Even though it has been less than a week, it feels like forever since the Oakland Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football. That prime time win over a division rival moves the Raiders to 5-4 and moves their division record to 2-1, with three more to play. After feeling like the season was a wash two weeks ago after the loss to the Houston Texans, the Raiders find themselves with newfound life and aspirations of a playoff berth, and even better, a division championship.
Most of the ‘experts’ at the start of the decision said that the Raiders wouldn’t even sniff the five win mark.