"Jason Campbell got his chance to duel Tom Brady, and to carry the Raiders on his shoulders Sunday.

Campbell failed, the Raiders lost, and there is no soft or consoling way to put that, for Campbell or the Raiders.

Is it fair to measure Campbell against the best quarterback in the league, when so many other factors led to the Patriots' 31-19 victory over the Raiders at O.co Coliseum?

Maybe not so fair. So it goes.

At its most elemental point, this game was about the quarterbacks -- Brady held New England together, and Campbell helped break the Raiders apart.

The Raiders could have won if Campbell had played better, and have to wonder if Campbell is the QB who can lead them into the playoffs or beyond.

The Patriots won because Brady played the way he always plays.

Not fair. But true."