SARASOTA, Fla. – Are there smoke and mirrors involved?
Witchcraft?
Sleight of hand techniques?
How are the Oakland Raiders doing it? Hey are 5-2 overall, 4-0 on the road and if they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday they will start a season 5-0 away from home for the first time since 1977.
Yet other numbers tell a markedly different story, especially on defense.
Per ESPN Stats & Info, the Raiders are one of just four teams to surrender at least 3,000 yards in the first seven games of a season since 1966 and are the only team tro have a winning record at that point, as opposed to the 2012 Saints, 2002 Chiefs and 1976 Chiefs.