Given their loss to Dallas on Sunday Night Football, the Oakland Raiders’ season is effectively over. Unless something absolutely crazy happens – something that’s a near mathematical impossibility – Oakland is left to play out the string on 2017.
It’s an overwhelmingly disappointing end to a season that began with such high expectations and unfettered excitement. It’s a crushing blow to a team and a fanbase that actually bought into the buzz and hype.
Undoubtedly, most people will point to two plays that lost the game for the Raiders – the play coming to be known as #Papergate and the Derek Carr fumble at the goal line.