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Last week is last week. Nothing went right. Lets be real, our season lies in the balance of this next game.

Oakland Raiders' JaMarcus Russell reacts to throwing a interception in the first quarter of their NFL game against the New York Jets at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct.

The following was filmed before a live studio audience in lovely downtown Burbank..... Welcome to Guess that Grade! I'm your host Wink Woolery and today we're going to get our guess on as we try and figure out which Raider got which grade.

Oakland, right now, is 2-5, facing an upcoming divisional opponent and has issues of maturity in its quarterback, JaMarcus Russell.

First off, I'm going to say that that was just an amazing play by Derrelle Revis.

For the first time in his football life, JaMarcus Russell was being told he wasn't good enough.

When you lose a 6'4", 360-pounder, you're not going to replace him with just one guy.

The Raiders had a good gameplan to offset the Eagles' attacking defense. Yesterday, we did the offense .

It's simply that the Raiders have won one game in a row before. The trick now is to turn this into a win streak and not merely a tripped-over acorn.

Two weeks ago, Gary Russell was an out-of-work running back, hanging out with his children.

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

Offense: JaMarcus Russell had his best passer rating this season , but he lost three fumbles and was sacked six times, and the Raiders had just 124 net yards.

Seriously, was everyone on the offense going to take Sunday's 44-7 shellacking so quietly? Judging by the cricket chirps in the Raiders' huddle, the answer turned out to be yes.

Posted by John Paulsen Reason #229 why I love The Onion EAST RUTHERFORD, NJa 'In an improbable display of competence and a basic execution of football fundamentals, the Oakland Raiders stunned the football world Sunday when running back Michael Bush miraculously rushed for three yards against the Giants and succeeded in converting a first down.

Okay, so I gotA Al Davis on the line and he is asking me in his strained Brooklyn accent how to salvage his Oakland Raiders.

The Eagles are flying high at an average of 31.8 points per game, second in the league.

No one from the organization can come out and say that it is time to thrown in the towel on the season, especially with Al Davis around.

It's one thing to not stop the Giants ' Eli Manning , Steve Smith and their two-headed backfield.

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable has adopted a mantra of, "We're close." That seemed reasonable after a last-second loss to the San Diego Chargers and a last-second victory against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Smith remains a WR1, Manningham is more WR2 and Nicks is quickly becoming a legit WR3.

Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson has accused Raiders coach Tom Cable of breaking his jaw and threatening to kill him.

Eli Manning's heel wasn't a problem, as the quarterback threw for 173 yards and a pair of scores in just under two quarters to lead New York in a 44-7 rout of the Oakland Raiders in Week 5 action at Giants Stadium.

That Darren McFadden breakout game the Oakland Raiders have been hoping for is going to have to wait for another 2 to 4 weeks.

Raiders special teams coach John Fassel packs a world of niceness in that tall, skeletal frame of his.

Michael Bush just wants a shot. No promises. No guarantees. Just a chance. Since joining the Raiders two-plus seasons ago after being selected in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft, Bush has waited as LaMont Jordan, Justin Fargas and Darren McFadden received their opportunity.

Louis Rankin flamed out after two games. Jonathan Holland failed to impress in his one-game stint.

Add yet another low to a long list of them for the Oakland Raiders during a seven-year run of losing.

Add yet another low to a long list of them for the Oakland Raiders during a seven-year run of losing.

The Oakland Raiders once were an NFL power. Now they're a laughingstock on the way to being a disgrace.

Houston's defensive problems evaporated for at least one day. Now the question is if the Texans can maintain this play against tougher opponents.

The Houston Texans scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter, snapping an early tie and blowing open a 29-6 victory over the Raiders on Sunday.

This will be the fifth time the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans have faced off since the Texans entered the league in 2002.

Photograph by: Herald Archive, Getty Images, For The Calgary Herald Bob Christ has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on NFL games.

Along with being two of the best players in the league, the receiver and cornerback are also among the most quiet.

After reading Tuesday's story in the Chronicle about the Texans being on a pace to allow more yards and more yards rushing than any team in NFL history, Henry Holmes e-mailed me an interesting idea.