The Raiders Move Up In The Standings Without Doing Anything
During the bye week, the Raiders saw their three division foes lose their games, a best-case scenario that keeps the Raiders slim playoff hopes alive
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During the bye week, the Raiders saw their three division foes lose their games, a best-case scenario that keeps the Raiders slim playoff hopes alive
This time it was the passing game that set up the run and led to a 45-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Bills. Alex Smith finished with over 300 yards passing while the defense played another impressive game. With momentum on their side, the 49ers will take on the New York Giants next week in the biggest game of the year for San Francisco.
The Raiders will be scoreboard watching since they're on their bye week. The best case scenario is that the Chiefs, Chargers, and Broncos all lose their respective games so the Silver and Black don't fall farther back in the standings while they're idle.
Aside from the ban on "extracurricular activity" after kickoff, here are nine other things you need to keep in mind if you plan to eat, drink and celebrate before 49ers games at The Stick.
The Oakland Raiders have a bye week this time around and it is coming right when they need it. a Growing injury list including Darrius Heyward-Bey, Darren McFadden, and Shawntae Spencer has the silver and black needing some R & R.
The 49ers injury report continues to shrink while the Buffalo Bills have a few lineman who are out for Sunday's game. For a team that relies a lot on their run, the Bills will hope that the back ups and create holes in the running game for their backs. For the 49ers Brandon Jacobs looks to make his 49er debut.
The Buffalo Bills head into Sunday's game against the 49ers as underdogs. Buffalo had a rough end to last year and has had an up-and-down start to this year. For a team that has had problems with turnovers and no real way to move the ball other then on the ground, the Bills will have quite a challenge to beat San Francisco.
Oakland is tied for last in the division at 1-3 with rival Kansas City. During the bye week, the focus shifts to the Broncos and Chargers who are atop the division standings.
In the midst of preparing and packing all the paraphernalia that needs to be transported for a tailgating event, dessert is often left forgotten. For those with a sweet tooth that crave something a little more fancy, nothing tickles the palate as much as dainty, pretty, one-bite cake pops.
The Raiders have a lot of deficiencies and with a week off, they had a few practices to work out their problems. Oakland is 1-3 but has a bye week to evaluate why they're struggling on offense and defense.
The news this week around 49er camp is the naming of Patrick WIllis as NFC Defensive Player of the Week. However, he has had to share the headlines with Brandon Jacobs, who has announced that he is ready to get back on the field.
The 49ers will have to remain humble as they try to improve on the success that they had last year. To avoid a similar let down to the performance they had against Minnesota Vikings, the team will have to stay humble and motivated. To help in their motivation is their new weight room, so the Bills will face a team that certainly hit the weights in preparation for them.
The Raiders enter their bye week with a record of 1-3. They have deficiencies in many areas on offense and defense. This week provides rookie coach Dennis Allen with an opportunity to get things righted before the season is lost for the Raiders.
If someone asked you to name the top five quarterbacks of all-time, you'd get many different answers. If asked the top five NFL punters, you might get some confused looks. But despite not showing up in box scores, Shane Lechler has made a great case for being one of those elite men who can give his team an advantage when it comes to field position.
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