Newly hired Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie fired Hue Jackson on Tuesday morning, telling the brash head coach that he wanted to start over and bring in his own man. “I’m not going to shed one tear, because I busted my ass for this organization, and I cherished the opportunity to do it,” Jackson [...]
Chargers vs. Raiders Preview
December 30, 2011 By
Lions come from behind to stun Raiders 28-27
December 18, 2011 By
Matthew Stafford threw a 6-yard TD pass to Calvin Johnson with 39 seconds remaining to cap a 98-yard scoring drive as the Detroit Lions rallied from 13 points down late in the fourth quarter to stun the Oakland Raiders 28-27 on Sunday. The win wasn’t sealed until Ndamukong Suh blocked Sebastian Janikowski’s 65-yard field-goal attempt [...]
Lions vs. Raiders Preview
December 16, 2011 By
The bad boys of the NFL — the two most-penalized teams in the league – and Suh returns from his suspension as these thugs get together with each desperate for a playoff push. Will someone be ejected? What’s the record for personal fouls? We could have punches thrown and handshakes gone awry. The league office [...]
Packers go to 13-0 with 46-16 rout of Raiders
December 11, 2011 By
Aaron Rodgers threw for 281 yards with two touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers continued their dominance as they defeated the Oakland Raiders 46-16 on Sunday. With the win, the Packers ran their record to 13-0 — leaving them only three games short of completing a perfect regular season. And they did it with a [...]
Hot Dolphins defeat Raiders 34-14 for 4th win in 5 games
December 5, 2011 By
Reggie Bush rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown and the once-woeful Miami Dolphins won for the fourth time in the past five games Sunday by beating Oakland 34-14. Reggie Bush ran for 100 yards and a touchdown, Matt Moore had a hand in two TDs and Kevin Burnett returned an interception 34 yards for [...]
Raiders vs. Dolphins Previews
December 2, 2011 By
Raiders win again 27-21 over Vikings to solidify first place hold on West
November 20, 2011 By
This game was violent and Darius Heyward-Bey left the field on a stretcher but made the team flight home thank goodness. Michael Bush rushed for 109 yards though and the Raiders continued to show improvement and defeated the Vikings 27-21. Alex Loeb and Cris Carter break down the Raiders’ win over the Vikings
Raiders vs. Vikings Preview
November 18, 2011 By
After a tough loss against the Packers last week, the Vikings hope to bounce back as they take on the Oakland Raiders at Mall of America Field. When the Vikings lean on Adrian Peterson they can be dangerous, but something tells me they will be playing from behind once again and will be forced to throw. [...]
Palmer leads Raiders to 24-17 win over Bolts
November 10, 2011 By
Carson Palmer has emerged from semi-retirement mode and is back to looking like an NFL quarterback. Palmer threw two touchdown passes and Michael Bush ran 30 times for a season-high 157 yards and one touchdown to lead the Oakland Raiders to a 24-17 win over San Diego on Thursday night, the Chargers’ fourth straight [...]
