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Oakland Raiders: Bye, Bye Birdie (Bye Week)

Published by on January 6, 2010
Article Source: Bleacher Report - NFL

Data, data, everywhere. We hope it helps us think. Let's take a look at the data for bye weeks, for the Oakand Raiders from 1990 to 2009.

Bye week started in 1990. It has existed for 20 years. Does it do any good? Well, let's look at the data.

If the performance of the Oakland Raiders, measured by wins and losses, is related to or correlated with the Bye Week, then recently the Oakland Raiders have had a problem, among other challenges.

During the time period from 2003 to 2009, the Oakland Raiders have not won one single game that occurred immediately after bye week. Earlier in the history of the Oakland Raiders, they won six consecutive games immediately after the bye week, from 1997 to 2002. After 2002...

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