CINCINNATI -- With apologies to the Beatles, the Las Vegas Raiders' magical mystery tour has finally come to an end. And an inevitable break up of core pieces of the team, which won four straight nailbiters to get into the playoffs as the No. 5 seed, could be in the offing after a season of unimaginable adversity, walk-off wins and unspeakable tragedy.
The 26-19 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday at Paul Brown Stadium in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs not only sent the Raiders to an uncertain offseason -- general manager Mike Mayock, interim coach Rich Bisaccia and quarterback Derek Carr are no sure bets to return -- but also extended the Raiders' winless streak in the playoffs.