It is a Tuesday tradition around the league, the national media releasing their weekly Power Rankings and ranking the NFL’s teams 1-32 based on their efforts on Sunday. A tradition that usually features the Raiders at the bottom of those rankings as over the past decade where power rankings have risen to prominence Oakland has been amongst the worst teams in the league.
After Week 1 the Raiders earned themselves a place amongst the bottom of the rankings as most outlets rightfully have criticized the team for one of the worst performances of the week. The blowout loss to the Bengals drawing disappointment not just from fans, but also throughout the league as the Raiders failed to live up to hopeful optimism that this new look team would open the season as a competitive roster.