The Chiefs, Rams and Vikings are the only favorites to cover and go over the total.
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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.
Week 2 of the NFL regular season kicks off tonight with Thursday Night Football and the Houston Texans visiting the Cincinnati Bengals.
It isn’t unusual for tempers to flare when the Oakland Raiders are on the football field. On Thursday, the team saw how tense things can get at a public meeting.
Bryan Salmond and Michael Gehlken discuss today’s Raiders news, including what the environment might be like for Marshawn Lynch’s first regular season game in Oakland as well as the health of the roster heading into the matchup with the New York Jets.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio is taking the term “any given Sunday” to heart ahead of the team’s home-opener against the New York Jets.
Three NFL championships. That’s the message the Raiders want to put in the minds of Las Vegas fans as the regular season begins
The Raiders are closing in on a two-year extension with left tackle Donald Penn, a source said Wednesday. Negotiations picked up following his first game Sunday, one in which he played all 66 of the offense’s snaps. They are expected to culminate with a contract signed as early as this week.
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.
What are this week’s games on DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket package?
This weekend’s NFL games in the Las Vegas TV market include the Raiders and the Cowboys.
Bryan Salmond and Michael Gehlken break down Giorgio Tavecchio’s solid performance against the Titans on Sunday as well as the Raiders defense playing better than anyone expected them to.
A prediction has been pinned atop Eddie Vanderdoes’ Twitter account for months as he waited to learn his NFL draft fate: “Whoever drafts me in these next few days is getting the biggest steal of the draft #justsayin.”
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.
Sam Bradford started his second season with Minnesota in style, passing for 346 yards and three touchdowns to help the Vikings beat New Orleans 29-19 on Monday night and spoil Adrian Peterson’s first game with the Saints.
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