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Theya ve won at home. Theya ve won on the road. Theya ve won coming from behind.

Now starting at WR ... Don't ask Raiders coach Tom Cable. He still hasn't decided who will start at wide receiver with Chaz Schilens back.

Sign Up and be the first to comment on this article! While Tom Cable is saying things like "I can see the mountaintop," anyone who's paid attention to the Raiders over the last decade knows what Cable is really seeing is the writing on the wall.

As far as Raiders rivals go, the Chiefs have become unrecognizable. Since last year alone, there's no Jared Allen to block, no Tony Gonzalez to cover, no Priest Holmes to tackle ... and now no to chase.

Cornerback Chris Johnson said the Raiders have a shot at running the table after a 2-6 start.

Oakland Raiders linebacker Kirk Morrison visited Danville's Sycamore Valley Elementary School on Tuesday, speaking at an assembly and joining students in some physical education activities.

LIKE COAL miners and infantrymen, the Raiders are accustomed to carrying on regardless of conditions.

Is it really all that positive a thing when a safety is your second-leading tackler? After all, that means opponents are getting pretty far beyond the line of scrimmage if a member of your secondary is getting in on so many stops.

No member of the Raiders' defense has played at a consistently high level this season, and each player seemed to flounder at the same time recently, as there was plenty of blame to go around on "D" after Oakland was gashed for 38 points and 316 rushing yards in a Week Seven loss to the Jets.

The New York Jets visit the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon, but before the on-the-field hatred begins, the off-the-field help has started.

They weren't blaming others. They wanted to blame themselves for all that went horribly awry at the Coliseum.

That's how you'd have figured it to play given the other characters and circumstances involved.

Something unusual happened to the New York Jets last season when they got on a plane to make a cross-country trip.

The Oakland Raiders were clearly motivated against Philadelphia. Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson OAKLAND -- Antonio Pierce's harsh comments about the Oakland Raiders ended up doing both the Raiders and his New York Giants a favor.

We should all wish that Antonio Pierce had something to say about the Raiders every week.

About 30 animal rights protesters gathered outside the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sunday, waving signs decrying dogfighting in response to Michael Vick's arrival with the Philadelphia Eagles and drawing mostly praise from Raiders fans entering the stadium.

THE RAIDERS REBOUNDED from one of their worst-ever losses with one of their least-expected wins Sunday, using a wholly unanticipated methodology.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 1:52 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Here are the AFC West leaders in some key statistical categories after Week 5:Passing yards Player: Philip Rivers , San Diego.

' hands, and he's usually the Raiders center. Such is life on the league's worst-ranked offense.