Entering Week 14 with three-quarters of the season now complete, the Oakland Raiders begin the home stretch at Kansas City with 1st place in the AFC West at stake. There is no better way to prove that you belong in the playoffs than to march into Arrowhead and snatch first place. JB’s Lab: Game Plan …
One game at a time. This is Oakland’s motto through the remaining five games of the season. A team that has walked on thin ice for most of the season in terms of making it to the playoffs took a big step forward on Sunday. Not only did the Raiders’ win over the Denver Broncos …
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Michael Crabtree’s actions during Sunday’s game against Aqib Talib brought into question whether viewers were watching a football match or a fight on the undercard of a UFC event. Now Amari Cooper is likely missing time with a rolled ankle, Crabtree’s one game suspension could not have been worse. Admittedly, Crabtree and the Raiders are …
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The AFC West currently is a log-jam of mediocrity as its teams fight for the divisional crown with only five weeks left. This is an opportunity the Oakland Raiders have to welcome with enthusiasm after having suffered some horrendous one-sided defeats. The Raiders somehow have a reasonable shot at saving their inconsistent season that’s been fluttered …
Raiders: New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo insinuated Geno Smith as more creative than Eli Manning. Hence the switch at quarterback. Say hello to Big Boo! Was McAdoo being facetious? Should heads roll if Giants defeat the Raiders? So… a flop of a draft pick picked up off the free-agent scrap heap is more …
The fans in attendance last Sunday night were not disappointed despite the rainfall. The team recorded its first interception of the season, an end zone pick by NaVorro Bowman (who had fallen to the ground), and three players were ejected from the match, which ended in a 21-14 Raiders victory. Fortunately, the Raiders were able …
Sebastian Janikowski will not play again for the Oakland Raiders this year and possibly won’t take the field again. For Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski, 2017 was a contract year. The long-time superstar leg of the Raiders renegotiated his contract in the offseason in preparation for free agency next year. The kicker took a pay …
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The Oakland Raiders are looking more and more likely to be without their pair of 1,000-yard receivers for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. With what appears to be only three active wide receivers on the roster, Isaac Whitney, is getting a call-up from the practice squad. Isaac Whitney, a product of Riverside Community …
The Raiders find themselves right in the middle of a divisional and wild card race despite only five wins. The Oakland Raiders control their own destiny thanks to the ineptitude of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills deciding to start “walking turnover” Nathan Peterman in Week 11. The two paths at hand, win …
Both Michael Crabtree and Aqib Talib are suspended in the fallout from yesterday’s ugly incident. Yesterday’s fight between Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree and Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib has resulted in suspensions for both. The Hammer Drops As Raiders’ Crabtree Is Suspended Earlier via his Twitter account, Ian Rapoport shared the news of the suspension. …
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