Oakland Raiders

Week 3 Start 'Em or Sit 'Em

Nick Mensio dives into the matchups and advises which players to start and sit for Week 3.

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  Newton a matchup-dependent fantasy QB?

  ESPN.com
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  Newton, Panthers offense looks to start pulling more weight

  The Associated Press

Raiders defense showing new dimension in dialing up safety blitzes

Last year the defensive secondary of Sean Smith, David Amerson, Reggie Nelson, and Karl Joseph (as well as DJ Hayden and TJ Carrie and some other fill-ins) had a very up-and-down year. They made some key plays but many of those were overshadowed with some egregiously poor plays, many of those stemming

Goro's Quick Hits for Raiders week 2 win over Jets

In 2016 after 2 weeks, the team was 1-1 with a heart-stopping fantastic finish over New Orleans and the back-and-forth battle with eventual Superbowl Runner-ups Atlanta Falcons. It was a mixed feeling, because the defense was maddeningly porous over the first two weeks with instances of difficulty simply