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5 things to watch for New York Jets vs. Raiders

The Raiders had a playoff-like performance last week to defeat the Titans in Nashville. It should be a lot easier for Week 2 with the Raiders (1-0) opening the home schedule against the lowly Jets (0-1), who many believe could flirt with an 0-16 season.

Remembering Dan Currie, the most dapper of Lombardi’s Packers

Longtime Las Vegan Dan Currie, who played outside linebacker for Vince Lombardi’s championship teams in Green Bay during the 1960s and was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, died Monday. He was 82.

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Las Vegas Raiders stadium work may start without formal agreement

The Las Vegas Stadium Authority will consider extending the time to write a development agreement with the Oakland Raiders to build its 65,000-seat domed football stadium in Southern Nevada when it meets Thursday.

Broncos block FG attempt, escape with 24-21 win over Chargers

Shelby Harris got a hand on Younghoe Koo’s 44-yard game-tying field goal try with a second left and the Denver Broncos began the Vance Joseph era with a 24-21 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night.

 
Las Vegans help Miami football team stranded by Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma has left 50 Miami Central High School football players and about 20 members of the coaching staff stranded in Sin City as they wait for airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale to reopen.

 
NFL appeals halt of Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game ban

The NFL is moving quickly in hopes of reversing a federal judge’s decision that blocked the league’s six-game suspension of Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott over a domestic violence case in Ohio.