The Oakland Raiders went into the bye needing some teams to lose to keep their playoff hopes alive. Well the football Gods have answered and the Raiders came out of the bye better off even without playing a game. With every AFC West and wild card team in front of them losing in week 10 the Raiders came up aces during the bye.
They sit 2 games back at 4-5 in the West and only 1 game out of a wildcard spot in the AFC. Let’s take a look at how it impacted their rankings.