Posts Tagged ‘carson-palmer’

Raiders collect third straight win; defeat Chicago 25-20

Sebastian Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals and the Raiders took advantage of three interceptions from Chicago’s fill-in starter Caleb Hanie to beat the Bears 25-20 Sunday. Carson Palmer threw for 301 yards and Michael Bush iced the game with a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to lead the Raiders (7-4) to their third straight win against a Bears team missing [...]

Raiders Gab Breaks Down Sunday’s Matchup with the Bears

WHEN THE BEARS HAVE THE BALL Chicago’s offense was already centered around the skills of running back Matt Forte (926 rushing yards, 46 receptions, 4 total TD), who’s accounted for more than 40 percent of the team’s overall yardage total, and the versatile playmaker figures to be relied upon even more heavily with the relatively- [...]

Second Quarter Too Much for Battered Vikings in Oakland 27-21 Victory

It was a day of injuries, frustration, and one big quarter which was enough for the Raiders to send the Vikings to their 8th loss in 10 games in the 2011 season. Carson Palmer threw for a touchdown and ran for another during a big second quarter, which the Raiders used to hold off the [...]

Big Second Quarter Paces Raiders to 27-21 Win Over Vikings

This time around, it was a big second quarter that paced the Raiders to another huge win. Carson Palmer threw for a touchdown and ran for another during the big second quarter, which the Raiders used to hold off the Minnesota Vikings, 27-21, at the Metrodome. Palmer passed for 164 yards and Michael Bush ran [...]

Raiders Gab NFL Week 11 Preview – Oakland at Minnesota

The Raiders took over as the new front-runners in the wacky AFC West after coming through with a pivotal 24-17 Thursday night win at division-rival San Diego on November 10th, placing the Silver and Black one game ahead of the Chargers, Denver and Kansas City in the crowded race. Oakland, which entered the contest off [...]

Raiders Find Right Combo

While the rest of the NFL plays today, nobody will be a bigger winner in Week 10 then the Oakland Raiders. The Jets could beat the Pats, the Bengals could beat the Steelers, the Vikings could beat the Packers. Doesn’t matter. None of them would equal the Raiders win Thursday night over the San Diego [...]

Palmer, Bush Leads Raiders to 24-17 Win Over Chargers

Coming off last weeks tough loss to the Broncos at home, the Raiders needed a bounce back outing Thursday night in San Diego. Little did they know, it would come in the form of their backup running back. Michael Bush totaled 242 yards from scrimmage as the Raiders took a 24-17 victory over the Chargers [...]

Chargers Gab NFL Week 10 Preview: Oakland at San Diego

WHEN THE RAIDERS HAVE THE BALL Oakland sports the third-best rushing attack in the NFL in terms of sheer output, with Jackson’s offense averaging a noteworthy 151.9 yards per game on the ground through the season’s first half. The Raiders were held to 100 rushing yards by the Broncos last week, however, with the absence [...]