Adjusted Defensive NEP/P: 0.140 (28th)
Adjusted Defensive Passing NEP/P: 0.211 (27th)
Adjusted Defensive Rushing NEP/P: 0.003 (17th)

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and the Oakland Raiders fielding a bad defense.

In six seasons since 2009, the Raiders have finished outside the bottom-13 in the league in defensive efficiency just once (in 2010, for those wondering). And with an Adjusted Defensive NEP per play mark that ranks them 28th, don't expect the Raiders to snap that trend this year.

This current incarnation of the Raiders' bad defense is allowing the most passing yards per game at 314.6, and while their 9 interceptions this season actually ranks them at a respectable 9th place spot in the league, they've also given up the 13th most passing touchdowns in the league with 15.

It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that this defense is currently allowing the fourth most points to quarterbacks, and -- due to problems in coverage by their linebacking corps -- the most points to tight ends this season. And there's no getting around the fact that this defense also just let Antonio Brown run all over them for 17 receptions and 284 yards -- the most in Steelers franchise history and ninth most all time.

That's pretty bad.

And with Derek Carr leading an offense that can put points on the board in bunches, expect this Raiders team to continue finding themselves in a number of high-scoring affairs the rest of this season, regardless of opponent, thanks to a defense that just plain can't stop anybody.