Oakland Raiders

The Raiders need to first beat the Broncos in Denver. That’s not easy as the Broncos have been playing well since Drew Lock took over. If Oakland can steal a victory, they also need the Steelers and Titans to both lose. The Steelers are playing the Ravens. The Ravens aren’t playing most of their key talent. The Titans are playing the Texans. There’s no reason for the Texans to play anyone important if they can’t improve their seeding. That would be very Texans for the team to play Deshaun Watson or even force Will Fuller or DeAndre Hopkins onto the field.

Even if all the above happens for the Raiders, Oakland would still need the Colts to beat the Jaguars to win the final spot on a tiebreaker.

The fact is, unless you’re a Raiders fan, you probably don’t want to see the Raiders make the playoffs. They aren’t ready yet. They aren’t going to be competitive rolling into Kansas City, Foxborough or Houston for a first-round game. There’s no chance the Raiders could end up playing another game in the Oakland Coliseum. The Raiders making the playoffs would be lambs to the slaughter. No need to seeing that happen.