Nicolas Cage headlines Raiders biopic of John Madden and Al Davis while the team rallies on Ashton Jeanty for the future
The Las Vegas Raiders, once a titan of the NFL, have been in a slump since their devastating loss in Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002. Over the past 22 years, they've managed just two winning seasons and two playoff appearances, both of which fizzled out in the Wild Card round. A division title has remained a distant dream, and they've stumbled to five or fewer victories in 12 of those years, including the last. This is a far cry from their heyday in the 1970s and '80s, when they won three Super Bowls under the leadership of the legendary John Madden and visionary Al Davis. Those championship years feel like ancient history, but the Raiders' fans have stuck by them through thick and thin, even after the team moved from Oakland to Las Vegas."Madden": A Big-Screen Tribute to Raiders RoyaltyThat […]