The Oakland Raiders had a long trip to Miami to play the Dolphins after coming off a short week. It was a tough situation for any team to overcome, but the Dolphins are hardly a formidable opponent and the Raiders desperately needed a win coming off a disappointing loss to the San Diego Chargers at home on Monday night. The Raiders came into Miami and were doomed by the ground game on Sunday, both offensively and defensively. The Raiders surrendered 263 rushing yards, gaining only 23 of their own despite having one of the most dynamic running backs in the ...
It's beginning to look a lot like 2003-2009. The Raiders completely melted down in the second half, being outscored 28-3 and losing 35-13 to the Miami Dolphins. Even more disconcerting, their run defense looked like the same old sieve it has been the last decade, allowing a total of two yards overall. On the flip side, Darren McFadden was completely ineffective again, running 11 times for 22 yards. The Raiders only amassed 23 yards on 13 carries.The inability to slow down the run made life much easier for Ryan Tannehill, who picked on the combination of Joselio Hanson and Pat Lee ...
With the challenge of traveling east in front of them, the Oakland Raiders were in Miami to face the Dolphins this morning and lost 35-13 after being outscored 28-3 in the second half.The Raiders moved to 0-2 on the season, while Miami and rookie head coach Joe Philbin moved to 1-1 after an embarrassing week 1 performance.Oakland travel home to face the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 3.Begin Slideshow
When your team is without a pick in the first 94 selections of the NFL Draft, it's hard to get excited about the process and, sometimes, even the players they pick.So when the Oakland Raiders selected linebacker Miles Burris with their second pick of the draft, there wasn't exactly a flood of excitement running through Raider Nation (although, I will admit, I remember reading a draft recap the next day and seeing some analyst, I don't even remember who, saying Burris could be a sleeper for the Raiders).Fast forward a few months and Burris had played well enough during training ...
The Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders both got off to a rough start in Week 1, struggling offensively and digging themselves an early-season hole.For the Raiders, their loss to the San Diego Chargers doesn't necessarily signify the end to their season, but they do have a serious void in their passing game and will need to rectify that if they hope to score significant points this season.The Dolphins have problems all over, and rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill looked a bit over-matched against the Houston Texans last week. His three interceptions highlight his poor performance, and with two coming off batted ...
After Oakland's ugly 22-14 loss to the Chargers on Monday night, the reaction was swift, and as expected, negative. Although the Raiders did some really good things, particularly on run defense, the reality was their loss was most due to self-destruction.Three special teams blunders, a fumble on the opening drive deep in San Diego territory and a pair of third-down penalties by Tommy Kelly all contributed to points for the Chargers or no points for the Raiders.Now, the Raiders head down to Miami for a suddenly huge road game against the Dolphins. With the Steelers and Broncos looming and having ...
Week 2 is upon us, and the Oakland Raiders are still shaking their heads at last week's loss to the San Diego Chargers.With the Miami Dolphins up next, we can expect a continuation of the long tradition of tough, hard-nosed defensive games that Miami and Oakland have been known for.The Dolphins will look to get a game closer to .500 in the overall series (currently at 16-14-1, in the Raiders favor). The Raiders will be looking to reset the start of their season and get things back on the right track. For them to do this, let’s take a look ...
The Oakland Raiders will fly approximately 3000 miles to Miami to take on the Dolphins on Sunday, less than six days after they played in the final game of Week 1. The two teams are 0-1 and both teams are desperate for their first win. It was in Miami last year where the wheels fell off the Raiders’ season. Rolando McClain was arrested just days before the game and the Raiders came out flat and were dominated by the Dolphins. Oakland is looking for a win and revenge from last year, and the plan of attack might look a little ...
The Oakland A's seemed to foray into rebuilding mode when they traded Trevor Cahill to the Arizona Diamondbacks in early December 2011, and they all but made it official when they traded Gio Gonzalez to the Washington Nationals just two weeks later.Gonzalez was Oakland's best pitcher in 2011. He won a career-high 16 games with a career-low 3.12 ERA, and he made the All-Star team for the first time. Even for a cold-blooded GM like Billy Beane, waving goodbye to Gonzalez couldn't have been easy.Here we are many months later, and it's safe to say things have worked out just ...
Carson Palmer said it best in his postgame comments after Monday night's loss to San Diego when he said that Week 2 couldn't come soon enough.With the sour taste of a rivalry-game loss still fresh in their mouths, the Raiders made a quick turnaround for Week 2 with just five full days before facing the Dolphins. Oakland's game on Sunday kicks off at 10 a.m. pacific coast time.To add to the bitterness that they're feeling, Oakland also found out that receiver Jacoby Ford needed surgery on his foot early this week. While the timetable for his return remains unclear, he ...