I like to start by apologising by not having an article last week . I just had a ton on my plate, with work, personal issues and the holidays, but we are back this week! One of the weird trivia questions about the NFL is that there have only been three men named Napoleon that […]
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Raider Classics – Raiders Knock Chiefs out of Playoffs in KC in 1999 Season Finale
Much like the last decade since 2013 The 1990s were a tough decade for the Raiders against the Chiefs. So tough that they only won two games against them entering the 1999 season finale . The entire decade the raiders had a 2-18 record against KC (they played 20 games as they also played in […]
Raiders Classics – Raiders Beat Chargers 7-6 on a late Bomb from Wade Wilson to James Jett in in 1998 in One of the Ugliest Games Ever
This week rather than doing a player and game we are going to do two games on Raider Greats. The next game I will write about is a Thursday night game that happened in 1983 in December during the Raiders Super Bowl season. However, with the Raiders losing one of the ugliest games I have […]
Raiders Classics – Raiders Dominate Vikings 24-7 in 1993 In Hostetler’s First Start at QB
The 1993 Raiders were a restart for coach Art Shell. Gone were Todd Marinovich and Jay Schroader at QB, WRs Sam Graddy and Mervyn Fernandez had retired. RB Marcus Allen signed with the Chiefs. In were Jeff Hostetler at QB, WRs Rocket Ismail, Alexander Wright, James Jett, and Rookies RBs Greg Robinson and Ty Montgomery. […]
Raider Greats CB/FS Albert Lewis
As it is Chiefs week I thought I would go over a Raider who was also a Chief. In the 1990s the Raiders and Chiefs exchanged a lot of players. Players such as Albert Lewis, Rich Gannon, Andre Rison and Harvey Williams went from the Chiefs to the Raiders and players such as Marcus Allen […]
Mission Statement, Comment on First Article, Analysis of Weeks 1 and 2 of 2023 season and Preview of Week 3 vs Steelers
Classic Games – Raiders Comeback to Defeat Steelers in Season Opener in 1976
There were many classic playoff games between the Raiders and the Steelers in the seventies and eighties. In all they met 6 times in the Playoffs between 1972 to 1983, including 3 consecutive AFC championship games from 1974 to 1976. They split those playoff games with 3 wins going to each team. In 4 of […]