November 13th, 2007 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Raiders may be looking to make another change at quarterback after another subpar effort by Josh McCown, who threw for only 108 yards and an interception in yesterday’s 17-6 loss to the Bears. Although the fans would like to see rookie JaMarcus Russell, chances are that Daunte Culpepper will get another look this week. [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Raiders Won’t Have to Contend with Peterson
The Raiders will carry a five-game losing streak with them as they travel to Minnesota to meet the Vikings Sunday. Today it was announced that Minnesota’s star rookie running back Adrian Peterson will not play after suffering a knee injury in yesterday’s 34-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Peterson tore his lateral collateral ligament [...]
Struggles Continue as Raiders Fall to Bears 17-6
The Raiders suffered their fifth straight loss as the Chicago Bears came from behind to win 17-6 at McAfee Coliseum. The Raiders didn’t score a touchdown in the loss, and their 193 yards total offense with the lowest of the season. Oakland had a 6-3 lead with 4:04 left in the game. Less than a minute [...]
Raiders Look to Rebound vs Bears at Home
Two teams looking to turn around disappointing seasons will meet when the Bears invade McAfee Coliseum to take on the Raiders this Sunday. The Bears are tied for last-place in the NFC North at 3-and-5. Chicago lost 16-7 to the Detroit Lions heading into their bye last week. The Bears have struggled to get anything [...]
Hester Will Get Return Chances According to Kiffin
This is why the Raiders continue to be a laughing stock among the rest of the National Football League. Sunday they play host to the struggling Chicago Bears, a team that has not been able to find it’s stride pretty much throughout all of the 2007 season, and really have struggled on both sides of [...]
McCown To Start Against Bears
Despite his struggles in last weekend’s loss to the Houston Texans, Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin yesterday said Josh McCown will get the start at quarterback this Sunday as Oakland plays host to the Chicago Bears. When asked on the team’s web-site which quarterback took the majority of snaps yesterday, Kiffin quickly replied “McCown. Josh [...]
Asomugha’s Knee Injury Not as Bad as Thought
Despite what could have been a bad knee injury, it looks as if cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha will not miss a lot of playing time after being hurt Sunday vs the Texans. “We’re still looking at some things with (Asomugha),” head coach Lane Kiffin said Monday. “We’ll have more information (today). … It’s not really bad, [...]
Janikowski Just Misses Making NFL History
With another season seemingly headed toward oblivion, fans of the Raiders have been in need of something to cheer about. On Sunday afternoon, they almost had it. With 1:15 left in the first half of Oakland’s 24-17 loss to the Houston Texans, Raiders placekicker Sebastian Janikowski lined up for what would’ve been an NFL-record 64-yard field [...]
