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NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: Cowboys, Ravens silence critics, Saints lose Brees

By Randy Gurzi

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 15: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys runs in front of Josh Norman #24 of the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 15: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys runs in front of Josh Norman #24 of the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedExField on September 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Josh Jacobs #28 of the Oakland Raiders warms up prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at RingCentral Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Josh Jacobs #28 of the Oakland Raiders warms up prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at RingCentral Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

29. Oakland Raiders (31)

There was so much hope last week as the Oakland Raiders played a great game in the second of two Monday Night Football games.

Week 1 ended with them scoring a convincing win over the Denver Broncos, which helped them put all the offseason drama surrounding Antonio Brown in the rearview mirror. Then, they headed into Week 2 and were off to a great start against the Kansas City Chiefs as they went up 10-0 early.

Then in the blink of an eye, they were down 28-0 as Patrick Mahomes torched their defense for four touchdowns in the second quarter. That ended up being it for scoring as neither team put up any more points but the Chiefs had taken their foot off the break as they were content to walk away with a win.

If there were some positives for the Raiders to take away, it would be all about the running game on both sides. Rookie Josh Jacobs went for 99 yards on just 12 carries as he continued his strong start to the season. On the defensive front, they held Kansas City to just 31 yards on 22 carries.

Then again, they let Mahomes throw for 443 yards so stopping the run only means so much as they continue to struggle to find wins in the second Jon Gruden era.

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