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| Raiders, Seahawks, Heading in Opposite Directions |
NFL Football |
11/03/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The last time the Oakland Raiders won three straight games, the franchise was on its way to an AFC title and Super Bowl appearance. If the Silver and Black can pick up a third consecutive win on Monday night, when they visit the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field, they won't be any closer to a Lombardi Trophy, though any residual laughingstock status the team accrued during its 0-5 start will be all but washed away. Just two weeks after their abhorrent 0-5 opening stretch gave rise to speculat |
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| NFL's reigning sack king at it again |
NFL Football |
11/03/2006 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -When opposing teams have assigned just one blocker to handle Derrick Burgess this season, the Oakland Raiders' defensive end has made them pay. Seattle coach Mike Holmgren insists he won't make the same mistake. ``When you play against a guy who can really pressure (quarterbacks) the way he does, if you don't help over there you're asking for it,'' Holmgren said. ``It's just the way it is. It's very clear on film how good he is, so we're not going to take any chances. I'm going to |
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| Jordan listed as questionable for Raiders |
NFL Football |
11/02/2006 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have listed running back Lamont Jordan as questionable for Monday's game at Seattle. Jordan is suffering from a back injury that kept him out of the week 7 22-9 victory over Arizona. Jordan did play in last Sunday's 20-13 win over Pittsburgh, rushing seven times for 21 yards. Jordan has rushed 91 times for 335 yards with one touchdown this year. |
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| Walter takes step back in latest game for Raiders |
NFL Football |
11/01/2006 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -Andrew Walter showed gradual improvement his first four games as the Oakland Raiders' starting quarterback, increasing his yard total and comfort level each time he took the field. Then came the fifth start. Walter was just 5-for-14 for 51 yards in a game in which the Raiders overcame one of their worst offensive performances ever to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-13. ``It feels like we're just beating our head against the wall a little bit,'' Walter said Wednesday. ``We've play |
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| Not so Super: Haynes, Harrison add to wounded Steelers |
NFL Football |
11/01/2006 |
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| Harrison were placed on the reverse/injured list Tuesday, ending both of their seasons and adding to the tumultuous campaign for the defending Super Bowl-champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Both players suffered knee injuries in Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Oakland Raiders. Haynes was Pittsburgh's third-down back and one of its key special teams players, rushing 15 times for 78 yards and catching 18 passes for 95 yards this season. Harrison was on Pittsburgh's practice squad last season, but started two games this sea |
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| Broncos can't keep up with the Colts |
NFL Football |
10/31/2006 |
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| s been carrying the club all year. "It's been on our defense's shoulders the whole season, and we've got to find a way to win," Smith added. The loss was the Broncos' first at home in the regular season since November 28, 2004, when they lost to the Oakland Raiders on a snowy Sunday evening. They had won 13 straight at home during the regular season since that setback. It's pretty scary what Colts quarterback Peyton Manning did to the Broncos defense in this game. Denver has been one of the best defensive team |
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| Raiders on a roll? |
NFL Football |
10/31/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have come a long way over the past few weeks, and they aren't ready to let it stop now. Just a few weeks ago, many football pundits were debating whether or not the Raiders would be the first NFL team to go 0-16, but Oakland followed up an 0-5 start with back-to-back wins. The mini-streak actually gives the Raiders more victories on the season than Miami, Detroit and Arizona. The club's first win of the season wasn't that shocking, because it came at home against the Ari |
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| Merriman drops appeal, begins 4-game suspension |
NFL Football |
10/31/2006 |
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| s, which has been hit by injuries and off-field trouble since before the season started. Nicknamed ``Lights Out'' because of his punishing hits, he'll be shut down for games at home against Cleveland, at Cincinnati, at Denver and at home against the Oakland Raiders. Merriman, who's tied for the NFL lead with 8 1/2 sacks, and his attorney have blamed a tainted supplement for the player's positive test for the steroid nandrolone. Merriman couldn't be reached for comment. The suspension won't officially begin |
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| Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh complete collapse from peak of NFL |
NFL Football |
10/31/2006 |
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| 's plummet. The Steelers had played poorly - if four Roethlisberger interceptions, several unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and an apparent lack of toughness could be considered poor - but still broke the huddle just one yard from tying the hapless Oakland Raiders late in the fourth quarter. Willie Parker took the ball from Big Ben, only to meet Robert Thomas in the hole at the line of scrimmage. Cowher, sticking to the Steelers mantra of power running, sent in bruising back Najeh Davenport. The result was Th |
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| Seahawks In Search of Sandbags to Stem the Rising Tide |
NFL Football |
10/31/2006 |
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| f Spencer and Sims, Holmgren said, "I think they did OK. Now 'Chop' comes back this week. We'll look at how these two young 'uns played and then make a decision." ALEXANDER UPDATE On Monday, Holmgren broke the disappointing news (to everyone but the Oakland Raiders and perhaps the St. Louis Rams) that Alexander would miss his fifth straight game due to injury. The cracked bone in the Pro Bowl running back's fourth left metatarsal is healing, but Alexander has not yet been cleared for game action. "I'm a little |
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