The wild-card Oakland Raiders (12-5) ended the season with an 27-14 loss at the Houston Texans in the first round of the playoffs. Here is a look at their season and what’s next:
Grade: A-minus
Season summary: On one hand, improving from 3-13 to 7-9 to 12-4 in the regular season should be cause for celebration. On the other, what had the makings of a magical season took a depressing detour in the fourth quarter of Week 15. That’s when quarterback and league MVP candidate Derek Carr went down with a broken fibula in his right leg.