When the NFL chose to slot this game as the primetime capper to a special Saturday triple-header, it likely envisioned two teams in the thick of the playoff race battling in a do-or-die affair. The league is getting something slightly less than that. The Raiders technically still have a chance to reach the postseason, but their probability has dwindled to less than 1%, according to numerous statistical models, after losing their last two games.
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