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Ed Graney
Ed Graney is a sports columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, covering a variety of topics and the Las Vegas sports scene.
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It was an AFC West battle the Raiders had to absolutely win.
Thursday night isn’t as much an AFC showdown between the first-place Chiefs and a last-place Raiders team hoping to discover some sort of divisional relevance as it is unmitigated survival mode from the hosts.
The Raiders lost for a third straight time in falling to Baltimore 30-17 before 54,980 at the Coliseum, the beginning of three consecutive home games for a silver and black side that that is beyond pedestrian in almost every area right now.
The team that just a month ago was a popular Super Bowl pick at local sports books suddenly finds itself at 2-2 and welcoming three home games in the next 11 days.
Moving the ball right now is a Mile High problem for the Raiders, who fell at Denver 16-10 on Sunday.
Those words in the First Amendment about abridging the freedom of speech and the right to peaceably assemble advanced to a new level around the NFL this week.
Ed Graney hands out mostly A’s and B’s for the Raiders’ 26-16 victory at Tennessee.
Marshawn Lynch came out of retirement to play for his hometown team, and his debut in a 26-16 win against the Titans couldn’t have followed a more ideal script.
The league in March approved relocation of the team from Oakland to Southern Nevada, and a season opener against the Titans on Sunday will mark the first regular-season game for the Raiders since that 31-1 vote.
A strike or lockout in 2021 could seriously impact potential tourism dollars, never mind the wallets of those working at the new stadium.
Team president Marc Badain stood in the press box at University of Phoenix Stadium before the Raiders opened their preseason schedule, staring at a structure that could resemble the team’s Las Vegas home.
The Raiders and all their lofty goals and preseason hype begin this four-game stretch of glorified scrimmages against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium.
Here’s a guide on how best to be all-in on the Raiders before the the team officially kicks off in Southern Nevada.
It’s OK for a reserve quarterback to be seen on the sidelines, but no one wants them heard in a huddle when things are close.