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Raiders v Broncos Game û Five Key Matchups to Watch

Posted: 25th September 2009 by Howard Hopper in NFL
The Oakland Raiders û Denver Broncos game this Sunday renews one of the oldest and fiercest rivalries in the NFL. In two games this year the Broncos have posted more impressive offensive and defensive statistics than the silver and black, but the Raiders should get a boost by playing at home in front of the Raider Nation. However, in games like this statistics are thrown out the window, and the ...

Five Oakland Raiders High Points from the Kansas City Game

Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Howard Hopper in NFL
The Oakland Raiders struggled on both sides of the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs in week two, which may have partially been attributed to a short preparation week after their Monday night opener against the San Diego Chargers. Expectations were high that they would have a strong performance against the supposedly lowly Chiefs, which as we all know was not the case.   In sifting through the dismal offensive statistics and ...

Oakland Raiders Focus Areas: Preparing for the Kansas City Chiefs

Posted: 18th September 2009 by Howard Hopper in NFL
On Monday night, the Oakland Raiders outperformed the San Diego Chargers in a number of areas, unfortunately, not in the one that counts...the final score.   One hates to use the term moral victory, but for the Raider Nation, the game was oh-so-sweet until the final quarter.   There were a number of key areas in which we outperformed the Bolts, including time of possession, total yards, rushing yards, yards per carry, and third ...

The Facts About the Oakland Raiders’ Blown Call

Posted: 16th September 2009 by Howard Hopper in NFL
Like the rest of the Raider Nation I was shocked Monday night when the officials, in their ridiculous orange striped uniforms, inexplicably chose to review Louis Murphy’s 19 yard touchdown reception with less than two minutes remaining in the first half, and then overturn the call and negated the touchdown. This was a pivitol point in the game since the Raiders had to settle for a field goal, and the ...

Fearless Game-by-Game Predictions for the 2009 Oakland Raiders Season

Posted: 12th September 2009 by Howard Hopper in NFL
This morning I was beaned in the head by an empty coffee mug cup that Psycho Bob threw at my friend Bob, the retired foot doctor, at the Almaden Roasting Company. Still stunned by the blow, I looked at the RaiderÆs season schedule on the table. Suddenly, in a flash, it was very clear to me, the results of all of the 2009 regular season Oakland Raiders games. Included below ...

Calculating Oakland Raiders 2009 Season Record by Position Strengths

Posted: 10th September 2009 by Howard Hopper in NFL
This article provides a unique way to calculate the 2009 win-loss record of the Oakland Raiders. There are several ways to predict a teamÆs win-loss record based on objective criteria like player additions and subtractions, strength of schedule, match ups, etc. For this exercise the RaidersÆ 2009 regular season win-loss record will be calculated based on improvements/regressions for each position on the team. The baseline for the projection is ...