Raiders coach Dennis Allen isn’t ready to select a starting quarterback for Sunday’s game in San Diego and said it’s possible that both Matt Leinart and Terrelle Pryor could play. Leinart and Pryor shared reps in practice with Oakland’s first-team offense during practice, three days after starter Carson Palmer went out with cracked ribs and a bruised lung after being hit from behind by Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy. Allen said Wednesday that Leinart and Pryor split the workload during practice, but Pryor later said Leinart took the majority of reps. Read More

Cam Newton is on a torrid pace and the Carolina Panthers are headed toward another strong finish they hope will save coach Ron Rivera’s job. The second-year QB is in the best stretch of his young NFL career with 13 combined touchdowns and no interceptions in the past five games. Read More

Raiders running back Mike Goodson is looking forward to playing in Carolina for the first time since being traded by the Panthers in the offseason. He just doesn’t know what type of reception to expect. Goodson, who spent his first three NFL seasons with Carolina, still owns property there and routinely talks to some of his former teammates. Make no mistake, however. While he remains on friendly terms with his former club, Goodson definitely wants to make a point to the Panthers. Read More

Jamaal Charles had nowhere to run, Brady Quinn was under pressure all day and the Raiders defense posted its most statistically dominating performance in decades. Coach Dennis Allen said that kind of game proves what the Raiders are capable of defensively when they play to their ability. The key now is doing that more often. “We’ve proven that we can do it at times, but we’ve got to be more consistent at it,” Allen said Monday. “That will be our challenge moving forward.” Read More