OAKLAND – Playing an opponent in the preseason and again when it counts isn’t ideal, but the occurrence doesn’t have a major impact on either game. It's relatively rare but has happened regularly in the recent past. The Raiders played Seattle twice in 2014 and double-dipped against Minnesota last season.
It wasn’t a big deal in either situation, with a significant gap between contests. They played the Seahawks in Week 9 and the Vikings in Week 10 in respective seasons, with neither exhibition in the third exhibition slot.
That’s not the case this year. The Raiders play Tennessee on Saturday and again 29 days later in Nashville, Tenn.