Three takeaways from the Raiders’ overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High.
Adam Hill
After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered mixed martial arts and prep sports while helping coordinate online and social media coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The fomer pro wrestler turned actor says he has the right formula to finally make a spring football league successful, and Las Vegas is a big part of the plan.
Foster Moreau basically has the tight end spot to himself with Darren Waller on injured reserve, and he’s coming off his most productive game of the season last week.
Raiders punter AJ Cole is second in the NFL in net and gross punting average and has a chance to improve on those numbers in the thin air of Denver on Sunday.
Raiders star Davante Adams was limited in practice all week with an abdomen injury, but there hadn’t been much concern about his availability for Sunday’s game at Denver.
Raiders tight end Darren Waller said he talked with quarterback Derek Carr about a story that said teammates were frustrated with him as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs has missed the past four games after suffering a broken left hand against the Chiefs and is eligible to return this week.
Former Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant, suspended indefinitely by the NFL in 2018, was selected in the first round of the XFL draft by the Vegas Vipers.
A column by the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin, who has long covered Josh McDaniels, was headlined “The Raiders job seemed perfect for Josh McDaniels, but so far it’s a disaster.”
With the XFL draft set to begin Wednesday, Vipers coach Rod Woodson announced that quarterbacks Luis Perez and Jalan McClendon had been assigned to the franchise.
Three takeaways from the Raiders’ loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
One play doesn’t define a game. But if it did in the Raiders’ loss to the Colts, it would have been a fumble that linebacker Darien Butler probably should have recovered late in the game.
Linebacker Denzel Perryman was questionable for the game, but Clelin Ferrell’s scratch is a surprise.
Colts running back Jonathan Taylor finally might be ready to deliver on the lofty expectations that come with being the consensus No. 1 pick in fantasy football.
The Raiders on Sunday host the Indianapolis Colts, who have an interim coach with no experience and an assistant coach calling plays for the first time.