HENDERSON, Nev. -- How do the Las Vegas Raiders avoid another late-season collapse? Or has it already started, and the self-fulfilling prophecy is well underway?
Glad you asked, though the Raiders would rather not be asked, lest they breathe oxygen into the notion.
"I think we're just a better team, honestly," Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said after Sunday night's 41-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. "We have better players. Now, that doesn't result in wins. I've been on teams that were really talented that underperformed. I just really believe in our group, it's a close group.