Tag: Oakland Raiders

On This Date In Raiders History: Defense Comes Up With Three INTs, Secures Victory Over Cardinals

On This Date In Oakland Raiders History: October 4, 1998 In Week 5 of the regular season back in 1998, the Raiders took on the Arizona Cardinals at Sun Devil Stadium. The Raiders were 2-2 and looking to move above…

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Strong Case For Oakland Raiders Signing Quarterback Josh Freeman

[Editor's Note: Guest Post by Ryan Kelapire, Twitter: @RyanKelapire] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced earlier today that they have released quarterback Josh Freeman. Since being drafted in 2009, the former Kansas State Wildcat has already made 59 career starts in…

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Raiders Rumors: Josh Freeman Potential Target For Oakland Raiders

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally cut their ties with quarterback Josh Freeman on Thursday after weeks of uncertainty surrounding his future with the team. With the Bucs shelling out $6 million to part ways with the veteran quarterback, Freeman is…

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Raiders News: Matt McGloin Promoted To Backup QB; Matt Flynn Demoted

The Oakland Raiders offense suffered mightily under Matt Flynn Sunday in the Raiders uninspiring 24-14 loss to the Washington Redskins. While the numbers don't look terrible (21-32, 227 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) the offense just failed to do anything after…

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On This Date In Raiders History: Raiders Gain 539 Yards Of Total Offense, Beat Chiefs

On This Date In Oakland Raiders History: October 3, 1977 Coming off a Super Bowl championship, the Raiders looked to continue their winning ways as they began the year 2-0 and were taking on the division rival Kansas City Chiefs.…

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Raiders News And Rumors: Pryor Will Return, Matt Flynn Demoted

After a disappointing loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 4, help is on the way. The Oakland Raiders will have their starting quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, back against the San Diego Chargers after dealing with a concussion. He was cleared…

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Raiders News: Terrelle Pryor Will Start Week 5 Against Chargers

After the disappointing loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 4, the Oakland Raiders will have an opportunity to bounce back in Week 5 against their bitter division rivals with quarterback Terrelle Pryor set to get back under center against…

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Raiders News: Rookie Left Tackle Menelik Watson Returns To Practice

After missing the first four games of the season as the result of knee injury that required surgery, rookie left tackle Menelik Watson returned to practice on Wednesday according to Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle via Twitter: Rookie…

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Raiders News: Darren McFadden Misses Practice With Hamstring Injury

The Oakland Raiders were without veteran running back Darren McFadden for practice on Wednesday with the 26-year-old still dealing with a hamstring injury sustained in the loss to the Washington Redskins according to Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com via Twitter: Charles…

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Raiders Rise In ESPN Power Rankings Following Loss In Week 4

After a forgettable performance against the Washington Redskins, the Oakland Raiders head into Week 5 having actually moved up two spots in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings from No. 30 to No. 28: No. 32 - Jacksonville Jaguars (0-4) No. 31…

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