Oakland Raiders news: Weirdness took a game from the Raiders

Three of the strangest things you’ll ever see happened on Sunday Night Football. Two of which went against the Oakland Raiders, leading to heartbreak.

If you got out of bed this morning, good job by you. What a horrible loss that was on Sunday Night Football for the Oakland Raiders. Dec. 17, 2017 taught us that even though we live in the 21st century, we can still use 19th century methods of measuring to decided football games. What a time to be alive! It’s Monday and this is the Black Hole Roll Call.

The Raiders’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys was a thrilling primetime game that was mired by blatant weirdness. Derek Carr fumbling the ball out of the back of the end zone was soul-crushing, but we’ve seen that happen before. While you’ve never likely seen a 55-yard pass interference penalty either, nobody is going to remember the total rookie move made by Dallas cornerback Jourdan Lewis.

All the talk at the water cooler on Monday and probably until Christmas will be about last night’s official Gene Steratore using a folded piece of paper to help decide if the Cowboys got a first down. There has to be a better way to make that call. Just unbelievable.

Here is some of the news you might have missed from the Raiders’ loss on Sunday Night Football.

The NFL Rule Book Got Weird in Cowboys-Raiders – Danny Heifetz of The Ringer

When in doubt, take your index card out. If you don’t have one, a lackadaisically impromptu folded piece of paper will do just fine. That was the third horrendous call the NFL made on a botch job Sunday. We have now idea what a catch is and now Pandora’s box has been opened to using paper products to determine the outcome of games.

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Raiders coach Jack Del Rio on measurement: ‘I saw air’ – David Humphrey of the Forth Worth Star-Telegram

Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio saw air between the nose of the football and the last link of the 10-yard chain. Well, did you see air too from your tv screen? It was an airhead move to think that was going to work. Del Rio did his best to not get fired at the post-game presser, so that’s cool.

Michael Crabtree not on field for last play against Cowboys – Joseph Nocco of FanRag Sports

What did get overlooked on the last play of the game was that Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree was not on the field. Apparently he was asked to go into the blue medical tent to be evaluated for a concussion. That’s another tough break that didn’t go the Raiders way.

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Raiders QB Derek Carr joins select group with 100th touchdown pass – Matt Kawahara of The San Francisco Chronicle

Before he fumbled the ball out of the end zone, Carr did complete his 100th touchdown pass of his career on Sunday night. He had a pair to Crabtree to make this a contest. A third one would have led the Raiders to victory and kept their playoff hopes alive.

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