw three incomplete passes until he threw an interception to Damon Webb. Ohio State was able to run out the clock and secure their 36th Big Ten Title.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)
J. K. Dobbins would be named the MVP of the game which was the first time a Freshman earned the award. He would also become the all-time leading Freshman rusher in Ohio State history, passing Maurice Clarett. Ohio State would go on to be ranked No. 5 in the final CFP poll and miss the playoffs while Wisconsin would fall to No. 6. It was announced on December 3, that No. 5 Ohio State would face No. 8 USC in the Cotton Bowl Classic.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 8 USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)
The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (12–2) defeated the No. 8 USC Trojans (11–3) 24–7  at AT&T Stadium in  Arlington, Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. This was the first time that the Buckeyes defeated the Trojans since 1974, which broke a seven-game USC win-streak.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 8 USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Ohio State and their Silver Bullet defense proved to be a tough match for USC. On the third play of the game, Ohio State's Kendall Sheffield was able to strip the ball from USC wide receiver Deontay Burnett which was recovered and advanced 20 yards by Ohio State's Damon Webb. This set up a short five-play drive that resulted in a J. T. Barrett 1-yard touchdown run.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 8 USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Punts were traded a few times by both teams until the Buckeyes produced an 83-yard drive that tacked on a 26-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal at the beginning of the second quarter to five OSU a 10–0 lead. The following play, Sam Darnold threw an interception to Ohio State's Damon Webb which was returned for a 23-yard touchdown giving the Buckeyes a 17–0 lead. Again, both teams traded punts and USC fumbled the ball which set up a 59-yard Buckeye drive that ended with a 28-yard Barrett touchdown run giving the Buckeyes a 24-point lead. USC was able to find the scoreboard in the second quarter when K. J. Hill fumbled a punt return which set up a 15-yard drive, capped by a one-yard Ronald Jones II touchdown run. The score at half would be 24–7 favoring Ohio State.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 8 USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Offensively, the Buckeyes remained quiet the second half by having all but one drive ending in a punt. USC was able to  drive deep into Buckeye territory three times, but a missed field goal, a fumble and a failed fourth-down conversion didn't allow the Trojans to score any points. The final score would end as 24–7.


2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 8 USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Barrett and Webb were named the Offensive and Defensive MVPs respectively. Barrett also passed Drew Brees for the Big Ten record of most offensive yards in a career.