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Injury prompts Raiders to try two-point conversion

DENVER — Jack Del Rio didn’t know he broke Twitter in the second half of the Raiders-Broncos game. And if he had known, Oakland’s head coach wouldn’t have cared.

After the Raiders took a 15-12 lead on a Derek Carr touchdown pass to Mychal Rivera, Del Rio went for a two-point conversion.

If you can do basic math, you know that doesn’t seem to make sense. A converted point-after kick would have given the Raiders a four-point lead, meaning a Denver field goal couldn’t tie the game. Social media exploded with vitriol for Del Rio.