Last week: 31 (+0)

Record: 1-2

Still not sold on this team as being anything better than one of the best teams in the league. Their upset win over the Steelers was not completely shocking given how much the Steelers have sucked over the last year plus on the road. They are -43 on the road in that time period, including playoffs, and +137 at home. They beat Indianapolis by just 3, Kansas City by just 4, and Cleveland by just 3 last year. Given that they were missing James Harrison and Troy Polamalu last weekend, this upset was not shocking. There’s a reason I made it a very small pick even though Pittsburgh had the clear on paper advantage. The Raiders are one of 15 1-2 teams in the NFL right now. Some of them are going to make the playoffs, some of them are going to be terrible. I think this team is one of the latter.

Studs

C Stefen Wisniewski: Did not allow a pressure on 37 pass block snaps, run blocked for 82 yards and a touchdown on 7 attempts

RG Mike Brisiel: Did not allow a pressure on 37 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 5 yards on 2 attempts

LT Jared Veldheer: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 37 pass block snaps, run blocked for 1 yards on 1 attempt

ROLB Phillip Wheeler: Allowed 5 catches for 28 yards and a touchdown on 8 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 7 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 stops

SS Tyvon Branch: Allowed 2 catches for 9 yards and a touchdown on 2 attempts, 8 solo tackles, 5 stops, 1 quarterback hit and 1 quarterback hurry on 5 blitzes

Duds

CB Michael Huff: Allowed 8 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts, 3 solo tackles, 1 assist, 2 stops, 3 missed tackles

FS Matt Giordano: Allowed 4 catches for 72 yards and a touchdown on 5 attempts, 5 solo tackles, 1 missed tackle

DT Tommy Kelly: Did not record a pressure on 34 pass rush snaps, no tackles