HENDERSON, Nev. -- A year ago, the Las Vegas Raiders had an NFL-record six white-knuckle walk-off wins, won their final four regular-season games to finish 10-7 and forced their way into the playoffs despite finishing with a minus-65 point differential under interim coach Rich Bisaccia.
This season, after maintaining their roster core and upgrading at receiver and supposedly on defense and the coaching staff, the Raiders blew six second-half leads, losing a league-record five of those games. They lost four of their final five games, including three straight to close it out, to finish 6-11 and claim the No.