It’s all Raiders, all the time

Inside Bay Area - In this corner of the world, everything revolves around the Raiders even when they take Sunday off:

– The Bay Area can still lay claim to the worst offense in the NFL.

The 49ers have now played four games in which they failed to gain 200 yards of total offense. Four out of five.

The Raiders, who set franchise standards for being abysmal last season, had four sub-200-yard games out of 16.

Even with the pathetic yardage totals, the 49ers are on pace to double the Raiders’ staggeringly low offensive touchdown total of 12 a year ago.

– A pessimist would say the Raiders NFL-leading rushing average has come at the expense of teams which are ranked among the bottom of the NFL in rushing defense.

An optimist would say the Raiders helped put them there.

– Detroit, which moved against the Raiders at will, gained 144 yards and lost to Washington by 31 points. The Broncos lost by 38 at home, their biggest loss in Denver since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Cleveland was the latest pelt on the wall for the Patriots, who have beat every opponent by 17 or more points. Miami is one of only three winless teams in the league.

You could argue that Oakland’s 2-2 record looks a lot less impressive in that light, although you could screw yourself into the ground trying to make sense of the NFL on a week to week basis.

– At least Randy Moss didn’t score a touchdown. Moss’ stats Sunday three catches, 46 yards, no touchdowns, were Raider-like.