Philip Rivers, Ed Reed and Justin Miller were named the AFC Players of the Month for December.

The Saints are expected to show interest in Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha if he becomes available.

The Raiders' list of coaching candidates is expected to include Giants' offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, Raiders' scout Paul Hackett, and Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.

The Raiders are reportedly in the process of requesting permission to speak with Giants' offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride about their vacant head coach position.

For the first time since 1979, Al Davis won't be in the owner's box watching his Raiders play an NFL game.

Many around the league believe that Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell is starting to settle into his role as an NFL starter.

Both cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and punter Shane Lechler, Pro Bowlers, will be unrestricted free agents at the end of the season and the Raiders will have to franchise one of the two.

Raiders receiver Ashley Lelie will miss the final two games of the season because of a calf injury.

In last week's 49-26 loss to New England, Darren McFadden didn't touch the ball until the Raiders trailed 21-0.

ESPN reported that Al Davis has interest in Giants' offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, who was the Chargers' head coach in 1997 and '98, as his next head coach.

Former Raiders' head coach Lane Kiffin heard how Tom Cable criticized him for hiring away a Raiders' assistant coach Monday, but is blaming Al Davis.

Tom Cable was outraged that his assistant offensive line coach, James Cregg, quit after Sunday's 49-26 loss to the Patriots with two games to play.

Interim Raiders coach Tom Cable lashed out at assistant James Cregg on Monday for leaving with two games left in the season and joining former coach Lane Kiffin?s staff at Tennessee, as reported by the Associated Press.

The NFL has fined Titans' center Kevin Mawae, Cleveland receiver Donte Stallworth.

Nnamdi Asomugha believes Randy Moss was largely responsible for helping him turn into one of the NFL?s finest cornerbacks.

The Raiders employ man coverage, something Randy Moss typically thrives in.

JaMarcus Russell is banged up and the Raiders out of the playoff picture officially, but he knows how important it is to finish the season as strong as possible.

Raiders' quarterback JaMarcus Russell left Oakland's loss to San Diego on Thursday night in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle.

LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a 3-yard run, and Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes to give the Chargers a 34-7 victory against the Raiders on Thursday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Raiders' punter Shane Lechler is as competitive as NFL players come, almost to the point of compulsive disorder, in a 3-9 season in which few of his teammates are competing for much of anything.

Thursday's game between the Raiders and Chargers will be shown in 3D in select theaters in Hollywood, New York City and Boston.