Oakland Raiders Continue Forging Path to Prime Playoff Seed with Win on MNF

November 22, 2016   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

On two weeks' rest in a quasi-home game against a mediocre-despite-its-record opponent, the Oakland Raiders did not play well Monday night in Mexico City.
Star wide receiver Amari Cooper had just two catches for 14 yards through three quarters. His fellow starting wideout, Michael Crabtree, produced five yards of offense on seven targets. Top back Latavius Murray had just 33 yards on 12 carries. Raiders receivers dropped several Derek Carr passes, and Carr threw a rotten second-half interception.
And yet the Raiders won, 27-20.
Believe it or not, that's a good sign. Because in the past, a performance like this would have inevitably resulted in an Oakland loss. The Raiders hardly won at all between 2003 and 2015, and they almost never won when they underperformed.
Against the Houston Texans, they underperformed. A team that wins by lighting up the scoreboard—they had scored 30 points or more in each of their last three games, all wins—wasn't crisp or effi...

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