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Nine games into the season, the Raiders know enough about themselves to make a few decisions. The trick for general manager John Spytek is being as honest about the five losses as he is about the four wins.

That distinction should guide the Raiders’ approach to Tuesday’s trade deadline, especially if somebody calls about Kirk Cousins or Maxx Crosby.

At 4-5, the Raiders still have a say in the playoff race. They’ve beaten the teams they should beat, which qualifies as progress for a franchise that spent years circling winnable games on the schedule and explaining on Monday how it lost them.

And the Chiefs and Bills? Each got out of Las Vegas with a three-point win. There’s something to be said for making a couple of heavyweights sweat, too.

There’s also the matter of what happened when the Patriots and Rams got their hands on the Raiders. Both teams pushed them around. The 49ers found much the same team waiting for them Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.…