The Oakland Raiders went into the bye in 2nd place in the AFC West and 1.5 games out of a AFC wild card spot. Once the weekend was over they were only 1 game back in the AFC wild card race and firmly in 2nd place in the West. Let’s take a look at the teams the Raiders needed to lose this weekend and how it benefits or hurts them starting in the AFC West.
AFC West
The Chiefs like the Raiders were on a bye so the Raiders neither gained or lost ground here.