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With a strong-armed quarterback, one of the best pass-blocking offensive lines and a pair of talented receivers on the outside, the Oakland Raiders have all the ingredients to stretch the field with the deep pass. Oakland is tied for the fewest deep completions this season with just two, a development

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — This time the field goal went in for the Los Angeles Chargers, and it was the opponent wondering what went wrong on a key kick.

Imagine a person walking down the stairs in the house shared with a spouse. They need to talk. The last 22 years have not been great. There have been good times and bad, but more bad than good. The house is mess. That’s why they have to leave. Found someone new, someone fancier, someone better. But

This season hasn’t exactly started as planned for the Los Angeles Chargers and Oakland Raiders. Four straight losses to open the season put the Chargers in a big hole in their first season back in Los Angeles that they are only starting to climb out of following their first win a week ago against

Derek Carr could make a surprise return from injury when the Oakland Raiders face the Los Angeles Chargers.

OAKLAND — The takeaway from the Raiders third consecutive loss is that there weren’t any. No interceptions, no fumble recoveries, and it led to the bitter end of a 30-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at the Coliseum. For all the prolific yardage figures the Raiders gave up a year ago en route to a

The Raiders’ season was placed on life support Sunday due to their 2-2 record in the top-heavy AFC West and quarterback Derek Carr’s back injury, which was expected keep him out a minimum of two weeks. But five days after hitting rock bottom, things are beginning to look up for the Raiders. Carr

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch was seen walking into the Bronco’s stadium in Denver wearing an “Everybody vs. Trump” shirt.

Following an embarrassing 27-10 nationally televised loss to Washington, the Raiders spent all week saying the right things, doing their best to assuage fears that a one-game downturn is the start of a bad trend for the Silver and Black. But only thing that can make the Raiders’ fan base forget last

The Oakland Raiders will look to remain undefeated with a win on Sunday night as they take on Washington at FedExField as road betting favorites at the sportsbooks. The Oakland Raiders are 3-0 straight up and against the spread in their last three road games against Washington. The Raiders hope to

Check out these photos of the Redskins’ defense and special teams preparing for their Week 3 game against the Oakland Raiders Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, at the Inova Sports Performance Center at Redskins Park.

If I know one thing, it’s that the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is going to be rocking this Sunday when the Oakland Raiders host the New York Jets in the Silver and Black’s 2017 home opener. Head Coach Jack Del Rio’s group will look to continue its hot start and get to 2-0 with a win over

The Oakland Raiders faced a tough situation with Janikowski last week when they were trying to get him to take a pay cut from his $4 million salary. He apparently took a trim to $3 million. The team also signed Giorgio Tavecchio to serve as their kicker while Janikowski is on IR. Tavecchio kicked in

The Raiders worked out their salary issues with kicker Sebastian Janikowski this week, but that wasn’t the only thing standing as a possible obstacle to his presence in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Titans. Janikowski has also been limited in practice all week by a back injury and

Titans Quarterback Marcus Mariota & Running Back DeMarco Murray The Oakland Raiders and the Tennessee Titans have become rather familiar with one another over the last couple years. In the last two years, the Silver and Black have faced off against the Titans once in the preseason, and twice in the regular

There were rumblings about a possible parting of the ways between the Raiders and kicker Sebastian Janikowski earlier this week due to the team’s desire to pay Janikowski less than the $4 million salary his contract called for him to make this season. The team never brought in another kicker, however

Paul Gutierrez ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated Follow on Twitter ALAMEDA, Calif. — Sebastian Janikowski

The Oakland Raiders finally turned things around last season going 12-4 and advancing to the postseason for the first time since 2002. The offense is loaded and expected to be one of the most explosive units in the league this year. Derek Carr is entering his fourth season and is on the verge of becoming

ALAMEDA — Although the training camp portion of the Raiders season was far from smooth, it appears they’ll come out of the exhibition season pretty much intact as the team given at least a puncher’s chance of ending the AFC reign of the New England Patriots. Late July and August hiccups have

Marshawn Lynch sat during the national anthem prior to the Raiders’ preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday. It’s the second time Lynch has sat during the national anthem this preseason. The Associated Press reports that Raiders rookie safety Shalom Luani also kneeled during part

Late last month, when Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio was asked about the franchise’s eventual move to Las Vegas, he simply wasn’t having it. This is the moment I thought about as I heard Del Rio address questions about Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, who sat on a cooler eating a banana during

NAPA, Calif. (AP) Two years ago, Marshall Newhouse was ready to put his NFL career behind him and move on to the next chapter of his life. Now he’s a part of an Oakland Raiders team that many expect to push New England for the top spot in the AFC at a position he wasn’t even signed to play. Life

Matt Bowen ESPN Staff Writer Former NFL safety Matt Bowen is a veteran of four teams over seven seasons, and now provides analysis for ESPN Insider. Follow on Twitter Quarterbacks Derek Carr, Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston all have the potential to be top-five players at their position and future

Marshawn Lynch is a quick study. While Donald Penn and Lynch have only been teammates now for a few months, their friendship goes back much further than that, so following news that Lynch had been acquired by the Oakland Raiders, the veteran left tackle had a pretty good idea of what to expect from the

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters offers a warning to Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch about what to expect when the Chiefs play against the Raiders this year.

Lynch isn’t a stickler for the rules of the game, but that makes him more entertaining to watch. Marshawn Lynch plays soccer the same way that he does everything else — his way. And it looked like he had a wonderful time just being himself on the field for the Zakuani & Friends Charity Game on Sunday

Beast Mode doesn’t take any days off: @iamluisbadillojr posted a video on Instagram of Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch doing cone drills on the beach while wearing boots.

The Raiders didn’t wait long to get another core piece of their future in the fold for the long term. Only days after making quarterback Derek Carr the highest-paid player in NFL history, the Raiders wrapped up an extension with offensive guard Gabe Jackson, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Per

On paper, Derek Carr is now the richest quarterback in NFL history. He is still underpaid. At the very least, Carr is worth every dime of the $125 contract he’s signed with the Raiders, or an average of $25 million for each season of his new five-year deal. You can make a case, though, that he deserves

Derek Carr and general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted the two sides could reach a long-term contract agreement to keep the quarterback with the Raiders before Carr’s self-imposed training camp deadline. Carr was open about how much he wanted to spend his entire career with the organization