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2008 Oakland Raiders Tickets: A Season of Promise
Let’s face it: In recent years, Oakland Raiders tickets haven’t delivered the
same amount of thrills and excitement as in days past. The Raiders haven’t
sniffed the NFL Playoffs since reaching the Super Bowl in 2002.
Raiders ticket holders have suffered through the return of Art Shell and the
downfall of Bill Callahan. All-Pro receiver Randy Moss came and went with barely
breaking a sweat. It’s definitely been a difficult run at McAfee Coliseum.
That’s about to change.
There is more buzz surrounding Oakland Raiders tickets for the 2008 NFL season
than there has been in a very long time. Head coach Lane Kiffin has helped the
Raiders build a solid core of talented, young players, including quarterback
JaMarcus Russell and running back Darren McFadden.
Russell had a stellar college career at LSU, before becoming the overall No. 1
pick by the Raiders in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played sparingly toward the end of
his rookie season and was not ultra-successful. But his natural abilities are
extremely evident.
The Raiders nabbed McFadden with the fifth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At Arkansas, McFadden shattered the school’s record book and was a Heisman
trophy contender the past two seasons. A standout athlete, McFadden has the
ability to run between the tackles and pull away from defenders on the outside.
Oakland Raiders tickets holders are desperately hoping that the Silver and
Black’s new dynamic duo of Russell and McFadden will be the Raiders ticket back
to the NFL Playoffs.
But it won’t be easy. The AFC West is one of the most difficult divisions in all
of the NFL. LaDanian Tomlinson and the defending West champion San Diego
Chargers won’t surrender their title easily. After lackluster seasons in Denver
and Kansas City, the Broncos and Chiefs also are looking for redemption.
Coach Kiffin and the Raiders definitely have their hands full, but with Russell
and McFadden leading the charge, the future is bright at the McAfee Coliseum.
Gather up Silver and Black, and meet up at the Black Hole with your 2008 Oakland
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TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY OAKLAND RAIDERS TICKETS
10. Big guy from LSU:
The future is now for the Oakland Raiders, who selected strong-armed
quarterback JaMarcus Russell from LSU with the first overall pick in the
2007 NFL Draft.
9. Tradition of excellence: No team has greater
tradition than the Raiders, who won the AFL Championship in 1967 and Super
Bowl championships following the 1976, 1980 and 1983 seasons. Oakland has
won four conference championships and 15 divisional titles.
8. Silver
and Black: The legendary Silver and Black of the Raiders inspires
respect and fear around the league. With owner Al Davis upholding a slogan of
Commitment to Excellence, the Raiders are one of the most successful
franchises in sports.
7. Crazy fan base: Oakland Raiders tickets are
going fast because there is no more exciting place to watch a game than
McAfee Coliseum. Raiders fans are renowned for their ferocity, and the
brash faithful flock to the stadium formerly known as Oakland-Alameda
County Coliseum and Network Associates Coliseum.
6. Lane Kiffin: New head
coach Lane Kiffin has energized Raider nation. At 31, Kiffin is the
youngest head coach in the NFL, surpassing the New York Jets' Eric Mangini
and the Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin. Kiffin comes from a football
family and previously served as offensive coordinator for the
high-powered USC Trojans.
5. Al Davis: Under owner and general manager Al Davis,
the Raiders won 13 division championship, one AFL championship and
three Super Bowls between 1967 to 1985. They made 15 playoff appearances
during that span. Though the team has faltered in recent years, the
Raiders are the only team to play in the Super Bowl in four different
decades.
4. Hot rivalries: Oakland Raiders tickets are your chance to see
some of the best rivalries in all of sports. The atmosphere is incredible
when the Raiders host divisional rivals such as the San Diego Chargers,
Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs.
3. Strong D: The Raiders boast
one of the most underrated defenses in the league. Led by coordinator
Rob Ryan, the unit is poised for a dominant 2007 season.
2. Rushing to
glory: Running the ball effectively has long been a Raiders trademark.
