Pete Carroll’s decision to kick a field goal and cover the spread made the Las Vegas Raiders’ 24-17 loss to the Denver Broncos look better, but make no mistake about it, Denver dominated the Week 14 matchup.
The Broncos took a 21-7 lead into the fourth quarter before a 19-play, 10:17 field goal drive made it a three-possession contest. The Raiders did manage to save some face by getting 10 points on their final two possessions in garbage time, but they were outgained by nearly 130 yards, and their AFC West rivals had the ball for almost two-thirds of the game: 39:03.
Expectations were low with a 2-10 (now 2-11) squad taking on a 10-2 (now 11-2) team that leads the division and has a shot at the conference’s No. 1 seed. However, Sunday’s performance was another reminder of how far off the Silver and Black are from competing in the division.
Not only are the Raiders currently in last place, but this was their 11th consecutive loss in the AFC West. According to the Associated Press’ Josh Dubow, that’s the current longest active division losing streak in the NFL and the second longest in franchise history.
Las Vegas got swept by Los Angeles, Kansas City and Denver last year, while the Chargers and Broncos have already won both 2025 matchups. So, unless the Raiders can pull off an upset in Week 18 against the Chiefs, they’ll go back-to-back years without winning a game in the division.
On that note, let’s see how the internet is reacting to the team’s 11th loss of the campaign.
Did Carroll have money on the game? Depending on when and where you placed the bet, the spread was in the -7.5 to -8.5 range and the total was about 40.5…
For a few injury notes, Geno Smith appears to have avoided a serious injury, while it sounds like Kyu Blu Kelly is done for the season.
That being said about Geno, Kenny Pickett was the better quarterback on Sunday.
Today in Breannan Carroll should be fired…
The good news is that the Titans won, so the No. 1 pick is a possibility.
The question is, who will coach the top picks?
What does this post from Tom Brady mean?
