"We lost our poise. I think we became frustrated."

For most of the past decade, if someone in the NFL made those comments after a game, it was usually a Raiders coach trying to explain away another loss, another fight or why two of his players got ejected from a game.

Not this year, though. Not these Raiders.

Ironically enough, those types of comments are now coming from teams that are playing the Raiders. The comments at the top of the page came straight from Jaguars coach Gus Bradley after his team was blown out 33-16 by the Raiders on Sunday.

"We lost our poise. I think we became frustrated," Bradley said, via ESPN.com. "Things didn't go exactly how we had planned and some things took place on the field. You've got to keep your poise. You've got to keep your composure and we lost our poise and it ended up affecting us."

For the Raiders the trip to Jacksonville is game that would've had disaster written all over it in the past. For one, it was a road game, and two, it was a road game in the Eastern Time Zone.

From 2010 to 2014, the Raiders went just 10-30 in road games, and an even uglier 0-15 in road games played in the Eastern Time Zone. Those numbers don't mean anything anymore because Jack Del Rio's Raiders don't care about that stuff.

Over the past two seasons, the Raiders have gone 8-4 on the road and 3-2 in the Eastern Time Zone. To put that in perspective, the Raiders' three wins in Eastern time matches their entire total between 2006 and 2014 (3-24).

Of course, the fact that the Raiders actually won a game on the road shouldn't be the only thing that excites Raiders fans about this win. The win over Jacksonville should excite Raiders fans because Oakland played its best game of the season.

With Latavius Murray back in the lineup for the first time in three weeks, the Raiders running game was on point in Jacksonville averaging over 4 yards per carry in the game. Murray (18 carries, 59 yards) was a brute force in the red zone, scoring both of his touchdowns against Jacksonville once the Raiders got inside the Jaguars 20.

Derek Carr wasn't perfect (23 of 37, 200 yards, one touchdown), but he didn't have to be because he had a defense behind him that forced three turnovers.

The scary thing about the Raiders is that if you look at their schedule, there's a lot of winnable games on it. With the Buccaneers, Texans and Panthers in three of the next four weeks, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Raiders go into December with 9-2 or 8-3 record.

In the past, Raiders fans would probably be dreading a possible late season collapse with their team, but not these Raiders. These Raiders feel different.

It's almost fitting that this team is flirting with a move to Las Vegas because all of the sudden, they seem like good bet for the playoffs.

New York 17-10 over Los Angeles (London)

Rams: D

Jeff Fisher made a lot of bad decisions on Sunday, which you should probably get used to Los Angeles, because it happens all the time. It's hard to say what was worse though: Letting Case Keenum throw 53 passes (Case Keenum should never throw 53 passes), not benching Keenum after he threw three horrible interceptions (he would throw four) or walking into his postgame press conference and boldly insisting that he won't be benching Keenum for the Rams' next game even though L.A. would have an extra week to get Jared Goff ready. It's almost like Fisher's trying to get fired.

Giants: C-

It's a good thing Case Keenum plays for L.A. because the Giants didn't look ready to play in London. The Giants only totaled 232 yards in the game, which makes it almost a miracle that they won. Before Sunday, the Giants had been 0-10 in games since 2008 when they put up 235 or fewer offensive yards.

Although the Giants offense was bad, their defense wasn't. If we graded this game based only on Landon Collins' pick-six, then the Giants would've gotten an A+.

Besides the four interceptions, the Giants' defense also racked up three sacks.


Kansas City 27-21 over Saints

Saints: B-

Drew Brees actually did a good job of dissecting the Chiefs defense in this game. Unfortunately for New Orleans though, Brees made one huge mistake: He threw a pick-six. NFL coaches hate losing games on turnovers and penalties, so coach Sean Payton's probably really going to hate this loss. The Saints had six more penalties than Kansas City (10-6), 45 more penalty yards (75-30) and two more turnovers (2-0).

Chiefs: B

The Chiefs might just want to give Jamaal Charles the rest of the month off to heal because Spencer Ware seems to be filling in just nicely. Not only did the Kansas City running back rush for 77 yards on just 17 carries (4.5 yards per carry), but he also caught two passes for 54 yards. The most impressive part of that stat line is that 46 of those came on the TD catch you can see below.

He caught that BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. One other thing about the Chiefs' that was impressive on Sunday was Alex Smith's ability to spread the ball around. The KC quarterback completed passes to 10 different players.


Indianapolis 34-26 over Tennessee

Colts: B

The Colts' formula for winning games this season has become pretty obvious: Do nothing for three quarters and then hope Andrew Luck miraculously leads a comeback in the fourth quarter. In all three of their wins this year, including Sunday's game, Indy has trailed in the fourth quarter and the watched Luck bring them back. Luck was almost perfect in this game, throwing for 353 yards and three touchdowns. Luck's numbers were even more impressive because he was missing two of his top 4 receivers and his top tight end.

