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Free agent linebacker Vontaze Burfict was recently arrested in Nevada on a misdemeanor battery charge, as per ESPN. According to Clark County Detention Center records, the 30-year-old is currently being held on a $1,000 bond with a hearing already set for Monday. The former Arizona State product was a mainstay on the Cincinnati Bengals squad […]

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has been ruled out for the team’s Week 13 matchup against the New York Jets. Jacobs suffered an ankle injury during the team’s embarrassing 43-6 loss at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons. The setback is not as bad as previously feared, but Raiders head coach John Gruden […]

For the most part, Derek Carr has had a highly effective season quarterbacking the Las Vegas Raiders. His yardage totals aren’t prolific, but Carr has been dependable in the pocket. He has tossed 19 touchdown passes against three interceptions, with a completion percentage of nearly 70% and a QB rating of 104.9 — which would […]

The NFL has yet to fully complete its Week 12 slate as part of this unique 2020 season, but Week 13 is now right around the corner. As the regular season inches closer and closer to its conclusion, fantasy football owners only have one week — or maybe two — remaining to see if reaching […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 120 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 120 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 120 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week […]

The Las Vegas Raiders found themselves in a deep hole after they succumbed to a 43-6 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 12. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden didn’t have much to say after their disappointing performance and only likened the frustrating situation to an uncanny comparison. “When you go to the dentist and […]

The NFL’s 2020 regular season schedule has encountered change after change this year with Weeks 12 and 13 being no exceptions. Even though Week 12 is still going, fantasy football owners must begin looking ahead to Week 13. Both weeks are equally crucial for the eventual outcome of various seasons. With fantasy football owners vying […]

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had been having a career year entering Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Carr had completed over 70 percent of his pass attempts for 19 touchdowns and just three interceptions, and he had torched the Kansas City Chiefs for three scores the week prior. Surely the 29-year-old would keep […]

The Las Vegas Raiders suffered multiple blows during a disappointing Week 12 performance on the field against the Atlanta Falcons. In addition to the ugly 43-6 count on the scoreboard, Raiders star running back Josh Jacobs suffered an ankle sprain, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The silver lining, though, is that Jacobs’ injury looked worse than […]

An exciting tripleheader will be made available for football fans everywhere in time for the Christmas festivities. The NFL has already revealed its Week 16 slate scheduled to be played on Saturday, Dec. 26, via the league website. The first offering will pit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Detroit Lions set to be played […]

If you’re a fan of the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday wasn’t your night. The team  got embarrassed on their visit to the Atlanta Falcons and saw themselves at the wrong end of a 43-6 blowout. Oakland’s own Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers was front and center to witness the beating his favorite team […]

The Las Vegas Raiders just got their behinds handed to them on Sunday by the Atlanta Falcons. Fans are looking for someone to release their frustration on. Head coach Jon Gruden was the first to step up and took complete ownership of the embarrassing L. It was a massacre in Atlanta as Matt Ryan and […]

It has been a landslide so far in favor of the Atlanta Falcons against the 6-4 Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Deion Jones added to the Falcons’ fun with a 67-yard pick-6 of the struggling Derek Carr: .@AtlantaFalcons Pick-6! Deion Jones takes it the other way! @debo #RiseUpATL 📺: #LVvsATL on CBS📱: NFL app // […]

The 6-4 Las Vegas Raiders will travel to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Week 12 to take on the 3-7 Atlanta Falcons. Both teams are coming off losses in Week 11, as the Raiders lost to the Kansas City Chiefs at home and the Falcons fell to the New Orleans Saints on the road. The Raiders are […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are desperate for some production in the sack department, signing both Vic Beasley and Takk McKinley recently. Even though Beasley and McKinley won’t be active on Sunday versus the Atlanta Falcons, Jon Gruden believes both of them will be major cogs in Las Vegas’ defense. “I don’t want to say that […]

The Atlanta Falcons will be without Todd Gurley when they take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12 of the 2020 NFL season, according to team reporter Kelsey Conway. Gurley is nursing a knee injury. Gurley has been one of the leading forces for the Falcons this season. He leads the team with 610 […]

The Las Vegas Raiders find themselves with a 6-4 record entering Week 12, which feels all too familiar. Following the disappointing end to last season, Derek Carr believes the Raiders’ 6-4 record this season ‘feels different’ this time around. “Me and Mr. Mayock, I said the same words to him in our conversation the other […]

During his media session with reporters on Wednesday, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was asked an interesting question by Tashan Reed of The Athletic. Reed, who covers the Raiders, asked Carr why the star QB blocked him on Twitter. Carr not only provided a long answer, but the Raiders gunslinger even offered to go […]

The AFC has been quite crowded in the middle of the pack with Week 11 of the NFL regular season winding down. Entering Week 11, six teams pursuing the Super Bowl had identical 6-3 records. The seventh and extra playoff spot at the back end of the postseason lineup could help clear up such a […]

