December 2nd, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in WHEN THE RAIDERS HAVE THE BALL Though Palmer (1212 passing yards, 6 TD, 8 INT) has provided a boost to the passing game with his strong arm and pocket presence, the Raiders have still been a run-first team after the quarterback switch. Oakland has produced the third-most rushing attempts and fourth-highest yardage total on the [...]
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Raiders Gab NFL Week 12 Preview – Chicago at Oakland
WHEN THE BEARS HAVE THE BALL Chicago’s offense was already centered around the skills of running back Matt Forte (926 rushing yards, 46 receptions, 4 total TD), who’s accounted for more than 40 percent of the team’s overall yardage total, and the versatile playmaker figures to be relied upon even more heavily with the relatively- [...]
Raiders Have Lots To Smile About
For years, the motto was, “Just Win, Baby”. Years 1976-1983 to be exact. There wasn’t a lot of winning, baby, in the last 10 years or so. But for this year, I have a new motto. Just win, and move on. I don’t care how it looks, and it isn’t always pretty(then again, neither are [...]
Raiders Gab NFL Week 11 Preview – Oakland at Minnesota
The Raiders took over as the new front-runners in the wacky AFC West after coming through with a pivotal 24-17 Thursday night win at division-rival San Diego on November 10th, placing the Silver and Black one game ahead of the Chargers, Denver and Kansas City in the crowded race. Oakland, which entered the contest off [...]
Palmer, Bush Leads Raiders to 24-17 Win Over Chargers
Coming off last weeks tough loss to the Broncos at home, the Raiders needed a bounce back outing Thursday night in San Diego. Little did they know, it would come in the form of their backup running back. Michael Bush totaled 242 yards from scrimmage as the Raiders took a 24-17 victory over the Chargers [...]
Raiders Gab NFL Week 10 Preview – Oakland at San Diego
The Raiders and Bolts open up week 10 with a Thursday night matchup, and the Raiders after falling to the Broncos last week are in dire need of a win to stay in the race in the AFC West. Below is our week 10 preview, complete with keys to the game, as well as our [...]
Darren McFadden May Sit Out Again, Doubtful Against San Diego
According to the Oakland Tribune’s Steve Corkran, “chances are” Darren McFadden (foot) will not play on Thursday night against San Diego. The running game certainly wasn’t the problem in Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos. It actually looked quite well despite the Raiders were missing the leagues leading rusher McFadden prior to injury. Against the [...]
Royal Rallies the Broncos Past the Raiders 38-24
Eddie Royal just loves to kill the Raiders. Sunday in Oakland he did it again, scampering for an 85-yard punt return with under six minutes to play to help the Broncos rally past the Raiders 38-24. Royal also caught two passes for 25 yards and a score for the Broncos (3-5), who have won two [...]
