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Raiders Mailbag: Which games are you most excited for?

Rodney H. Washington from Pennsylvania said:

"Raiders vs. Eagles in Philly!"

This will be a gritty type of game that true football fans will love to see.

Mid-December, cold as hell, a hostile environment on the road. And it's against the defending Super Bowl champions, to make the stakes even higher.

The Philadelphia Eagles did lose a few key pieces to their roster this offseason i.e. Milton Williams, Josh Sweat and Mekhi Becton. Nevertheless, they're still loaded on both sides of the ball. The head of the snake remains quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was named Super Bowl MVP after completing 77.3 percent of his passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs back in February. His top targets are A.J. Brown and league-leading rusher Saquon Barkley, who won NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

If the Raiders have playoff aspirations, this is one of the games they need to have circled toward the end of the year to make a run. Five of the last six opponents of the season for the Raiders were teams that made the postseason in 2024.

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