Something is amiss with the former first-round pick out of Alabama, who is averaging just 65.7 yards per game and 3.4 per carry.
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What if the defensive issues aren’t about coaching at all, but rather who is being asked to make plays?
Three of four popular favorites in the afternoon games covered the spread and went over the total, as the Buccaneers, Chiefs and Chargers cashed tickets for bettors.
Moments after a 45-20 loss to Tampa Bay, the Raiders head coach suggested he will make changes to an underperforming defense.
It was in February of 2002 when the Oakland Raiders sent Gruden to Tampa Bay in exchange for draft picks and a cool $8 million.
Undefeated Seattle, led by -150 NFL MVP favorite Russell Wilson, is coming off a bye, and Arizona is coming off a short week after crushing Dallas 38-10 on Monday night.
The Raiders again practiced without their starting offensive line, which had been in close contact with tackle Trent Brown before he tested positive for COVID-19.
Books had a banner day thanks to underdogs going 8-4 ATS with five outright upsets, including Tampa Bay’s 38-10 win over Green Bay and Denver’s 18-12 victory over New England.
A veteran Las Vegas oddsmaker translates common refrains from bookmakers describing how the sportsbook did, from food references to “Even the Mush wins this week.”
Leave it to a team from Las Vegas to beat the odds and pull off the biggest upset of the NFL season.
When the Las Vegas victory against the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was official, the Raiders’ defense had won the day.
The Raiders snapped Kansas City’s franchise-record 13-game win streak in taking down the Chiefs 40-32 at Arrowhead Stadium.
Las Vegas earns passing marks all around for upset victory against Super Bowl champions.
Through four games this season, Cory Littleton has struggled giving the Raiders much life at linebacker after signing a free-agent contract worth $36 million.
Three Las Vegas oddsmakers put Seattle’s Russell Wilson, Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers at the top of the list of most valuable quarterbacks.