Next up for the Raiders is one of the hottest teams in the AFC, with a trip to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. The past two games for the Silver and Black have yielded embarrassing results to say the least.  If Carson Palmer’s return to Cincinnati is going to be any different for the Raiders, improvements need to be made in [...]

Sitting at 3-6, the Raiders’ hopes of making a run at the playoffs continue to slip with every passing week. With a matchup against the red hot New Orleans Saints, their prospects do not get any easier. Considering the struggles of both defenses, this game could easily turn into the biggest of shootouts. Accordingly so, here are the Raiders’ Week [...]

It’s never a good thing when a must when game comes on the road against a team like the Baltimore Ravens, but that’s the NFL for you. After getting on a bit of a two game roll, the Raiders seemed to take a step back against Tampa Bay in Week 9. If they are to have any chance of pulling [...]

Coming off of a second straight win, the Raiders look to continue their bounce back from a slow start to the season. However, like both Dennis Allen and the players have said, those wins will mean nothing if they go out and lose the next one. That next one is hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, providing a tougher matchup than [...]

It’s Chiefs week for the Raiders and the Raider Nation, and both teams need this win. All the better for this historic rivalry to continue. Coming off of a win last week against Jacksonville, the Raiders will look for their first back to back wins of the year, and get some momentum going as the AFC West race continues to [...]

Sunday’s game against Jacksonville is a game that the 1-4 Oakland Raiders should, and need to win. However, especially in recent history, these are the kinds of games that the Raiders have lost. After an impressive effort in Atlanta, despite the loss, the hope is that this team will continue to get better. If the Raiders are to do so [...]

Coming off of what will be a key bye week, the Oakland Raiders travel to Atlanta to face off against one of the NFL’s two remaining unbeaten teams. On paper, this matchup is one of the worst that the Raiders can come up against. However, that is just why this game is played on the field, where anything is possible. [...]

Just one week after an upset victory over Pittsburgh, giving Oakland Raiders fans hope that the team was coming around, a regression of epic proportions was apparent in Sunday’s 37-6 loss in Denver. In a loss like this, it is extremely difficult to find bright spots, likely because there weren’t any. How this team is able to rebound from this, and [...]

Coming off of a surprising, yet quite impressive win over Pittsburgh, the Oakland Raiders look to make it two in a row as they travel to Denver to take on the Broncos. A win over the Broncos would push the Raiders to 2-2 heading into their bye week, and would be a great way of turning around a slow start [...]

Sunday’s upset win over the Steelers was something that very few expected to happen. The Oakland Raiders were coming off of two very disappointing efforts to start the season, and what they had shown to that point did not seem to match up to the tough Steelers defense. While it was not the prettiest of wins, as Dennis Allen said, [...]