In Fantasy Football terms the Week 11 matchup with the New England Patriots was an abysmal performance by the Oakland Raiders. What might be most startling is that the Patriots pass defense ranked dead last in the NFL and the Raiders couldn’t take advantage of it. This is something many hoped the Raiders would exploit with Amari …
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Hard to believe that at 4-6 the Oakland Raiders are still right in the thick of things when it comes to a playoff berth. After the embarrassing loss at the hands of the New England Patriots the Raiders still only find themselves one and a half games out of a wild-card spot in the playoffs …
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A sad day in football today as the legendary Raiders’ head Tom Flores is denied the Hall of Fame. In what’s becoming a common theme with the NFL Hall of Fame and the Raiders as a whole, another legend was denied entry. This time? Former head coach, Tom Flores. Besides John Madden, Flores is the …
The Oakland Raiders season is not over, but now it’s on life support. This week’s game against the New England Patriots was always going to be an uphill battle, but with the Raiders coming off the bye week which gave them additional time to plan, hope was in abundance. However, the hope was in vain. …
The Oakland Raiders relieved Ken Norton Jr. of his duties as defensive coordinator today. As the Silver and Black continue what has been a disappointing season so far, a massive change to their coaching staff took place today. Raiders Fire Ken Norton Jr.! Long embattled defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. was relieved of his duties …
You shouldn’t ask yourself “Why?” when it comes to Mike McCoy and the Oakland Raiders. You should really ask “Why not?”. The ex-Broncos offensive coordinator was discarded by Denver on Monday in a move that wreaked more of desperation rather than sound reason. “I’m disappointed that things didn’t work out because this is a special …
The Oakland Raiders continued to get break after break from the Football Gods heading into Sunday afternoon’s Mexico meeting with the New England Patriots.
Instead of building momentum towards a playoff berth the Raiders run into a wall in Estadio Azteca. It was supposed to be a winnable game for the Oakland Raiders against a “beatable” defense, instead, the Silver and Black was exposed in the altitude of Mexico City. Two weeks of preparation wasn’t nearly enough to help …
The Patriots are the best team in football with a high-powered offense and one of the greatest ever under center. Their defense is outstandingly underrated; they haven’t given up more than 20 points in a game since the first day of October. So, beating Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Co. will be no easy task …
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The defensive struggles continue for the Raiders but the cure is still the same: turnovers. We’re already halfway through the 2017 season and boy, has it been fast, with a 4-5 record going into Sunday it’s safe to say that Raider Nation has been left with a very unimpressed and disappointing feel through the midpoint …
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