The best and worst of the Raiders 2012 schedule

In 2012 the Raiders are playing teams from the AFC North and the NFC west as well as games against the Dolphins and the Jaguars due to where we finished last year in our division and if i'm honest, looking through the schedule there isn't one game where I think that the Raiders have no shot in this one..Then again there isnt any games where I think it is an easy win. It is going to be a very interesting season for the Raiders and here are my 3 easiest and hardest games of the 2012 season.

Easiest

Week 7 vs Jacksonville - The Jaguars don't really know what direction to go in at the moment. Blaine Gabbert looked woeful last season and even though they had a decent draft, drafting top WR J.Blackmon and DE Andre Branch and have one of the best backs in the league in MJD their GM is still in love with Tebow and drafting a punter in the 3rd isn't really going to help that much. This should (fingers crossed) be a breather in an otherwise hectic season

Week 2 at Miami - Yeah I know they destroyed us last year 34-14 and probably ruined are chance at the playoffs but in my opinion they took a step back this offseason. Ryan Tannehill isn't going to help them this year especially with no Brandon Marshall. The Raiders should have a more enjoyable trip to the south beach this year

Week 13 vs Cleveland - Do I really need to explain this one?

Hardest
Week 3 vs Pittsburgh - This game promises to be a great game and I hope that the old Raiders/Steelers rivalry can re-establish itself this year. The Steelers are getting old but still manage to dominate year after year. With no real run attack as Mendanhall  is out with a torn ACL this game will be very close and one the Raiders will have to win if they want to make a playoff run

Week 4 at Denver - The following week the Raiders travel to mile high to face Manning and the Broncos. By week 4 expect Peyton to be back on top of his game and pick many holes in a week Raiders secondary. The Raiders are going to need that bye week in week 5!

Week 16 at Carolina - I could have gone for lots of teams here, games against the Falcons, Ravens, Saints and Chargers will all be difficult. However I think the NFC south is wide open at the moment, the Saints are a mess at the moment with no Sean Payton or Vilma and at the moment no Drew Brees and the Falcons haven't done anything to show that they have improved from last year so I think the Panthers and Super Cam will grab it by the horns and come week 16 be one of the best teams in the NFL