SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Talk about a Day of the Dead debacle.
And talk about setting yourself up for the No. 1 overall draft pick -- midway through the season. Because if you are the Oakland Raiders, and you cannot get up for this game, the final Battle of the Bay against your regional rivals before heading off to Las Vegas in 2020, then who, exactly, are you going to get up for in the season's last eight games?
The Arizona Cardinals? Sure, they seem beatable come Thanksgiving weekend. But they have already swept the San Francisco 49ers, who absolutely embarrassed the Raiders, 34-3 Thursday night at Levi's Stadium.