Wait a Minute. What just happened?The freakin' Raiders actually won a freakin' game. Now that I am done making sure that I am still breathing, let's take a better look.
The Raiders actually came out and performed well, for once. JaMarcus Russell was throwing pass at 100 percent efficiency for most of the game and finish with only one incompletion: 10/11 for 152 yards and a TD, and more importantly no INT's. He's been doing a pretty good job for most of the year of not throwing picks. Ashley Lelie stepped up and decided to give a JaMarcus a semi-reliable target as he had 4 grabs for 92 yards, one of which was a score from four yards out. Fargas and McFadden provided some hard running behind a shabby offensive line.
The Defense was solid and opportunistic as always. Thomas Howard led the game in tackles and had the game's only interception and it was a big one too, with the Jay Cutler looking to lead Denver back in the game. Chris Johnson came up with a pick-six but it was called back for defensive holding on Johnson himself.
Don't look now but, the Raiders may have a chance to win the division. Yep, I said it. It seems as if no one wants to win it. Maybe the Raiders took a big step in the right direction yesterday. They get KC at home this week and they better win that one.
Peace out, A-town down.
-Mitch
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