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| Raiders Team Report: The show goes on |
NFL Football |
10/11/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Believe it or not, scoring points still counts for something in the NFL these days. Proving that fact are the Oakland Raiders, who are the highest-scoring team in the league and the last undefeated team as a result. All the talk about the importance of a stingy defense and a ball control offense makes for boring speeches about the good old days, but racking up yardage and throwing the ball 40 times per game is what makes for thrilling victories in the modern era. With their slew of senior c |
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| Silver and Black attack heads to St. Louis |
NFL Football |
10/10/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Believe it or not, scoring points still counts for something in the NFL these days. Proving that fact are the Oakland Raiders, who are the highest-scoring team in the league and the last undefeated team as a result. All the talk about the importance of a stingy defense and a ball control offense makes for good speeches about the good old days, but racking up yardage and throwing the ball 40 times per game is what makes for thrilling victories in the modern era. With their slew of senior cit |
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| Raiders' Garner questionable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
10/10/2002 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Oakland Raiders running back Charlie Garner did not practice Wednesday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against St. Louis with a strained left hamstring. Garner was injured late in last week's 49-31 win over the Buffalo Bills while running downfield on a 69-yard TD reception. The 30-year-old Garner is off to a great start this season, rushing for 334 yards on 40 carries while catching 20 passes for 262 yards. He also has three rushing touchdowns and three TD recep |
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| Holmes, Buchanon and Shaw named AFC Players of the Week |
NFL Football |
10/09/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Kansas City running back Priest Holmes, Oakland Raiders cornerback Phillip Buchanon and Jacksonville Jaguars punt returner Bobby Shaw have been named the Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for the fifth week of the NFL season. Holmes accounted for 233 yards from scrimmage, including 152 on 23 rushes, to help spark the Chiefs to a 29-25 win over the New York Jets. He scored two touchdowns, including the decisive one on a 19-yard reception w |
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| Packers place Johnson on IR; sign defensive back Westbrook |
NFL Football |
10/09/2002 |
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| e receiver Corey Parchman, defensive end John Gilmore (injured) and offensive lineman Al Jackson. In their place, the Packers re-signed defensive back Todd Franz, and added defensive back Brandon Jennings, a third-year free agent recently cut by the Oakland Raiders, and offensive lineman Mitch White, a rookie free agent out of Oregon State, who had been on the rosters of the Saints and New York Jets. The club also announced that defensive back Bhawoh Jue (hamstring and groin problems) is definitely out for thi |
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| Bills TE Moore breaks hand |
NFL Football |
10/08/2002 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Bills tight end Dave Moore is questionable for this week's road game against Houston due to a broken left hand. Moore was hurt in the third quarter of a 49-31 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. He has caught seven passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns this year, his first with Buffalo after spending nine-plus seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Moore has played in 124 consecutive games. |
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| Raiders remain lone NFL unbeaten by outscoring Bills |
NFL Football |
10/06/2002 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - Rich Gannon completed 23-of-38 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns, and Phillip Buchanon had a key fourth-quarter interception return for a score, as the Oakland Raiders defeated the Buffalo Bills, 49-31, in a shootout at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Charlie Garner had 177 all-purpose yards, including two touchdowns, and Jerry Porter had seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (4-0), who scored 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points to remain the only unbeat |
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| Raiders' Kennedy questionable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
10/03/2002 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Lincoln Kennedy could miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills because of a concussion. Kennedy is officially listed as questionable, but has yet to practice this week. He was hurt in last week's 52-25 victory over Tennessee. The Raiders haven't cleared Kennedy to play and he will see a specialist on Friday. Second-round pick Langston Walker has worked with the first unit in Kennedy's place during practice and could start Sunday. |
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| Bledsoe, Seau, Woodson, and Stanley among NFL players of the Month |
NFL Football |
10/03/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Quarterback Drew Bledsoe of the Buffalo Bills, linebacker Junior Seau of the San Diego Chargers and safety Rod Woodson of the Oakland Raiders, and punter Chad Stanley of the Houston Texans are the AFC Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Players of the Month for September, the NFL announced Thursday. Bledsoe has completed 116 of 165 attempts for an NFL-leading 1,345 yards and ten touchdown passes for the Bills who are 2-2. He has completed 70.3 percent of his passes and has |
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| Oakland puts perfect record on the line in Buffalo |
NFL Football |
10/03/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders put their perfect 3-0 record on the line when they travel to Buffalo to take on the 2-2 Bills on Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Raiders are coming off a 52-25 thrashing of the Tennessee Titans. Led by their special teams, particularly their punt return outfit, which returned two punts for scores, the Raiders scored 21 points in the first quarter and coasted the rest of the way. Starting signal-caller Rich Gannon also performed well, completing 29-of-39 passes for 38 |
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