ing how you flourish in those situations and make the winning plays, Del Rio said. The NFL is about close games and you have to play well in those critical

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Kimi Raikkonen questioned the ease with which Pirellis full wet tyres aquaplaned at the Brazilian Grand Prix, saying the conditions were not that bad.Raikkonen crashed out of the race on lap 20 after losing control of his Ferrari in standing water on the pit straight. The accident was the most dramatic of three big crashes caused by aquaplaning and resulted in the race being red flagged.They [the full wet tyres] are very easy to aquaplane with, its not like its raining a lot, he said. Weve said that many times, but it obviously also depends on the circuit and many things.If I compare to ten/twelve years ago, those tyres could cope with this kind of rain with no issues, no aquaplaning. The aquaplaning is the biggest issue, if we have a bit of standing water we get zero grip.It was not raining heavily but theres a lot of standing water and its very easy to go off when we hit it. The reasons behind that are hard to say, but looking purely at the conditions theyre not that bad.Asked to explain his accident, Raikkonen said: The uphill section was, at least for me there was a lot of aquaplaning, even on the turn before. I got aquaplaning and spun off.I almost got it back but then went off in a pretty bad place, I couldnt do anything about it. I didnt expect to get aquaplaning there and went off... Vince Carter Magic Jersey . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Nikola Vucevic Magic Jersey . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. http://www.magicauthentic.com/kids-tracy-mcgrady-magic-jersey/ . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. 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Both franchises have struggled for consistent winning and been unable to grab a Super Bowl victory.As the Chiefs (2-2) come off their bye week and head to Oakland for Sundays game against the Raiders (4-1), both teams are without losing records. Kickoff is 3:05 p.m. CDT at the Oakland Coliseum.The last time the teams did not sport at least one losing record before the game was 2010. The most recent case where both teams had a winning record going into one of their two games was in 2002.Oakland reached the Super Bowl after that 02 season, before losing to Tampa Bay in the title game. Thats also the last time the Raiders were 4-1.Coach Jack Del Rios team is on a three-game winning streak that hasnt always been pretty, but has the Raiders tied for the AFC West lead with Denver.I think we have a healthy perspective of what we want to look like and knowing that were not quite there, Del Rio said. There is a lot of work in front of us. I dont think anybody would disagree with that. A lot of things we must do better as we go forward. Were working hard at it.For coach Andy Reid and his Chiefs, theyve been sitting with the vile taste in their mouth of a 43-14 butt-whipping provided by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 2.No one involved in Kansas City has reached for a panic button given the clubs performance last season when they started 1-5, but then won 10 straight games to make the playoffs and picked up a first-round shutout of the Houston Texans.Reid has spent two weeks looking at his teams four-game performance, where inconsistency is the best description of their play. The Chiefs failed in all three phases of the game against Pittsburgh, so improvement is imperative across tthe board.ddddddddddddWeve got to coach better, weve got to play better, Reid said. We all have to do a better job against this team.Last season, the Chiefs swept the Raiders, winning by 14 points in Oakland and six points in Kansas City. Since arriving at Arrowhead Stadium, Reids record against the Raiders is 5-1 and including his time in Philadelphia, he has an overall 6-3 vs. Oakland.Where Reids record glitters is after a bye week. In 17 seasons with the Eagles and Chiefs, his teams are 15-2 post-bye. Reid has a regular-season career winning percentage of .592, but his teams in the week after bye have won at a .882 clip.Every year is different, Reid said. Its situational, who you play and where you play. I dont even look at that.The young Raiders have shown major growth this season when it comes to handling themselves in close games. Theyve won by one, seven, one and three points, after losing five games last season by six points or fewer.Its an impressive improvement from a team that against San Diego started five rookies and used a dozen first-year players in their victory.We wanted to take a step forward in terms of understanding how you flourish in those situations and make the winning plays, Del Rio said. The NFL is about close games and you have to play well in those critical moments in order to win.Raiders quarterback Derek Carr confirms that a lot of sweat has gone into establishing a winning mindset in the huddle.We work extremely hard and especially in those situations, Carr said. We spend a lot of time throwing routes, going over coverage, going over two-minute drills, end of game situations.You hang your hat on that. Weve done this before. Lets be confident when we take the field and go do it.One factor that should help the Chiefs is a bigger role for running back Jamaal Charles. Hes one year and five days removed from the torn ACL in his right knee and Reid said this week that baring any setbacks, his role should expand from the 10 plays and two carries he saw against Pittsburgh. ' ' '