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    Raiders activate Trent Brown, Lamarcus Joyner, Theo Riddick from COVID-19 reserve list

    USA Today Sports The Raiders have cleared their COVID list, activating right tackle Trent Brown, cornerback Lamarcus Joyner, and running back Theo Riddick on Wednesday. Per Tashan Reed of The Athletic, this is the first time Las Vegas hasn’t had a player on the COVID list since Nov. 4. Brown...
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    Raiders facing a “gut check” after Week 12 loss

    Getty Images The 2019 Raiders were 6-4 when they travelled across the country to face a 3-7 Jets team in a 1 p.m. ET kickoff. The Jets thrashed them 34-3 and the Raiders would lose four of their final five games to close out the year with a 7-9 record. This year’s Raiders were 6-4 when they...
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    Jon Gruden: Watching tape of loss to Falcons like having teeth pulled

    Getty Images Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden didn’t enjoy watching his team’s 43-6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons the first time around. Watching it again wasn’t any better. “You ever go to the dentist and have to have your teeth pulled out? It’s pretty much like that,” Gruden said...
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    Raheem Morris “hopeful” Julio Jones, Todd Gurley will return Sunday

    USA Today Sports Though wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Todd Gurley were out on Sunday, you’d never have known based on Atlanta browbeating Las Vegas 43-6. Both former All-Pros could be back against New Orleans in Week 13. Jones was out with a hamstring injury and Gurley with a knee...
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    NFL moves Bucs-Lions, 49ers-Cardinals, Dolphins-Raiders to Saturday in Week 16

    Getty Images When the NFL unveiled its schedule for the 2020 season, they left five Week 16 games unscheduled because they would decide later about which of them would be played on Saturday, December 26. The league announced those decisions on Monday. Three games will be played that day with...
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    Derek Carr: Raiders loss to Falcons was a bunch of trash

    Getty Images A week after the Raiders nearly swept the season series with the Chiefs, they were boat raced in Atlanta. Quarterback Derek Carr‘s performance was a significant part of the equation. Carr had his worst showing of 2020 on Sunday, throwing a pick six and losing three fumbles in the...
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    Report: Josh Jacobs sprained his ankle Sunday

    USA TODAY Sports Raiders running back Josh Jacobs had a tough day on Sunday. Jacobs had seven carries for 27 yards, three catches for 17 yards, and lost a fumble during his team’s 43-6 loss to the Falcons. Jacobs looked like he got hurt on that fumble and there’s a report about his condition...
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    Falcons stretch lead to 16-3 before halftime

    Getty Images The Raiders have a lot of work to do if they want to avoid a second straight loss. Derek Carr lost a pair of fumbles and the Raiders never got the ball into the end zone during the first half of Sunday’s game in Atlanta. The Falcons turned those fumbles into two field goals and...
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    Falcons lead up to 23-3 after Deion Jones pick six

    Getty Images The Falcons turned Raiders quarterback Derek Carr‘s two fumbles into six points in the first half and they’ve tacked on seven more points thanks to another Carr miscue. Falcons linebacker Deion Jones stepped in front of a pass thrown behind running back Devontae Booker and took it...
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    Falcons rout Raiders 43-6

    Getty Images The Raiders won some respect for how they went down in a Week 11 loss to the Chiefs, but that won’t be the case after their Week 12 loss to the Falcons. Derek Carr turned the ball over four times, including a third quarter interception that Falcons linebacker Deion Jones took for...
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    Jon Gruden calls Raiders penalties “a recipe for disaster”

    Getty Images The Raiders were on the wrong side of a rout on Sunday as the Falcons whipped them 43-6 in Atlanta. Plenty went wrong on the way to that final score, including four Derek Carr turnovers and 11 penalties that totaled 141 yards. They included a roughing the kicker call that wiped...
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    Julio Jones is not expected to play Sunday

    Getty Images The Falcons ruled running back Todd Gurley out on Friday with a knee injury and it looks like they’ll be without another key offensive player against the Raiders as well. Falcons interim head coach Raheem Morris said that wide receiver Julio Jones was going to be a gametime...
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    NFL Week 12 early inactives: Tua Tagovailoa officially out

    Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Ryan Fitzpatrick is going to be back in the driver’s seat for the Dolphins Offense on Sunday. Tua Tagovailoa was downgraded to doubtful with the left...
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    Raiders pick off Matt Ryan, get on scoreboard

    Getty Images The Raiders waited until the second quarter to score their first points of Sunday’s game. Safety Johnathan Abram picked off Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to kill an Atlanta drive in Raiders territory and the Raiders were able to move the ball back over midfield, but the drive...
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    NFL Week 12 injury report roundup: Will Tua Tagovailoa play on Sunday?

    Getty Images Week 12 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with wins by the Texans and the Washington Football Team and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing...
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    Todd Gurley out, Julio Jones questionable for Falcons

    Getty Images The Raiders won’t have to tangle with running back Todd Gurley on Sunday. Gurley missed practice all week with a knee injury and the Falcons ruled him out on Friday. He has a long history of knee trouble, but this will be the first game that Gurley misses this season and the...
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    Raiders place Takk McKinley on injured reserve

    Getty Images The 49ers and Bengals claimed, and subsequently waived, Takk McKinley with a failed physical. The Raiders claimed him earlier this week and plan to keep him. Instead of waiving him with a failed physical, the Raiders instead placed the pass rusher on injured reserve with the groin...
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    Raiders activate Clelin Ferrell from COVID-19 reserve list

    Getty Images The Las Vegas Raiders activated defensive end Clelin Ferrell from the COVID-19 reserve list after a positive test over a week ago. Ferrell’s positive test ultimately led to 10 players in total landing on the reserve list due to their close contact with him. Ferrell was unable to...
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    Falcons working remotely after two non-coaching staff members test positive

    Getty Images Thanksgiving Day will be a virtual day of work in the Falcons organization. The team announced that they have called off all in-person activities at their facility on Thursday. They were informed that two non-coaching staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. In a...
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    Derek Carr explains his approach to blocking people on Twitter

    Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, when it comes to social media, has notoriously thin skin. Skin much thinner than an NFL quarterback should possess. Carr has a habit of blocking people on Twitter, which prevents others from access his account or seeing his tweets. On Wednesday...
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