The Raiders and Texans square off Saturday in a playoff game that might be called The Quarterback Bowl. As in, both these teams are on uncharted roads with their QBs, and neither heads into the week of practice knowing exactly who is going to be taking snaps.
Category: Oakland Raiders
Raiders QB Cook in line to make history if he starts playoff opener
If Cook starts Saturday’s Wild Card playoff game against the Houston Texans, he’d become the first quarterback to make his NFL starting debut in a playoff game. No pressure, kid.
Raiders hoping to have enough healthy bodies for playoff game vs. Texans
In terms of optimism, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio didn’t start off his weekly news conference offering the sunniest picture. As Oakland faces a short week before opening the playoffs with Saturday’s Wild Card round game against the Houston Texans, Del Rio was asked if he was concerned about having enough healthy bodies.
Raiders head into playoffs with uncertainty at quarterback
Oakland Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin sits on the sideline with an injury during the first half of the team’s NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Denver. Oakland Raiders quarterback Connor Cook fumbles in the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Denver.
Raiders lose game, QB, division, bye
Oakland Raiders quarterback Connor Cook passes against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Denver. Cook came into the game after Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin was injured.
Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin will make his first
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In win-now culture of NFL, patience can still be a virtue
In this Dec. 14, 2014, file photo, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, right, and son Stephen Jones talk with head coach Jason Garrett before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stuck with Garrett despite one playoff berth and winning record in his first five full seasons and now his team is the top seed in the NFC.
Raiders-Broncos finale represents a role reversal
Spoiler is an unfamiliar role for Von Miller and Chris Harris Jr., who get to see what it’s like to play for nothing but pride Sunday when the Denver Broncos host the Oakland Raiders . The Broncos were eliminated from playoff contention last week, so they won’t get a chance to defend their Super Bowl 50 title.
Raiders mailbag: Mario Edwards Jr. expectations, Derek Carr under center and yes, more Aldon Smith
I’d expect Mario Edwards Jr. to debut in at least a somewhat limited role, maybe in the 15-20 snap range to get his feet wet. It’s impossible to know what Edwards is going to be like after not playing in a regular season game in more than an entire calendar year, but without a doubt, he would be an improvement if he’s near the level he was at last season.
AFC playoff picture: Buffalo Bills rooting interests, Week 16
The Buffalo Bills are 7-7 and need a two-game winning streak and some help to make a push to the playoffs for the first time since social media was invented. The best/worst part about the Bills’ path is it seems entirely possible that it could happen.
Colts look for 5th straight win in series vs. Raiders
Colts won four straight in series since 23-18 loss in 2001. … Indianapolis has not won on consecutive weeks this season.
Irvin’s stellar play helps boost Raiders’ improving defense
Bruce Irvin has joked about being Robin to Khalil Mack’s Batman as part of a dynamic pass-rushing duo for the Oakland Raiders. Irvin is coming off perhaps his most productive game of the season for the Raiders after posting two sacks and forcing Philip Rivers into a late-game interception that sealed Oakland’s 19-16 victory Sunday to clinch the team’s first playoff berth since 2002.
The Latest: Cowboys’ Witten tops TO for 7th on catches list
Witten caught a 6-yard pass from rookie Dak Prescott early in the second quarter to pass Owens with his 1,079th catch. He had two more catches on that touchdown drive and finished the first half with eight catches for 47 yards, giving him 1,084 for his career.
Kim Kardashian: Cheating on Kanye West With Marquette King?
Hollywood Life reports that Kardashian and Marquette King, punter for the Oakland Raiders, were caught cozying up behind closed doors. Recently, talk of a strained marriage have emerged around Kimye, and what triggered Kanye West’s breakdown — a rumored combination of Kim Kardashian’s robbery and over work — is just another straw on the camel’s back.