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Raiders NewsRaiders vow to finish stronger Youth Kelechi Osemele Jersey after latest fourth-quarter collapse | NBCS Bay AreaThese guys, as individuals, know how to win. They just haven’t put it together here in 2018.Report: Raiders preparing for possible temporary move | ReutersThe Oakland Raiders are looking for a place to play some or all of their home games in the 2019 season should they not be able to come to an agreement with officials in Oakland on a lease extension, Jason La Canfora of CBS reported Sunday.USRaiders blow another late lead in loss to Dolphins to stay winless - Oakland Raiders Blog- ESPNThe fourth-quarter follies continued for the 0-3 Raiders, who have now been outscored 37-3 in final quarters this season.Jon Gruden deserves most, not all, of blame for Raiders’ 2nd-half woes - SBNation.comOpponents are outscoring the Raiders, 64-17, in the second half so far in 2018.Ice Cube calls Raiders' winless start after Khalil Mack trade 'Football 101'To make matters worse for Ice Cube and the rest of Raider Nation, Khalil Mack kept doing Khalil Mack things Sunday.AFC WestPhillip Lindsay, Denver Broncos RB, ejected for throwing punchBroncos running back Phillip Lindsay was ejected after he was seen throwing a punch in the middle of a fumble scrum.Denver Broncos: What is the one takeaway from the loss to the Ravens? - Mile High ReportThere is plenty of blame to go around, as Ian St. Clair and I discussed on the MHR Radio Podcast.Rams stake their claim as elite NFL team with win over ChargersThere's no question that the Rams own Los Angeles after topping the Chargers. But Sean McVay's crew might now be a member of the NFL's ruling class.Mike Williams asserts himself as headline player in Chargers' offense - Los Angeles Chargers Blog- ESPNPhilip Rivers found Mike Williams for two touchdowns in the loss to the Rams on Sunday, and the QB expects that connection to continue.Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes breaks Peyton Manning's three-week TD recordPatrick Mahomes is shattering expectations and records in his second year, taking down another mark Sunday that had been held by an all-time great.Chiefs having 'a blast' with 'Showtime Mahomes' at QB - Kansas City Chiefs Blog- ESPNPatrick Mahomes has thrown a touchdown to nine different Chiefs through three games -- more than the team had all of last season.NFL NewsNFL says controversial Clay Matthews call was 'text book' roughing the passer | SI.comNFL says controversial Clay Matthews call was 'text book' roughing the passerNFL Week 3 winners, losers: Tom Brady, Patriots have problems to faceTom Brady and the Patriots have to regroup after a stunning loss to former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and the previously winless Lions.There are no great NFL teams this season (except maybe the Chiefs and Rams) - The Washington PostMaking sense of a crazy Week 3 of the NFL season.Time to overreact to NFL 2018 Week 3 -- Is the league going soft?Does Clay Matthews have a point about the league's direction? Does Dallas need a new QB? We have answers to the big questions.Why marriage between Le'Veon Bell and Pittsburgh Steelers appears over - Pittsburgh Steelers- ESPNBoth sides look to be moving on Womens Johnny Townsend Jersey , and Bell is willing to tear down the bridge with Pittsburgh to prove the franchise tag is just as broken.In the N.F.L., ‘You Don’t Want to Be 0-3’ - The New York TimesFour of seven winless teams got a victory in week three. The Raiders, Texans and Cardinals are still winless. The Denver Broncos have spent years trying to solve their tight end troubles.Their inadequate coverage of tight ends and inability to get much production from their own are two of the biggest reasons they've fallen so far from their Super Bowl perch and have been looking up at the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West since 2016.Both problems appeared to be fixed this season thanks to an influx of talent on defense and a return to health of Jake Butt, who missed his rookie season last year after tearing up his right knee in his final game at Michigan.Yet, Butt's season is over after he tore his left ACL at a walkthrough practice Thursday and the Broncos haven't shown much progress in throttling opposing tight ends, either.In their opener, the Broncos allowed Seattle's Will Dissly to become the first tight end in league history to top 100 yards receiving and score a touchdown in his NFL debut, one that included a 66-yard rumble featuring four missed tackles.Butt's third ACL tear was the crushing blow, coming four days before the Broncos (2-1) host the Chiefs (3-0) on Monday night ."I felt for Jake right away," Broncos coach Vance Joseph said. "He's worked so hard for the last two years to get himself back to this point. He was improving every day. He was making plays for us on Sundays. You can see the special ability this player had and the passion."This guy was the same guy every day: happy, fully engaged every day, a very smart football player. It's a shame that it ended that way on that kind of play."The Broncos promoted third-year tight end Brian Parker from their practice squad Saturday when Butt joined rookie Troy Fumagalli on IR.That means the Broncos' tight end group now consists of two undrafted players in Parker and Matt LaCosse and 2015 third-round draft pick Jeff Heuerman, who has just 23 career catches and two touchdowns."He's been a good pass-catcher for us," Joseph said. "He's always been a pretty good pass-catcher. Now, without Jake, obviously his targets should go up a little bit. But he's done a great job in the past, especially in the red zone."Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said Youth Rodney Hudson Jersey , "We're all just broken up about it."His loss is a big blow to the Broncos' special teams, too."It's a huge loss," special teams coordinator Tom McMahon said. "He's a great pro, he loves football. I love Jake. This football team loves Jake. How he acts as a man, if my boys can be that guy 10 years from now, I'll be a very proud dad."Covering tight ends has been Denver's Achilles heel for two years.It was a big reason they didn't make the playoffs in 2016 and last year they allowed the third-fewest yards (3,395) in the NFL, but tight ends accounted for 1,023 of those yards — third-most in the league.After focusing on fixing that all offseason, Dissly's debut was a downer for the Broncos, who also allowed four catches for 49 yards to Oakland tight end Jared Cook the following week and Ravens rookie tight end Mark Andrews' 12-yard TD catch last week.Up next is Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce, who had a 133-yard game against the Broncos last year."He's just a guy that is hard to put a linebacker on because of his ability," defensive coordinator Joe Woods said. "He has the size to match up with safeties. He's really like a wide receiver and tight end. He's definitely a difficult matchup, but I have a lot of confidence in the guys we have — Justin Simmons and our whole safety crew."I think we have a chance to go matchup at times against him and win our fair share."