DENVER -- As ugly as 0-2 is compared to 1-1, and as downcast as the Oakland Raiders' locker room was following their heartbreaking 20-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, there was no sense of impending doom.
Not yet, anyway. Not with a certain sense of optimism percolating about.
“We’re this close,” said quarterback Derek Carr, holding his thumb millimeters from his pointer finger.
And indeed, there were many positives to glean from the defeat, such as Carr completing 29 of 32 passes for 288 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown pass.