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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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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Andria’s Analysis this week reviews the Oakland Raiders’ game against the Buffalo Bills, leading the team a 3-5 record, and going to Miami to get back in the mix. Hopefully. The Buffalo Bills showed up in a big way last Sunday versus the Raiders. Their league-leading turnover defense proved why they are at the top
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No one is going to argue last Sunday’s loss was another bleak showing in a long line of them for the Oakland Raiders. Still, there was a silver lining in the disheartening defeat. Silver Lining: Top 3 Raiders from Week 8 A trio of Raiders managed to shine in what was otherwise a pile of
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Perhaps the Oakland Raiders should only have three days to prepare for an opponent. Seriously. Given 10 days to prep for the Buffalo Bills and fresh off a dramatic turnaround win, Jack Del Rio’s merry band of marauders reverted back to the hapless bunch in a 34-14 debacle against the Buffalo Bills. It all started
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Fear. Straight up fear. That appears to be the reason behind the Oakland Raiders reverting back to the dink-and-dunk offense that drove fans and football pundits mad and kept the scoreboard dim. And look at the cost. A 34-14 shellacking in Orchard Park, NY at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. Why fear? When asked
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