#4 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates with fans in the black hole after a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during a preseason game at O.co Coliseum on August 28, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) #4 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates with fans in the black hole after a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during a preseason game at O.co Coliseum on August 28, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The Oakland Raiders have one of the hardest schedules in the NFL this season, but we take a look at five games that should be very winnable.

During the 2016 NFL regular season, the Oakland Raiders went an impressive 12-4. However, that record was not good enough to win the AFC West, as they were beaten twice by the rival Kansas City Chiefs. In 2017, the schedule does not get any easier, though we were able to pick out five games that the team should definitely win.

The non-division schedule is pretty tough, as the Raiders will have to do battle against the AFC and NFC East. What that means is, the Raiders will have to take on the likes of the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Dallas Cowboys to name a few. Add to the fact that the AFC West is likely to be loaded in 2017, and you have the makings of a very tough slate ahead of the Silver and Black.

Still, this team is packed with talent on both sides of the ball, and there is no team on their schedule that can look at the Raiders and mark them down as a certain win. The Raiders open up their 2017 campaign on the road against the Tennessee Titans, in a matchup between two of the better young quarterbacks in the AFC. Their first home game is against the New York Jets in Week 2, but we will get into that later.

Here is a list of the top five easiest games on the Oakland Raiders 2017 regular season schedule.

5. Week 6 vs. Los Angeles Chargers

In Week 6 of the NFL season, Oakland will open up its home divisional slate against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers will be making the move to Los Angeles after spending the last 50-plus years in San Diego, and will have to play their home games inside a soccer stadium. In a classic AFC West rivalry, the Raiders and Chargers will do battle inside the Oakland Coliseum on October 15, and the Raiders should be able to take care of business.

This rivalry has swung in the Raiders favor in the last two seasons, as they have won all four games. Last season, the two teams battled it out in two very close games, with both being decided by three points. While some experts think the Chargers could challenge in the AFC West this season, I believe they will finish at the bottom of the division, especially after the injuries they have sustained to two of their top picks this offseason.

First-round wide receiver Mike Williams is hurt, and though Keenan Allen appears to be healthy after being injured in Week 1 of last season, he is always a question mark. Philip Rivers is still a solid quarterback, but the Chargers offensive line is going to be pretty bad this season. He is going to be running for his life against the likes of Bruce Irvin and Khalil Mack, making it a very long afternoon for him inside The Black Hole.

The Raiders and Chargers rivalry dates back to 1960, when the Chargers put up a 52-spot on the Raiders. While I do not expect this game to get out of hand, the Raiders are a much-better team than the Chargers this season, and will run their win streak to five games.