The Las Vegas Raiders, fresh off a home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11, are signing former eighth overall pick Vic Beasley to their practice squad, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Tennessee Titans released Beasley on Nov. 11 after just five subpar games. Raiders signed former Falcons and Titans OLB Vic […]

On Sunday, the AFC West title race was all but wrapped up after the Kansas City Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes, defeated the Las Vegas Raiders. Mahomes took advantage of a flaw in the execution of the Raiders game plan. They left him too much time. The comeback was inevitable according to Kyle Tracy and […]

Fans were treated to a tightly contested affair between the top two teams of the AFC West in Week 11 proceedings. The Kansas City Chiefs found themselves trailing in crunch time against the Las Vegas Raiders, but quarterback Patrick Mahomes rifled a 22-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce for the game-winning score in […]

It’s no secret that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is a fan of the NFL and regularly watches games. So, when Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made a game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce to give the Chiefs a pulsating 35-31 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, it was no surprise when […]

Las Vegas Raiders QB Derek Carr had to pull out all the stops on their Sunday night match against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 29-year old came pretty close to ruining the defending champs’ visit with a few clutch plays that help his team grab the lead in key stretches of the evening. Carr dropped […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders put on quite a show on Sunday in what turned out to be a compelling, back-and-forth matchup between two sides that were both unwilling to let up. In a crucial juncture in the final period, Chiefs running back Le’Veon Bell came up with a huge play […]

QB Derek Carr comes up clutch and connects with veteran TE Jason Witten to bring the Las Vegas raiders on top with under two minutes to go on their Sunday night battle against the Kansas City Chiefs. Carr and the rest of the Raiders took full advantage of numerous defensive penalties from the Chiefs and […]

Derek Carr finds a wide open Darren Waller in the end zone early in the fourth to give them a 24-21 lead. The score by Waller capped off an 11 play, 75-yard drive. The Raiders came to play on Sunday night football. The Chiefs only loss this season came to the Raiders in week 5, […]

Trayvon Mullen just made a huge play for the Las Vegas Raiders, as he led the home squad to an incredible defensive stop to end the first half of their game against the defending champions, Kansas City Chiefs. Mullen intercepted a Patrick Mahomes heave at the goal line to keep the Chiefs at bay and […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders have played quite literally zero defense on Sunday evening in the desert. With both teams already scoring two touchdowns apiece, Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is just the game’s latest touchdown scorer as the rookie rusher found the end zone to knot the AFC West clash at […]

Quarterback Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders are on absolute fire to begin Sunday Night Football in “Sin City.” With the Raiders looking to take down the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs for a second time this season, Las Vegas wide receiver Nelson Agholor is certainly doing his part early on. Carr, […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are struggling on defense to start their Sunday Night Football game against the rival Las Vegas Raiders. However, thanks to the presence of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and wide receiver Tyreek Hill, it took only one possession for the Chiefs to tie things up in “Sin City.” After Raiders running back Josh […]

Second-year running back Josh Jacobs and the Las Vegas Raiders are the only team to defeat the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs this 2020 season. With Las Vegas looking to secure a season sweep against the Chiefs on Sunday evening in “Sin City,” Jacobs got his team on the board first while wasting […]

The 6-3 Las Vegas Raiders will host the 8-1 Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Week 11 on Sunday Night Football on NBC. This is a rematch of Week 5 when the Raiders went to Kansas City and defeated the reigning Super Bowl champions by a final score of 40-32. KC superstar quarterback Patrick […]

Armed with a four-game winning streak, the Kansas City Chiefs head into their game against the Las Vegas Raiders as clear favorites. They seem poised to pick up a key win in the AFC West. If that sounds familiar, it’s because that’s exactly what happened when the Chiefs welcomed the Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium in […]

In his third season under Jon Gruden, Derek Carr appears to be getting comfortable at quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders. Ahead of the team’s rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs, Gruden claims that Carr is ‘all business’ this season. “He’s all business,” Gruden said Wednesday, via Anthony Galaviz of the Fresno Bee. “He’s on […]

The Las Vegas Raiders already had their work cut out ahead of a Week 11 showdown with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. But the challenge has doubled after the majority of the starting defense drew the “close contact” designation for COVID-19. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports at least eight defensive starters will […]

The Las Vegas Raiders allegedly took a victory lap inside their team buses around Arrowhead Stadium following their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs back in October. Chiefs coach Andy Reid was not exactly delighted to hear about the Raiders’ alleged post-game antic, but for his part, Raiders shot-caller Jon Gruden didn’t seem to care […]

Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs will be out for revenge in Week 11 when they take on the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders upset the Chiefs in Week 5 by a final score of 40-32. After the game, Las Vegas’ team buses circled Arrowhead Stadium on their way to Kansas […]

Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski put the finishing touches on quite the memorable performance from the surging AFC West franchise. With the rival Denver Broncos heading to Sin City for the Week 10 matchup between these two divisional foes, Kwiatkoski sealed the deal with this late interception of quarterback Drew Lock. Not only did […]