Oakland Raiders News

The Raiders haven't left California since they played the New York Giants on the road Oct.

The high school honor student and the NFL's highest-paid defensive back stroll down the destitute streets of Skid Row.

Former Cowboys teammate Leon Lett was the head instructor. Homework required one of those playback machines that flashed "12:00" all the time.

RON T. ENNIS Fort Worth Star-Telegram Raiders running back Darren McFadden gets caught in traffic Thursday at Cowboys Stadium.

The Oakland Raiders traveled to Dallas to play the Cowboys coming off of a big win over the Bengals, and once again could not get any momentum going.

The Oakland Raiders still have the speed to run the vertical stretch offense that became the trademark of the franchise's championship teams of the 1970s and '80s. The Raiders just lack the skill to catch those deep balls any more.

Witten to play against Raiders Dallas tight end Jason Witten, seen giving a straight arm to Philadelphia defender Will Witherspoon in a November 8 game, will play against Oakland on Thanksgiving Day.

Zach Miller's first thought? "Oh, I think it's really cool," the tight end said.

Here's what Express-News Cowboys beat writer Tom Orsborn says you should keep an eye on during today's game: 1. Tougher time for Tony: Thanksgiving Day has been delightful for Tony Romo since he became the Cowboys' starter in 2006.

You don't need me advising you to start Peyton Manning and Chris Johnson, or to bench Brady Quinn and Jabar Gaffney.

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.

From a sheer numbers standpoints, it's no contest. The Dallas Cowboys' decision to release Greg Ellis and give the full-time job at strong side outside linebacker to Anthony Spencer has not worked out the way they hoped.

The Dallas Cowboys have played some decidedly unspectacular football over the past two weeks.

Raiders punter Shane Lechler has no plans to intentionally try to hit the video boards in Dallas this week, although the idea is tempting.

When the Oakland Raiders were discussed at the beginning of this season, the question, "How far can they go?" was generally answered with, "As far as JaMarcus Russell can take them." Based on his play over the first nine games, that wasna t very far at all.A Now, Russell is on the bench , and there is a new man under center: Bruce Gradkowski.A A ...

A questioner is asking Raiders defensive end Jay Richardson about the potential impact of his team's 20-17 upset of the Cincinnati Bengals.

This could be considered a silver lining: The Lions haven't beaten Green Bay since 2005, but they gained one small victory over their NFC North rivals this week.

Studying the historical and contemporary performance of the Oakland Raiders is a heap of fun when you see and discern informationA using verbal, symbolic, numerical and graphical data.

It was a long trip back to Cincinnati. It was already a five hour flight, but the circumstances of late Sunday afternoon made it feel like a lifetime.

JaMarcus Russell's inability to get the ball to his wide receivers consistently was a big reason Raiders coach Tom Cable turned to Bruce Gradkowski as his quarterback.