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Injury Updates Week 10: Hakeem Nicks, Antonio Brown, Darren McFadden, Mike Goodson, Taiwan Jones
Oakland Raiders The fantasy season is nearing its postseason. The weeks are winding down; the injuries are piling up. You need to stay ahead of everything in order to make that playoff push. Here’s some informat...
31 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, News, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 10
Oakland Raiders A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 10. Locks of the Week Take the Manning Bros. to cover on the road against a pair of teams with a combined...
31 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams

Darren McFadden, Eddie Royal, Jordy Nelson: Week 8 Fantasy and Injury Updates

Oakland Raiders Here we are — the halfway point of the NFL season and six weeks away from the start of the fantasy postseason for many. Injuries are making lineup decisions harder — sometimes easier in th...
33 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Darren McFadden, Eddie Royal, Green Bay Packers, Jordy Nelson, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 6
Oakland Raiders A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 6. Locks of the Week Take the birds in a pair of blowouts over a couple of teams who have made a trend of ge...
35 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

2012 Fantasy Football: Improving and Declining Defense/Special Teams
Oakland Raiders Choosing the right defense/special teams unit for your fantasy football team is not a decison that should be taken lightly. Last season, three DSTs (San Francisco, Philadelphia and Houston) scored ...
42 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Fantasy Football, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders

Fantasy Football 2012: Breaking Down the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders What can the Oakland Raiders do for you this fantasy season? Check out Athlon Sports' team report as we break down the rookies, veteran players to watch and avoid, fantasy playoff schedule and more...
42 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, News, Carson Palmer, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Denarius Moore, Fantasy Football, Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders 2012 NFL Team Preview
Oakland Raiders Athlon Sports is counting down its 2012 NFL preseason Power Rankings with in-depth team previews, schedule analysis and more as the start of the NFL season draws near. The Oakland Raiders check...
45 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, AFC, AFC West, Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders Top Twitter Accounts To Follow
Oakland Raiders Keeping up with your favorite team can be an all-consuming task. We’re here to help indulge that need to follow all aspects of the NFL on Twitter. For all 32 teams, we’re picking the best ...
45 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, News, AFC, AFC West, Oakland Raiders

2012 NFL Head Coaches: Who is the AFC's Best?
Oakland Raiders Championships. Leadership. Awards. Longevity. Statistical records. Likeability. Talent development. An NFL head coach can be evaluated with many criteria. Generally, winning champions...
49 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans

The Worst 10 NFL Teams Since Expansion
Oakland Raiders The Seattle Seahawks own the 16-game NFL record for fewest points scored with 140 in 1992. Seattle also own the all-time mark for fewest yards in a game when it totaled minus-7 yards in against the...
49 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams

Oakland Raiders Raiderettes
Oakland Raiders The Raiders have some of the best cheerleaders in the NFL. Here are our favorites. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders, Oakland Raiders, Raiderettes

Oakland Raiders 2012 Schedule Analysis
Oakland Raiders Scheduling plays a huge role in the outcome of every NFL season. So the Athlon NFL editors will spend the next month dissecting each and every week of the 2012 slate for all 32 teams in the league....
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, AFC, AFC West, Oakland Raiders

Ask Athlon Sports: NFL Records
Oakland Raiders Q: What player holds the NFL record for the longest fumble return for a touchdown? — D. Francis, Round Rock, Texas A: Actually, two players share the record: The Raiders’ Jack Tatum retur...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders

If Lions RB Kevin Smith is active, He'll Run Through the Raiders
Oakland Raiders If Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith is active, you play him against the Oakland Raiders in Week 15. It’s as simple as this. You saw what Ryan Grant did last week against the Raiders rig...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Detroit Lions, Kevin Smith, Oakland Raiders

NFL Picks: Every Game, Week 14
Oakland Raiders A quick preview of every game on the NFL schedule for Week 14, along with the consensus picks of Athlon Sports editors Mitchell Light, Rob Doster, Nathan Rush, Patrick Snow and Steven Lassan: B...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Drew Brees, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Jason Garrett, Michael Vick, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Rex Ryan, Tennessee Titans, Tim Tebow, Tom Coughlin

Denarius Moore is a Must Start Against the Vikings
Oakland Raiders You’re starting Oakland Raiders receiver Denarius Moore this week against the Minnesota Vikings, right? You’re just reading this because you need confirmation that it’s the right play for one...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Denarius Moore, Fantasy Start or Sit, Oakland Raiders

The Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys Are Overrated
Oakland Raiders There are contenders and there are pretenders, and sometimes this late in the season it’s impossible to separate the two. One moment a team like the Buffalo Bills can look like the best team in t...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Carson Palmer, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Jay Cutler, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Overrated, RALPH VACCHIANO, Tony Romo

Is Oakland receiver Jacoby Ford worth a start On Thursday night?
Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson raved about speedy receiver Jacoby Ford in the offseason, saying he had the potential to be a standout No. 1 receiver. Ford did show his knack for racking up b...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Carson Palmer, Darius Heyward-Bey, Jacoby Ford, Oakland Raiders

Michael Bush or Mike Tolbert for Thursday night?
Oakland Raiders The first Thursday night game of the NFL season is just a day away, and there are plenty of early choices you need to make about your fantasy rosters this week — namely Michael Bush or Mike Tolbe...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Michael Bush, Mike Tolbert, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

Carson Palmer is a top-12 fantasy quarterback against the Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders There’s nowhere to go but up for Carson Palmer after his -1.36-point debut to fantasy owners in 2011. The new Oakland Raiders quarterback should have no problem raising that point total quite...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, AFC West, Carson Palmer, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders

Raiders Did Not Overpay For Carson Palmer
Oakland Raiders by Nathan Rush The Oakland Raiders did not overpay for Carson Palmer — they made the right move by trading for him. Forget the 8-for-21, 116-yard, three-INT, one-pick-six performance in t...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders

Carson Palmer goes to the Raiders. Do you go to him?
Oakland Raiders Carson Palmer was the 13th best fantasy quarterback in 2010, averaging 17.6 points per game. He was the 15th best fantasy QB in 2009 at 15.9 points per game. That gives one optimism that he can sti...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: News, Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders

Raiders Make An Oopsy; Trade Two First Rounders To Bengals for Carson Palmer
Oakland Raiders Carson Palmer is finally out of retirement and no longer a Bengal after the Al Davis-less Raiders traded two first round draft picks (one of them conditional) to Cincinnati. I guess Al Davis li...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders

Al Davis: Just Win, Baby
Oakland Raiders by Nathan Rush Al Davis was born in Plymouth County, Mass., on the Fourth of July in 1929, just three months before the start of the Great Depression. From that day until his passing on Saturda...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Al Davis, Oakland Raiders

Fred Jackson, LeSean McCoy, Matt Forte: Fantasy's Top RBs
Oakland Raiders -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) That is right, after five weeks of NFL action, Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson is fantasy football's No. 1 running back. One of my favor...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: Fantasy, News, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Darren McFadden, Fred Jackson, LeSean McCoy, Matt Forte, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Ryan Mathews, San Diego Chargers

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