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Containment continues to be a sore spot for the Las Vegas Raiders defense. And getting torched by rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders in 24-10 Week 12 home loss was just another example of exactly that. Breaking contain, evading a pass rusher, and extending a play resulted in the Cleveland Browns neophyte gunslinger dropping a 52-yard dime […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 season is winding down with just six games left to play, including the Week 13 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. That being said, this week’s mailbag is a more evergreen look at the state of the Raiders. Also, it will be a little abbreviated this week with the holiday. […]
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There’s a chance that the Las Vegas Raiders are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with a Week 13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, if the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans and either the Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts or the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. Regardless, the 2-9 Raiders are virtually […]
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Sure, I guess there is a chance the Las Vegas Raiders will win at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. But I can’t pick them. Not after last week. I picked the Raiders for the fourth time this season when they hosted the Cleveland Browns in a matchup of two 2-8 teams at Allegiant Stadium. […]
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Jesse Minter’s Los Angeles Chargers defense has been quite the stingy group allowing just 238 points this season — good for 10th best in the NFL. The defensive coordinator has the Bolts ranked fifth in terms of yards allowed (3,147) which is helping buoy the NFL’s 20th-ranked scoring offense to a 7-4 overall record. The […]
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Position: Offensive Tackle Height: 6’6 Weight: 305 Stats: 2025 (11 games) – 770 snaps, 345 RBLK, 424 PBLK, 1 sack allowed, 14 pressures allowed, 4 penalties Class/Age: Junior, 21 Team: Utah Positives: Fano possess a massive frame that will easily hold more muscle mass as he ages in the NFL and continues to develop his […]
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In February 2025, following the hiring of now Raiders head coach the Las Vegas Raiders hired Brennan Carroll as their offensive line coach. It was Carroll’s first opportunity to coach an NFL offensive line as his own unit after having previously served as the Seahawks assistant offensive line coach from 2015-2020 where he also spent […]
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It appears some Las Vegas Raiders fans want to see Aidan O’Connell climb the quarterback depth chart for the rest of this season. Sunday, in his first game being on the 53-man roster this season, the third-year quarterback was the No. 3, emergency quarterback Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Thus, the only way he could […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders play at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Kickoff is at 1:25 p.m. PT. Here are five keys to victory for the Raiders: Harass Justin Herbert: Maxx Crosby had a great game against Cleveland (OK, he was overshadowed by Myles Garrett)., but he did ball out. Crosby had six pressures and […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders can play spoiler in Week 13. The Los Angeles Chargers head into the game in a tight race for an AFC Wild Card spot, currently tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, while leading the Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers/Baltimore Ravens, and Houston Texans by just one game. However, we’ll continue […]
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Here is a look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 draft class fared in a 24-10 home loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 12 and what it means looking ahead to Sunday’s road game at the Los Angeles Chargers: Tyree Wilson: The No. 7 overall draft pick played just 33 percent of the […]
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There are three games today. Here is the place to discuss it all and Happy Thanksgiving. Head to the comments section to share your thoughts and join the conversation. You can sign up for a commenting account below and we have full-time moderators to enforce the Community Guidelines.
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It’s Thanksgiving Day and in the NFL that means John Madden. The Raiders’ legendary Hall of Fame coach loved Thanksgiving Day and everything it had to offer for NFL fans. Once gain, the league is horning Madden on Thanksgiving. It has become a tradition to honor the former coach, broadcaster and video game inspiration who […]
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After the Las Vegas Raiders’ 53-man roster was pretty healthy the past few weeks, there is some injury questions after the first practice day of the week as they prepare to play at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Both tight end Michael Mayer and starting guard Jordan Meredith both didn’t practice Wednesday because of […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders have six games left to evaluate who should be on the roster moving forward, including the Week 13 rivalry matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers this Sunday. That also means we’re in crunch time for the Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition, as December is right around the corner. Odds below […]
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With just two victories and nine defeats of all varieties — close heartbreak to lopsided beatdowns — the 2025 campaign has gone terribly awry for the Las Vegas Raiders. It’s a season where head coach Pete Carroll dismiss two of his coordinators. First was special teams boss Tom McMahon after the team’s Week 10 10-7 […]
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Three days after cameras caught Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Geno Smith directing an obscene gesture in direction of booing fans after a disappointing home loss to the Cleveland Browns, he met with media members for the first time since news of the incident broke. A contrite and somber Smith issues a an apology to […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders are sitting 2-8 when I write this and could either be 2-9 or 3-8 after their matchup vs the Cleveland Browns. Raiders QB Geno Smith has not been as expected throwing 13 interceptions to 12 touchdowns while also ranking bottom 8 in big time throw rate and and having the 3rd […]
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While there isn’t much room for optimism when it comes to the 2-9 Las Vegas Raiders, especially after the Week 12 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, cornerback Eric Stokes has been one of the few bright spots on the Raiders’ roster. According to Pro Football Focus, Stokes has surrendered just 203 yards in coverage […]
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In a season that’s sunk before Thanksgiving, rookie cornerback Darien Porter is one of the players on the Las Vegas Raiders’ roster that the fanbase seems to be most interested in. The third-round pick has intriguing traits, but the Raiders’ Week 12 matchup against the Cleveland Browns was just his fourth start of the season. […]
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Here is a look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 draft class fared in a 24-10 home loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 12 and what it means looking ahead to Sunday’s road game at the Los Angeles Chargers: Brock Bowers: Bowers played a season-high 96 percent of the snaps for the second […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders’ franchise has had a long, often contentious relationship with NFL officials. We all know the history from Walt Coleman and the Tuck Rule to Gene Steratore and the index card to several other instances that wronged the Silver and Clack. Apparently we need to add another name to the Raiders’ list […]
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