‘Winning cures all’ is a popular saying in sports. And in the NFL where there are just 16 games per season www.raidersauthorizedshops.com , a win means a lot more than it does in say Major League Baseball or the NBA. But even in the NFL, when that win is put alongside a lot of losses, it doesn’t cure much.After week three, the Raiders were winless on the season, having collapsed in the second half of each game. At that point, fan confidence in the direction of the team had dipped to just 32%.They came back to Oakland to face the 1-1-1 Browns desperate to cobble together something. And they did. They won the game, end of story, yay!Not exactly.That win was about as tough as they come. They needed overtime to do it, and in that overtime period Derek Carr went over 400 yards passing, and Amari Cooper and Jared Cook both went over 100 yards receiving, joining Marshawn Lynch who went over 100 yards rushing. And the Raiders every yard of that to pull it out.The Raiders blew a lead several times to the Browns. And though the Browns are actually a pretty decent team this year, they had done their share of collapsing this season as well. They also had a rookie quarterback making his first start, and lost two of their top three cornerbacks during the game.With all this, the Raiders gave up 42 points and came within inches on an overturned first down run from dropping their 4th straight to start the Jon Gruden era. That defense is still a major concern while Khalil Mack is in Chicago winning NFC Defensive Player of the month honors.There were some positive signs in the win. Showing some resilience was huge for their confidence. The late game heroics were admirable and, who knows, it may just start something for them to have come back to win instead of fade away to lose.It may also be one of those things they will be facing every week with the odds of pulling out those wins stacked against them.This week’s FanPulse poll suggest the Raider Nation may have been encouraged by the Raiders getting their first win, they’re still hesitant to jump in and say things have turned around. (Sign up here to take our weekly Raiders survey)Confidence level rose slightly this week, but just 6% to reach 38% after the first quarter.They will head to Los Angeles to play the Chargers Sunday, making for a pivotal game in terms of their season prospects. The Chargers are a pretty good team, but not unbeatable. Though they were the offseason favorite to win the AFC West, it’s hard to know exactly how good they are because their two wins were against bottom feeders in the Bills and 49ers while their two losses were to the league’s only undefeated teams; the Rams and Chiefs.What we do know is they have one of the league’s top offenses, having scored at least 23 points in every game this season and averaging nearly 28 points per game.Should the Raiders lose, they would fall to 1-4 on the season and 0-2 in the division. And fan confidence will rightfully tumble.Should the Raiders pull out a win, they will pull to within one game of .500, having beaten a very good team and division rival. If that were to happen Oakland Raiders Womens T-Shirt , I fully expect the fan confidence to shoot up, especially with three of the most favorable part of the schedule upcoming with match-ups such as the Seahawks, Colts, 49ers and Cardinals. Beating up on bad out of division teams isn’t going to cut it. Gotta have this one in Los Angeles.Follow @LeviDamienRaiders vs. Seahawks: 4 Winners, 4 Losers Tonight the Raiders prevailed over the Seattle Seahawks, 30-19 at CenturyLink Field. It’s the last time we’ll see the team in action until their Monday Night Football matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Tonight being the fourth preseason game, what players clothed themselves with honor and which ones embarrassed their ancestors?WINNERS1) Keon HatcherAs an undrafted player out of Arkansas a few years ago, Hatcher hasn’t done much in a Raider uniform. He hasn’t had much opportunity to get playing time. But tonight he was in the role of the #1 receiver, and he shined.Hatcher caught eight passes for 128 yards and a whopping three touchdowns, two from EJ Manuel and one from Connor Cook. He displayed terrific hands, quickness to go with his big body, and a knack for the big play. Those are all things you look for when evaluating receivers. Hatcher may or may not make the Raiders team, but he will land somewhere, and this performance may just have made guys like Seth Roberts and Johnny Holton expendable.2) EJ ManuelMuch of the talk for the last few weeks has been how putrid the play of the Raiders’ backup QBs has been. Manuel and Connor Cook have both had issues with accuracy and ball security. But tonight, EJ Manuel went full HAM, going 18/22 for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Connor Cook got about a quarter of action and was fine, but Manuel’s performance was electric and he may have put the backup QB competition to bed.3) Austin DavisRams Legend Austin Davis apparently plays for the Seahawks now, but the Seahawks yesterday traded for Brett Hundley from the Packers. After watching this game, I’m wondering why they would have done such a thing. Davis was elusive in the pocket, decisive, and had a rocket arm. He torched the Raiders for 190 yards in the first half, going 13/20 and a gorgeous touchdown pass. He will be on someone’s roster this year.4) Fadol BrownIf there’s one guy in my mind on the Raiders defense who has exceeded expectations this year, it’s Fadol Brown. He’s been an absolute beast all preseason and had two tackles and a pass breakup in this game. That one was way downfield. What was Brown doing there, you question? The answer is, his best.Brown is a good bet to make the roster at this point Oakland Raiders Hats , and he’s shown remarkable improvement and deserves it.LOSERS1) Pharaoh BrownBrown caught two passes for 27 yards on two targets including a nifty 22-yard scamper to the sideline, But he also was called for holding AGAIN. You can tolerate holding penalties from star tackles, but from third-string pass-catching tight ends? No, that will not be tolerated.2) Kyle WilberThe defensive back didn’t have a terrible game, recording six tackles. But he also dropped a potential interception and was called for a pass interference penalty. When you’re on the roster bubble, fighting for a spot, that’s the sorts of things you cannot do.3) Sebastian JanikowskiSurely, the longtime Raiders kicker wanted to show his old team that he still has what it takes to play in the NFL. But he didn’t get much opportunity with the Seahawks going for it on fourth down constantly. He kicked three extra point tries, and missed two of them. Yeah, that’ll show ‘em, Jano. Mike Nugent, on the other hand, was perfect from the field and 3/4 on extra points.4) Pete CarrollIt’s all come crashing down for Pete. Again. Once he was on top of the world at USC, winning national titles and basking in adulation and the love of the Song Girls. And then it turned out someone had given Reggie Bush’s mom a free house, and USC was given the smackdown from the usually toothless and incompetent NCAA. By the time those sanctions hit, Carroll was long gone, abandoning his recruits and forcing them to deal with his mess.He escaped to Seattle, where he has the adulation of thousands of liberal arts major Starbucks baristas with $40,000 in student loan debt. He built a powerhouse team led by its defense, but those players are all gone now. He doesn’t have an offensive line. He doesn’t have a running game. His team just gave a mega-extension to a wide receiver who will probably go undrafted in your fantasy league. Seattle is posed to go 5-11 this year, and once that domino falls, the whole house of cards will come tumbling down. Checkmate.And Pete will skip town again. But where to this time? My guess is, Ohio State. And we can all keep rooting against him until he abandons them too.