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Related: About this forumRAIDERS MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND back in 1st place AFC WEST!
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The Oakland Raiders Are Officially Back In The Playoffs
The wait is over.
After a 14-year wait the Oakland Raiders will be returning to the playoffs once again in 2016. At 11-3, the Silver and Black officially clinched a spot in the playoffs after defeating the San Diego Chargers 19-16.
Throughout the course of the game the Raiders were able to unleash some big plays offensively via quarterback Derek Carr and running back Latavius Murray.
The defense contributed as well and did a nice job of limiting the Chargers from getting much of anything going on offense in the second half. The team was able to pressure quarterback Philip Rivers in the pocket for a majority of the afternoon and prevent the Bolts from capitalizing on third down conversions. At a crucial point in the game, the Raiders defense was also able to force a fumble and recover it, which resulted in a game-tying field goal.
Following a Sebastian Janikowski field goal to give the Silver and Black a three-point lead, the Raiders were able to close out the game with an interception off of Rivers courtesy of veteran safety Reggie Nelson
http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/The-Oakland-Raiders-Are-Officially-Back-In-The-Playoffs/717a9d9e-19ed-4798-b16f-88fa1dcf5873
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RAIDERS MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AND back in 1st place AFC WEST! (Original Post)
yuiyoshida
Dec 2016
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El Supremo
(20,365 posts)1. And Trump will be the next President.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)2. This is far better news...
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)7. That's exactly how
I felt after Super Bowl 50 earlier this year. But I will admit one thing: Mark Davis does act Trump-esque.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)3. This is the first time
they're in the playoffs since I was in middle school. The misery is finally over! Now we won't have to hear any more of the "when was the last time the Raiders made the playoffs?" jokes. They're no longer a laughingstock; they're a respectingstock, as Homer put it on one Simpsons episode.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)4. Yeah 2006
Now were going again, I am listening to the Radio right now, and everyone is so excited. I am so happy Jamaal!! --high fives--
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)5. The last time
they made it was the 2002-3 season.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)6. ooh yeah that's right...