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Getty Images The Raiders will have a new defensive coordinator in Rod Marinelli for Thursday night’s game against the Chargers and they will also be without offensive coordinator Greg Olson. The team announced that Olson will not be on hand for the game because of reasons related to COVID-19...

Getty Images For most of this season, the Raiders have been right in the thick of the AFC playoff race. But they’re in danger of falling out of contention. If the Raiders lose to the Chargers tonight, their chances of making the playoffs would fall to almost nil. A loss tonight would drop the...

Getty Images The Chargers listed three key offensive players as questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Raiders, but a couple of them are reportedly more questionable than the other one. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that running back Austin Ekeler is expected to play. He is...

Getty Images The Bills’ long drought without a division title can come to an end this weekend. A win over the Broncos on Saturday afternoon is all the team needs to secure the AFC East crown for the first time since the 1995 season. According to the NFL’s release about this week’s playoff...

Getty Images The Raiders replaced defensive coordinator Paul Guenther with Rod Marinelli on a short week. That’s enough of a challenge, especially scheming against Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, the frontrunner for offensive rookie of the year. Not having four defensive starters is going...

Getty Images The Chargers have a handful of key offensive players that are listed as questionable to play against the Raiders in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Wide receiver Keenan Allen (hamstring), running back Austin Ekeler (quad), and wide receiver Mike Williams (back) all earned the...

Getty Images The New Orleans Saints are bringing guard Patrick Omameh back to the team after claiming him off waivers from the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday. The Saints initially released Omameh in September prior to the start of the regular season. He would sign with the Raiders practice squad...

Getty Images The Chargers handed in their second practice report of the week on Tuesday, but it remains an estimation of what players would have done in a typical session. It was only a walkthrough for the Chargers, but there were some positive developments ahead of Thursday’s game against the...

Getty Images The Raiders replaced Monday’s estimated practice report with an actual one on Tuesday, but the result was the same for several defensive players. Safety Johnathan Abram (concussion, knee), cornerback Damon Arnette (concussion, neck), defensive end Clelin Ferrell (shoulder), and...

Getty Images The Raiders may be missing a handful of defensive players against the Chargers on Thursday and they’ll definitely be without wide receiver Henry Ruggs. Ruggs was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. It’s not known if Ruggs is on the list for a positive test or because...

Getty Images Rod Marinelli has taken over as the Raiders interim defensive coordinator after the club fired Paul Guenther. The Raiders are still alive in the AFC playoff race at 7-6, but have a lot of work to do following consecutive games surrendering over 200 yards rushing. In his first...

Getty Images After the Raiders surrendered more than 200 yards rushing to the Jets and Colts in consecutive weeks, head coach Jon Gruden decided to fire defensive coordinator Paul Guenther shortly after Sunday’s game. Gruden addressed the move on Monday, saying it was a difficult decision in...

Getty Images For the second time in three weeks, the Chargers ran when the game situation screamed “pass.” This time, at least they won the game. After offensive coordinator Shane Steichen called a run play for third-and-1 when Los Angeles had no timeouts and just 22 seconds left at Atlanta’s...

Getty Images The Chargers did not hold a practice on Monday because they played a game on Sunday, but their effort to hold a workout would have been hampered by the health of their roster as well. With a Thursday game against the Raiders on the docket, the Chargers were obligated to release an...

Getty Images The Raiders have a new defensive coordinator with Rod Marinelli having replaced Paul Guenther. While the Raiders will get a new voice and a different perspective, Marinelli might not have some of his best players. The Raiders didn’t practice Monday, but with their appearance in...

Getty Images The sudden and abrupt firing of Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther on Sunday night, with the team’s next game coming on Thursday night, invites speculation that something happened between Guenther and coach Jon Gruden — especially in light of the catalyst for the firing of...

Getty Images ‘Tis the season to fire defensive coordinators. Six days after the Jets fired Gregg Williams after losing to the Raiders, the Raiders have fired Paul Guenther after losing to the Colts. The Raiders announced that Guenther has been relieved of his duties, and that defensive line...

Getty Images The Colts and Raiders have been engaged in a back-and-forth first half, but Indianapolis carries a 20-14 advantage into the break. Colts cornerback Kenny Moore made the play of the half with a stunning interception in the second quarter. On third-and-8 from Indianapolis’ 13, Las...

Getty Images Colts rookie running back Johnathan Taylor registered the longest run of his young career to give the Colts a 10-point lead in the third quarter. Indianapolis opened up a hole a truck could’ve fit through, as Taylor took a handoff to the right and went 62 yards to the end zone...

Getty Images Colts cornerback Xavier Rhodes is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Raiders with a knee injury. Rhodes went down on the Indianapolis sideline after tackling wide receiver Henry Ruggs midway through the second quarter. He was grabbing his left leg following the...