5 Raiders to watch against the Bengals

The Raiders are riding high and face a winless team in Oakland this week, but watch out — this game is a trap.

2. QB Derek Carr

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Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is playing out of his mind this season. In his second year with the offensive guru, coach Jon Gruden, Carr is running the west coast offense to near perfection.

Consider these stats through eight games, courtesy of the Raiders’ public relations department.

And during game No. 9, Carr led a go-ahead drive with supreme confidence, resulting in yet another Raiders win, this time against the Chargers.

But Carr is allowing the entire team to shine, not just himself. He’s leaning on the run game, not making mistakes and playing with precision, getting the ball to his receivers at just the right time. Watch to see if he can keep his edge against a subpar opponent, and maybe even break loose a little and bomb the football downfield for big gains.

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