ESPN senior writer Mike Sando asks league insiders to pick winners in selected games each week. Three evaluators joined the panel for Week 7. This week’s selected games: Chiefs-Raiders, Jets-Dolphins, Broncos-Chargers, Falcons-Patriots and Redskins-Eagles.
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While the Chiefs have been an offensive machine with cohesive coaching over multiple seasons, the Raiders have gone backward on offense after their January firing of coordinator Bill Musgrave. It’s too early to know for sure whether Oakland made the wrong move, especially because quarterback Derek Carr hasn’t been healthy. But the two insiders picking Kansas City to win at Oakland on a short week think the Raiders are paying a price for the change.