Oakland Raiders

By Monique Walker, Globe Staff The Patriots are trying to distance themselves from their first loss of the season by preparing for the next game against the Oakland Raiders. This afternoon, Bill Belichick said on his conference call with the media, the Patriots continue to move forward. Here are a few highlights: On preparing for Oakland: "... Big win for them [Sunday vs. the Jets], [they're] really a couple of seconds away from being 3-0. They're a good football team [in]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has been charged with misdemeanor drunken driving following his arrest last month after a traffic stop on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Tam says Heyward-Bey was driving his 2012 Range Rover on the lower deck of the bridge on April 7 when he was pulled over by a CHP officer who saw him speeding and weaving. Tam says the 25-year-old Heyward-Bey was arrested after failing a field sobriety test.

In the video clip above, the Globe's Christopher L. Gasper breaks down the Patriots 31-19 win over the Oakland Raiders Sunday. There's an interview with coach Bill Belichick as well.

Baseball Mar iano Rivera , 42, has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest health problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who tore a knee ligament last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice. Rivera is on blood-thinning medication intended to dissolve the clot and says he is OK, though he was scared when he received the diagnosis. He needs to spend at least a week or two strengthening his knee before he has surgery to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament - but he says that would have been the case regardless of the blood clot.

Defensive end Albert Haynesworth, tight end Aaron Hernandez and cornerback Leigh Bodden are among the inactive starters for the New Patriots against the Oakland Raiders. Haynesworth had a bad back, Hernandez is nursing a knee injury and Bodden has a groin injury. Safety Michael Huff (concussion), defensive lineman Matt Shaughnessy (shoulder), cornerback Chris Johnson (hamstring) and fullback Marcel Reece (ankle) were inactive for the Raiders on Sunday.

While Tom Brady was in California conquering the Oakland Raiders over the weekend, Boston mom Gisele Bundchen was in Paris modeling Givenchy's Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2012 line. In an interview with a Brazilian magazine, she talked about her life here. "Boston is a small town, but very clean and safe. The heart is the boss, as my husband is here, the official home is here. I go where it is!"

OAKLAND -- The Patriots have downgraded defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth (back) and cornerbacks Leigh Bodden (groin) and Ras-I Dowling (hip) to out for tomorrow's game against the Oakland Raiders. This will be the second consecutive week the Patriots will be without Haynesworth, who was only able to practice in a limited capacity once this week. The Patriots also will be without offensive lineman Sebastian Vollmer (back), tight end Aaron Hernandez (knee) and defensive lineman Mike Wright (concussion)

Prohibited from practicing by NFL rules until Thursday, new Seahawks left guard Robert Gallery has been advising his young teammates on the field and looking very much like an assistant coach. Gallery, who came to Seattle as a free agent from the Oakland Raiders, is expected to anchor a line with five starting offensive linemen who have never played as a group in a meaningful game. Center Max Unger was drafted in 2009, left tackle Russell Okung in 2010, and right tackle James Carpenter and right guard John Moffitt were drafted this year.

FOXBOROUGH -- Linebacker Ricky Brown is officially a member of the New England Patriots, the team announced this afternoon. Brown is the latest player to be signed by the Patriots in the last couple of days. He was in for a workout yesterday afternoon. Brown, who played at Boston College, is in his sixth NFL season. He has played his entire career with the Oakland Raiders, where he played in 14 games last season. He has 102 combined tackles in his career. He is 27 years old, 6-2 and 235 pounds.

By Zuri Berry, Globe Staff OAKLAND -- Patriots third-string quarterback Ryan Mallett is a healthy scratch for today's game, which paves the way for WR Taylor Price to play today against the Oakland Raiders. Mallett joins a list of injured Patriots that are inactive today, including CB Leigh Bodden, DL Albert Haynesworth, TE Aaron Hernandez, OL Sebastian Vollmer and DL Mike Wright. Update : Inactive for the Raiders today is WR Louis Murphy, S Michael Huff, CB Chris Johnson, FB Marcel Reece, LB Ricky Brown, OL Stefon Heyer and DL Matt Shaughnessy.

The New England Patriots signed cornerback Will Allen and offensive lineman Robert Gallery on Wednesday night. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Allen, 33, played 10 seasons with the New York Giants (2001-05) and Miami Dolphins (2006-11). He was a 2001 Giants first-round draft pick out of Syracuse. Last season with Miami, Allen played in 15 games with six starts. Gallery, 31, played eight seasons with the Oakland Raiders (2004-10) and Seattle Seahawks (2011). He was the No. 2 overall pick by the Raiders in 2004 out of Iowa.