Oakland should do just that in 2007 with the acquisition of Dominic
Rhodes, formerly of the Super Bowl-champion Indianapolis Colts.
1. Hall of
Famers: The Raiders are synonymous with excellence, as evidenced by 11
Hall of Famers in addition to owner Al Davis and head coach John
Madden.
THIS WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-13) TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-13) AT NEW YORK JETS (9-6) TICKETS
1:00 p.m., Sunday
Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands
The Oakland Raiders have struggled all season long and for their last game they travel East to the Meadowlands to try and spoil the New York Jets’ playoff hopes. They can try, and in today’s NFL, it’s quite possible that they could pull out a win and end their season as the second worst team in the NFL instead of the worst. Head coach Art Shell may be playing for his job, so he’ll pull out all the stops to end the Raider’s season with a win.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: New York Jets 17, Oakland Raiders 3
(Last Week: 9-7/Season: 125-74)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: Don’t start anyone on the Raiders. Pick someone up off of the waiver wire.
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Oakland Raiders tickets are part of a legendary silver and black society in
southern California. A huge part of that legend is Art Shell. Shell coached the
Raiders from 1989-94 and offered a presence that embodied the hard nosed take no
prisoners attitude associated with the silver and black. Under Shell’s renewed
guidance however, Oakland needed to find a new batch of talent to guide the team
past the woes of their AFC West worst 4-12 record of last season. All sides of
the ball were looked at and with limited resources, the Raider front office
pulled off possibly the most respected off season rebuild in the conference.
First and foremost, the Raiders had to answer the call for a new passer under
center at Network Associates Coliseum. Waiting in the wings was recently
displaced specimen Aaron Brooks from
New Orleans. Brooks had an abysmal campaign last year causing his departure
from the Saints. Shell though, always one to see past statistics to talent,
thought that Brooks brought a scrambling ability and arm strength to a team that
touts such deep threat monsters as pro-bowler Randy Moss and the athletic Jerry
Porter. Much of the pressure to bring in a next level QB came from the fact the
team employs Moss, who throughout his career has never been one for keeping
dissatisfaction about quarterback performance to himself.
An exciting player for those fans with Oakland Raiders tickets has been All Pro
corner Charles Woodson. Woodson was put on injured reserve this off-season with
more than one ailment possibly preventing his timely start to next season. The
Raiders solved for this in the first round of the NFL Draft by taking two of the
nation’s top safeties in Texas’s Michael Huff (1st pick) and an inexplicably
still remaining Darnell Bing of
USC in the fourth. Both players have fantastic speed and big game experience
making their transition to the NFL easier and assuring the Raiders of their
contributing immediately.
Oakland Raiders tickets are handed out to some of the NFL’s most die hard and
extreme fans. Last season’s shortcomings seem all too minor for a squad that has
the right pieces in the right places to make a march to the top tier of the
American Football Conference.
THIS WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-11) TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-11) VS. ST. LOUIS RAMS (5-8) TICKETS
4:15 p.m., Sunday
McAfee Coliseum
The Raiders have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. There is nothing left for them to play for except their pride. This is a team that has suffered all year long and now looks to put a little suffering on someone else. Raider QB Aaron Brooks faces off against his former coach Jim Haslett, who is now the Rams' defensive coordinator. Who will have the upper hand in this match up? We're betting on Haslett, because the Raiders have shown no spark at any point in the year. This team is in serious trouble.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: St. Louis Rams 21, Oakland Raiders 13
(Last Week: 9-7/Season: 116-67)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: There’s not much value on the Raiders. TE Randall Williams has been seeing a lot of targets lately if you need a TE off the waiver wire.
