Thursday night isn’t as much an AFC showdown between the first-place Chiefs and a last-place Raiders team hoping to discover some sort of divisional relevance as it is unmitigated survival mode from the hosts.
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The Raiders lost for a third straight time in falling to Baltimore 30-17 before 54,980 at the Coliseum, the beginning of three consecutive home games for a silver and black side that that is beyond pedestrian in almost every area right now.
The team that just a month ago was a popular Super Bowl pick at local sports books suddenly finds itself at 2-2 and welcoming three home games in the next 11 days.
Moving the ball right now is a Mile High problem for the Raiders, who fell at Denver 16-10 on Sunday.
Ed Graney hands out mostly A’s and B’s for the Raiders’ 26-16 victory at Tennessee.
Marshawn Lynch came out of retirement to play for his hometown team, and his debut in a 26-16 win against the Titans couldn’t have followed a more ideal script.
The league in March approved relocation of the team from Oakland to Southern Nevada, and a season opener against the Titans on Sunday will mark the first regular-season game for the Raiders since that 31-1 vote.
A strike or lockout in 2021 could seriously impact potential tourism dollars, never mind the wallets of those working at the new stadium.