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MAQB: The Raiders Played Their Cards Right in Getting to Las Vegas

Ready to wrap up Week 2, in Vegas of all places …

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports (Rodgers); Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports (Barkley); Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports (Raiders)

• I’m not sure the Raiders have gotten quite the credit they deserve for pulling off what they have the last five years, so I’ll give it to them. Navigating everything the team did to get here is a monumental achievement. After having their joint L.A. project with the Chargers shot down and landing third in the pecking order for the Inglewood stadium (remember, the Chargers went in 2017 on the fear the Raiders would take their spot if they didn’t), the Raiders really seemed to be out of options.