The Oakland Raiders were big underdogs against the New England Patriots, but that's not the way the game played out. This was a one-possession game through four quarters, and the Raiders outplayed New England at times.
The biggest factor in this game was that the Raiders' defensive line finally had a positive impact. After being dominated through the first two games, the defense was able to get to the quarterback and pick up its first two sacks of the season.
The offense was unable to score a touchdown for the first time this year, but it was still able to move the ...
The Oakland Raiders' late push fell short Sunday in a 16-9 loss to the New England Patriots in Foxborough. It wasn’t a moral victory for the Raiders, but it was a good reminder that coaching isn’t the only reason the team is 0-3.
Head coach Dennis Allen’s team fought hard for four quarters, but it wasn’t enough to get a road win against a Bill Belichick-coached squad that hasn’t lost more than six games since 2002. While a coaching change is still possible if the Raiders can’t beat the Miami Dolphins in London next week, Sunday’s result suggests that it might ...
The Oakland Raiders will be looking for their first win of the season Sunday when they take on the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. ET on CBS.
After going through a roster rebuild this past offseason, the Raiders had high hopes heading into 2014. Instead, the team is off to an 0-2 start following two consecutive disappointing performances.
The biggest issue has been on the defensive side of the ball. Oakland has struggled against the pass, which isn't an entirely unexpected development. What is surprising is just how bad the team has been against the run.
No ...
Dennis Allen's days as the Oakland Raiders head coach could be numbered. Amidst the team's 0-2 start and an 8-26 record since he took over the gig in 2012, speculation has begun to run rampant that Allen's job security has diminished considerably. Kimberley A. Martin of Newsday passed along the following report from Adam Schefter of ESPN on Twitter:"We need change," Allen told Marcus Thompson II of the San Jose Mercury News after the team's most recent loss, perhaps not sensing yet that he might be the change coming. "We're a better football team than we put out on the field today." Still, the ...
Three weeks into the season, the Oakland Raiders are still looking for their first victory. Their next opportunity to do so will be Sunday when they visit Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. ET.
No matter where you look, the team has struggled. There have been flashes of production here and there, but nothing positive has happened often enough. This inconsistency will be under a microscope this week as the Raiders will have to play a nearly flawless game to have chance at a win.
The offense showed it could move the ball last ...
This was supposed to be the year that the Oakland Raiders escaped from the cellar of the NFL. The Raiders operated with a skeleton crew the last couple of years and without much success, but they brought in a few veteran swashbucklers in the hopes of stealing more victories in 2014.
Head coach Dennis Allen was supposed to captain the turnaround, but the Raiders started taking on water in Week 1 against the New York Jets. After doing battle with the Houston Texans in Week 2, they are now listing to one side so badly that it’s unlikely they will recover ...
Every team, at some point, imagines its ultimate nightmare scenario. The very worst of worst-case contingencies.
The Oakland Athletics are way beyond that.
Oakland spent much of the season as the prohibitive front-runners in the American League and went nuts at the trade deadline, dealing for top-line starters Jeff Samardzija and Jon Lester.
The small-market club that made its reputation from doing less with more was finally going all in.
Then, it all fell apart.
A gut-punching 7-2 loss to the woeful Texas Rangers on Thursday (capping a shocking sweep at home) bumped the A's to 83-69, half a game behind the Kansas City Royals for the first ...
After only two weeks, the Oakland Raiders are already scrambling to keep the 2014 season from getting away from them. They have begun 0-2, and there's been little evidence to indicate that things are going to get better anytime soon.
But while Oakland has looked uninspired in both losses, there have been glimmers of potential.
Derek Carr's play has been encouraging. The running game has been non-existent so far, and this has forced the rookie quarterback to take on an increased workload on offense. He's thrown a combined 74 passes through two games, more than he was expected to as a rookie. ...
"We suck."
Over the course of their long (and mostly storied) history, the Oakland Raiders have proudly trumpeted several catchphrases: Pride and poise. Commitment to excellence. Just win, baby.
And now, thanks to their hideous effort to begin the 2014 season, a new expression has vaulted into the Raiders lexicon.
"We suck."
Forget about pride. Don't you dare mention poise. Commitment to excellence? That's good for a laugh. Just win, baby? How about, "Just be competitive, baby?"
Those initial three slogans, brainchilds of the late, great Al Davis, are no longer applicable. These Raiders—the outfit that has disgraced Oakland and fans across the country since ...
As the Oakland A's big league team fights for its postseason life, the organization's minor league squads did well this year.
The Sacramento River Cats (Triple-A) came within one win of returning to playoffs. The Stockton Ports (Single-A) were swept in the first round of their postseason but finished 85-55, the best record in the league. The Midland RockHounds earned the ultimate bragging rights when they became 2014 Texas League champions.
No team could have done it with only a superstar or two.
Though Addison Russell and Billy McKinney—formerly the organization's top two prospects—are no longer here, the A's still certainly have dominant ...