KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rashee Rice, the Kansas City Chiefs‘ No. 1 receiver, participated in his first practice Wednesday since finishing his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Before the practice, coach Andy Reid said Rice will make his season debut Sunday when the Chiefs host the Las Vegas Raiders (1 p.m. ET, CBS). “How many snaps …
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Six Things That Stood Out for the Titans in Sunday’s Loss to the Raiders
LAS VEGAS – The Titans lost 20-10 to the Raiders on Sunday here at Allegiant Stadium. Here’s a look at six things that stood out from the contest: JC Latham: “I Let the Team Down” Right tackle JC Latham returned to action on Sunday after missing the previous four games with a hip injury. His assignment right out of the …
Read More »Six Things to Watch for the Titans in Sunday’s Game at the Raiders
NASHVILLE – The Titans face the Raiders on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Here’s a look at six things to watch in the contest: It was quite a finish for Cam Ward in Arizona, when the team scored more points in the fourth quarter (16) than it averaged in the first four games of the season (12.8). Can …
Read More »The Pete Carroll-Geno Smith reunion looks like a huge bust for the Las Vegas Raiders
What was once a great story in Seattle has become a disaster in Las Vegas. Pete Carroll’s hapless Raiders were steamrolled 40-6 by the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5, and it wasn’t even that close. The 34-point defeat is one of the heaviest Carroll’s distinguished head coaching career between college and the NFL. Struggling starting quarterback Geno Smith threw two …
Read More »Raiders’ season hits a crossroads in Indianapolis
Images of a quizzical 38-0 loss to the Jets in 2009 flashed. Visions of that bemusing 52-0 defeat at St. Louis in 2014 materialized. Echoes from last month’s 41-24 no-show at Washington bounded about. This, though, was something else. Because after the defense put the clamps on Indianapolis to start the game, the Colts scored touchdowns on their next six …
Read More »Raiders release LB Germaine Pratt
Veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt is no longer a member of the Raiders. Head coach Pete Carroll announced at a Monday press conference that Pratt has been released. Pratt did not travel with the team to Sunday’s game against the Colts, but is not injured. Pratt signed with the team this offseason and started the first four games of the season, …
Read More »Pete Carroll processing Raiders’ 1-4 start ‘poorly’ after setting lofty preseason expectations
Things have not gone the way Pete Carroll expected to start his Las Vegas Raiders tenure. Before the season, Carroll said his team was “gonna win a ton” and cited his track record as a winner both in college and the NFL. After Sunday’s 40-6 blowout loss to the Indianapolis Colts, however, the Raiders are 1-4 with three of those …
Read More »You can’t type “Arc Raiders” into Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta’s in-game chat, but you are allowed to talk about Battlefield 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players hopping into the beta right now are taking in all the sights of Activision’s upcoming AAA FPS, though one thing they won’t be able to see is the name of another massive release coming out this year. That’s because the words: “Arc Raiders” are censored in the game’s chat function. Censoring words in-game …
Read More »Turnover machine Geno Smith becoming historic disaster for Raiders, plus NFL Week 5 game balls, gaffes
When your phone buzzed last spring and you checked your notifications to find that the Las Vegas Raiders struck a deal with the Seattle Seahawks to acquire veteran quarterback Geno Smith, you probably raised your eyebrows slightly, shrugged, and went about your day. It was not a deal designed to stop you in your tracks or leave your jaw on …
Read More »Raiders unravel in blowout loss to Colts
Going into halftime with a 20-3 lead, the Colts used the ground game to churn out yards and take time off the clock. In the second half, Taylor and Ameer Abdullah combined for three rushing touchdowns, and rookie running back DJ Giddens averaged over four yards a carry. Halfway through the third quarter, as Smith looked for Dont’e Thornton Jr. …
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