Raiders owner Mark Davis, who fired general manager Mike Mayock on Monday, seems intent on starting over on the management side of the ledger.
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Following an AFC wild-card loss to the Bengals, the focus shifts to a bigger picture. What moves does owner Mark Davis think need to be made and with whom?
Some barely passing grades define the team’s AFC wild-card loss in Cincinnati.
Rich Bisaccia has used a more inclusive approach to coaching the Raiders than the authoritative approach of Jon Gruden. The result? A playoff berth.
The Raiders have walked off on six occasions for victories this season. They have the fourth-worst point differential (minus-65) to make the postseason in NFL history.
The Raiders qualified for the post season for the second time since 2002 via a 35-32 overtime win against the Chargers on Sunday night.
Sunday’s showdown with the Chargers at Allegiant Stadium is a chance for Raiders fans to give the team the raucous home-field advantage they will need.
Interim head coach Rich Bisaccia chose to go for it on fourth down in the fourth quarter, leading to a Raiders touchdown.
Raiders were steady enough in all three phases of the game to pull off a critical road victory.
While off-field drama has made it difficult, this Raiders team has somehow managed to keep its focus on football.
The Hall of Fame football coach was a winner and a Super Bowl champion, and that’s only a small part of his story.
The third-year back firmly put the Raiders on his shoulders in the second half against Denver at Allegiant Stadium, leading to a 17-13 win.
The defense absolutely carried the Raiders to victory. They have won two straight and remained in the hunt for a playoff berth because of this side of the ball.
No team penned a more dramatic storyline this past year than the Raiders — the local NFL side was a night at the theater unto itself.
If a playoff berth depends on the Raiders winning out, the team seen Monday beating Cleveland can’t accomplish such a goal.