Oakland Raiders Look Like Contenders In 34-24 Win Over New York Jets

“For the first time in seven years, the Raiders can talk about the playoffs three games into the season and have it treated as an actual possibility rather than a pipe dream.

A 34-24 win over the New York Jets on Sunday at O.co Coliseum saw the Raiders put some of their best qualities — not the least of which was resiliency — on display before a raucous crowd of 61,546 and a national television audience.

Bouncing back from the previous weekend’s second-half collapse in Buffalo and a 17-7 second-quarter deficit against the Jets, the Raiders scored 24 unanswered points from the late second to early fourth quarter in a convincing win over a team that has been in the past two AFC championship games.

Forgotten was last week’s 38-35 loss to Buffalo and the five touchdowns on five second-half possessions by the Bills that made for a long flight home and a tough week of practice for the Raiders.”