Raiders’ schedule ranks in middle for difficulty
By Bud L. Ellis
Last season the Oakland Raiders gave up 182 more points than they scored, the worst ratio in the AFC by a longshot.
The road to closing that gap, and returning the program to respectability, takes Oakland through a schedule that ranks in the middle of the road this season.
The National Football League has published the list of every team’s home and road games in 2010. Dates and times will be determined later this spring.
Based on opponents’ winning percentage, the Raiders’ schedule ranks tied for 16th with Buffalo, Miami and the New York Jets.
Oakland will play two home games against playoff teams from a year ago: against AFC champion Indianapolis, and against AFC West champion San Diego. The rest of the home schedules includes games with Denver, Kansas City, Houston, St. Louis, Seattle and Miami.
On the road, the Raiders play two playoff teams: the Chargers and NFC west champion Arizona. Trips to Denver, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Tennessee, San Francisco and Pittsburgh round out the schedule.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 5:06 pm by bud
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