Carolina at Las Vegas

I'm not sure if their was ever an uglier display on an NFL field than what Oakland showed last week. They finished the game with 77 total yards of total offense. Defensively, Atlanta scored on its first four possessions, and basically took a knee the rest of the game. As a result, there isn't anyone that wants any part of this Oakland team right now. The public is hammering Carolina like they know the final score, and it's as if the books are giving out free money for the approaching Holiday season. Guess what folks. They aren't that dumb! I love the Raiders here! Can you imagine the week the Oakland players and staff has had? They were disgraced - plain and simple. They had NOTHING good to point to last week. Al Davis went as far as to fire the guy he just paid $8M to in the offseason (DeAngelo Hall). The TV talking heads point to that and say "This team is in disarray. Carolina's gonna kill them." I view it differently. This team has had enough (at least for one week). Players will be playing for their jobs. In addition, they will be playing for themselves. Every professional athlete has pride, and rest assured the Raiders will bring it for this one. Carolina can't possibly be up for this game. Home teams coming off a shutout invariably play better the next game out. Carolina is just 1-2 on the road, scoring 13 ppg this season. I know, it's hard to bring yourself to back the Raiders after what they have done the past couple of weeks. But, that's exactly why this is a top-play this week.