ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Thirty-nine years and a combined three relocations ago, the Oakland Raiders (who would later move to Los Angeles and then back to the Bay) and Indianapolis Colts (then based in Baltimore) engaged in an epic double-overtime Christmas Eve playoff game that saw "Ghost to the Post" enter the NFL’s lexicon.
What, besides playoff positioning for the Raiders (11-3) and flagging playoff hopes for the Colts (7-7), will be on the line this Christmas Eve at the Oakland Coliseum?
Paging current Raiders to play the roles of Tom Flores (he called the play from the box as the team’s receivers coach at the time), the late Ken Stabler (he threw the ball) and Dave Casper (he made the over-the-shoulder catch).