It was the final minute of the game and the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense, desperately trying to steal an unlikely win, made another critical penalty.
Their head coach, Antonio Pierce, stared blankly at the field, shaking his head.
We’ve seen this scene before. The Raiders play hard, they try, but they fall short in a sea of mistakes. Their 15-9 home loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night was a microcosm of their season.
Despite being undermanned because of an onslaught of injuries, the Raiders hang around, but in the end, they aren’t very competitive.