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Having reached his “boiling point,” Raiders coach Hue Jackson said Monday he passed along his officiating concerns to the NFL and wanted to move on to other matters. After committing 12 penalties for 117 yards in their 27-21 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the Raiders are on pace to set all-time league records for penalties and penalty yardage

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MAKING THE GRADE Pass offense: Carson Palmer put aside the favored deep ball in exchange for an array of short, safe, chain-moving passes. His well-thrown pass for an 11-yard touchdown highlighted a 17-for-23 effort and got Raiders rolling. Grade: A- Run offense: Michael Bush carried the ball 30 times and surpassed 100 yards for the second straight game

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Jackson talked to league officials on Monday, a day after he said calls against his team in a 27-21 win at Minnesota were unfair, complained that he could not get explanations of calls from referee Jerome Boger’s crew and said he didn’t “even know what football is right now” with the way some personal fouls were called. “Obviously after yesterday I’ve probably reached my boiling point,” Jackson said Monday

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—For a franchise known for its propensity to commit penalties, the Oakland Raiders are reaching new highs—or maybe it is lows— this season

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MINNEAPOLIS – There the Raiders go again, to and fro again, first they’re good, then they’re not so good, and they usually end up somewhere in between. All in the span of one game.

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MINNEAPOLIS — There the Raiders go again, to and fro again, first they’re good, then they’re not so good, and they usually end up somewhere in between. All in the span of one game

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SAN DIEGO — So much for Kamerion Wimbley’s sack slump. Operating against overmatched Chargers left tackle Brandyn Dombrowski, Wimbley had four sacks of Philip Rivers and the Raiders had six overall in a 24-17 win over the San Diego Chargers on Thursday at Qualcomm Stadium

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SAN DIEGO — The Raiders apparently spent the last four days in finishing school. Free safety Matt Giordano’s end zone interception with 3:21 to play and a clutch third-and-11 pass from quarterback Carson Palmer to tight end Kevin Boss helped the Raiders hold on to a 24-17 win over the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night at Qualcomm Stadium.

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T he Oakland Raiders have played against Philip Rivers enough to know he’s not going into a shell because of a few interceptions. More than a few, actually. The San Diego Chargers starting quarterback has 14 interceptions in eight games, leading the NFL and just one off his career high of 15 in 2007.

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The Raiders had a season-high 11 players out of practice Tuesday, and although it’s safe to assume running back Darren McFadden won’t play, a number of others will be given ample opportunity to heal to be able to play Thursday in San Diego. Coach Hue Jackson said there would be no definitive status on McFadden until Wednesday, but it has been three weeks since the Raiders’ leading rusher has been on the field and he has yet to be seen working with the training staff. Areas of concern heading into Thursday night’s game include the offensive line and defensive secondary

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Click photo to enlarge San Diego Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers, #17, prepares to throw while being chased by Oakland Raiders’ Derrick Burgess, #56, in the 4th quarter of their game on Sunday, December 29, 2007 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. San Diego defeated Oakland 30-17. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Contra Costa Times) The Raiders have played against Philip Rivers enough to know he’s not going into a shell because of a few interceptions.

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Chargers’ next opponent Oakland Raiders (4-4) 5:20 p.m., Thursday at Qualcomm Stadium First off, with all their other troubles, the Raiders shouldn’t feel especially bad about having lost to Tim Tebow. The Chargers came within one completed pass of losing to him, too, and Tebow only had one half to try to beat San Diego. If they (or at least their fans) didn’t despise each other so much, the Chargers and Raiders could commiserate about all sorts of stuff, and not just because they’re two-thirds of the three-way tie atop the four-team AFC West at .500.

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For nearly a half-century, the Oakland Raiders were always Al Davis’ team. He picked the players, hired the coaches and devised many of the strategies that led to decades of success, as well as the team’s recent struggles.

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