Two years and nine months after NFL owners approved the relocation of the Raiders to Southern Nevada, the team played its final game as an Oakland franchise on Sunday.
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The future becomes a primary source of interest, specifically how close the team that fell to Denver 16-15 will be to the NFL’s better teams upon arriving in Las Vegas.
Despite a play stoppage for an injured security guard, the Raiders were able to score a touchdown on their final drive. But then they didn’t successfully complete their two-point conversion.
Alec Ingold being denied a touchdown and Erik Harris being penalized for unnecessary roughness earned Jon Gruden’s ire.
The last two spots on the schedule were filled out based on the final standings.
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“He’s going to be a good quarterback in this league — a great quarterback in this league,” Raiders safety Erik Harris said.
Coach Jon Gruden insists he was unaware of what was going on in the other games despite the impact those results could have had on his team’s postseason chances.
“We really didn’t want to go into overtime,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said. “We were running out of men.”
How the team performed in a 16-15 loss against the Broncos.
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The Titans’ victory over the Texans eliminated the Raiders from the playoffs before they fell 16-15 to the Broncos to finish the season 7-9.
Oakland entered the day with an outside shot at reaching the NFL playoffs and came up short.
The Vegas Nation crew previews the Raiders matchup against the Denver Broncos and breaks down how the team can still make the playoffs.