Rex Burkhead scored three touchdowns rushing and receiving to lead the New England Patriots past the visiting Raiders.
Vincent Bonsignore
Vinny has covered the Raiders extensively in the past, breaking news on their eventual move to Las Vegas and their thwarted return to Los Angeles. Before joining the Review-Journal, he covered the Rams for The Athletic and the Los Angeles Daily News.
The Raiders will visit the New England Patriots at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Raiders safety Johnathan Abram injured his collarbone crashing into TV cart Monday night, but he is expected to play Sunday.
Cam Newton and the Patriots present the Raiders with a different set of challenges heading into Sunday’s game.
The Raiders’ emphasis this offseason was playing clean, efficient football. After two games and two wins, so far, so good,
Raiders beat writer Vinny Bonsignore takes questions from fans about the Silver and Black — and in spite of the 2-0 start, fans have questions about the defense.
The Raiders overcame two early 10-point deficits and scored 24 straight points.
The Raiders will be thin along the offensive line as they get set to play Saints on Monday Night Football.
The Raiders have a history as rich and colorful as any franchise in professional sports.
The Saints haven’t surrendered 100 yards rushing to a running back in 41 straight games.
Denzelle Good, who had not practiced at tackle all training camp, saved the day for the Raiders when pressed into duty at right tackle.
Like in 2016, the Raiders have a chance to prove something to themselves on Monday night against the Saints.
Raiders’ right tackle Trent Brown was a big topic of questions in the Raiders’ weekly mailbag. We get to Brown and plenty of other topics in a heavy mail day.
Trent Brown, Nick Kwiatkoski, Sam Young, Trayvon Mullen and Henry Ruggs hurt to varying degrees.
Josh Jacobs rushed for three touchdowns, including a 6-yard run with 4:08 left, to lift the Raiders to the victory.