ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The end came with 3:12 to play, with LeSean McCoy bursting through a hole in the Raiders defense Sunday and racing 48 yards for a touchdown, thrusting his arms skyward in celebration.
As if on cue, Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie and others in the press box reserved for the opposing team’s administration rose from their seats and headed for the door.
The Buffalo Bills led 34-14, and the play represented not only the end of the game, but very probably a death knell for a second consecutive trip to the playoffs.
All that remained was for Derek Carr to throw a late garbage-time interception to Trae Elston, the Raiders’ fourth turnover on a dreary, rainy day that saw a team with alleged Super Bowl potential hit the midway point of the season with a 3-5 record.