7 months ago Article 136 comments

Raiders week 6 Ballers & Busters: Part two

With the Ballers already accounted for, we now move on to the Busters.

7 months ago Article 52 comments

Raiders week 6 Ballers & Busters

The Raiders lost a heartbreaker on Sunday. Which I suppose is a lot better than getting blown out as they had two weeks ago. They put up one hell of a fight and there were some nice performances in the process. This week's Ballers & Busters bears this out.

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Video: What we take from the Raiders loss to the Falcons

In this video I give me early reaction to the Raiders 23-20 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.

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Falcons outlast Raiders in wild one in Atlanta

This game was expected to be a blowout. The Falcons were highly favored. The last time the Raiders were this much of an underdog was against the Steelers in week three. And they won that game. So of course they would come into this game and make it competitive.

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Raiders vs Falcons game thread: Second half

These two teams came out doing what we expected them to do. The Falcons came out passing and the Raiders came out running. Both teams trying to focus on the other team's weakness. But the results have been unexpected.

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Raiders vs Falcons week 6 game thread

The Raiders have taken the field at the Georgia Dome and are set to face the Falcons for their fifth game of the season. Keep it here to chat with your fellow Raider fans during the game.

7 months ago Article 34 comments

Welcome to Gameday: Raiders at Falcons

It's game day. Hope everyone has their chair, couch, or bar stool staked out and are ready to see some Raider football. It's been two weeks since the Raiders last played and now that the bye week is out of the way, it's 12 straight weeks with no more weeks off.

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Key matchups: Raiders vs Falcons

In a game like this there are a lot of important matchups. With the Falcons firing on all cylinders, most of those matchups surround whether the Raiders can't slow them down. The Raiders have players who have proven themselves in the past but have yet to really show up this season.

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Raiders at Falcons week 6 game preview

The last time the Raiders won a game in the Eastern time zone was way back in 2009 when they beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Think about that for a second. That means there has been over two full seasons and basically an entirely new roster since they last won a game after taking that long cross country flight. Imagine if the Raiders had to fly to London for a game, then they would really be doomed!

7 months ago Article 13 comments

Five good questions with Falcons blog The Falcoholic

It's time for the weekly five good questions with a blogger from the Raiders' next opponent. This week it's Alex Welch from the Falcons blog, The Falcoholic (great name). I shot five questions at him and he reeled them in and scored.

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RaiderDamus' Friday Foretelling Week 6: Raiders vs Falcons

The right honorable schedule makers of the NFL have deemed it necessary to send the Raiders on yet another east coast trip, this time to Atlanta. How will the Raiders fare?

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Raiders, Falcons week six injury report

The official injury report for the Raiders and Falcons matchup on Sunday.

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Raiders look to Falcons matchup to get run game on track

Much has been made of the Raiders struggles in the run game this season. Even with arguably one of the best running backs in the league in Darren McFadden, his feet are stuck in cement. The Raiders are focusing on this week's game in Atlanta to shake out of their running funk.

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Raiders bye week over, time to prepare for the Atlanta Falcons

Now that the bye week is over it is time to concentrate on the undefeated Atlanta Falcons. Normally I dislike early bye weeks like this year's week 5 bye, but it really could not have come at a better time for the Raiders.

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Spencer still in walking boot, Huff to start again at corner

The Raiders returned to practice Monday following their bye week. Now they begin preparing for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. They will do it while Michael Huff continues to start at cornerback for the injured Shawntae Spencer.