Raiders coach Jon Gruden has some serious mending to do. Players might talk one way and act another. Cohesion could be splintered. Never a good thing for a team game.
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Raiders coach Jon Gruden might have erred on the side of illogical Sunday, but his faith in a struggling defense paid off in a 31-26 win.
Grading the Raiders’ 31-26 road victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday that gave them a 5-3 record midway through the season.
This might be a maiden voyage for the Raiders in Las Vegas, but there won’t be honeymoon period for quarterback Derek Carr.
Paul Minor, 19 and once 451 pounds, has committed to losing weight while motivated by the Raiders landing in Las Vegas.
The Raiders fell this time to the Titans before an unhappy crowd of 52,760 at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, where boos rained down on the team that will move to Las Vegas in 2020.
Here’s how the Raiders performed in a 42-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
For nothing else, beating Denver on Monday night would signal a positive first act to move past the drama that was Antonio Brown.
One step forward is yet again three steps back, the latest example being a 43-17 blowout loss to Arkansas State before an announced gathering of 18,742 on Saturday night.
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