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Getty Images Raiders first-round pick Henry Ruggs has missed the last two games with knee and hamstring injuries, but it looks like he’ll back for Sunday’s game agains the Chiefs. Ruggs was limited in practice on Wednesday and moved up to full participation on Thursday. If Ruggs got through...

Getty Images The Chiefs and Raiders have had a rivalry for as long as they’ve existed, having been in the same division every season since 1960. But lately, it hasn’t been much of a rivalry. The Chiefs have won five in a row against the Raiders, and Derek Carr is 2-10 as the Raiders’ starting...

Getty Images The Raiders had a few players on the reserve/COVID-19 list during training camp, but they didn’t put any players on that list during the first four weeks of the regular season. That run ended on Tuesday. According to multiple reports, defensive tackle Maurice Hurst has been placed...

Getty Images After working the Tennessee Titans vs. Minnesota Vikings game in Week 3 that preceded the COVID outbreak with the Titans, Clete Blakeman’s officiating crew was given last week off as they underwent further testing as a precaution. After the one week hiatus, Blakeman’s crew is back...

Getty Images Monday came and went without news that the NFL had issued new penalties and/or admonitions against Raiders coach Jon Gruden for failing to consistently wear a face covering during Week Four action. He’s not in the clear. Per a league source, roughly three or four teams require...

Getty Images Videos of Raiders players not wearing masks while in attendance at an indoor fundraiser for tight end Darren Waller‘s foundation surfaced last week and touched off an investigation in Henderson, Nevada into whether the event violated state guidelines. It also caught the eye of the...

Getty Images Quarterback Josh Allen’s play has been a big reason for the Bills’ undefeated start to the season, so there was reason to worry when he went to the locker room after coming down hard on his left shoulder in the first half of the game. Allen’s absence turned out to be a brief one...

Getty Images After extended success as it relates to the pandemic, the triple-bogey arrived last week for the NFL, with the Tennessee outbreak and the Patriots/Chiefs postponement over a positive result on each team and the Saints’ Saturday night close call. On Monday, the league will convene...

USA TODAY Sports In a two-week span in March, the Bills traded for Stefon Diggs and signed Josh Norman as a free agent. The moves proved huge Sunday in the team’s 30-23 victory over the Raiders. The Bills moved to 4-0, while the Raiders fell to 2-2. Norman, who signed one-year, $6 million...

Getty Images After Week One, the NFL made it clear that coaches who fail to properly and consistently wear face coverings during games would be subject to potential “accountability measures.” After Week Two, Raiders coach Jon Gruden and four other coaches each received $100,000 fines, with...

Getty Images Sunday was a record-setting day for Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, but becoming the franchises all-time leader in touchdown passes wasn’t his focus when all was said and done. Passing Ken Stabler with his 151st touchdown pass was nice, but Sunday’s 30-23 loss to the Raiders...

Getty Images The Raiders won’t have rookie receiver Henry Ruggs III today against the Bills. The first-round choice entered the day doubtful with knee and hamstring injuries that kept him out of practice all week. They already had ruled out third-round receiver Bryan Edwards with foot and...

Getty Images Josh Allen already has two touchdown throws, and the Bills have taken a 14-3 lead on the Raiders early. Rookie Gabriel Davis caught a 26-yard touchdown from Allen with 10:37 remaining in the first quarter. It completed an eight-play, 75-yard drive. Cole Beasley made a...

USA TODAY Sports Bills quarterback Josh Allen avoided the sack, but he couldn’t avoid the hit. Or the pain that apparently followed. Raiders cornerback Keisean Nixon initially hit Allen as Allen threw an 8-yard completion to Stefon Diggs. Arden Key then went over the top of Allen. Allen ran...

Getty Images Jason Witten had 72 touchdowns for the Cowboys. He had his first for the Raiders late in the first half Sunday. Witten, who had only two catches for 5 yards in the first three games while playing 34 percent of the offensive snaps, caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr...

Getty Images For the second time this season, the NFL has fined the Raiders for a violation of COVID-19 rules. The Raiders were fined $50,000 for having an unauthorized employee in the locker room after their win over the Saints, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. In an attempt to limit...

Getty Images It looks like the Raiders will be without both their rookie receivers this Sunday against the Bills. Third-round pick Bryan Edwards has been ruled out due to the foot and ankle injuries that kept him out of practice all week. First-round pick Henry Ruggs is dealing with knee and...

Getty Images Week Four of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Broncos and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images On Monday night, several Raiders attended an indoor event with too many people and not enough (no) masks. The NFL has not issued a blanket ban on similar activities by the Raiders and all other teams, yet. A report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal claims that the league sent a memo...

Getty Images Bills wide receiver John Brown opened the week as a non-participant in practice, but made his way back to full participation on Friday and he does not have an injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Defensive end Mario Addison‘s trajectory this week was not as...