Oakland Raiders’ Week 12 Stock Report

The Oakland Raiders’ three-game skid reinforces an unfriendly reminder about overall team growth in the NFL: It’s seldom a smooth process.

The coaching staff and players cannot look back at missed opportunities, but they should move forward with anecdotal lessons.

Before turning the page to the Tennessee Titans, it’s important to investigate where the offense broke down and where the defense excelled against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Three developing talents, who helped propel the Raiders' potent offense, contributed to the clunky execution on Sunday.

Aside from the final drive, Oakland's interior defense harassed and pounced on the Lions in the backfield.

We’ll discuss Sunday’s top performers and underachievers in the latest stock report.

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