Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders: 5 takeaways from Week 4

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OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders is congratulated by teammates after he threw a touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson #82 against the Cleveland Browns at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 30, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Raiders Finishing a Game

I’ve heard a lot of people say that the Raiders really should have two more wins than they actually have. Believing that the Broncos & Dolphins games were given away by Oakland.

However, I don’t buy into that way of thinking, in the immortal words of Bill Parcells “you are what your record says you are.” The Raiders lost those games because they weren’t good enough to finish. But on Sunday they grew as a team and found a way to close the game by any means necessary.

The team desperately needed this game not only to avoid going 0-4 but to also bring some confidence to the locker room.

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Nothing is going to come easy this season given the overall talent of the roster so the Raiders may continue to find themselves in close games. And now they know they’re capable of winning one.

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