If this was the last game in Oakland, the Raiders went out with a bang.
Dwayne Harris’ 99-yard punt return set the tone as the Raiders rolled to a 27-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday in what could be the last of 303 regular-season football games at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Despite a pregame downpour and generally lousy conditions throughout the game, despite it being Christmas Eve, despite their team’s next-to-NFL-worst 3-11 record coming in, Raider Nation roared.
“With the record we have this year, they still showed up,” said Derek Carr, who took a lap around the stadium after the victory.