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2026-09-13 · New York Post

Raiders’ first real test is figuring out how to deal with missing pieces

🔮 The Raiders have spent months preparing for what Klint Kubiak’s offense could look like with Brock Bowers at its center. assertive

2026-09-16 · New York Post

Record set straight on Maxx Crosby Rams trade rumors

🔮 And after one week, there is reason to believe the way things unfolded might have worked out pretty well for Crosby and the Raiders. mixed

2026-09-17 · New York Post

Raiders fans look to own SoFi Stadium again as team looks to own the Chargers

🔮 For some, it will be a short drive to see the team they never stopped calling their own. assertive

2026-09-17 · New York Post

Rams provide major update on Aaron Donald ahead of Giants game

🔮 The Rams know what Aaron Donald could mean to their defense. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

How Rams plan to make Australia distant memory

🔮 And no fast-forward button can get Aaron Donald ready for Monday night, with the Rams still deciding whether his comeback will begin against the Giants. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

Rams’ Sean McVay wants no part of playing in Australia ‘ever again’

🔮 Sean McVay would like to remove Australia from the Rams’ travel itinerary. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

Raiders provide major update on Brock Bowers

🔮 The Raiders may have to pursue a 2-0 start without Brock Bowers. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

Chargers might skip suspense, get right to disappointment

🔮 At least the Chargers might spare everyone the wait this year. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

Aaron Donald provides major update on return status

🔮 The Rams defensive lineman said he will play Monday night against the Giants at SoFi Stadium, setting the stage for his first regular-season appearance after two seasons away from football. assertive

2026-09-19 · New York Post

Raiders quarterback ruled out for personal reasons

🔮 The Raiders will be without quarterback Aidan O’Connell for Sunday’s game against the Chargers as he attends to a personal matter. assertive

2026-09-20 · New York Post

Raiders look to turn SoFi Stadium into home-field edge, 2-0 start to season

🔮 And Sunday at SoFi Stadium, both will find out how much a week of preparation can change the picture. For the Raiders, their season-opening victory over the Dolphins offered an encouraging look at what new coach Klint Kubiak is building: An offense that can lean on Ashton Jeanty, a passing game designed to keep the chains moving and a defense capable of making quarterbacks uncomfortable without asking Maxx Crosby to do all the heavy lifting. assertive

2026-09-20 · New York Post

Raiders aim to put Chargers in hole on familiar turf, fresh opportunity

🔮 Because if the Raiders leave their second home with a victory, they will take a 2-0 record back to Vegas while leaving the Chargers buried in an 0-2 hole. assertive

2026-09-20 · New York Post

Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers ruled out against Chargers

🔮 The Raiders will have to pursue a 2-0 start without Brock Bowers. assertive

2026-09-21 · New York Post

Raiders bury AFC West rival Chargers despite costly mistakes

🔮 Could he make them pay downfield? assertive

2026-09-21 · New York Post

Don’t bet against Aaron Donald as Rams look for jolt from superstar

🔮 No reliable precedent to tell us what Aaron Donald will look like after spending two full seasons away from football, then returning at 35 to play one of the most physically unforgiving positions in sports. assertive

2026-09-22 · New York Post

Davante Adams turns back the clock, Rams still look sloppy in fortuitous win over Giants

🔮 The Rams will need more time to convince everyone they are bound for the Super Bowl. assertive

2026-09-22 · New York Post

Davante Adams set the tone, holds Rams to ‘high standard’ instead of riding high horse

🔮 The Rams could have looked at the scoreboard Monday night, congratulated themselves on restoring order and called it an evening. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Raiders have earned 2-0 start, but Saints raise stakes —and expectations

🔮 And certainly no reason to hand them back because the opponents might have arrived with their own problems. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Raiders face toughest test yet in New Orleans against Saints

🔮 Who would have thought Raiders-Saints would be one of the must-see games of Week 3? assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Raiders’ Jack Bech carries slain brother with him on emotional first trip back to New Orleans

🔮 On Sunday, Jack, who was born and raised in nearby Lafayette, will return to New Orleans with the Raiders to play the Saints, carrying his brother’s memory and an opportunity to create a different association with a city his family understandably connects to its darkest day. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Raiders receive crucial Brock Bowers injury update for Saints game

🔮 The star tight end has been cleared to play and will make his 2026 debut Sunday against the Saints, giving quarterback Kirk Cousins another dynamic weapon as the Raiders try to improve to 3–0 under first-year coach Klint Kubiak. assertive