FOXBOROUGH - In an incredible comeback, sparked by an incredibly controversial call by referee Walt Coleman, the New England Patriots will play for the AFC championship following a 16-13 overtime victory over the Oakland Raiders on Adam Vinatieri's 23-yard field goal into the wind and a heavy snow last night at Foxboro Stadium. The Patriots drove 61 yards after winning the toss and receiving the ball in OT. Quarterback Tom Brady, who had looked overmatched for much of the game, drove the Patriots into field goal territory twice late, once for Vinatieri to tie it with 27...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders fired coach Hue Jackson today after just one season at the helm in the first major move since Reggie McKenzie was hired as general manager. The decision to get rid of Jackson came four days after the team announced the hiring of McKenzie as the team's first general manager since the death of longtime owner Al Davis in October. McKenzie was formally introduced later today. The move marks a rapid fall for Jackson, who was in charge of personnel decisions and coaching after Davis died of heart failure on Oct. 8. Jackson made the trade for quarterback...

Norv Turner walked around the San Diego Chargers' locker room, all smiles, thanking players for the effort and congratulating them for finishing strong. Maybe for the last time. If Turner's tenure in San Diego really, truly is over, at least his players sent him out a winner. And in typical Turner fashion, it again might've come too late. Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes and Richard Goodman returned a kickoff 105 yards for another score, giving the Chargers a 38-26 victory over the Oakland Raiders to keep its AFC West rival out of the playoffs.

Carson Palmer and the Oakland Raiders are still alive in the AFC West. It came at the expense of the Kansas City Chiefs. Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 36-yard field goal 2:13 into overtime Saturday, giving the Raiders a 16-13 victory that kept alive their playoff hopes and eliminated Kansas City from contention. Carson Palmer threw for 237 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (8-7). His perfectly thrown 53-yard pass to Darrius Heyward-Bey in overtime set up Janikowski's winning kick, which allowed Oakland to avoid a second straight...

Ndamukong Suh provided the perfect exclamation point to the Detroit Lions' thrilling comeback in his return from a two-game suspension. Matthew Stafford threw a 6-yard TD pass to Calvin Johnson with 39 seconds remaining to cap a 98-yard scoring drive and Suh blocked a 65-yard field goal attempt by Sebastian Janikowski to seal the Lions' 28-27 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. The Raiders (7-7) appeared in control of the game when Aaron Curry returned a fumble 6 yards for a touchdown to make it 27-14 with 7:47 remaining.

Sebastian Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals and the Oakland Raiders took advantage of three interceptions from Chicago's fill-in starter Caleb Hanie to beat the Bears 25-20 Sunday. Carson Palmer threw for 301 yards and Michael Bush iced the game with a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to lead the Raiders (7-4) to their third straight win against a Bears team missing starting quarterback Jay Cutler. Hanie struggled in his first career start in place of Cutler, who broke his right thumb last week in Chicago's fifth straight win to put a major obstacle into what had been...

Buffalo Bills receiver Stevie Johnson missed practice Thursday because of a sore groin that has been bothering him for about a month. Coach Chan Gailey said Johnson was just given the day off, and fully anticipates Johnson to play Sunday when the Bills (1-0) play host to the Oakland Raiders (1-0). Johnson appeared to tweak the injury in a position drill on Wednesday during the portion that reporters were able to watch. He took a few repetitions off before returning. The four-year veteran led the Bills with 82 catches last season, and had four receptions for 66...

Midway through a not-so-funny "Saturday Night Live" sketch, an actor playing Jesus was in the locker room discussing Denver's winning streak with what was supposed to be Tim Tebow and his teammates. After taking credit for helping the Broncos win six in a row, he was told the New England Patriots were coming to town next. "Oh, boy. Really? Wow. Did not know that," he said. "That's gonna to be a tough one. " It was, though it's hard to blame Tebow for the loss Sunday that derailed — at least temporarily — the cultural phenomenon that was sweeping the country.

After being on the wrong end of back-to-back blowouts, the Oakland Raiders suddenly are scrambling to make the playoffs. The Raiders were blown out 46-16 by the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, falling to 7-6 with their second straight loss and looking like anything but serious contenders in the AFC West. "I'm not going to let this team keep going backward," Raiders coach Hue Jackson said. "The last two weeks we haven't come close to playing or looking like the football team we've been.