This night was — when the Raiders fell to 7-8 and were officially eliminated from AFC playoff contention in a wild, stunning, cruel way — was BRUTAL.
But this is more than just a wild, terrible loss. This has been building for weeks. The Raiders were once 6-3 and now they can finish .500 at best. They lost five of their final six games last season to fall out of playoff picture. So the Raiders are not going to the playoffs for reasons much more deeper than the final 19 seconds of Week 16, one-point loss to the Miami Dolphins as they finished their first season at Allegiant Stadium with a 2-6 record.