Titans: B-

The Titans only made one huge mistake in this game and it's a mistake that's probably going to give Marcus Mariota nightmares for the rest of the week. With under two minutes to play in the fourth quarter, Mariota was stripped, and then the Colts returned the ensuing fumble for a touchdown. The Titans could've gotten over the proverbial hump with a win in this game, instead, they're still under it, just like they're still under the Colts and the Texans in the AFC South standings.


Philadelphia 21-10 over Minnesota

Vikings: C-

Sam Bradford's return to Philadelphia went a lot like his career in Philadelphia, and if you didn't follow Bradford's career in Philadelphia, let's just say it was ugly. Bradford only threw one pick in this game, but it was a costly one. After the Vikings defense forced a turnover, Minnesota got the ball at the Eagles 2-yard line. However, the Vikings didn't get any points because Bradford threw a pick. In a game where points are coming at a premium, you can't make a mistake like that.

Eagles: A-

The Eagles didn't even need their offense on Sunday because their defense and special teams did all the dirty work in this game. Not only did the Eagles defense force four turnovers, but they also terrorized Sam Bradford, sacking the Vikings quarterback six times. As good as the defense was, the biggest play of the game for Philly probably came from Josh Huff, who returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. The Eagles never trailed after that.


Cincinnati 31-17 over Cleveland

Browns: C

In what has basically become a weekly tradition with Cleveland, the Browns lost another quarterback to injury. At this point it's almost unfair to grade them, maybe we should just give them an "incomplete" in every week going forward. On the the bright side, Kevin Hogan actually looked somewhat competent when he replaced Cody Kessler (concussion). On the brighter side, everyone in Cleveland can pay attention to the Indians for the next 10 days, which is a good thing because watching a winless team play every week can be painful.

Bengals: B+

In what shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, "throw it to A.J. Green" was the most successful play in the Bengals' playbook in this game. Not only did Andy Dalton hit Green with a Hail Mary right before halftime, but the two also connected on an equally impressive 48-yard pass in the second half.

Here's the Hail Mary.

Anyway, at this point, Browns coach Hue Jackson is probably wishing he would've accepted the Bengals' offer to stay with the organization to become their head coach in 2018. It's almost fitting that the Bengals offense ran to perfection in a game where they were going up against their old offensive coordinator.


Detroit 20-17 over Washington

Redskins: B-

The Redskins' coaching staff might cry when they watch the film from this game because Washington did everything it could to blow this game. The worst part came when Matt Jones lost a fumble when he was inside Detroit's 5-yard line. Kirk Cousins also lost a fumble in Detroit territory. The Redskins also had a 45-yard field goal hit the top of the upright and miss. This was a Murphy's Law type game for Washington, so maybe it should just blame the loss on linebacker Trent Murphy.

Lions: B

Matthew Stafford has suddenly turned into the most clutch quarterback in the NFL. With his team trailing 17-13, and just 65 seconds left in the game, Stafford drove the Lions 75 yards for the game-winning score. The most impressive thing about Stafford is that he wasn't just the Lions' biggest passing threat on Sunday, he was also pretty much their biggest rushing threat. Stafford ran for 32 yards on two carries, which was only one yard off the team lead.


Oakland 33-16 over Jacksonville

Raiders: A

A big reason the Raiders were able to blow this game open is because they brought a Polish rocket to this game. With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Raiders led this game 26-9 thanks in large part to Sebastian Janikowski, who scored 14 of his team's first 26 points. The Polish rocket was hitting from everywhere with field goals from 52, 44, 32, and 26 yards. By the way, since we're talking special teams, it only makes sense to mention the fact the Raiders converted a fourth-and-24 in this game thanks to punter Marquette King, who took a bad punt snap and sprinted 27 yards up the sideline for a first down.

Jaguars: C

It's hard to win games when your quarterback is basically giving the ball to the other team like Blake Bortles did in the first quarter of this game. With the Jags' in the red zone, Bortles threw into triple coverage, which is usually something you don't want to do as a quarterback.

Bortles threw two picks in this game and now has thrown multiple interceptions in 13 different games since the beginning of 2014. No other NFL quarterback has even done that 11 times in that timespan.


Miami 28-25 over Buffalo

Bills: B-

If Rex Ryan wants to fire someone after this loss, he should either go with his defense coordinator or the guy who's calling plays on third down. Defensively, the Bills gave up 256 yards rushing, which is always bad news in Buffalo. Since 2010, the Bills are 0-7 when they surrender 250 or more rushing yards in a game. On the offense end the Bills only converted 3 out of 13 times on third down.

Dolphins: B+

Adam Gase has figured out the secret to success in Miami: Give the ball to Jay Ajayi as often as possible. Ajayi ran for 214 yards against the Bills, becoming just the fourth player since 1960 to rush for 200 or more yards in two consecutive games. The big winner here is Ryan Tannehill, who seems to make way fewer mistakes when he has a capable running back in his backfield.


