In starting the season 0-3, the Raiders rank 26th in the NFL in red-zone efficiency at 46 percent. They often treat those 20-yard quests for touchdowns like they’re from 40.
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The Raiders are the only 0-3 team in the NFL, and the AFC West is a combined 5-7 straight-up and 3-6 ATS. The division also has gone under in eight of 12 games.
The Raiders are 0-3, but nobody can question the play of wide receiver Mack Hollins, who leads the team with 240 receiving yards and is averaging 17.1 yards per catch.
Miami, which closed as a 4½-point underdog, was one of eight underdogs that won outright Sunday and among nine that covered (9-4-1 against the spread).
It was easily the most undisciplined we have seen of Josh McDaniels’ Raiders team, a sloppy effort in a game that probably shouldn’t have been as close as the final margin.
Derek Carr is the 31st-ranked quarterback by Pro Football Focus after the Raiders’ 0-2 start. He has thrown for four touchdowns and three interceptions.
San Francisco’s odds to win the Super Bowl dropped from 25-1 at Caesars Sportsbook to 19-1 after Jimmy Garoppolo replaced Trey Lance.
The reigning Class 4A state football champion Silverado Skyhawks appear headed for Class 5A next season after establishing themselves as a powerhouse.
The Cardinals, who closed as 5½-point underdogs, dealt bettors their biggest loss of the day after Kyler Murray directed Arizona to an overtime victory over the Raiders.
The Arizona Cardinals quarterback puts on a thrilling performance to rally his team from down 20 to an overtime victory.
It has been awhile since UNLV featured a quarterback-running back duo with the talent of Doug Brumfield and Aidan Robbins, whose skills were on full display Saturday.
Bring back the man bun. Aaron Rodgers has lost his receivers and his mojo. Start Jimmy G. Trey Lance is not ready for prime time. Are they overreactions or accurate?
Derek Carr’s performance Sunday during a 24-19 loss to the rival Chargers certainly wasn’t satisfactory, but it isn’t worth the panic that it seems to have created.
The NFL kicked off the first weekend of the season in style with a tie, four outright upsets, five games decided in the final minute and countless missed kicks.
Derek Carr of the Raiders threw three interceptions in a 24-19 loss to Justin Herbert and the Chargers on Sunday.