Rex Ryan loves to talk about his defense. The New York Jets head coach doesn’t believe any other unit in this league is better than his. But for one weekend, he’ll have to silence any bravado regarding his defense, after the Oakland Raiders piled up 383-yards of total offense and 34-points on Sunday afternoon. It started in the opening drive, when the Silver...
Game Balls: Raiders 34 – Jets 24
The Oakland Raiders (2-1) took it to the New York Jets (2-1) in their home opener, rumbling for 234-rushing yards, in their 34-24 victory. Here’s who was deserving of game-balls after the contest: Darren McFadden Ran the ball 19-times for 171-yards and two scores. He’s just the fourth player to run for over 100-yards against the Jets defense since Rex Ryan...
Countdown to Paydirt: New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders
How do you purge any residual thoughts of a 2nd half collapse? For the Oakland Raiders (1-1), a victory in their home opener in front of a sell-out crowd against one of the conference best team’s would be ideal. The New York Jets (2-0) head to the Black Hole on Sunday and Rex Ryan’s road happy bunch is looking forward to an early season test....
Raiders sell out home opener, look to rebound against Jets
The Oakland Raiders look to get their season back on track on Sunday against the New York Jets as the team returns back to Oakland 1-1 after starting the season on a two-game road trip. After giving up a last-minute touchdown that resulted in a loss to the Buffalo Bills last week, the Raiders will look to play inspired football in front of a sold-out O.Co...
Raiders: Cable’s team needs a back-to-back ‘W’ vs. SF
Out of Tom Cable’s 11-wins as the head of the Oakland Raiders, the only time his club was able to put together back-to-back wins was at the end of the 2008 season. His record after Raider victories: 1-9. Opponents have outscored the Silver & Black 215-78 in those contests. Here’s a breakdown of Oakland’s struggles under Cable after...