A wet and rainy wild contest between the Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins took place in Florida along with Obi Melifonwu’s debut, the site of last week’s edition of Sunday Night Football. Pitting the Raiders against the Dolphins in a game that both teams needed to win in order to maintain their previously dwindling playoff […]
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What happens during the bye week? The general manager chats with beat writers. That’s exactly what Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie did on Thursday. Two questions stood out to me: About the coordinators and a seldom-seen second-round draft pick. When asked to give his evaluation of the coordinators, McKenzie expertly answered, yet dodged, no,
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A win is a win and as the Oakland Raiders try to get back into the playoff hunt, they’ll take it. Derek Carr himself said it best post-game when asked for his thoughts on the game, “We Won.” RaiderRamble Derek Carr #Raiders Post Game Victory over Dolphins https://t.co/x9bOtisGDS — RaiderRamble.comâ„¢ (@TheRaiderRamble) November 6, 2017 Now
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Not going to lie. Attaining victory is the thing that stood out the most for the Oakland Raiders in Week 9. It wasn’t pretty. You even had to turn your eyes away from the horror over the course of the grueling Sunday night clash. Five Things That Stood Out for the Raiders in Week 9
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Just when I thought there wasn’t a team in the NFL that could be more jinxed than the hapless Oakland Raiders, the Miami Dolphins came roaring in screaming: “Pick me! Pick me!” I was skeptical at first. Despite getting shut out twice, Adam Gase’s “Aqua Assassins” were 4-3 walking into Sunday night’s tilt. And against
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Just as the Oakland Raiders seem to be turning their season around, quarterback Derek Carr found himself embroiled in a “controversy”. And yes, I specifically put the word controversy in quotations since so much of the problem with today’s debacle showcased an issue with today’s sports writing, which is “sources.” “Sources” Early yesterday, Miko Grimes, wife
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The Oakland Raiders Will Make The Playoffs For the Oakland Raiders, the 2017 season did not start the way that anyone had hoped or expected. A 2-0 start, including a dominant win over the New York Jets, had the Silver and Black looking forward to the Super Bowl. However, after a four game skid, the
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The Oakland Raiders are coming off a poor performance against the Buffalo Bills in Week 8 and have pinned themselves in a corner. With half the season now over, Raiders will most likely have to go 7-1 in the next eight games to have a shot at making the NFL playoffs. One game at a time
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After serving a one-game suspension, Marshawn Lynch has returned to the Oakland Raiders in a much-anticipated game today against the (4-3) Miami Dolphins on Sunday Night Football, the same stage where the team was annihilated few weeks ago. In the past, it has not been wise to bet against Lynch; fe are fully informed when
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Another early season defeat has put a damper on what should have been another playoff run for the Oakland Raiders. Heading into Week 9 with bleak playoff hopes, to say the least, Raider Nation has been severely disappointed thus far. To the dismay of the Raiders, they have a rather difficult remaining schedule that features
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