Three days after cameras caught Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Geno Smith directing an obscene gesture in direction of booing fans after a disappointing home loss to the Cleveland Browns, he met with media members for the first time since news of the incident broke.

A contrite and somber Smith issues a an apology to fans. Wednesday He said he must hold himself to a higher standard and he promised that it would never happen again.

In the midst of a bitterly disappointing for Smith, who was acquired to bring victories and leadership, and the offense, the Allegiant Stadium crowd...

The Las Vegas Raiders are sitting 2-8 when I write this and could either be 2-9 or 3-8 after their matchup vs the Cleveland Browns. Raiders QB Geno Smith has not been as expected throwing 13 interceptions to 12 touchdowns while also ranking bottom 8 in big time throw rate and and having the 3rd worst turnover worthy plate rate in the NFL this season. The Raiders can, and likely will, move on from him following this season though that decision is heavily dependent on if Pete Carroll remains the Raiders head coach in 2026. Las Vegas can take on...

While there isn’t much room for optimism when it comes to the 2-9 Las Vegas Raiders, especially after the Week 12 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, cornerback Eric Stokes has been one of the few bright spots on the Raiders’ roster.

According to Pro Football Focus, Stokes has surrendered just 203 yards in coverage this season, which is tied for 11th among all cornerbacks with at least 240 coverage snaps. On Sunday, the Browns targeted him twice and both passes fell for incompletions, marking the third game that the free-agent signing gave up zero yards this season. That resulted...

In a season that’s sunk before Thanksgiving, rookie cornerback Darien Porter is one of the players on the Las Vegas Raiders’ roster that the fanbase seems to be most interested in. The third-round pick has intriguing traits, but the Raiders’ Week 12 matchup against the Cleveland Browns was just his fourth start of the season.

Granted, Porter is seeing the field more often recently, moving up Las Vegas’ depth chart to make three starts in the last four games and becoming a part of the defense’s rotation over the last month. Specifically looking at this past Sunday, he participated in...

Here is a look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 draft class fared in a 24-10 home loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 12 and what it means looking ahead to Sunday’s road game at the Los Angeles Chargers:

Brock Bowers:

Bowers played a season-high 96 percent of the snaps for the second straight week. He was targeted none times. He was targeted 21 times in the past two games after being thrown to just three times in a Week 10 loss at Denver. Bowers responded with six catches with 55 yards. New Las Vegas interim offensive coordinator...

The Las Vegas Raiders’ franchise has had a long, often contentious relationship with NFL officials.

We all know the history from Walt Coleman and the Tuck Rule to Gene Steratore and the index card to several other instances that wronged the Silver and Clack.

Apparently we need to add another name to the Raiders’ list of offiicials that don’t always do right by them — Clete Blakeman.

A recent study by Ingame.com showed Blakeman has called he most penalties against the Raiders, spanning the 2014-24 seasons, than any other official. The study showed Blakeman called 104 penalties on the Raiders...

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The Las Vegas Raiders are heading in a new direction on Sunday with the firing of Chip Kelly. The offense has struggled all season and hasn’t scored more than 16 points in the last three games. The performance against the Browns was the final straw for Kelly.

With Greg Olson now calling the plays, there could be changes overall to the...

It certainly doesn’t feel like Thanksgiving week for the Las Vegas Raiders, as the team has little to be thankful for after a double-digit loss to the Cleveland Browns last Sunday. Meanwhile, the Raiders continue to slide down the NFL Power Rankings as the five outlets below have them ranked in the 30s heading into Week 13.

Sports Illustrated

32. Las Vegas Raiders

Last week: 30

During the Raiders game, I wondered aloud to no one in particular if this was the worst offensive performance, from coach to quarterback to offensive line, that I’d...

For now, at least, Aidan O”Connell will not be in the Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback mix.

Sunday, in his first game being on the 53-man roster this season, the third-year quarterback was the No. 3, emergency quarterback Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Thus, the only way he could have played in the game had their been injuries to starter Geno Smith and backup Kenny Pickett.

Pickett has been Smith’s backup all season. The Raiders traded a fifth-round draft pick to the Browns for Pickett two days after he O’Connell broke his wrist in the final preseason game.

O’Connell had been...

There are a lot of eyes on what is happening with the Las Vegas Raiders’ and their coaching staff right now and that includes former players.

Two former Raiders’ offensive lineman have chimed in on the performance and job status of offensive line coach Brennan Carroll, after the team has allowed 21 sacks in the past three games, including allowing 10 sacks to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday as the Raiders fell to 2-9.

Las Vegas offensive coordinator Chip Kelly was fired hours after the game. On his verified X account, former Raiders offensive lineman Richie Incognito wrote that Carroll...

Kyler Murray?

I don’t like the idea and neither do many Las Vegas Raiders fans.

There have been reports that the Arizona Cardinals may part ways with the quarterback and the Raiders could be a fit as he has already been connected to the Raiders next year.

We recently asked our community members how they thought about that idea. It wasn’t close as about three quarters of the poll takers are not in favor of the notion.

I completely agree with the majority on this one.

Last offseason, of course, the Raiders thought they ended the yearly turnstile at the...