Raiders

Raiders' lowly, longtime foes look to cut losses

By: Dave Skretta 10/25/12 9:18 PM

Two teams floundering near the bottom of the standings, meeting in late October, shouldn’t be enough to stoke the passions of fan bases weary of losing. Unless it’s the Chiefs and Raiders. There are few fiercer rivalries than this AFC West matchup of teams with proud traditions that have fallen on the hardest of times. This will be their 107th meeting, and so rarely has so little been on the line when they’ve met this early in a season. Read More

Raiders insist they’re not a dirty team despite complaints

By: Michael Wagaman 10/25/12 7:12 PM

After the Raiders set NFL records in 2011 for penalties and penalty yards, rookie coach Dennis Allen made it a top priority to field more disciplined team. Until recently, the plan seemed to be working. Read More

Palmer looking for more balance in Raiders offense

By: The Associated Press 10/24/12 5:23 PM

As prolific as he’s been in his career, the Raiders’ Carson Palmer is on an unparalleled pace for him. Palmer is on track to join 2002 NFL MVP Rich Gannon as the only quarterbacks in franchise history to eclipse the 4,600-yard mark in a single season. Gannon passed for 4,689 yards during the ’02 season when he led Oakland to its first Super Bowl appearance in nearly two decades. Read More

Raiders getting production out of no-huddle offense

By: Michael Wagaman 10/22/12 6:04 PM

Raiders coach Dennis Allen likes the production his team is getting out of the no-huddle offense. The Raiders scored two touchdowns and a field goal running the no-huddle against Jacksonville on Sunday, when they overcame a 14-point deficit in the third quarter and went on to beat the Jaguars in overtime 26-23. It was the second game this season in which quarterback Carson Palmer has engineered a fourth-quarter comeback. Both times he did it while running the no-huddle. Read More

Raiders pull out win with OT field goal to beat Jaguars 26-23

By: Josh Dubow 10/21/12 7:26 PM

Carson Palmer wasn’t going to apologize for a mistake-filled win by the Raiders a week after they lost what might have been their best-played game of the season. Read More

Raiders' linebacker McClain adjusts to limited role

By: Josh Dubow 10/18/12 6:08 PM

Rolando McClain arrived in Oakland two years ago expected to be the impact middle linebacker who could transform a Raiders defense that had struggled for years to stop the run. Less than halfway through his third season with the Raiders, McClain has been relegated to spot duty. McClain is now only being used in base defensive packages, playing a season-low 17 defensive plays last week in Atlanta. Read More

Linebacker Curry returns to practice for Raiders

By: Josh Dubow 10/17/12 6:45 PM

Linebacker Aaron Curry has returned to practice with the Raiders for the first time since May after dealing with nagging knee problems in recent months. Curry began the season on the physically unable to perform list and was unable to practice for the first six weeks. He made his first appearance on the field with his team on Wednesday, starting a three-week window for Oakland to decide whether to activate him, release him or place him on season-ending injured reserve. Read More

Improvement not enough as Allen, Raiders seek victories

By: The Associated Press 10/15/12 8:18 PM

Dennis Allen has seen improvement on just about every part of his team. With only one win in five games, the Raiders rookie coach realizes it’s not enough. Not even taking the unbeaten Atlanta Falcons to the wire before losing on Matt Bryant’s 55-yard field goal in the final seconds provided Allen with a sense that Oakland has turned the corner. Read More

Palmer takes blame for Raiders loss, points to his lone interception

By: George Henry 10/14/12 7:20 PM

Quarterback Carson Palmer didn’t want to hear that the Raiders nearly came back to beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Raiders lost 23-20 after Matt Bryant’s last-second, 55-yard field goal, and Palmer put all of the blame on himself. Palmer believes his lone interception, which Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel returned 79 yards late in the fourth quarter, was the game’s turning point. Read More

Raiders secondary facing huge hurdle in Falcons QB

By: The Associated Press 10/11/12 8:40 PM

Raiders cornerback Michael Huff hasn’t had much time to rest since changing positions to help the Raiders’ injury-ravaged secondary. He’s not likely to get a break this week either. Read More