Oakland Raiders Can’t Leave Their Heart in San Francisco: Will Defeat the 49ers

It's a new day. Don't ease up in the game. Go to San Francisco and make history with a back-to-back win. You can do it, Oakland Raiders.

Here is some data to consider:

Team Drives Yds/Dr Pts/Dr TDs/Dr Punts/Dr TOs/Dr INT/Dr FUM/Dr LOS/Dr DSR Offensive                   Oakland 59 15 17 22 8 14 17 7 11 14 San Fran 55 20 30 25 23 32 32 29 29 20 Team Drives Yds/Dr Pts/Dr TDs/Dr Punts/Dr TOs/Dr INT/Dr FUM/Dr LOS/Dr DSR Defensive                   Oakland 60 21 27 29 19 26 30 10 10 23 San Fran 56 18 25 24 17 27 21 32 23 18 Team Yds/Dr Pts/Dr TDs/Dr Punts/Dr TOs/Dr INT/Dr FUM/Dr LOS/Dr DSR   Net                     Oakland 18 27 29 8 20 28 7 10 20   San Fran 22 29 27 22 32 30 32 26 22    

The source of the data is Football Outsiders, and the study includes each of the 32 NFL teams.

Our focus, today, is a comparison of the NFL rank of the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers.

The lower the number, the better than rank. This data is all as of Oct. 13.

Another view is to look at this data:

2010 NFL Oakland Raiders 2 3 0 111 134 -23 Cable 2010 NFL San Francisco 49ers 0 5 0 76 130 -54  

The Oakland Raiders have outperformed the 49ers when you compare the points each team has allowed their opponents to obtain. The Oakland Raiders have a smaller difference between the points they have received compared to those of opponent. The Raiders, to date, have a 2-3 win-loss record.

The 49ers have a 0-5 win-loss record.

You must consider that the 49ers may have a powerful motivation to win, since their present record is 0-5, a drastic decline from 2009.

The Oakland Raiders need to stay on top of the situation during each and every quarte...

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