We’re basically halfway into the 2025 NFL season (this 17-game thing messes with the math), so let’s take a quick review of the 4-4 Raiders and where they stand with nine games of the season remaining. Let’s review the past quarter of the season:
**Quick summary of the second quarter:**
It was rough sledding for the Silver and Black after they started the season 3-0. After beating bad teams, the Raiders lost four straight games to solid teams. They salvaged their season with a comeback win at the lowly New York Jets in Week 8.
Tight end Brock Bowers. He’s a superstar. He can’t be stopped as a tight end or a wide receiver. He had 25 receptions for 345 yards and three touchdowns in the past quarter. He is the Raiders’ best player.
Linebacker Nakobe Dean just like the first quarter. The free-agent is flourishing in the middle of the Raiders’ defense. He has been described as the “glue” of the unit. The defense has had major issues, but Dean is a player.
The Raiders’ rookie class, as a whole, hasn’t done much, but second-year pick Treydan Stukes has been a steady starter at safety. He gives up plays, but he also makes plays. He’ a solid player.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins just keeps plugging along and putting up top-of-the-league stats at the age 38 in a season he was supposed to be a game manager and placeholder to Fernando Mendoza.
2025 No. 6 overall pick, running back Ashton Jeanty may have just become a backup running back.
**Bold prediction for next quarter:**
The Raiders play at the San Francisco 49ers, host the Seattle Seahawks, play at the Denver Broncos and at the Cleveland Browns. They all have, at least, a 4-4 record. The Raiders will find a way to go 2-2 to be 6-6 to start the stretch run and still be in the playoff hunt.
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