INSTANT RAIDERS
Tim Brown is lobbying again. The man who pleaded for pass interference on practically every pass he didn’t catch wants to return to the Raiders in an official capacity.
Brown said so a couple months ago, and he went into more detail Thursday on the SIRIUS NFL Radio show “Movin’ the Chains,” hosted by Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan.
Sports Network
The Oakland Raiders entered the 2008 season hoping they could challenge the standing of the San Diego Chargers in the AFC West.
San Jose Mercury News
SAN DIEGO — A season after finishing one game shy of the Super Bowl, the San Diego Chargers are only one game better than the Oakland Raiders.
San Diego Chargers News
NFL Network has guaranteed the purchase of enough tickets to lift the television blackout on Thursday’s game between the Chargers and Oakland Raiders.
San Diego Chargers News
December 1, 2008 9:56 PM Here is an injury update from San Diego and Oakland. The teams play Thursday night in San Diego: In Oakland, linebacker Ricky Brown continues to be out with a groin injury.
Inside Bay Area
ALAMEDA — Their season began with a last-play loss to the Carolina Panthers. Seven days later, an erroneous ruling by an official cost the San Diego Chargers in a 39-38 loss to the Denver Broncos.
That was only the start. In all, there have been eight losses by a combined 34 points, with only one of those by more than seven points. Somewhere, some place, former Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer must be chuckling over what has befallen the team that fired him after a 14-2 showing in 2006.
San Diego Chargers News
San Diego is 4-8 after getting sonned by Atlanta at home on Sunday. Do not take this to mean the Chargers stink, however.
San Diego Chargers News
More than 1,000 tickets remain available for Thursday night’s game between the Chargers and the Oakland Raiders at Qualcomm Stadium.
HutchNews.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 10-week tryout that dropped into Tyler Thigpen’s lap like a blessing from heaven is heading into the home stretch, and the results for the first player ever drafted out of Coastal Carolina have been mixed.
www.kansascity.com
The Chiefs are back where they were two weeks ago: not knowing who might be healthy and available on defense.
The Daily Sentinel
There are big wins.
Denver’s 24-20 win over Atlanta last Sunday certainly rates as one.
There are big losses.
Rocky Mountain News
Wide receiver Brandon Marshall said this week he was “hunting DBs” as the Broncos got ready to play the Oakland Raiders on Sunday in Invesco Field at Mile High.
SportingNews.com
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos have the fourth-worst defense in the NFL, they’re minus-10 in turnover differential and their injury epidemic is so acute they’re down to their sixth, seventh and eighth options at tailback.
Longmont Times-Call
It’s not like the Denver Broncos to heap praise upon anyone associated with the Oakland Raiders.
This week, however, the Broncos can’t stop gushing about Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.
Winnipeg Free Press
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall fears no cornerback.
Still, he’s quite wary of Oakland’s Nnamdi Asomugha.
Read more.
Sportsbooks - In last Sunday’s win at the Atlanta Falcons, the Denver Broncos proved that their beleaguered defense could exhibit solid play for four quarters against a quality opponent with a dangerous offensive cast.
Denver Daily News
Do not get too excited just yet, Denver Broncos fans, because a loss to the hated (and terrible) Oakland Raiders would likely crush the Denver Broncos’ playoff aspirations.
The Broncos now sit at 6-4 with a two-game lead over the San Diego Chargers, but this is a rivalry game and the Raiders have already upset the New York Jets earlier in the season.
Rocky Mountain News
Wearing a faux fur aviator hat up to the podium, Brandon Marshall appeared to be loaded for bear.
“I’m hunting DBs,” he joked.
CBSSports.com
DENVER (AP) -The Denver Broncos have the fourth-worst defense in the NFL, they’re minus-10 in turnover differential and their injury epidemic is so acute they’re down to their sixth, seventh and eighth options at tailback.
Carroll County Times
OWINGS MILLS — Fabian Washington was trapped in the black hole of Raiders Nation a year ago, engineering his escape from Oakland unintentionally as his standard of play became suspect and he was benched after three starts due to poor tackling and a loss of focus.
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