No win in the NFL is given. All are earned. And the 0-10 Bengals made sure that a young Raider team knew this before Sunday’s 17-10 showing was over.
While the Raiders sat as the No. 6-seed in the AFC playoff picture prior to this week, they moved down to No. 7 on Sunday, even with a win. That’s because the Colts overtook the Texans for first place in the AFC South due to their head-to-head tiebreaker. This will be worth monitoring all season, as the Raiders have a tie-breaker over Indianapolis, but not over Houston.