His Raiders have broken their long drought on the road. They have a strong young quarterback, one of the rising-star receivers in the NFL, a strong pass rush and a defense that looks solid against the run.
Head coach Jack Del Rio was feeling buoyant enough Monday to crack a joke about his team’s difficulties in covering tight ends.
“We’ll try to remove the cloaking device that they have,” he said. “Somehow, they’re going down field without us being able to see them.”
Oakland (2-1), which had gone 2-22 on the road since 2012 before traveling to Cleveland, held the Browns to 39 yards rushing in Sunday’s 27-20 win.