DENVER — It wasn’t satisfying in the least, but when the Raiders lost 16-15 to the host Denver Broncos Sunday, it was a fitting end to their 25-year-run after returning to Oakland from Los Angeles.
There wasn’t going to be a playoff game, given that the Tennessee Titans took care of business and beat the Houston Texans to close the season. But the Raiders were denied in a bid to finish the season with a .500 record one year after going 4-12.
Instead, the Raiders, who at one point were 6-4 and tied with the Kansas City Chiefs in the loss column in the AFC West, won just one of their last six games to finish 7-9.