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 …
After serving a one-game suspension, Marshawn Lynch has returned to the Oakland Raiders in a much-anticipated game today against the (4-3) Miami Dolphins on Sunday Night Football, the same stage where the team was annihilated few weeks ago. In the past, it has not been wise to bet against Lynch; fe are fully informed when …
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 …
After a potentially season-saving victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, it seems that the Oakland Raiders took that momentum and drove it straight over the side of Niagara Falls during a 34-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The winter weather conditions in Orchard Park, New York were a massive factor in the lopsided loss. Nearly …
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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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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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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 …
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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Point of no return is defined as: “The point beyond which one must continue on one’s current course of action because turning back is physically impossible, prohibitively expensive, or dangerous.” Captain Obvious moment here, but suffice it to say, the Oakland Raiders emphatically crossed that threshold in its 31-30 win over the Kansas City Chiefs …
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