Raiders quarterback Geno Smith did not suffer a high ankle sprain as originally feared during Sunday’s game, but his availability for the season finale remains in doubt.
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Review-Journal reporter/columnist Ed Graney spent the year writing columns on local teams and issues, and also covered Dan Mullen’s first season as the UNLV football coach.
Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby isn’t happy he was shut down for the season, but it’s now all about the future for a 2-14 team that has lost 10 straight games.
The Raiders got a career high in catches and yards from tight end Michael Mayer, who started Sunday’s game against the New York Giants with Brock Bowers out with a knee injury.
The rushing attack had its most productive game of the season in Cleveland and will look to keep the momentum going against the Chargers.
The 29-year-old Denzelle Good entered the year as a backup, but has played every offensive snap since the second game of the season.
Slowing down Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert is a big challenge, but that isn’t the only key matchup facing the Raiders this week.
In a year when the NFL has added an extra wild-card spot, Las Vegas should compete for a playoff berth.
Justin Herbert, who played at Oregon for UNLV coach Marcus Arroyo, is among the most productive rookie quarterbacks in NFL history.
Scoring is up across the league, with the current 25.2 points per game average on pace to shatter the 2018 record of 23.3.
The Raiders were hit with a $500,000 fine and had a sixth-round draft pick taken away for repeated violations of the league’s coronavirus protocols.
The South Point reported Friday that there was a lot of sharp action on Las Vegas, which was a consensus pick’em Friday at the valley’s sportsbooks.
The design review states the design will be “reminiscent of the first In-N-Out Burger drive-thru” built in 1948 in Southern California.
Raiders fans still have questions about Paul Guenther’s defense, but also the status of a handful of key players.
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