Raiders’ Week 17 Focus: Striking gold

DeMeco Ryans’, center, San Francisco 49ers defense suffocates opposing offenses. The Las Vegas Raiders have their work cut out for them scoring against such a stingy group.The San Francisco 49ers defense is the stingiest in the NFL. That’s a fact. Allowing just 230 points overall and yielding 4,355 total yards, DeMeco Ryans’ defense is the top-ranked unit amongst the 32 teams.

The Las Vegas Raiders certainly know all that and putting up points against a stout 49ers group is going to be a tall task. Benching starting quarterback Derek Carr and turning to backup Jarrett Stidham in the final two tilts certainly compounds that, but the Silver & Black have no choice but to move forward. And it’s…