Ronald Curry - Raiders at Jets - 2006
This Sunday, the Oakland Raiders (1-4) will host the New York Jets (3-2), in Tom Cable’s first home game as head coach of the Silver & Black.
Oakland is coming off an abysmal defeat at New Orleans, and will look to jump start an offense that has been dormant and lacking any consistency, In their first two games, the Raiders ran for 450 yards, but in their last 3 contests, they have only managed 255 yards.
The Jets come into town led by quarterback Brett …

 
 
JaMarcus Russell airing it out versus Buffalo last week
 
The Oakland Raiders (1-2) and the San Diego Chargers (1-2) will face off for the 97th time this Sunday at the McAfee Coliseum. Both teams are trailing the undefeated Denver Broncos in the AFC Western division, but the Chargers have looked far better in their one win start than the Raiders, especially after losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Panthers and Broncos at the onset of the season.
Oakland – who has a bye week after the contest – will try to even …

The Oakland Raiders (1-1) will head east to face the Buffalo Bills (2-0) this Sunday in their second of back-to-back games on the road.
After a morale raising 23-8 victory last weekend at Arrowhead stadium, Oakland will look to shock the undefeated Bills, who are ranked 5th in the NFL in total defense and 7th overall in points allowed per game.
Oakland will likely be without the services of Justin Fargas after sustaining a groin injury in their last game. But with young rushers that provide incredible depth, the Raiders will look …

Oakland Raiders RB - Justin Fargas
The Oakland Raiders (0-1) have no time to look back at the debacle of Monday night, as they travel to Kansas City this weekend for another divisional contest against the rival Chiefs (0-1).
In their last meeting, the Silver & Black exorcised many demons when they rolled to a 20-17-road victory. At that point, Oakland had ended a streak of seventeen straight losses to AFC West opponents and a nine game losing streak to the Chiefs.
Led by Justin Fargas’ 139 rushing yards, Oakland pounded away with …

Bitter rivals renew their rivalry under the lights of Monday Night Football to kickoff the season. The Oakland Raiders and the Denver Broncos will compete for the 96th time since both first met in 1960. The Silver & Black holds a 54-39-2 regular season advantage, and they are 2-0 during home openers versus the Broncos.
Last season, both clubs split their meetings, both winning at home. JaMarcus Russell saw his first action as a pro during their second meeting at the ‘Black Hole’, a game in which the Raiders earned the …

Both the Oakland Raiders (1-2) and the Seattle Seahawks (2-1) will keep their starters and key players on the sidelines for the majority of the contest on Friday night after the injury bug bit them during the summer.
Oakland will sit JaMarcus Russell and hand over the offense to Andrew Walter. Darren McFadden will likely see very limited action before Louis Rankin takes over and gives coaches one more look at the un drafted free agent before final cuts.
Todd Watkins will have a chance to put an exclamation point to his …

On Saturday night, the Oakland Raiders and the Arizona Cardinals will meet for their 11th pre-season meeting all time, as the Silver & Black hold a 7-3 advantage during the series.
The all important third pre-season game for both clubs will be highlighted by the presence of their respective starters on the field for an extensive amount of time in preparations for the start of the season, Neither club will risk playing key contributors longer than a quarter in their final game next week, so the Raiders and Cardinals will …

The Oakland Raiders (1-0) traveled last season to Tennessee to face the Titans (1-0) and were defeated 13-9. This Friday, both teams will meet again for their second pre-season contest, marking the 10th time both franchises have met prior to the regular season.
Lane Kiffin and Jeff Fisher will try to stretch their starters into the 2nd quarter in hopes of getting them primed for their third contest of the pre-season, where they will get an entire half of dress rehearsal.
Oakland is coming off an 18-6 victory versus the 49ers, while …

The first pre-season game is finally here, and after months of starving for football, fans of the Oakland Raiders will finally get their initial glimpse of the Silver & Black on Friday evening against their bay area rivals, the San Francisco 49ers.
Both teams scrimmaged earlier in the week, setting the stage for some heated battles at kickoff. But for the most part, both Lane Kiffin and Mike Nolan will love to see their teams come away from the contest healthy and with a better feel for the players that …