Many were miffed when Derek Carr went full “Captain Checkdown” when he tossed the ball to running back Jalen Richard instead of lobbing it deep into the end zone at the tail end of the first half last Sunday. Count Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio and offensive coordinator Todd Downing as two of […]
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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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Even without running back Jay Ajayi (traded), the Miami Dolphins still have enough offensive bite to make the Oakland Raiders rue their East Coast excursion. Admittedly, without Ajayi (who accounted for 532 yards of offense), it was tougher to pinpoint an offensive threat. But this is the topsy-turvy NFL and even the hapless have the
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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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It was a devastating defeat for the Oakland Raiders this past Sunday, a loss that puts the team’s playoff hopes in jeopardy. Before the game, RaiderRamble.com gave you four keys that would’ve led the Silver and Black to a victory. Now that the dust has settled, let’s take a look at how the team held up.
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“Fantasy Football Gamble at The Ramble” – Sean Hildebrandt This a weekly piece aimed at covering The Raiders weekly FF topics. Topics will vary. The Oakland Raiders’ fantasy football prospects were taking a severe plunge until their Thursday Night Football matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. Then quarterback Derek Carr and wide receiver Amari Cooper both led
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The Oakland Raiders saved their season with a victory over the division-leading and then-first place NFL team the Kansas City Chiefs in a hotly contested 31-30 victory. While much ado has been made of the phenomenal production of Derek Carr and the Raider offense, I would argue that it was the defense that played the
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Oakland Raiders Face Resurgent Buffalo Bills team this Sunday. The Oakland Raiders go on the road to face the resurgent 4-2 Buffalo Bills. The Bills resurgence this season is being led by an aggressive defense that has given Buffalo a +10 in takeaways so far this season. They are number one in the NFL in
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Oakland has a tall task ahead of them come this Sunday. The Raiders have to come down off the high of beating the Chiefs on the national stage in a thriller and travel cross-country to play the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo has a defense that ranks 7th in the league against the run and until last
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Watching Derek Carr warm up on the Oakland Raiders sidelines was like turning on the tape and looking at the guy from last year who took the league by storm. The ball seemed to have just that extra little zip coming out of his hands and his game face was focused on the task at
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