2026-09-28 · New York Post

Brock Bowers’ return proving Raiders 3-0 start no flash in the pan

🔮 Bowers’ ability to threaten the middle of the field forces defenses to devote attention that might otherwise go toward helping against Tre Tucker and the Raiders’ other receivers. assertive

2026-09-28 · New York Post

Brock Bowers’ emphatic statement has Raiders QB likening him to Justin Jefferson

🔮 That would be Bowers, whose greatest trick might eventually be making the extraordinary so routine that everyone forgets how unreasonable it is to expect any of this. assertive

2026-09-29 · New York Post

Raiders are being dissed in NFL power rankings. 3-0 start deserves much more

🔮 At what point does reasonable skepticism become an unwillingness to judge the team John Spytek and Tom Brady have built, and Klint Kubiak is coaching, on its own merits? assertive

2026-09-30 · New York Post

Brock Bowers wastes no time turning Raiders return into prestigious hardware

🔮 The Raiders had demonstrated they could win without Bowers. assertive

2026-10-01 · New York Post

Raiders defensive coordinator sums up philosophy in 3 words

🔮 Then get ready for the next snap. The extra shove might feel satisfying. assertive

2026-10-01 · New York Post

Klint Kubiak prepared all summer for Jackson Powers-Johnson injury

🔮 They were preparing for a situation they knew could arrive during the regular season. assertive

2026-10-02 · New York Post

Raiders lose key offensive lineman for Chiefs game

🔮 The Raiders spent the summer preparing Caleb Rogers for an opportunity they hoped wouldn’t come at Jackson Powers-Johnson’s expense. assertive

2026-10-02 · New York Post

Rams’ must-win game against Eagles comes at worst time possible, then Aaron Donald news dropped

🔮 Another defeat Sunday, coupled with wins by their division rivals, would leave them three games behind the 49ers and two behind the Seahawks. assertive

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Here come the Chiefs, and Raiders’ chance to prove fast start is real

🔮 Beating Kansas City would put them alone atop the division and give their encouraging September a considerably more imposing follow-up. assertive

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Las Vegas was built for Chiefs spectacle. Now Raiders are, too

🔮 For once, the most compelling attraction in the building might be the possibilities surrounding the team that actually calls it home. That has been the missing piece. assertive

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Raiders coach calls shot at halftime of Chiefs game

🔮 Beating the Chiefs would certainly qualify. assertive

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Raiders push Chiefs to limit but drop first game of season

🔮 So does the fact that they put themselves in position to beat the opponent against whom their progress will inevitably be measured. assertive

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Raiders lost gamble against Chiefs, but they can’t lose their nerve

🔮 If you have a problem with Klint Kubiak calling his shot at halftime Sunday, all but guaranteeing the Raiders would beat the Chiefs, have at it. assertive

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Raiders missing a leading man, Marvin Harrison Jr. could be the answer

🔮 That is both a compliment to Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer and Ashton Jeanty and a flashing warning light for a team trying to close the remaining distance between itself and the Kansas City Chiefs. assertive

2026-10-05 · New York Post

How Rams staved off humiliation, saved Super Bowl hopes with epic comeback

🔮 For why another trip to Philadelphia ended with another reminder of everything they still couldn’t do. assertive

2026-10-06 · New York Post

Sean McVay’s failure to address elephant in room may derail Super Bowl hopes

🔮 It would help if their special teams stopped leaving banana peels along the route. assertive

2026-10-07 · New York Post

Raiders’ run game is a problem; history shows the perfect solution is coming

🔮 Waiting for the blocking, timing and execution to turn the running game he envisioned into something his team could depend on. assertive

2026-10-07 · New York Post

Kirk Cousins might have more passing options with Raiders’ familiar face

🔮 The Raiders could soon get help for their depleted receiving corps from a player who has spent the first month of the season waiting for his chance. mixed

2026-10-08 · New York Post

Four games. Zero sacks. Are you kidding, 49ers?

