Las Vegas Raiders answer the call in Dallas to keep their playoff hopes alive
The Raiders came up with a gutty Thanksgiving Day win to end a three-game losing streak and keep themselves in the playoff mix entering December.
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The Raiders came up with a gutty Thanksgiving Day win to end a three-game losing streak and keep themselves in the playoff mix entering December.
The Raiders have emerged from a tumultuous first seven games in first place in the AFC West in large part due to two players who have stepped it up.
The Raiders were able to erase 14-0 deficits, but 21-0 was too much for them. To prevent from falling behind, they need their O-line to pick it up.
Can the Raiders avoid another pratfall to close the season and, finally, in Jon Gruden's fourth season since returning to the sidelines, return to the playoffs? In 2019, the Raiders started 6-4 and finished the season by losing five of six. Last year, Las Vegas was sitting pretty at 6-3, before they again lost five of six before closing the season with a wild win at Denver. Including his time in Tampa Bay and his first tenure with the Raiders, Gruden's teams are just 31-45 in December and January (15-23 with the Raiders, 16-22 with the Buccaneers), and that includes Tampa Bay's Super Bowl run...