Article: Raiders win game they're supposed to.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

OAKLAND _ THE TRAP FOR a Raiders letdown was set perfectly Sunday, just as it has been so many times before.

They were facing the underdog Browns. They were coming off a tough loss to the hated Broncos. They were one win above .500 with a chance to either make an early statement in the AFC West or fall back into mediocrity.

The danger signs were everywhere the Raiders looked.

Yet before you could say, "same old Raiders," they were ahead by 21 points at halftime and on their way to a 36-10 victory over Cleveland.

Instead of falling flat on their faces, as they've done so many times in the past, the Raiders did what teams with legitimate ...

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