This intriguing and eye-opening game featured two teams going in slightly different directions.
The Oakland Raiders are finally looking like the real deal and appear to be ready to ascend to the lofty rank of division champions, whereas the Jets – the tough-talking, hard-hitting, cocky clan from New Jersey – look set for an early bath if they continue to mess things up as the Bills streak away into the distance.
Despite owning an identical record to the patriots and trailing the Bills by a single game, things are about to get a lot worse for the jets as the next few weeks offer-up challenge after challenge and could see them sink like a stone in the dash for the division.
Conversely, the Raiders are 2-1, but have the swagger of a team ready for a run. Darren McFadden is in magnificent form and Darius Heyward-Bey has finally added catching to his list of talents that previously included nothing but speed.
As for the Quarterbacks, Sanchez had the livelier game but was tackled for a loss 4 times and threw an interception, despite holding on to the football when hit and amassing 369 yards through the air. Campbell did a good job of doing very little, as seems to be the game-plan for this new-look Raiders team. Can they win without exceptional play from their QB? Oddly for a team so green, I think they can as long as Campbell stays sharp enough to deliver the ball accurately to the Raiders’ playmakers and protects the football.
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