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THIS PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-12) TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-12) VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (7-7) TICKETS
8:00 p.m., Saturday
McAfee Coliseum
The Raiders have struggled all season long, and Saturday's game should be no different when Larry Johnson comes to town along with the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs. Aaron Brooks has got to show up to prove that he is next season's starting quarterback , but it's not like the Raiders have many other options. This is a team on the ropes.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Kansas City Chiefs 21, Oakland Raiders 13
(Last Week: 12-4/Season: 171-78)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: QB Aaron Brooks puts up decent fantasy stats, despite his on field leadership abilities.
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PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-10) TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-10) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (7-5) TICKETS
1:00 pm, Sunday
Paul Brown Stadium
The Oakland Raiders may be out of the playoff hunt, but they have the opportunity to play spoiler to the Bengals this week. The Raiders travel west to Cincinnati to try and end the Bengals win streak. QB Aaron Brooks didn't have a great game last week, but nonetheless, the Raiders offense is much improved. RB Justin Fargas is filling in nicely for the injured Lamont Jordan, and even surly WR Randy Moss contributed with 4 catches last week. It won't be easy, but the Raiders have absolutely nothing to lose.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Cincinnati Bengals 38, Oakland Raiders 14
(Last Week: 11-5/Season 118-65)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: RB Justin Fargas is the only consistent fantasy producer on this struggling Oakland team.
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PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-9) TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-9) VS. HOUSTON TEXANS (3-8) TICKETS
4:05 pm, Sunday
McAfee Coliseum
The Raiders may not be very good this year, but they have been improving since the return of QB Aaron Brooks. Brooks may not be much of a leader, but he does have a cannon for an arm, capable of making the big play that the Raiders have always loved. This week they take on the equally bad Texans in a pretty even matchup. To salvage some dignity for the sake of their always loyal fans, they need a win over Houston. They held their own against the Chargers for most of the game last week, and the Texans should prove to be an easier opponent.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Houston Texans 13, Oakland Raiders 7
(Last Week: 10-6/Season 107-60)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: QB Aaron Brooks may not be the best QB in the NFL, but he's a great fantasy starter. (Last week: RB Justin Fargas, 14 carries for 32 yards)
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PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-8) TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-8) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (8-2) TICKETS
4:05 p.m., Sunday
QUALCOMM Stadium
This week the Raiders travel down to San Diego to take on LaDanian Tomlinson and the San Diego Chargers. The good news is that the Raiders have their starting quarterback back from injury. The bad news is that he's Aaron Brooks. We shouldn't be too hard on Brooks. He certainly has a cannon for an arm, and that's what they like in Oakland. If Brooks can land a couple deep to Randy Moss before the Chargers pass rush decimates him, they just might have a chance. It's a long shot, but stranger things have happened.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: San Diego Chargers 35, Oakland Raiders 6
(Last Week: 9-7/Season 91-54)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: Let's try something different: RB Justin Fargas. (Last week: Randy Moss, 0 catches for no yards)
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PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-7) TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-7) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-4) TICKETS
1 pm, Sunday
Arrowhead Stadium
The Raiders ship keeps taking on water, but somehow they hung around against division rival Denver last week at home. This week they won't have the comforts of home as they travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on Larry Johnson and the Chiefs. This is certainly a tough matchup for the Raiders, but by no means is it an unwinnable game. Last week, the Chiefs were shut down by Miami, who aren't much better than Oakland. Hopefully the Raiders have studied up on their game films and find the same chink in the Chiefs' armor that Miami did. And they are going to have to throw the ball to Randy Moss more in order to win. He's by far their best weapon.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Buffalo Bills 21, Houston Texans 14
(Last Week: 9-7/Season 91-54)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: There's still only one Raider barely worth your time. WR Randy Moss, despite his poor showing last week. (Last week: Moss, 1 catch for 8 yards)
