What if Mike Tomlin, Nick Saban, Tony Dungy, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McVay, Pete Carroll or Dabo Swinney were to be the next coach of the Raiders? Or will it be Rich Bisaccia?
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A 36-33 overtime victory by the Raiders on Thanksgiving is the latest example of how balanced the 32-team league is this year.
Quarterback Derek Carr helps Raiders snap three-game losing streak by throwing for 373 yards and a touchdown.
How the Raiders performed in a 36-33 overtime win.
Circa sportsbook took sharp money on the Raiders-Cowboys and Bills-Saints games, and the South Point took sharp action on the Bears-Lions matchup.
The Raiders need to compete and coach as if their season depends on the outcome when facing Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
In the first seven weeks of the season, there were only two outright upsets by underdogs of seven points or more. But there have been nine such upsets in the last four weeks.
At one point between this week and last, the Raiders missed converting on third down 14 straight times.
The Raiders were beaten down in every way by a Kansas City side that hasn’t done much of that this season, a 41-14 thrashing by the Chiefs.
The Raiders managed just 15 first downs on offense. And on defense, they had just three hits on Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes via 50 dropbacks.
No opinion should be dismissed after the past month of controversy and one tragic event.
Underdogs went 9-3 ATS with seven outright wins, including upsets by the Jaguars (+16) over the Bills and Broncos (+10) over the Cowboys.
Whether or not news of Henry Ruggs being involved in a crash that took the life of another translated into how the team performed Sunday, the Raiders’ offense was a hot mess.
Playoff berths seemed likely the last two seasons before the Raiders self-destructed and fell out of the postseason race. Why could this season be any different?
There are six teams with odds of 10-1 or less to win the Super Bowl. The Bills are the clear betting favorites to win it all. But the NFC is a 2-point favorite over the AFC in the early Super Bowl line.