Oakland Raiders News

Now that most of your food has digested and the tryptophan has worn off it's time to focus on getting gifts for the special people in your life.

Run, pass, catch. Darren McFadden did it all at Arkansas. Heck, he even returned kicks.

The New York Jets have waived former Pro Bowl cornerback-kick returner Justin Miller a month after re-signing him.

For 46 plays, the Raiders' defense was stingy, disciplined and shut down the Cowboys.

The game was played 39 years ago, to the day, yet Raiders Hall of Fame center Jim Otto remembers in vivid detail the grass condition, the steel beams supporting the stadium and that the Raiders lost a game they should have won.

If Chad Ochocinco really wants to fight a mixed martial arts champion, Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan hopes it happens before Cleveland's game at Cincinnati on Sunday.

The big Gradkowski era, or Bruce Gradkowski era, has started in Oakland and it has begun with a victory.

The Raiders haven't left California since they played the New York Giants on the road Oct.

The high school honor student and the NFL's highest-paid defensive back stroll down the destitute streets of Skid Row.

Former Cowboys teammate Leon Lett was the head instructor. Homework required one of those playback machines that flashed "12:00" all the time.

RON T. ENNIS Fort Worth Star-Telegram Raiders running back Darren McFadden gets caught in traffic Thursday at Cowboys Stadium.

The Oakland Raiders traveled to Dallas to play the Cowboys coming off of a big win over the Bengals, and once again could not get any momentum going.

The Oakland Raiders still have the speed to run the vertical stretch offense that became the trademark of the franchise's championship teams of the 1970s and '80s. The Raiders just lack the skill to catch those deep balls any more.

Witten to play against Raiders Dallas tight end Jason Witten, seen giving a straight arm to Philadelphia defender Will Witherspoon in a November 8 game, will play against Oakland on Thanksgiving Day.

Zach Miller's first thought? "Oh, I think it's really cool," the tight end said.

Here's what Express-News Cowboys beat writer Tom Orsborn says you should keep an eye on during today's game: 1. Tougher time for Tony: Thanksgiving Day has been delightful for Tony Romo since he became the Cowboys' starter in 2006.

You don't need me advising you to start Peyton Manning and Chris Johnson, or to bench Brady Quinn and Jabar Gaffney.

In the NFL great safeties are a luxury and teams with two great safeties are few and far between.A Great safetieA tandems are a QB's worst nightmare...Well, maybe second worst behind the second coming of Lawrence Taylor.

From a sheer numbers standpoints, it's no contest. The Dallas Cowboys' decision to release Greg Ellis and give the full-time job at strong side outside linebacker to Anthony Spencer has not worked out the way they hoped.

The Dallas Cowboys have played some decidedly unspectacular football over the past two weeks.