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Given another chance to make a modest statement that better days lie ahead, the Raiders instead had all their problems displayed on a video board as big as Texas before a Thanksgiving Day national television audience.

One minute Leon Washington was closer to forcing the Jets to give him the $6 million a year he wanted.

The phone call came a little more than a year ago. Matt Shaughnessy's father was on the line, and Shaughnessy sensed something wasn't quite right.

In honor of the Richard Seymour 's playoffs prediction, let's play a game of "Jeopardy" : Answer: Aug.

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In the history of this historic franchise, the Oakland Raiders never had more than two consecutive seasons of losing 10 or more games, in fact from 1960 to 2002 the Raiders had only had a total of four seasons .

The running back had just snapped the fibula in his right leg right through the skin when Raiders ' 300-pound defensive tackle Tommy Kelly fell on him at the end of a six-yard run - Washington's only carry in the first quarter of the Jets ' 38-0 win over the Raiders .

"We feel terrible about the injury to Leon," head coach Rex Ryan said after the game.

The numbers say the Raiders have the NFL's 26th ranked defense, but the Silver & Black have many solid players on that side of the ball and it all starts with a formidable defensive line.

Both the Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles lost key players midway through the first quarter of their game Sunday.

Both the Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles lost key players midway through the first quarter of their game Sunday.

"I was still going to prepare like I might have to play a significant part of this game.

After watching his team endure yet another blowout loss, Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable said one of the keys to getting his team back on track is to eliminate distractions.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. a ' A piece of free advice for Tom Cable. When you get to the Raiders' Alameda compound on Monday, jump in Al Davis' town car when he's not looking.

Another week, another top-flight matchup that probably won't materialize. Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha , considered the best man-to-man cornerback in the NFL , would seem a logical choice to cover Giants wide receiver Steve Smith in Sunday's game at the Meadowlands.

It was no surprise that Tommy Kelly's best game in more than two years turned out to be little more than an afterthought.

There is enough negative attention being put on the Oakland Raiders right now without further criticism from me.

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders When: Today, 2:15 p.m. TV/Radio: Ch. 4/850 AM The series: In 97 all-time meetings, the Raiders have a 55-40-2 edge, but the Broncos are 21-7 since 1995.

's 18-game professional career, only one player is credited with getting past Clady to take down the Broncos ' quarterback for a sack.

The Oakland Raiders have been lacking a defensive presence going all the way back to the 2002 season.