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Raiders Shut Out Chiefs With 5 Janikowski Field Goals
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) — The Oakland Raiders finally found a team they could beat. Sebastian Janikowski kicked five field goals, Darren McFadden rushed for 110 yards and the Raiders shut out Kansas City for...
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Raiders RB Mike Goodson Is Eager To Play Against His Former Team
By Ryan Leong One of the keys to that 15-0 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday was the strong running game provided by Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson. Usually, it’s up to the offensive...
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Raiders Leaning Toward Starting Matt Leinart In Sunday’s Finale At San Diego
By Ryan Leong (Credit, Rob Carr/Getty Images) The high water mark for the Raiders was a 3-4 record after seven games. Since then, a free fall in the loss column. It’s been a six game losing streak...
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Kicker Carmona Back In The Raiders Fold
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) — The Oakland Raiders have re-signed kicker Eddy Carmona in a move that provides relief for mainstay Sebastian Janikowski during off-season workouts and training camp, as well as...
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Raiders’ Janikowski Deals With More Change In 14th Season
Sebastian Janikowski has seen plenty of changes on the Oakland Raiders in his 13 years in the NFL. Now, Janikowski heads into his 14th season in Oakland and final one on this contract with a bit of...
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Raiders’ Kicker Janikowski Inks 4-Year Contract Extension
The Oakland Raiders signed kicker Sebastian Janikowski to a four-year extension Friday, ensuring the franchise's leading scorer will remain with the team through at least 2017.
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Fantasy Football: Top 12 Kickers To Draft
By Tony Meale All right, here’s the deal with kickers. You’re not drafting one until the last round. The only time it’s okay to draft a kicker before the last round is if you draft a kicker in the...
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Raiders Defeat Cowboys In Preseason Opener
OAKLAND (CBS / AP) – Monte Kiffin has brought an opportunistic defense to Dallas in the preseason. Sean Lee and rookie J.J. Wilcox forced first-half turnovers for Dallas’ revamped defense before the...
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Terrelle Pryor’s Comeback Falls Short Against Colts
Terrelle Pryor’s dividends almost paid off for the Oakland Raiders for his rather outstanding performance against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. In the end, the two costly interceptions and a few...
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Injury Report For Week 2 Is No Problem For The Oakland Raiders
By JL Herrera The Oakland Raiders are headed into Week 2 of the NFL season to face the Jacksonville Jaguars with the same injury problems that they had in the first week. Left tackle Jared Veldheer...
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Raiders Performance Subpar Despite Victory Over Jaguars
By JL Herrera The Oakland Raiders defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon with a score of 19-9 at the O.co Coliseum. The match was not very exciting, as kicker Sebastian Janikowski...
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Raiders Make the Grade With Fast Start and Defense Versus Chargers
By Danny Cox (Credit, Brian Bahr/Getty Images) In a game that had an 11:35 p.m. EST start, the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers both had to deal with playing well into the night. While both are...
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Raiders, Giants Both Banged Up For Week 10 Showdown In Big Apple
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders (3-5) came out of their 49-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday not only beaten down mentally, but also physically—the Silver and Black have 13 players...
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Raiders Offense Chokes In Loss Against New York Giants
By Sam McPherson Mathias Kiwanuka #94 of the New York Giants strips the ball from Terrelle Pryor #2 of the Oakland Raiders (Credit, Al Bello/Getty Images) The Oakland Raiders dropped a 24-20 decision...
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Raiders Take On A Very Wounded Texans Team This Weekend
By Sam McPherson (Credit, Jamie Squire/Getty Images) When an NFL season goes south, quite often there are plenty of injuries to follow. Or is it the other way around? Every team has injuries during the...
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McGloin, Jennings, Defense Get High Grades In Road Win Over Texans
By Sam McPherson A couple of bench players in starting roles came through for the Oakland Raiders offense in the team’s 28-23 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday, and the defense forced two turnovers...
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Oakland Left Wondering ‘What If?’ As Offense And Defense Earn Disappointing...
By Sam McPherson (Credit, Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Close losses will damper any football season, whether it’s collegiate or professional, and the Oakland Raiders are learning this the hard...
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More Of The Same For Raiders In Dallas: ‘Almost’ Doesn’t Cut It
By Sam McPherson (Credit, Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Once again, the Oakland Raiders came up short in a close game, losing 31-24 to the Dallas Cowboys on the road in the traditional Thanksgiving Day...
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Raiders Struggle In New York Again As Big Mistakes Prove Costly
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders fell behind early in Sunday’s 37-27 loss on the road to the New York Jets, and they never really caught up as the team fell to 4-9 on the 2013 season. The defense...
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Raiders Can Play Spoiler For Chargers’ Playoff Hopes On Sunday
By Sam McPherson It seems like every year the San Diego Chargers are falling short of the postseason despite being a pretty good and talented squad. And in 2013, it’s generally no different for the...
