The Raiders and Chargers meet Sunday in a battle of teams with coaches who were widely criticized for late-game decisions last week, but one of them got it right.
Adam Hill
Sports Columnist/Reporter
Email: ahill@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 224-5509
After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
A series of disturbing events and social media posts over the past few weeks culminated in the arrest and eventual release of a Raiders defensive end.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler were teammates at tiny John Carroll University, which has launched the careers of more than 40 NFL coaches and executives.
The Rebels return home to open Mountain West play against Hawaii on Saturday, intent on not looking forward to the future or back at their early success.
A bitter division rivalry will be renewed Sunday when the Raiders travel to SoFi Stadium to play the Los Angeles Chargers. Both teams are 1-2.
After an NFL debut in which he was torched on social media for his poor play, Raiders first-round pick Tyree Wilson has shown positive signs in his development.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels has not ruled out the possibility of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who has a concussion, playing Sunday against the Chargers.
After finishing last in the NFL in takeaways last season, the Raiders have yet to force any through three games. They get another chance Sunday against the Chargers.
It may be awhile before this list changes, so let’s take a look at the top five individual rushing performances in Super Bowl history.
Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo took several big hits, including one that was flagged for a personal foul with 6:58 remaining, in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Three takeaways from the Raiders’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday Night Football” at Allegiant Stadium, as a largely partisan Steelers crowd watched.
Raiders fans appeared to be outnumbered in their own stadium when one of the NFL’s most popular teams came to Las Vegas for “Sunday Night Football.”
The soon-to-be-Las Vegas Athletics are a public relations nightmare off the field, most recently with a problematic retirement gift to a future Hall of Famer.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels thinks rookie first-round pick Tyree Wilson is showing signs of improvement after missing much of the offseason with a foot injury.
Two of the old-school powers of the AFC renew a rivalry that peaked in the 1970s when the Raiders host the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday Night Football.”
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