Tag: Oakland Raiders

Raiders Jump Four Spots In ESPN’s Power Rankings After Week 5

Following an impressive win over the San Diego Chargers in Week 5, the Oakland Raiders moved up four spots in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings on Tuesday moving ahead of quite a few teams: No. 28 - Minnesota Vikings (1-3) No.…

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Raiders News: McFadden, Jennings Both Dealing With Hamstring Injuries

Each week has presented many challenges for the Oakland Raiders to overcome as the offense has experienced significant injuries in each of their last three games. This week, the team suffered a troublesome blow in Sunday night's win against the San Diego…

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Photos: Is Lakers Legend Magic Johnson A Raiders Fan?

New owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers legend, Magic Johnson, might be fan of a certain storied NFL franchise in the Bay Area. No, not the San Francisco 49ers, but the three-time Super Bowl champion Oakland…

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On This Date In Raiders History: Future Raider Star Was Born In Charles Woodson

On This Date In Raiders History: October 7, 1976 Coming off a victory over the San Diego Chargers in which he tied the record for most defensive touchdowns after recovering a fumble and added another interception to his total, Charles…

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Things Are Starting To Come Together For The Oakland Raiders

Sunday night's game could be considered the best performance of the season for a team undergoing growing pains in recent weeks. The most crucial thing that can be taken away from the Oakland Raiders' Sunday night 27-17 clutch win against the…

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Breaking News: Oakland Raiders Release Quarterback Matt Flynn

The Oakland Raiders have decided to part ways with veteran quarterback Matt Flynn according to Sports Illustrated's Jim Trotter via Twitter: BREAKING: The Raiders have released QB Matt Flynn, according g to source. — Jim Trotter (@SI_JimTrotter) October 7, 2013…

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GIF: Charles Woodson Ties NFL Record For Most Defensive TDs

Near the end of the third quarter, Philip Rivers and the Chargers were marching down the field to try to get within one score. Fortunately, safety Charles Woodson recovered a fumble by San Diego Chargers' Danny Woodhead and dived into…

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NFL News: QB Josh Freeman Signs With Minnesota Vikings

There had been rumors flying everywhere about the Oakland Raiders being the front runner to bring in recently released veteran quarterback Josh Freeman to either backup or possibly take over as the starting quarterback over incumbent Terrelle Pryor. Pryor fans…

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Raiders News: Darren McFadden Inactive Tonight vs. Chargers

In a bit of expected news, running back Darren McFadden will be inactive for tonight's game against the San Diego Chargers. McFadden did not practice all week and was listed as doubtful on the Raiders injury report on Friday. Raiders…

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Raiders News: Raiders Emerge As Frontrunner To Sign Josh Freeman

The Josh Freeman sweepstakes have kicked into high gear with the games getting underway on Sunday in Week 5. Reportedly, Freeman has already talked to 10 teams since being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the Oakland Raiders emerging…

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