Running back Josh Jacobs has switched his jersey number to 8 and believes the Raiders are a much better team than last season.
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Vegas fell to 0-3 after surrendering a long scoring pass with a minute remaining to lose to the Seattle Sea Dragons on Saturday at Cashman Field.
How the Raiders performed in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
Patrick Graham is the defensive coordinator hired by coach Josh McDaniels to create successful results on that side of the ball. That hasn’t happened after seven games.
A Super Bowl champion with 107.5 career sacks, Chandler Jones will now team with Maxx Crosby for one of the NFL’s best defensive end tandems.
The Raiders are 6-0 when Derek Carr throws for at least 300 yards and have averaged 32 points in those games. They are 0-5 when he doesn’t.
The final score from SoFi Stadium — a 28-14 win by the Chargers — doesn’t do the Raiders’ first-half ineptitude justice.
How the Raiders performed in a 28-14 loss against the Chargers on Monday Night.
It’s difficult to unearth anything lacking in execution from Derek Carr, the team’s quarterback, who has looked terrific early in training camp.
The former Raiders wide receiver, now with Tampa Bay, continues to blame others for his off-the-field travails.
The Raiders barely eclipsed their season win total (7.5) by finishing 8-8 and ended a streak of three straight losing seasons.
Las Vegas is hitting the early part of a schedule everyone viewed as difficult to begin the season, the latest proof a 30-23 loss to Buffalo.
There were a lot of average marks going around for Las Vegas on Sunday.
The Raiders are 39-55 with Carr as a starter since 2014 — the second-most losses for a quarterback over his first six seasons.
In response to a future Hall of Fame quarterback enraging other players with his opinion on kneeling during the national anthem, the NFL must finally evolve.