Jon Gruden’s Oakland Raiders are a playoff-contending team at 3-2, and on Sunday in Green Bay, they can cement that status with a road win over one of the NFL’s best teams, the Packers.
Yes, the Raiders are on a nice run, one that’s even more remarkable when you consider the absences the team has been forced to overcome and the team’s chaotic preseason.
It was fair to suggest that, coming off a bye week, the Raiders could receive closure from an absurd first two months — closure unconducive to a typical NFL work week and the team’s travel schedule.