It’s already becoming an unfortunate trend to the 2012 Oakland Raiders. For the fourth week in a row, the Silver&Black has seen the game get out of hand early, with the defense conceding too many points and the offense not being able to keep up with the opposition. It was no different against the Bengals last Sunday, when the Raiders [...]
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