Oakland Raiders Could Finally Return to NFL Relevance with Win over Jets

October 29, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

Don't look now, but the Oakland Raiders aren't a punchline anymore.
No, really. They aren't.
For most of the past decade, there hasn't been a more floundering, directionless team in the National Football League than the Raiders. But in 2015, under the direction of first-year head coach Jack Del Rio and with young playmakers on both sides of the ball, with a win over the New York Jets at home in Week 8 the Raiders could take a big step toward—and I can't believe I'm saying this—the playoffs.
After dismantling the Chargers in San Diego in a game that wasn't as close as the final score indicated in Week 7, the Raiders are 3-3 for the only the second time since 2002—the last time the Raiders made the postseason.
And plenty of people, including Adam Schein of NFL.com, are taking notice:
Oakland has a real football team. And it is pretty fantastic for Raider Nation and the NFL. I expected the Raiders to beat San Diego because they are the better tea...

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