Raiders Keep Winning, but Slow Starts Loom as Huge Postseason Problem

December 5, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

You aren't going to find many anxious fans of the Oakland Raiders at the moment. Sunday's win over the Buffalo Bills lifted the first-place Raiders to 10-2 on the season. It's the first time the Silver and Black have posted that many victories since their run to Super Bowl XXXVII.
If the season ended today, the Raiders would have home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs as the top seed in the conference.
However, it's a good thing the season doesn't end today. For all the back-slapping and attaboys in the Bay Area of late, there's a problem in Oakland. It hasn't cost the team yet, but as the postseason nears and the margin for error evaporates it could cost them dearly down the line.
For lack of a better way to put it, the Raiders need to figure out how to find fourth gear before the fourth quarter, because their knack for digging early holes could bury them in the second season.
Much of the talk about Sunday's win will center on the four unanswered touchdow...

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