Words cannot do Thursday night’s meeting between the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs any justice. This game has already placed itself at the top of the NFL’s “Best Games of the Year” category. Truly a performance that any football fan could’ve enjoyed with so much drama and under the national spotlight no less. Raiders …
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“This game is never going to end!,” Tony Romo yelled from the CBS broadcasting booth after Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook couldn’t secure a would-be game-tying touchdown as time expired as a bright yellow flag lie in the end zone. Romo’s exclamation is how everyone watching Thursday Night’s instant classic felt. Yes, Oakland won …
After a disappointing start to this season, the Oakland Raiders have breathed new life and now could be on the verge of a turnaround. In one of the most dramatic and heart-stopping finishes in years, the Raiders were able to salvage their season, and against the Kansas City Chiefs no less. This game was filled with performances which …
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Given the most favorable of odds, the Oakland Raiders failed to step up and take advantage. How could the offense — despite struggling the last four weeks — not take it to a Los Angeles Chargers team equipped with one of the league’s worst defenses? Absolutely mind-boggling, no? Count me as perplexed. Yet, funny things …
The Oakland Raiders welcome division rival Kansas City Chiefs this week. The top three match-ups for the Raiders may be different than you expect. This week is the most pivotal game of the Raiders’ season to date. The Kansas City Chiefs will visit Oakland Coliseum for the third divisional match-up for this year. They’ve already …
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Six weeks into the 2017 NFL season and the Oakland Raiders offense appears to have been sucked into the infamous Black Hole” residing in the south end of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Raiders OC Todd Downing encouraged by direction of offense. "We’re so close on so many things." https://t.co/YzNdirwmR0 pic.twitter.com/4ZkZNbcl2Z — Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) October …
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Once again the Oakland Raiders offensive woes showed up to snatch a loss from the jaws of victory. The offense has now averaged just over 13 points per game since the Washington Redskins debacle.
Andria’s Analysis this week looks at what was meant to be but never was, and how the Raiders approach their toughest contest yet Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Week 6 has come and gone, but unfortunately, it was not without incident. What should have been an easy win, or at least A WIN. …
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Anger, disbelief, grief, indifference, and rage. Emotions amongst the Oakland Raiders fan base is wide and varied as the team plummeted to 2-4 overall with a 17-16 loss this past Sunday at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers. The hysteria has run amuck. As WWE owner Vince McMahon would say, “It’s pandemonium!” Trask Drops …
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Life as a long snapper in the NFL — hell, in all of football — is a thankless job. For the vast majority of his career, Oakland Raiders snap whiz Jon Condo has been Mr. Reliable. And that’s what makes his botch this past Sunday that much more painful. Condo’s snap was off, holder and …
