Raiders quarterback Derek Carr dreamed of an opportunity like he had Saturday night at Paul Brown Stadium, but never envisioned it going the way it did in the loss to the Bengals.
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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.
Walt Anderson, the NFL’s senior vice president of officiating, explained what was ruled and why the key play in the Bengals’ wild-card win over the Raiders was not reviewed.
The Review-Journal’s Vegas Nation staff makes their best guesses on five weekly proposition wagers on Raiders games.
Interim coach Rich Bisaccia said former starter Nicholas Morrow isn’t ready to come off injured reserve ahead of Saturday’s AFC wild-card game against the Bengals in Cincinnati.
The Raiders haven’t won a playoff game in nearly two decades, but feel they are battle-tested ahead of Saturday’s AFC wild-card game in Cincinnati.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers confirmed he texted Derek Carr before the Raiders’ key win over the Chargers on Sunday and expressed his admiration.
The former starter missed the entire regular season after undergoing surgery for a training camp ankle injury, but is able to return to practice ahead of Saturday’s playoff game.
The star defensive end continues to get recognized for his breakout season both on and off the field.
Darius Philon, Casey Hayward and several other Raiders’ defenders played key roles in eliminating the Chargers from postseason contention Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
A tie would have sent the Raiders and Chargers into the postseason. The Raiders’ win instead eliminated the Chargers and allowed the Steelers to sneak into the playoffs.
The Raiders nearly qualified for the playoffs before ever taking the field on Sunday, but still have work to do in order to make the postseason for the first time since 2016.
Several additional players will be available for Sunday’s primetime home game against the Chargers with a postseason berth going to the winner.
The Raiders know they can get in the postseason with a victory over the Chargers on Sunday, but there are other routes should they not get that result.
The Review-Journal’s Vegas Nation staff makes their best guesses on five weekly proposition wagers on Raiders games.
The AFC West rivals will meet at Allegiant Stadium in a primetime game with a playoff berth on the line Sunday night.
