Now is the time for another test of the new defensive and offensive lines of the Oakland Raiders.

Using a model to see if there can be a measure of "stamina" of teams is a challenge.  Looking also at comparisons to simply describe what is and to conjecture what can be is another short-term goal.

On Aug. 21, the Oakland Raiders will play the Chicago Bears. Here is data for the past five years, focusing on the last four games of the regular season.

Chicago

2009     2008     2007     2006      2005

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