The Oakland Raiders are the team to beat in the AFC.Led by Derek Carr and a high-powered offense, the Raiders are 7-2 following an impressive 30-20 victory over defending Super Bowl champion Denver. Oakland enters its bye week in first place in the AFC West and getting closer to ending a 13-year playoff drought.The Raiders are 5-0 on the road and no team wants to play them in the Black Hole.No doubt, Jack Del Rios crew is headed to the Super Bowl.That is, if Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots forget to return from their week off.Sorry, Raider Nation. The road to Houston goes through the Patriots (7-1).Here are other overreactions following Week 9:---OVERREACTION: Nine down, seven to go. The Browns are one game closer to 0-16.REALISTIC REACTION: Perhaps the Ravens overlook them on short rest and the Browns can pull off a stunner Thursday night.---OVERREACTION: The unenthusiastic Packers (4-4) wont make the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers questioned his teammates energy after a home loss to the Colts.REALISTIC REACTION: Theyre only one game behind the Vikings, who are sinking quickly.---OVERREACTION: Matthew Stafford is the best clutch quarterback in the NFL. Hes led the Lions (5-4) to five comeback wins after trailing in the fourth quarter.REALISTIC REACTION: Brady. Rodgers. Big Ben. Staffords not in the top three.---OVERREACTION: Matt Prater is the best clutch kicker in the NFL. Hes 23 of 23 on game-tying or go-ahead field-goal attempts in the fourth quarter or overtime.REALISTIC REACTION: Theres a guy named Adam Vinatieri.---OVERREACTION: The Vikings will finish with a losing record. Theyve lost three in a row after a 5-0 start.REALISTIC REACTION: Theyre still first in the NFC North.---OVERREACTION: Tim Tebow will play again in the NFL before Jared Goff. 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Jason Zucker and Chris Stewart also scored for the Wild, who wrapped a five-game trip 2-1-2.Ben Smith and Tyler Bozak had goals for the Maple Leafs, who dropped to 8-4-0 at Air Canada Centre.Toronto entered the third period down a goal and pushed hard but couldnt get the equalizer because of goalie Devan Dubnyk, who stopped all 17 shots in the final 20 minutes and 35 in total.Dubnyk leads the NHL in goals-against average (1.65), save percentage (.946) and shutouts (four).He seems to go down in that butterfly and post to post is covered, he does a great job fighting traffic and tonight he made a few timely saves, Torontos Nazem Kadri said.Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots for Toronto.Minnesota opened the scoring 8:42 into the first period after forcing a turnover from Kadri behind his own net. Mikko Koivu stripped Kadri and made a short pass to Mikael Granlund, who then put the puck out front to Zucker. He beat Andersen blocker side for a 1-0 lead.Andersen was later forced to make a fine pad save on Granlund from the slot, but then Stewart made it 2-0 when he was sprung in alone on a breakaway off a long pass from Jared Spurgeon.It was Stewarts first goal at Air Canada Centre -- he grew up in Toronto and had family in the crowd watching.ddddddddddddIve been thinking about that one my whole life, Stewart said. Its good to get it off the bucket list.Smith got one back for Toronto with 3:10 to go in the period. Kadri crossed Minnesotas blue line and put a shot on net that Dubnyk kicked out to the slot, where Smith was waiting to push it in for a 2-1 game.Staal regained the two-goal lead for the Wild just 1:15 into the second period, putting a backhand shot past Andersen after taking a pass from behind the net from Charlie Coyle.It took Toronto over five minutes to register its first shot on net in the second.Bozak scored with an individual effort to make it 3-2 at 10:54. 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