The Vegas Nation crew discusses Sunday’s Raiders-Colts game at Indianapolis and what it means to the team’s playoff chances.
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Interim coach Rich Bisaccia said he thinks the Raiders will have several more players back in time for Sunday’s crucial game at the Indianapolis Colts.
The line on the Raiders-Colts game has been all over the place since it was reported Tuesday that Indianapolis quarterback Carson Wentz was placed on the COVID list.
With their team two wins away from the playoffs, Raiders fans wonder about who the next head coach will be, about honoring John Madden and about stopping the Colts’ run game.
The Raiders also added two more players to the list — defensive end Carl Nassib and offensive lineman Jordan Simmons — bringing the number of active roster players on the list to 12.
The Raiders prepared all season with the idea they would dig deep into their depth chart, and it is a mindset that has paid dividends in their secondary.
Review-Journal sports betting reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey post their best college football and NFL bets for this weekend.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is urging all 32 teams to honor legendary Raiders coach and football icon John Madden at this weekend’s 16 games.
The NFL has adopted new CDC guidelines that reduces the quarantine time from 10 days to five days.
In a text, Jon Gruden wrote: “He was what football and the Raiders are all about. God Bless the Madden family.”
The Hall of Fame football coach was a winner and a Super Bowl champion, and that’s only a small part of his story.
Is the NFL out to get the Raiders? Raider Nation thinks so.
The availability of nine Raiders for Sunday’s game is predicated on a series of new protocols put in place in which some previous guidelines supersede the most recent ones.
Known as a personality larger than life, the Raiders paid a fitting tribute to Hall of Fame coach John Madden, who died Tuesday.
Javin White had been with the Raiders since 2020 when he was signed as an undrafted free agent. He spent most of the time on the practice squad.