Gruden said after Sunday’s loss he believes the Raiders are “playing good football.” While that has translated to just one win in their last three games, against the now-three-win Cardinals in Week 11, they have been competitive against playoff contenders the last two weeks, including Sunday’s narrow loss to the AFC-best Chiefs.
Not much has been successful for the Raiders on defense this season, so it looks like Defensive Coordinator Paul Guenther is at the point of trying everyone and everything. He has a lot of young pieces to move around trying to find what works and Sunday he moved them around quite a bit.