New York 24-16 over Baltimore

Ravens: B-

Joe Flacco missed two full days of practice this week with a shoulder injury, and based on the way he was throwing in this game, maybe the Ravens should've kept him on the bench. Flacco threw two ugly interceptions in this game, which came on consecutive drives in the second half. The Jets offense turned those picks into 10 points, which is kind of a big deal when you only lose a game by eight. In Flacco's defense, he got no help from the Ravens running game, which totals just 6 yards (you read the right, 6 yards). The total is a new franchise-record low for rushing yards (previous low was 14 yards in 2005). Also in Flacco's defense, the Ravens were playing short-handed.

Maybe it's not fair to pin this loss on Joe.

Jets: B

The Jets have finally figured out how to get Ryan Fitzpatrick to play well: You just can't let him start the game. After Jets starter Geno Smith went down with a leg injury in the second quarter, Fitzpatrick came in and played arguably his best game of the year. Fitzpatrick went 9 of 14 for 120 yards and a touchdown.


Tampa Bay 34-17 over San Francisco

Buccaneers: A

The award for best Week 7 performance by a running back who started the season as a third-stringer goes to Jacquizz Rodgers, who steamrolled the 49ers for 154 yards on Sunday. Rodgers wasn't the only impressive part of the Bucs offense though: Jameis Winston threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns. The Bucs totaled 513 yards in this game, marking just the fourth time since 1981 that they've totaled 510 or more yards in a game.

49ers: F

It might officially be time to start planning for next season in San Francisco. The 49ers can't run, they can't stop the run, they can't pass, and did I mention they can't stop the run? I did? Well, I'm going to mention it again. The 49ers gave up 249 yards rushing to Tampa Bay, marking the first time in franchise history that they've given up more than 245 rushing yards in consecutive games (They gave up 313 to Buffalo last week). As a matter of fact, since 1980, the 49ers have only given up over 245 on the ground three times. Two of those have come in the past two weeks. Chip Kelly should probably tear this team apart, and start over from scratch.


San Diego 33-30 over Atlanta (OT)

Chargers: A+

It looks like fate is finally tired of abusing the Chargers, because for the second straight week a few bounces actually went their way. Of course, it wasn't just fate that helped the Chargers win, there was some timely defense involved, along with an impressive performance from the trio of Philip Rivers, Tyrell Williams (140 yards receiving) and Melvin Gordon. Speaking of Gordon, it might be time to start pretending his rookie year never happened because he's come up big for the Chargers this year, including this game, where he scored three touchdowns and totaled 121 yards on 28 touches (68 rushing, 53 receiving). The Chargers fourth quarter comeback was possible because of how hot Rivers was. On San Diego's final three drives, which all ended in scores, Rivers was 14 of 21 for 127 yards and a touchdown.

Falcons: B

Blowing a 10-point lead at home in the final seven minutes to a team that had been outscored by 39 points in the second half this season isn't easy to do, but the Falcons managed to do it on Sunday. Dan Quinn's decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 from his own 45 in overtime officially qualifies as one of the most baffling coaching decisions of the season.


New England 27-16 over Pittsburgh

Patriots: B+

If Bill Belichick were to grade this game, he'd probably give the Patriots a C-minus, and that's mainly because his kicker can't make extra points anymore and because New England turned the ball over twice. We're giving the Patriots a B-plus, though, because Tom Brady's still on fire (19 of 26, 222 yards, two touchdowns) and LeGarrette Blount is starting to look unstoppable. The Patriots running back rushed for a season-high 127 yards and two touchdowns. Oh, and Gronk Gronk'd his way to 93 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe Belichick would give his team a C-plus.

Steelers: B-

With Landry Jones under center for the Steelers, most people expected this game to get ugly, but that didn't happen thanks to a decent performance from Jones and a game plan that heavily featured the Steelers' two biggest offensive stars: Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown. That duo accounted for 268 of the Steelers' 375 total yards (71.5 percent) against the Patriots. Unfortunately though, neither Brown nor Bell can kick. If not for two missed field goals from Chris Boswell, the Steelers could've had a shot to win or tie this game late in the fourth quarter.


Seattle 6-6 tie with Arizona

Seahawks: C

This game might've ended in a tie, but had to almost feel like a win in Seattle. As a matter of fact, the Seahawks should probably change their name to the Cats, because they had nine lives in this game. Here's how bad things were for the Seahawks: They only had five first downs during the four quarters of regulation. That's an ugly average of just 1.25 first downs per quarter. On the bright side, the Seahawks might've just rewritten the book on how to play a bend-but-don't-break defense. Although the Cardinals got the ball inside Seattle's 28-yard line six different times in this game, they only came away with six points.

Cardinals: C

It'll be easy for the Cardinals to blame this loss on kicker Chandler Catanzaro, who was 2 of 4 on field goals, including a miss from 24 yards in overtime. However, what the Cardinals really need to do is figure out how their red zone offense was so bad. The Cardinals did everything better than Seattle, except score more points, and in the NFL, that's kind of an important thing. If you're wondering how impossible this loss was, only eight teams since 1990 have ever had a time of possession over 46 minutes -- the Cards has 46:21 -- and those teams were 8-0 before Sunday.