ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders' bye week is coming at just the right time.

With new quarterback Carson Palmer still trying to shake off the rust and learn a new offense and new teammates and star running back Darren McFadden and other key players nursing injuries, the Raiders can sure use this time to regroup from a 28-0 loss to Kansas City and get back on track with two big division games on the horizon.

The focus this week will be on getting Palmer up to speed with the offense in time to take over the starting role Nov. 6 against Denver. He threw three second-half interceptions in Sunday's loss, just five days after ending his retirement to join the Raiders in a trade from Cincinnati.

After Carson Palmer's rough debut, Oakland's skill players plan to stick around during the bye and work on the team's offensive chemistry. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

"This is something that I definitely think we need," receiver Jacoby Ford said. "We're going to have to work hard and get good with him. Just to get the timing down and be here with him."

While bye weeks are often used to rest the body and refresh the mind, the Raiders have plenty of work planned for the week in order to get Palmer acclimated. They will hold practices on Tuesday and Wednesday before taking an NFL-mandated four days off.

But instead of leaving town for the weekend, the receivers, tight ends and running backs are all planning to stick around to get some informal work in with Palmer.

"We know we need to be here, and we're going to be here," receiver Derek Hagan said. "For us to get on the same page and get this thing clicking again, it's obviously going to take more of an effort from us to put more time in just to make sure we're doing those little things right."

Palmer was sitting at home a week ago as the Raiders were figuring out how to move on after losing starting quarterback Jason Campbell to a broken collarbone. Oakland ended up trading for Palmer, sending a 2012 first-round pick and a conditional second-rounder in 2013 to Cincinnati.

Palmer had his first practice in more than nine months on Wednesday and got about 20 percent of the first-team snaps during the week before replacing an ineffective Kyle Boller in the third quarter against the Chiefs.

Palmer completed his first pass, but mostly struggled. He finished 8 for 21 for 116 yards and threw three interceptions, including one that Brandon Flowers returned for a touchdown.

"That was kind of like a preseason game for him, because obviously he hadn't played in a game in quite a while," coach Hue Jackson said. "I think it was very beneficial and will serve us well as we continue to move forward."

Palmer finished with his third-worst completion percentage, tied for his second-most interceptions and his 17.3 passer rating was the second lowest of his career.