🔮 History suggests you might wait a very long time to see it again. assertive

2026-10-08 · New York Post

Ashton Jeanty injury takes surprising turn ahead of Raiders-Patriots game

🔮 A reduction from full to limited participation could mean the Raiders are taking a cautious approach with a player who has been absorbing contact while recovering. assertive

2026-10-09 · New York Post

Raiders need to make big decision after Ashton Jeanty’s injuries worsen

🔮 Mike Washington Jr. might not have to wait much longer for his opportunity. mixed

2026-10-11 · New York Post

Raiders’ next challenge: Show they can take a hit and hit back

🔮 The Raiders will face a team that just reminded itself what it is capable of accomplishing. assertive

2026-10-11 · New York Post

For Raiders, upcoming NFL schedule will show them who they are

🔮 The next three weeks will reveal whether they took anything else. assertive

2026-10-11 · New York Post

Raiders’ flaws are catching up fast — and the schedule won’t wait

🔮 Limited in practice Thursday and sidelined Friday, he needed a pregame workout to determine whether his ankle and foot injuries would allow him to play. assertive

2026-10-13 · New York Post

Rams’ schedule offers a path to get right — and no excuses

🔮 Of course, treating these opponents as automatic victories would be the easiest way to squander the opening. assertive

2026-10-13 · New York Post

Rams keep finding new ways to sabotage their championship hopes

🔮 Monday night’s 37-34 overtime loss to the Bills was another reason to question whether this team can be trusted to do anything beyond periodically reminding everyone how good it could be. assertive

2026-10-14 · New York Post

For Raiders, Ashton Jeanty can play vs Bills, but should he?

🔮 Klint Kubiak says he will. assertive

2026-10-15 · New York Post

Commanders’ clock-management disaster sharpening Raiders sword

🔮 Jayden Daniels was tackled on their final play, and time expired before Washington could attempt a kick. assertive

2026-10-16 · New York Post

Raiders’ leaky defense preps for perfect storm against Bills, Josh Allen

🔮 They just aren’t getting off the field nearly enough. And with Josh Allen and the Bills coming to Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, the distinction could become painfully obvious. assertive

2026-10-18 · New York Post

Bills, Josh Allen could throw latest wrench in Raiders’ quick rebuild

🔮 A week after Drake Maye and the Patriots exposed their defense, the Raiders welcome a quarterback who can punish their mistakes and turn otherwise sound defensive possessions into exhausting exercises in frustration. assertive

2026-10-18 · New York Post

Raiders don’t need new blueprint for Bills, they need to trust theirs

🔮 Three straight wins suggested they might be further along than expected. assertive

2026-10-18 · New York Post

Klint Kubiak pulls the trigger on Raiders shake-up amid running-game woes

🔮 Klint Kubiak said changes could be coming as the Raiders searched for answers to their struggling running game. assertive

2026-10-19 · New York Post

Raiders’ offensive shake-up fails to fix glaring problem in loss to Bills

🔮 So did a defense that could not produce the stop the Raiders needed on Buffalo’s game-decising possession. assertive

2026-10-19 · New York Post

Raiders are done with moral victories — now they need actual wins

🔮 If you were measuring the distance, it might be a yard. assertive

2026-10-19 · New York Post

NFL owners meeting sets stage for key questions as 49ers owner comes off suspension

🔮 But when owners gather Tuesday and Wednesday in New York for their fall meetings, some of the most important questions will involve accountability in the present. assertive

2026-10-20 · New York Post

Raiders owner Mark Davis reveals beef he has with Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins

🔮 Although the Raiders owner might appreciate someone explaining how he became a supporting actor in his own burger joint and wardrobe. assertive

2026-10-21 · New York Post

Rams face another looming threat as Puka Nacua’s NFL review drags on

🔮 That leaves the Rams trying to rescue their season while waiting to learn whether their path will become even more difficult. assertive

2026-10-23 · New York Post

Raiders’ Dont’e Thornton running out of time as roster deadline looms

🔮 Yet Thornton remains on the outside looking in. “He will not be activated for this game,” Kubiak said Friday. assertive

2026-10-25 · New York Post

Raiders’ LA rejection turned into a Vegas jackpot

🔮 They might have gotten something better. assertive

2026-10-25 · New York Post

Raiders can deliver another painful blow to Rams’ fading season

🔮 Finding even modest consistency on the ground would help. assertive

2026-10-26 · New York Post

Rams deliver statement win over Raiders with season hanging in the balance

🔮 Sensing the crossroads they stood at, they thrashed the Raiders 35-21 with the urgency of a team unwilling to let an opportunity to climb back into the division race, and nudge their season back on track. assertive

2026-10-26 · New York Post

Rams coach Sean McVay reveals missing piece that showed out in decimation of Raiders

🔮 Thirty-nine carries for 198 yards will do that. assertive

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