AP photo: Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) runs on a reception against the Kansas City Chiefs during their NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 23

If the Oakland Raiders can go down to San Diego and pull out a win this Sunday their in the playoffs for the first time since 2002. It’s amazing where this team has come from since 2002 but really in the last two years. Under the direction of team general manager Reggie McKenzie. Oakland head coach Jack Del Rio is a quality coach who brought in the top talents of the Khalil Macks, Derek Carrs, the Amari Coopers, the Michael Crabtrees the quality football players. It’s really one of the huge reasons why their where their at on the way to making their first playoff appearance since 2002.

In that last loss on Thursday Night Football Crabtree and Cooper were not their usual elite level selves in that game the Kansas City Chiefs defense was extraordinary but the Raiders found their real success right before halftime when they scored and that really changed for them. Derrick Johnson the Chiefs linebacker who left the game with a torn Achilles he was a huge part of the Chiefs defense on Thursday.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Raiders podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com