ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders finished the regular season with the No. 6-ranked total offense in the NFL and scored the seventh-most points in the league, as quarterback Derek Carr ascended into the NFL’s MVP conversation before suffering a broken fibula in Week 16. More
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders will be without star left tackle Donald Penn for their playoff opener against Houston.
The Raiders said Friday that Penn would be inactive after injuring his left knee in the regular-season finale against Denver. More
When the Oakland Raiders lost MVP candidate Derek Carr to a season-ending broken fibula in Week 16, their Super Bowl hopes seemingly went up in smoke.
Even then, the most optimistic fans held out hope that backup Matt McGloin could lead an improbable run through the postseason. But that was before McGloin left a spotty Week 17 performance with a shoulder injury. More
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders are going with rookie Connor Cook at quarterback in their wild-card game…
Good news, Raider Nation — broken leg expert Joe Theismann says he’s 100% confident Derek Carr can rebound from his fractured fibula … he knows from experience. More
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The broken leg suffered by Oakland quarterback Derek Carr forced the Raiders to shake up their offense and thrust backup Matt McGloin into the spotlight as the starter. More
The Raiders have won each of their last two games, but the postgame response was very different in Week 15 than it was on Saturday.
In Week 15, the Raiders got to celebrate their first playoff berth since 2002 while looking ahead to a shot at clinching the AFC West title and a first-round bye. Quarterback Derek Carr fractured his fibula on Saturday, though, and that made for a far more muted celebration tinged with wistfulness about what Carr’s loss…
OAKLAND — Michael Crabtree stood on the sideline, looked up at the scoreboard above the north end zone and took a deep breath. More
Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio has a pretty good sense of humor.
Del Rio showed some solidarity with Raiders quarterback Derek by wearing a black glove on his right hand during Wednesday’s practice.
Jack Del Rio has a sense of humor rocking the right handed glove only like his quarterback. #Raiders pic.twitter.com/0mW4ASSTdb
— John Dickinson (@JDJohnDickinson) November 30, 2016
Jack Del Rio rolling with the glove on his right hand. #Raiders pic.twitter.com/YbjhcR3hXz #Raiders
— Raiders On Fire (@RaidersOnFire) November 30, 2016
Carr jammed his right pinkie while taking a snap early in the third…
Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had a big game on Monday night, but after losing to the Raiders, he told reporters they should give him blame, not credit.
Asked about some questionable calls that went against the Texans, Clowney instead turned the attention to himself and his teammates, saying the Houston defense had a lead that it should have been able to hold.
“We can’t blame nobody but us,” Clowney said. “Don’t put the game in the refs’ hands…