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PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-6) VS. DENVER BRONCOS (6-2) TICKETS
4:05 p.m., Sunday
McAfee Coliseum
The Raiders have got to stop their slide into mediocrity and they have to do it soon. After being shutout in Seattle, they return home to face AFC West rivals and division leading Denver Broncos. The Raiders may be in full-on self-destruct mode, but don't count them out in this rivalry game. The Broncos-Raiders rivalry is one of the best in professional football, no matter what the teams' records are. The Broncos are riding high right now, but it can be tough to get a road win against a wounded team like the Raiders. And last week's game showed that the Raiders are trying to get back to their reputation for hitting hard and hitting often. They are looking for a fight. Why not? They've got nothing to lose at this point. Strap on your chains and spikes, grab your skulls and Darth Vader helmets, because the Black and Silver is coming home to take on the Broncos, and they'll need all the help they can get.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Denver Broncos 17, Oakland Raiders 6
(Last Week: 9-4/Season 82-47)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: WR Randy Moss is the only Raider worth starting. (Last week: Randy Moss, 6 catches for 76 yards)
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PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-5) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4-3) TICKETS
8:30 p.m., Monday
Qwest Field
The Oakland Raiders posted the surprise win of the week by defeating the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers to notch their second consecutive win. Is this a turnaround for Al Davis and Company? Seriously, this is the first sign of life from the Raiders since, well since forever. But the good part is their catching Seattle at a time when the defending NFC Champions are missing key elements of their team. Will it be three in a row for the Silver and Black? Probably not but it’s something to build on.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Seattle Seahawks 20, Oakland Raiders 17
(Last Week: 8-5/Season 73-43)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: Randy Moss (Last Week: Randy Moss – 2 catches for 20 yards .)
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THIS WEEK'S SEATTLE SEAHAWKS TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4-2) TICKETS
8:30 Monday
Qwest Field
Seattle is at a crisis point. The best they can hope for is to break even while their big guns are nursing injuries. They should be grateful they’re slated to play the Raiders this week. But it won’t be a the cakewalk a healthy Seahawks team would normally experience. They’re hurting and the Raiders have built both momentum and confidence with back to back wins. The situation on both sides makes this a much more competitive game than it would be otherwise and well worth picking up a few tickets.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Seattle Seahawks 20, Oakland Raiders 17
(Last Week: 8-5/Season 73-43)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: Seattle running back Maurice Morris. (Last Week: Morris - 17 carries, 49 yards.)
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PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-5) VS. PITTSBURGH STEEELERS (2-4) TICKETS
4:15 p.m., Sunday
Network Associates Coliseum
The Oakland Raiders got their first win last week at home against Matt Leinat and the Arizona Cardinals. This week the Black and Silver hosts an even tougher foe in the Black and Yellow of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But let's not kid ourselves: the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers have won just one more game than the Raiders, and the Raiders have won more recently. So let's not hand this game to the Steelers just yet. Randy Moss is still a gamebreaker, and the Raiders just might shock the collapsing Steelers. The Cardinals just learned that you can't just waltz into Network Associates Coliseum, and expect a win, you have to earn it.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Oakland Raiders 13
(Last Week: 5-8/Season 65-39)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: It looks like Randy Moss is starting to look like the superstar he once was. (Last Week: Lamont Jordan - did not play due to a back injury.)
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THIS PAST WEEK'S OAKLAND RAIDERS TICKETS
OAKLAND RAIDERS VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS TICKETS
4:15 p.m., Sunday
McAfee Coliseum
Coming off the bye week, the Oakland Raiders have nowhere to go but up. Hopefully, Art Shell has had the time he needs to regroup and coach his team to victory. On the field it may not be pretty, but a ticket to an Oakland Raiders game is a ticket to a guaranteed good time. Oakland fans are renowned throughout the league for their enthusiasm, passion, and dedication. Not to mention the costumes in the Black Hole. Grab your Oakland Raiders ticket, your Darth Vader helmet and cheer for the black and silver. You’ll never have a better time.
ABCTickets.com NFL Prediction: Cleveland 14, Oakland 3
(Last Week: 10-4/Season 43-13)
Fantasy Football ticket to victory: The Browns can’t stop the run. Start Oakland running back Lamont Jordan (Last Week: bye)
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