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Show Notes: Vs Kansas City recap Raider News: Raiders quarterback Bruce Gradkowski was named the new starter by coach Tom Cable, putting franchise face JaMarcus Russell on the bench for Sunday's game against the visiting Bengals.

For the first time in over a year, someone other than JaMarcus Russell will start at quarterback for the Oakland Raiders.

Raiders defense: Forced a three and out. Raiders fourteenth drive: Russell ran for five yards.

How many games were lost to the Chiefs on late game interceptions in the 90s? While that pick by Chiefs safety, Mike Brown, certainly wasn't the play to lose the game, it was definitely a recognizable moment for long time Raider fans.

KC _ Jamaal Charles 44 run ; 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:42 drive time, 12:25 remaining.

Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell, center, is sacked by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Wallace Gilberry and defensive end Tamba Hali in the second quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov.

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Louis Murphy can't hang on to a deep pass from Bruce Gradkowski in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game as Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers covers, Sunday, Nov.

Forget for a moment that the Raiders are trudging along at 2-6 at the season's midway point for the sixth time in the past seven seasons.

The Raiders' wide receivers have the fewest catches in the NFL because quarterback JaMarcus Russell doesn't throw to them enough.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell has clearly been struggling.

While Florida's offense struggled in a 27-3 win against Vanderbilt on Saturday night, two of the star receivers on the 2008 national title team watched from the sideline.

The Oakland Raiders are finally healthy, at least on offense. Running back Darren McFadden , wide receiver Chaz Schilens , left guard Robert Gallery and right tackle Cornell Green returned to practice Monday and are expected to play against the Kansas City Chiefs this week.

JaMarcus Russell has been nothing short of awful for the vast majority of the season.

Darren McFadden hasn't been spotted since knee surgery Oct. 5. There hasn't been a single Justin Fargas sighting in the end zone.

He intercepted three passes in the first two games, and he wasn't even the starter.

Show Notes: Vs NYJ recap Raider News: Posted by ESPN.coma s Bill Williamson Darrius Heyward-Bey will always be compared to Michael Crabtree.

Darrius Heyward-Bey has been the subject of controversy since the Raiders selected him with the seventh pick in April's draft.

The Oakland Raiders losing streak against the San Diego Chargers has grown by yet another game.

The Oakland Raiders enter their bye week in similar fashion to the way they started their season: coming off a close loss to the San Diego Chargers and with more allegations being thrown at coach Tom Cable.

The Raiders played better against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday than they did a week earlier in a lopsided loss to the New York Jets.