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Raiders allow points on 6 of 7 drives and lose 6th straight game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Any hopes the Las Vegas Raiders had of a late-season surge and climbing back into the AFC playoff race took a significant hit Sunday. The Raiders (2-8) dropped their sixth straight when they allowed points on six of Miami’s seven drives and lost to the...
Tagovailoa throws 3 TDs to lead Dolphins past Raiders 34-19 for Miami's 2nd straight win
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jonnu Smith ran a couple of yards downfield and waved his left arm to get Tua Tagovailoa's attention. No one in the Raiders secondary seemed to notice Smith until the Dolphins tight end was wide open. Tagovailoa found him, and Smith ran it...
It doesn’t have to take years to rebuild, especially with the right coach: Analysis
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Teams considering a coaching change should be encouraged by some of the quick turnarounds around the NFL. Three teams with new coaches...
Scott Turner's ties to Las Vegas run deep. He aims to revive Raiders' stagnant offense
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — New Raiders interim offensive coordinator Scott Turner opened his news conference Thursday by expressing gratitude for longtime college and NFL coach John Robinson, who died Monday at 89. Turner was a quarterback under Robinson at UNLV in the early 2000s. At...
Minshew and Raiders bring a five-game skid into their matchup with Tagovailoa and Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mike McDaniel has said amid the Dolphins' struggles this season that adversity would reveal the character of the team. Miami's coach was impressed with his team's character during a recent three-game losing streak, and he credited it with the Dolphins'...
Raiders to stick with Gardner Minshew at QB when they visit the Dolphins
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Gardner Minshew will remain the Las Vegas Raiders' quarterback when they visit the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Coach Antonio Pierce made the announcement Wednesday after considering going with the recent pickup Desmond Ridder. “Gardner gives us...
Raiders head into bye with 3 new coaches and plenty to think about before their season resumes
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Anybody can be replaced. That was the message defensive back Nate Hobbs felt was sent when assistant coaches Luke Getsy, James Cregg and Rich Scangarello were relieved of their duties after the Las Vegas Raiders lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 41-24 last...
Antonio Pierce hopes recent history repeats itself when the Raiders play the season's second half
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders coach Antonio Pierce used a profanity Monday morning to describe the season's first half, but with a week off to contemplate all that went wrong, his attention turns to finding hope over his team's final eight games. Part of that process began Sunday...
Raiders fire offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and 2 other offensive coaches
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The slumping Raiders fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy as part of an offensive coaching staff shakeup Sunday night, less than a year after Las Vegas hired him. Quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello and offensive line coach James Cregg also were let go....
Struggling Raiders and Bengals will try to turn their seasons around when they meet in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — Approaching the halfway point of the season, the Las Vegas Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals are underperforming teams still searching for some kind of identity. Both have struggled to run the ball, with the Bengals and Raiders 28th and 31st, respectively, in rushing...
