The Raiders’ 27-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks Sunday in London’s Wembley Stadium was much worse than the final score or the final statistics — both of which were bad enough.
It represented the loss of hope for the season as well as the chance any East Bay-based fans will ever have of seeing an NFL team based in Oakland amount to anything more than an also-ran.
Coming off a 26-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Raiders were being watched closely for signs of life. Instead, they flew more than 5,000 miles for a “home” game that amounted to a funeral for the 2018 season.