It’s over; the Oakland Raiders are finally no more after suffering another loss to the Denver Broncos 16-5. After starting the season 6-4 and looking like they had an easy route to the playoffs, it all came crumbling down the stretch going 1-5 and missing the playoffs.
Raiders offense put up all the yards in a world but only managed to score 15 points and one touchdown. They averaged 6.8 yards per play and finished with 477 total yards of offense. They were awful in the red zone, only scoring one touchdown on their five trips in the area, which was their Achilles heel for the whole game.
Carr was up and down but finished with a season-high 391 yards and a touchdown, and the running game was effective as well 97 yards on the day. Going into the offseason, the Raiders for sure need upgrades on the offensive side, and Gruden has to adjust with better plays in the red zone.
The defense put up another high performance, having momentum going into the long offseason. The Raiders only allowed 4.1 yards per play and had Drew Lock under pressure all game. Lock finished with yards per attempt of 6.3 and wasn’t able to hit anything downfield.
The running game was nonexistent, keeping The Broncos in third and long situations. With all the young players on defense and their performances in the last two weeks, they finally could become a top 20 unit next year.
Who are the winners and losers for Week 17? Here are the final winners and losers for the season:
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