Raiders Defeat Rams In Battle For Los Angeles

With games at Cleveland and Chicago the following weeks before returning home to take on AFC West rival Denver, the Raiders could be a solid 3-2 heading into their bye week. Second base at O.co is right at the 50, with first and third base at each 30. The first came on Oakland’s first drive, when the corner deflected a pass intended for Michael Crabtree close to the front corner of the end zone.

It’s a battle that will likely continue into the final moments of training camp. Jeff Fisher can’t afford to risk Nick Foles by playing him more than a series.

Kenbrell Thompkins, who joined the team last year after being cut by the Patriots and claimed off waivers by Oakland, has been the most consistent third option behind Cooper and Crabtree and he is the biggest threat to win the slot position over Streater at this point.

Kudos will have to be given to the defense instead of one of the running backs. But neither was on the field once the actual game started. Like Ice Cube said, “It was a good day”, but a lot of members of the Raider Nation are really wondering, “Are we there yet?” While preseason games are for the most part meaningless and are essentially a televised practice scrimmage, each preseason game is important in its own way as players and coaches get a chance to put what they’ve been working on at camp to the test in a live scenario against a true opponent.

McGill must use his length to his advantage or he’ll struggle, but it was a good sign to see his improved footwork.

Gurley is coming back from knee surgery at the University of Georgia.

Willis’ skill set as a wide receiver and special teams player should eventually outweigh Holliday’s duties as a specialist.

Radio Broadcast: The game will be broadcast on the Rams Radio Network, the flagship of which is WXOS-101.1 ESPN in St. Louis.

Veterans like soon-to-be Hall of Famer Charles Woodson and Justin Tuck should be expected to lead the way, however Khalil Mack, who made his case to be the Defensive Rookie of the Year last year, will be a key to the Raiders defense as well. “It’s been on my heart these past six, seven months”.

Streater worked his way back into the mix on Sunday and said he didn’t feel like all the time off hampered him.

“I’ve always been all business-like”, Cooper said.

“It was a little nerve-wracking at first, but once I got settled in and got out there, it was better”, Heeney said. “It’s just a good group of receivers”.

Streater led the Raiders with 60 catches and 888 receiving yards in 2013 and was pegged as their No. 1 receiver last year before getting hurt. Givens also gained 16 yards on a reverse.

Tonight’s Rams vs Raiders 2015 game (start time 7 pm PST) features two squads heading to the field in their first NFL Preseason game of the season. Five of those seven contests have been played in Oakland, with the last meeting here in 2007 under coach Scott Linehan. The curse of the west coast swing is more tangible when talking about teams from Cincinnati and in the first game of the season nothing is guaranteed because neither team knows what exactly is going to come out of the tunnels.