"Those who think the Raiders may wilt under the pressure now that they're 7-4 for the first time since 2002, in first place in the AFC West and staring straight ahead at the playoffs - well, coach Hue Jackson says you're wrong.

Well, he hopes that you're wrong, he said at Monday's news conference.

"I would hope that I put so much pressure on this football team that there won't be pressure," Jackson said. "That really isn't the pressure. The pressure is among your teammates of making sure you do your job and play as well as you can play and you're accountable to each other from player to player, from player to coach, from coach to player. ...

"It's not about pressure; it's about work. We just want to go to work and keep our head down and keep going.""