8:20 PM EST, FOX - Line: Chargers -1, Over/Under: 48 Bitter rivals looking to further their chances of landing a Wild Card meet in a midweek battle by the Bay, as the Los Angeles Chargers face off against the Oakland Raiders, from RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California. This is matchup where you have two teams that despite owning similar records, are no doubt enjoying/enduring very different seasons, which is all due to perspective. The … [Read more...]
NFL Preview 2019: Oakland Raiders
We round out our trip through the AFC West with the Oakland Raiders, who hope that Year Two of the Jon Gruden Administration goes better than it's predecessor. After luring the former Super Bowl-winning Head Coach out of a decade-long retirement with a shocking 10-year, $100 Million Contract, the honeymoon was rather short as Oakland spiraled into a disappointing 4-12 finish, marred by an exodus of talent, chief among them former Defensive Player of … [Read more...]
Oakland Raiders @ San Francisco 49ers
8:20 PM EST, NFL Network - Line: 49ers -3, Over/Under: 46 Hard times have fallen on the Bay Area of late, as their two resident football teams meet as the San Francisco 49ers host the Oakland Raiders at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in a matchup of teams without much to play for at this point, though for different reasons. Change and transition would be the best way to describe the campaign thus far for the Raiders (1-6, 4th in AFC … [Read more...]
Oakland Raiders @ Miami Dolphins
8:30 PM EST, NBC - Line: Raiders -3, Over/Under: 44 A pair of Playoff Teams from 2016 that have found themselves mired in chaos meet tonight in South Beach in an effort to finally figure things out before it's too late, as the Miami Dolphins host the Oakland Raiders from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. After ending a fourteen-year postseason drought, the question in regards to the Raiders (3-5, 3rd in AFC West), would be if they indeed … [Read more...]
Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders
8:25 PM EST, CBS - Line: Chiefs -3, Over/Under: 47 Bitter AFC West rivals meet tonight at the Oakland Coliseum, as the Oakland Raiders fight for survival against the division-leading Kansas City Chiefs, who received their first taste of defeat last weekend, knocking the league's last remaining unbeaten from it's perch. Oh, what a difference a Sunday makes when you're the Chiefs (5-1, 1st in AFC West), riding high on a perfect 5-0 start in which … [Read more...]
Oakland Raiders @ Washington Redskins
8:30 PM EST, NBC - Line: Raiders -3, Over/Under: 54 Classic Franchises clash tonight in the Nation's Capital as the surging Oakland Raiders battle the Washington Redskins in a rare inter-conference meeting at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Through two games of the 2017 campaign, it's hard not come away impressed with the Raiders (2-0, 1st in AFC West), who have been deadly explosive on Offense, and remarkably improved on Defense. Granted, … [Read more...]
Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs
8:25 PM EST, NBC - Line: Chiefs -3, Over/Under: 46 First place is on the line tonight in the AFC West as the Oakland Raiders travel to Arrowhead Stadium to face the Chiefs in a matchup that doesn't just have heavy implications on the division, but the AFC Playoff Picture as well. After a lengthy rebuilding process, the Raiders (10-2, 1st in AFC West) have reaped the rewards of patient management and player development, ascending to first place … [Read more...]
NFL Free Agency Primer: Make It Rain
If you're like us and bummed out that football won't be back until the Fall, get ready for one of the most exciting periods of the Offseason as Free Agency begins this coming Wednesday, March 9th. With plenty of big names and a number of teams with millions of dollars in Cap Space to spend, the building blocks of parity are literally laid at the feet of a number of General Managers looking to turn their teams around from perennial doormats to … [Read more...]
NFL Free Agency Primer: Show Them the Money
If you're like us and bummed out that football won't be back until the Fall, get ready for one of the most exciting periods of the Offseason as Free Agency begins this coming Tuesday, March 10th. With plenty of big names and a number of teams with millions of dollars in Cap Space to spend, the building blocks of parity are literally laid at the feet of a number of General Managers looking to turn their teams around from perennial doormats to … [Read more...]