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Raiders Fade In Second Half, Poor Team Grades Result In Loss Against Chargers
By Sam McPherson In dropping a 26-13 road decision to division rivals in San Diego, the Oakland Raiders find themselves with a 4-11 record with one game left to play in 2013. As in so many other losses...
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Oakland Team Grades: Raiders Flunk Final Season Test Against Broncos
By Sam McPherson The 2013 Oakland Raiders went out with a whimper on Sunday in their Week 17 matchup with the Denver Broncos, falling behind 34-0 before scoring a few garbage-time touchdowns in the...
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Raiders Rally Late, Defeat Lions In Preseason Game At Coliseum
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) — Matthew Stafford and Detroit’s passing game looked in midseason form even with star Calvin Johnson on the sideline watching. Stafford threw touchdown passes on his first two drives...
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Raiders Are Healthy Heading Into Week 1 Of The 2014 NFL Season
By Sam McPherson When you’re picked by everyone to finish last in your division, it’s a good thing to be heading into Week 1 of the NFL season with a healthy roster. Ask the Oakland Raiders, a...
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Raiders Defense Fails In Home Opener Against Texans
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders had a good opportunity today to win their 2014 home opener, but they were just terrible on almost every front—they were behind 14-0 in the first quarter, and it...
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Team Grades: Raiders’ Valiant Effort Comes Up Just Short
By Sam McPherson If moral victories counted for anything, the 2014 Oakland Raiders would have two moral wins this season. As it were, those don’t count, and the Silver & Black dropped to 0-3 with a...
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Team Grades: Raiders Stink Up Wembley In Every Way Possible
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders traveled all the way to London, England, only to get their helmets handed to them again, this time by the Miami Dolphins. The 38-14 loss was another ugly one for...
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Studs & Duds: Raiders’ Bright Spots Hard To Find In 0-4 Start To Season
By Sam McPherson The 2014 Oakland Raiders are 0-4 as they go through their bye week right now, and the organization just fired its head coach on Monday night. Times are tough for the Silver &...
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Team Grades: Raiders Can’t Hold On In Fourth Quarter Vs. Chargers
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders led for a good portion of the game on Sunday against the San Diego Chargers at the Coliseum, but in the end, the Bolts were too much for the Silver & Black....
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Team Grades: Raiders Play Close Again, But No Win Yet
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders dropped their sixth game of the 2014 season in as many contests on Sunday to the Arizona Cardinals. The Silver & Black needed a defensive stop late in the...
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Team Grades: Costly Late Turnovers Hurt Raiders In Cleveland
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders dropped to 0-7 this season with another dismal performance, this time on the road against the Cleveland Browns by a 23-13 score. The Silver & Black turned the...
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Team Grades: Raiders Doomed By Too Many Mistakes Against Seahawks
By Sam McPherson The 2014 Oakland Raiders have played a lot of close games, coming empty each time. In the case of Sunday’s 30-24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on the road, it was a case of too little,...
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Team Grades: Another ‘Almost’ For The Raiders Against The Chargers
By Sam McPherson One of these days, the 2014 Oakland Raiders will have to find a way to win one of the close games they keep finding themselves in—or else face the horror of completing just the second...
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Team Grades: Any Given Thursday? Raiders Finally Win First Game Of 2014
By Sam McPherson Anyone who claims they saw this one coming is lying. The Oakland Raiders won their first game of the 2014 NFL season Thursday night at home against the Kansas City Chiefs, and all it...
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Team Grades: Raiders Get A Big Fat ‘Fail’ In St. Louis
By Sam McPherson Maybe the Oakland Raiders had too much time off after their first win of the season on November 20 against the Kansas City Chiefs at home. Given nine days to prepare for the St. Louis...
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Team Grades: Raiders Pull Off Big Upset, Prove They Don’t Need Harbaugh
By Sam McPherson Now we can use the cliché that on any given Sunday in the NFL, one team can rise up and beat another. The Oakland Raiders have proven this now, after their 24-13 win over the San...
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Team Grades: Rough Third Quarter Dooms Raiders In Kansas City
By Sam McPherson Halfway through the third quarter on Sunday in Kansas City, the Oakland Raiders still had a chance to win their third game of the season. But a rough five-minute stretch on defense...
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Team Grades: Once Again, Raiders Prove Coliseum Is No Easy Place To Win
By Sam McPherson After another upset win on their home turf Sunday, the 2014 Oakland Raiders now have single-handedly led to the playoff elimination of the Kansas City Chiefs, the San Francisco 49ers...
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Team Grades: Raiders Struggle At Mile High In 2014 Finale
By Sam McPherson The Oakland Raiders finished their home schedule in 2014 with a bang, winning three straight games. The same cannot be said of the Silver & Black effort on the road, where they...
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Janikowski Closing In On More Records For Raiders
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Sebastian Janikowski remembers clearly the criticism Al Davis, then the Oakland Raiders’ owner, received for making him a first-round draft pick in 2000. Sixteen seasons later,...
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