The Raiders clean up nicely for prime time.
A week after they were penalized 23 times for 200 yards, they had just 72 yards on eight penalties in their signature 30-20 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in Week 9.
The nationally televised victory elevated the Raiders to an average ranking of 4.0 (up from 6.4) in the five polls sampled here (ESPN, Bleacher Report, USA Today, CBS Sports and The Associated Press).
And what of California’s other NFL teams?
The Chargers climbed just over two places with an 18.