OAKLAND — Jon Gruden knows something you don’t know.
The Raiders could lose to the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday at the Coliseum. Yes, the 0-9 Bengals, front-runners for the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2020, pose a threat.
Gruden is at his dismissive best if it’s suggested that an opponent with the 26th-ranked offense, 32nd-ranked defense and the second-worst negative point differential in the NFL is anything less than a worthy adversary.
That’s why Gruden brought up Evansville beating No. 1 Kentucky this week in college basketball, the struggling Atlanta Falcons taking apart New Orleans and Miami winning in Indianapolis last weekend.