The mood is a mix of anger and despair as the Raiders prepare for a wild-card weekend trip to Houston. But while any realistic Super Bowl hopes might be dashed, the Raiders still have a chance to finish an almost-storybook season the right way
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. It was just a few weeks ago that a Super Bowl berth—a storybook ending to their return to relevance—was within reach for the Raiders. Teams can compete after losing running backs to injury, or linebackers, or offensive tackles. But not quarterbacks. Not this late, and not this many times.