“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 …
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 …
Speaking The Truth: Downing, Offense, and missing the “little” things? Read More »
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.
Thursday Night Football: the stage is set. The reigning Super Bowl champ New England Patriots taking on the AFC West champ Kansas City Chiefs. It was supposed to be a slam dunk for the Patriots. The number one scoring defense from last season should have handled Andy Reid’s Chiefs with ease. But the team that …
Calm Down! The Kansas City Chiefs are Still Not a Super Bowl Caliber Team Read More »
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Johnny Burczak, a man who follows all things Kansas City Chiefs and co-hosts a podcast called WildWestAFC Podcast. Now I do not usually fraternize with the enemy because I am acutely aware that Raiders versus Chiefs is the best AFC West rivalry in my book, but in this instance, I was looking for another man’s opinion on perhaps Oakland’s fiercest rival.
Raider Nation can feel it. There’s legitimate excitement surrounding their beloved squad. AFC West title, AFC West Conference crown, and a Super Bowl appearance, all are within reach and — gasp! — the national media is abuzz regarding the Oakland Raiders’ renaissance.
Quite early for Peters to post bulletin board material as the teams won’t meet until October 19th for a Week 7 “Thursday Night Football” showdown under the lights of primetime television. The long-time rivals have found a newly competitive distaste for one another as both teams haven’t been as talented or league-wide successful in quite some time.
