Monday Night Football picks and prop bets: Behold, the chaos of the Raiders

Can the Raiders extend their dominion over the AFC West with a 4-0 start? Or will the Chargers ice down Las Vegas's burning hot start?

The primetime gods tested us in Week 4 by dropping Jaguars-Bengals into our lap. Then we had the breathless hype of Tom Brady’s Sunday night return to New England.

Now, we get to settle in for a healthy dose of Jon Gruden chaos as the Raiders face the Chargers with a spot atop the AFC West on the li-

Wait, that can’t be right. Really?

Yeah, wow, says it right here: If Las Vegas wins, it holds the division lead at 4-0. If Los Angeles wins, there’s a three-way tie between the Raiders, Chargers, and … Broncos? Alright, we may be living in a simulation that has fallen apart, let me check again.

Nope. That’s all correct. There’s a reasonable chance that Kansas City, qualifier for back-to-back Super Bowls, could sit alone in the West basement roughly one quarter of the way through the 2021 season. Heck, with a loss to the Chargers already on the books, they’re already guaranteed to be down there. Wild.