NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Bears celebrating, Patriots fading
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Recap: Off their third win of the season, the Silver and Black made their way east to the Queen City to take on a Bengals’ team that was riding a five-game game losing streak heading into Sunday’s match up. But you would not have known that Jon Gruden’s team was coming off a win as the Raiders fell behind, 17-0, in the second quarter and were down by 13 points at intermission. Gruden’s squad dud make things very interesting and closed the gap to 23-16 with 5:05 to play on Daniel Carlson’s third field goal of the afternoon. But Bengals’ running back Joe Mixon’s second touchdown run of the game roughly a minute later ensured Oakland’s 11th loss of 2018.
Next Week: It’s another Monday night home game for the Raiders who began their season with a 33-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams three months ago. This time, it’s a meeting with the rival Broncos. Back in Week 2 at Denver, Oakland came up short, 20-19, and now looks to avoid being swept in the series for the first time since 2014.
Draft Talk: A lot has been made and will be made about the Raiders’ trio of first-round draft choices in 2019. But will the organization hold on to all of those high selections or trade down and get some additional young talent? And will the club rely on Gruden to add players or hire a general manager to replace McKenzie?
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