The Oakland Raiders—always going against the grain. Signing a semi-retired quarterback as the new starter, despite not having thrown a pass in the NFL in 10 months? Check. Signing a semi-retired 34-year-old wide receiver, who hadn’t caught a pass in the NFL in nearly 10 months? Check. Rely on both of them to jump-start an injury-laden offense? Check? With the recent signings of both quarterback Carson Palmer and receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, the Raiders are depending on a couple of weathered veterans to stabilize their offense and carry them into playoff contention in the wild, wild AFC West.But with both players ...
Consideration of an owner of a baseball team for the Hall of Fame is not easy. After all, for the most part, owners are simply men who happen to have the fortune and business savvy to purchase a sports franchise. Their sports acumen is sometimes not necessarily strong; their taciturn presence can be anonymous, and their influence on the team’s day-to-day competitive success is rather nonexistent.Most of the time.So it can be difficult to assess the true value of a singular owner and how that value translates to their overall legacy on their team and, moreover, throughout sports in general. ...
The Denver Broncos take on the Oakland Raiders in a game that promises to be one of the weekend’s ugliest. With QBs Carson Palmer and Tim Tebow both coming off atrocious games, the matchup seems likely to go to whichever offense makes the fewest costly mistakes. Where: O.co ColiseumWhen: Sunday, Nov. 6 at 4:05 ETWatch: CBS (locally), DirecTV 711 Spread Oakland is at minus-7, according to footballlocks.com. The banged-up Raiders will be doing well to win this one, let alone cover such a big spread. Over/Under The over/under is 42.5, according to footballlocks.com. With the Raiders missing their one real ...
The Oakland Raiders (4-3) lost to the Kansas City Chiefs (4-3) two weekends ago, 28-0. Both teams are now in a three-way tie with the San Diego Chargers for first place in the AFC West.This Sunday, the Raiders will face the fourth member of the AFC West, the Denver Broncos.Oakland beat Denver 23-20 at Mile High Stadium opening week.This time around, both teams are battling injuries to their starting running backs, among others. Additionally, both teams have different starting quarterbacks from their first meeting.Given all the injuries and changes in both lineups, the Raiders expect many players to step up ...
Week 9 brings a three way tie at the top of the AFC West with the Raiders, Chiefs and Chargers all sitting with a 4-3 mark.The Chargers have beat the Chiefs. The Chiefs have beaten the Raiders; the Raiders play the Chargers next Thursday.In other words, yes there is a three-way tie for first but, no, nothing has been settled. Far from it.The Raiders have made some serious and drastic roster changes in recent times, making the now famous King's Ransom trade for Carson Palmer, and then bringing in his best football friend, TJ Houshmandzadeh at receiver.A lesser known signing ...
The Denver Broncos (2-5) and Oakland Raiders (4-3) are ready to square off for the second time this season, and quarterback Carson Palmer will look to complete the divisional sweep in his first start in over 10 months.Oddsmakers have established the Raiders as 7.5-point home favorites, and the total has dropped 2.5 points to settle in at 42.5.Currently, Oakland is receiving over 70 percent of the straight-bet wagering in this AFC West contest, with Palmer set to face off against Denver Broncos' second-year signal-caller Tim Tebow.Bettors should definitely temper expectations for another week, with the Raiders losing eight consecutive games ...
Tim Tebow's struggles will continue when his Denver Broncos face the Oakland Raiders this week in a pivotal AFC West division matchup for the silver and black.The Raiders need a win to maintain their place atop the division, where they sit tied at 4-3 with the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs.Tebow did not play well against the Detroit Lions last week, his second start of the season. He completed just 18 of his 39 pass attempts for 172 yards with a touchdown and an interception.Against another physical defense with good pass rushers, such as defensive end Richard Seymour, ...
At 4-3, the Oakland Raiders are tied for first place in the AFC West with a good shot to make a playoff push. After losing starting quarterback Jason Campbell, the Raiders seem to have rebuilt on the run.The Raiders look to have had a good draft, replaced Campbell, and added other pieces to the mix. This coming after the Raiders finished .500 for the first time since 2002 with some good players already in place.This all adds up to certain players being under extreme pressure to take the Raiders the rest of the way.Turn the page to say who they ...
If you look at the head-to-head data of the Oakland Raiders and the Denver Broncos from 2007 to 2011, you will discover that the Raiders have scored, in total, 50 points more than the cumulative score of the Broncos.In fact, the Raiders have won four consecutive games against the Broncos, although the game in 2011 season opener was a close call.Most people are hoping that Carson Palmer—brought in to replace the starting signal caller duties when quarterback Jason Campbell fractured his collarbone—will be very familiar with the Raiders playbook and that he will be adjusted to the team by the ...
On Sunday, we're going to get a game between two of the more enigmatic, unknown entities in the NFL.The Denver Broncos and their young quarterback, Tim Tebow, will travel west to take on their hated division rivals, the Oakland Raiders. Between Tebow and the Raiders, we have no idea what to expect. Well, yes we do.Tebow has started two games this year. In those two games, he's been quite ineffective for the overwhelming majority of the time. Yet, he's 1-1 this season. Go figure. Opposing him will be the Oakland Raiders, a team that can beat any team in the league, but also lose to ...