In that 24-21 heartbreaker, the Pats got the shaft from referee Ben Dreith, who capped a tough day of bad calls with a roughing penalty against lineman Richard Hamilton on Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler on a third-and-18 play to keep a late drive going.
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The estate of Al Davis could potentially face big inheritance taxes on the Oakland Raiders.
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He lasted little more than two seasons in Seattle before being traded to the Raiders on Oct. 12, 2011 for two draft picks.
Ironically, at the time corporate raiders burst on the scene, the U.S. economy seemed to be stuck in a rut while Japan was ascendant.
The Raiders went on to take the Super Bowl over the Minnesota Vikings, a championship New Englanders thought was theirs if not for Dreith.
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"A lot of NFL teams run that up-tempo offense, " said Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib after running a hurry-up offense in a Senior Bowl practice overseen by Oakland Raiders coaches on Thursday.
Speaking of which, Paramount Pictures has the newly remastered Raiders film playing on 300 IMAX and digital movie theaters for a limited time.
His gambit helped force an agreement that year to merge the two leagues, creating the modern NFL. Davis returned to the Raiders, intent on becoming an owner.
The Wake Forest product played in 13 games for the Raiders before being waived on Nov. 16.
Kasdan has a long history with Lucasfilm, as screenwriter on The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi.
As they begin the new season on Sept. 8 against the Oakland Raiders, they aim to make history--to win a fourth Super Bowl trophy within five years.
The Raiders hosted Woodson at their facility on Tuesday and, characteristically, Raider fans were over-the-top with their passion.
But as the economics of the NFL changed, Davis didn't adapt--and he failed to cash in on the construction boom he created: The Raiders are one of only six teams that haven't built a new stadium since 1982 (the Giants and the Jets have a new one under way).
On January 22, 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders crushed the Washington Redskins, 38-9, to win Super Bowl XVIII.
Mrs Quadrini was held hostage for an hour when raiders struck after she returned from work on 6 December.
The Raiders, who are based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, finished sixth in the South division last season and Cornish admits the team have come a long way since he joined the club over a year ago.
Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, is on board to write an entry in the new Star Wars trilogy, and may also serve as a producer as well.
The Oakland Raiders, who pick third, have had their eye on Floyd and Lotulelei, among others, and defensive ends Dion Jordan of Oregon, Ziggy Ansah of BYU and Barkevious Mingo of LSU should have their names called in the first couple hours Thursday night.
Police in Italy say armed raiders have targeted two security vans in an elaborately planned ambush on a motorway, and escaped with a huge haul of gold bars.
The press has often been pretty hard on Upshaw, a former all-pro offensive lineman with the Oakland Raiders who took over the union's top spot in 1987, for supposedly caving too often in negotiations with owners over the years.
Devastating helmet-to-helmet hits are going uncalled, like the one that left Raiders receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey unconscious and strapped to a stretcher on Sunday.
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So now, out of the original 80, only four Raiders remain: Dick Cole (Doolittle's co-pilot on the Tokyo raid), Robert Hite, Edward Saylor and David Thatcher.
Sapp got in on his first year of eligibility after playing 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders.
There was also a run on quarterbacks with Oklahoma's Landry Jones (Steelers) and Arkansas' Tyler Wilson (Raiders) joining Barkley and Nassib in the fourth round.
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Tebow could have a a similar effect in upcoming road games against divisional foes: Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs which are the next three away games on the Denver schedule.
McClain told the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday that he is retiring from the NFL. McClain, 23, played three seasons with the Oakland Raiders before signing a one-year contract with Baltimore as a free agent April 12.
The biggest name left in NFL free agency found a surprising home on Tuesday night, as defensive back Charles Woodson, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, rejoined the Oakland Raiders after spending seven years with the Green Bay Packers.
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