The Raiders are facing some big names this weekend as they head to Cincinnati to play a Bengals team desperate to get back in the playoff race.
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Dominic Lavoie and the Vegas Nation team preview the Raiders Week 9 road matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, right before Las Vegas’ bye week.
The Raiders will get a chance to stop their losing streak before their bye week when they visit the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday.
The Raiders appear to be open to all possibilities before the NFL trade deadline Tuesday. Here is a look at who they could move and who they could try to add.
Raiders fans submitted questions about the NFL’s Tuesday trade deadline this week, as well as ones about the future of coach Antonio Pierce.
The Raiders have lost four straight games but have rewarded their backers with back-to-back backdoor covers. The Raiders are 7-point underdogs Sunday at Cincinnati.
Wide receiver Tre Tucker played four seasons at the University of Cincinnati, mostly with Raiders newcomer Desmond Ridder at quarterback for the Bearcats.
Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Review-Journal with NFL betting notes and trends.
The Raiders will use the next nine games to make big decisions on their offensive line, like what rookie Jackson Powers-Johnson’s best position is.
Offensive tackle DJ Glaze, channeling a Will Ferrell character, edged out fellow rookie Jackson Powers-Johnson to win the Raiders’ Halloween costume contest.
Review-Journal NFL Challenge leader Doug Fitz (26-14 ATS) and legendary sportscaster Brent Musburger (24-16) like the same side in Sunday’s Lions-Packers game.
The Jets moved to consensus 2-point favorites over the Texans on Thursday morning and climbed to -2½ on Thursday afternoon at several Las Vegas sportsbooks.
Raiders linebacker and defensive captain Robert Spillane left Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a knee injury but missed only one play.
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said he’s comfortable with Luke Getsy as the team’s play caller but added that the offense, averaging 18 points a game, must improve.
The Raiders lined up one of their offensive lineman at wide receiver on the play that resulted in quarterback Gardner Minshew’s fourth-quarter fumble Sunday.