Tyvon Branch News

During a critical 4th quarter, second-and-goal play deep in the Raiders' red zone, the Broncos were on the verge of a touchdown that might have put the game away.

Okay, so the Raiders have once again shown an uncanny brilliance against play-off caliber teams with a 20-19 upset of the Denver Broncos, while laying eggs against losing teams like the Washington Redskins.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, December 13th, 2009 at 4:28 pm in Oakland Raiders .

The Steelers were in trouble, and they knew it. The Bengals exposed some weaknesses a month ago, the Chiefs and the Ravens took advantage of them, and now the Oakland Raiders - yes, even the Raiders - felt Pittsburgh could be beaten.

Greetings from freezing Heinz Field, was 29 degrees here this morning...clear skies now, a day after snow flurries blanketed the grass during the Pitt-Cincinnati Big East game.

His name is Trevor Scott, and he is now playing the hybrid Elephant position made famous by George Seifert's 49ers in the late '80s through the '90s. He'll start at weakside linebacker Sunday at Pittsburgh, but can play all over the front seven.

Welcome to another exciting edition of pressures, hurries, and knockdowns for our beloved Raiders.

The organization messagetoal.com has purchased space on a billboard and it will be appearing along Interstate 880 near High St on Tuesday morning.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Thursday, November 26th, 2009 at 4:25 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones scores a touchdown followed by Oakland Raiders cornerback Tyvon Branch during the first half of an NFL football game on Thursday, Nov.

Raiders Get Run Over by Dallas Cowboys With 3:31 left in the first quarter, Dallas Cowboy running back, Tashard Choice lined up as the Wildback and blew the game open.

It starts when the opposing offense snaps the ball, and it doesn't end until way down the field.

A big win in dramatic fashion is the best medicine for a struggling team. It doesna t get much better than scoring 10 points in the last 33 seconds of the game to knock off the Bengals last week.

We're all feeling pretty good in Raiderland these days, with a temporary break in the clouds coming through in the form of a hard-fought, comeback victory over the heavily favoured Bengals last weekend.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 3:29 pm in Oakland Raiders .

In the NFL great safeties are a luxury and teams with two great safeties are few and far between.A Great safetieA tandems are a QB's worst nightmare...Well, maybe second worst behind the second coming of Lawrence Taylor.

Oakland Raiders safety Tyvon Branch is this yeara s Ed Block Courage Award winner.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm in Oakland Raiders .

The Oakland Raiders' Brandon Myers runs off the field after recovering a fumble against the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth quarter of their NFL contest played at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Nov.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pm in Oakland Raiders .