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Bengals and Raiders are trying to keep their seasons from slipping away
Las Vegas (2-6) at Cincinnati (3-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Bengals by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Raiders 4-4, Bengals 4-4. Series record: Raiders lead 21-13. Last meeting: Bengals beat Raiders 26-19 on...
Rams, coming off bye week, hope to get offense on track against struggling Raiders
Las Vegas (2-4) at Los Angeles Rams (1-4) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Rams by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Raiders 2-4; Rams 1-4. Series record: Raiders lead 8-7. Last meeting: Rams beat Raiders 17-16 in...
Raiders place TE Michael Mayer on non-football illness list
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer, who has missed the past two games because of personal reasons, was placed on the non-football illness list Friday. That means Mayer must sit out at least the next four games, beginning Sunday against the Pittsburgh...
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce hasn't ruled out Maxx Crosby for Broncos game
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce hasn't ruled out defensive end Maxx Crosby, who missed his first career game last weekend, for Sunday's game at Denver. Crosby, who didn't play in last Sunday's 20-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns because of a...
Receivers help Raiders open up their running game for the first time this season
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders found unlikely sources Sunday when it came to finally establishing a running game: their receivers. Wide receivers DJ Turner and Tre Tucker rushed for touchdowns, and tight end Brock Bowers had a 12-yard carry. That helped open up the...
The Raiders' problems on offense go beyond Luke Getsy's play-calling
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The boos began in the first quarter Sunday, when back-to-back inside runs by Zamir White didn't sit well with Raiders fans who wanted to see more imaginative play-calling. It would only get worse as Las Vegas lost its home opener 36-22 to the Panthers. Fans...
Focus on QB Andy Dalton as Panthers visit the Raiders looking for first win of the season
Carolina (0-2) at Las Vegas (1-1) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Raiders by 5. Series record: Raiders lead 4-3. Against the spread: Carolina 0-2; Las Vegas 1-1. Last meeting: Raiders beat the Panthers 34-30 on...
Raiders must avoid trap game against the Panthers after big win over Ravens
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Sunday underscored how much of a week-to-week league the NFL can be with several underdogs pulling off upsets. None was larger than the Raiders, 8 1/2-point underdogs, rallying from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat the Ravens 26-23. ...
Pierce's decision-making shows his faith in Raiders' run game was lacking on Sunday
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — When Raiders coach Antonio Pierce twice opted to pass up going for it on fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter Sunday, those decisions spoke to more than his penchant as someone wanting to play it safe. It also spoke to how little faith he had in Las Vegas' run...
Pressure on Gardner Minshew to help Raiders overcome low expectations
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (8-9) EXPECTATIONS: Antonio Pierce gave the team a jolt of energy when he replaced coach Josh McDaniels at midseason on an interim basis, and the Raiders went 5-4 after that. Now that Pierce is the full-time coach, the burden is on him to prove experts wrong that...
