... has finally happened.  The Raiders defense performed the way that Raider fans know it can.

Despite some great plays on offense by the Raiders against the Eagles, including an 86 yard catch-and-run by Zach Miller and supported with blocks by Louis Murphy in the Raiders 13-9 upset win over the Eagles.

The real story of the Raiders upset win over the Eagles was the defense. 

After getting destroyed in the previous three weeks, the Raider defense showed what it can be when it doesn't use a playbook dated in the 1970s.

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