LIVE Play-By-Play Coverage of Week 17's Raiders vs. Broncos Game!

This Week's Episode:

"Desperately Wanting"

By:Jimbo X
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It's that time of year again, folks! After an off-season that was eventful, to say the least, the 2019-2020 Oakland Raiders season is officially underway, and needless to say, expectations have NEVER been lower for our beloved silver-and-black bedecked squadron. Because we here at The Internet Is In America are loyal traditionists to a "T" (and also, glutons for punishment), we're going to be doing our damnedest to bring you LIVE play-by-play coverage of EVERY single Oakland Raiders game of the season, continuing with this afternoon's road matchup against Indianapolis. So join us LIVE on SUNDAY, DEC. 29 starting at 4 p.m. Eastern time as our patented, award-winning, possession-by-possession coverage of week 17's Raiders vs. Broncos game gets rolling. There'll be updates every commercial break, so be sure to bookmark this shit prior to kickoff — and, as always, feel free to do us and yourselves a kindness and let all your online Raiders fans know what we're offering 'em by posting links to our coverage on your social media pages. Such, I assure you, is greatly appreciated — and something tells me we're gonna' need as much help as we can damn get this season, for sure.

11:13 a.m. - Alright, it ain't gonna' be easy, but the 7-8 Raiders CAN make the playoffs if they beat the Broncos on the road this afternoon. And the Titans lose. And the Steelers lose, too. And the Colts win. And the Bears, Patriots, Chiefs of Lions win. So yeah, Lady Luck is working against us today, but hey — if you're a Raiders fan, you stop giving a fuck about "reason" a long time ago.

11:16 a.m. - ESPN's Football Power Index gives Denver a 61.7 percent chance of winning this game. Which is odd, 'cause didn't the Raiders whup they ass all the way back in week one? Granted, it's in Denver and Drew Lock is playing pretty good as of late, but still.

11:18 a.m. - Vegas has the Broncos listed as -4 favorite, with the money line set at +175 for the Raiders. The over/under, they say, is 41.

11:19 a.m. - For the Raiders, guard Richie Incognito is listed as doubtful, and top running back Josh Jacobs is OUT. Meanwhile, Denver will be without offensive tackles Elijah Wilkinson and Ja'Wuan James, as well as guard Ron Leary. Defensive end DeMarcus Walker is listed as questionable for today's contest.

11:20 a.m. - Kickoff is slated for 4:25 p.m. Eastern. Be sure to check back in around 4 p.m., as we get our LIVE(ish) coverage of the last Oakland Raiders game EVER rolling.

4:16 p.m. - Alright, the Chiefs won so that's preequisite one of five checked off for today's improbable playoffs clinching scenario.

4:30 p.m. - The Raiders win the coin toss and elect to punt.

4:30 p.m. - Spencer goes down around the DEN 21 on the kick.

4:30 p.m. - Lindsay runs up the gut for about five, maybe six.

4:31 p.m. - Second and six. Lock is incomplete over the middle.

4:32 p.m. - Third and six. Lock takes a deep shot to Sutton and it falls WAY incomplete. Broncos gotta' punt.

4:33 p.m. - Renfrow goes down at the OAK 25 on the kick return.

4:33 p.m. - Carr hits Renfrow for a five or six yard gain.

4:34 p.m. - Second and four. Carr hits Waller, who takes the ball all the way down to the Broncos' logo. A 19-yard pickup.

4:35 p.m. - Washington runs for abour three or four yards.

4:35 p.m. - Second and six. Flags are down. It's against Denver, so Oakland gets five free yards.

4:36 p.m. - Washington gets three on the second and one situation. Move dem sticks.

4:37 p.m. - Carr hits Waller for about three.

4:37 p.m. - Second and seven. Washington runs for about three or four. 

4:38 p.m. - Third and five and Washington is on the sidelines.

4:38 p.m. - Waller gets ANOTHER first down catch.

4:39 p.m. - First and 10. Richard pushes forward for about five.

4:39 p.m. - Second and six. Carr calls a timeout.

4:41 p.m. - Washington gets damn near five on the run up the gut.

4:41 p.m. - Renfrow can't haul it into the endzone. Here comes Carlson.

4:42 p.m. - And yep, Carlson's kick is NO GOOD from 39 yards out.

4:46 p.m. - A false start on Denver pushes them back five yards.

4:47 p.m. - First and 15 at the DEN 24. Linday gets hit by Crosby RIGHT at the line.

4:47 p.m. - Second and 14. Beck hauls in the pass for, I don't know, seven or eight yards.

4:48 p.m. - Third and six. Lock hits Hamilton to move the sticks on a 14-yard pass.

4:49 p.m. - First and 10. Lindsay runs for about seven or eight.

4:49 p.m. - Second and three. And Linday gets dropped in the backfield for a one-yard loss.

4:50 p.m. - Third and four. AND LOCK GETS SACKED!

4:51 p.m. - Holy shit, Maxx Crosby is a WHITE BEAST.

4:51 p.m. - Renfrow fair catches it at the OAK 8.

You know what? FUCK STATISTICS and shit.

4:53 p.m. - Washington gets hit behind the line for a two-yard loss.

4:54 p.m. - Second and 12. Washington gets back to the OAK 7.

4:54 p.m. - Third and nine. And WALLER TAKES IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DEN 20! A 69-yard catch and run!

4:55 p.m. - Washington runs for about two. Correction: Waller's catch and run was actually 75 yards.

4:56 p.m. - Second and nine. Renfrow juggles the pass and it falls incomplete. 

4:56 p.m. - Holding against the Broncos gives the Raiders an automatic first down.

4:57 p.m. - Waller is back in it. Washington gets MAYBE a yard on the play. And that looks to be the last play of the first quarter.

4:58 p.m. - False start on the Raiders. And NOW it's the end of the first quarter.

5:02 p.m. - Third and three. Carr is under pressure and he just dunks it away.

5:02 p.m. - Carlson is out for another field goal attempt. Uh-oh.

5:02 p.m. - Holy shit, he actually made one! The Raiders take the lead 3-0 with about 14 minutes left in the second quarter.

5:06 p.m. - Indy has a 10-3 lead over the Jaguars at the moment, so that's good for the Raiders.

5:07 p.m. - First and 10 for the Broncos, around the DEN 25.

5:08 p.m. - Second and 10 for Denver after a holding penalty. 

5:08 p.m. - Broncos get a first down. Then Lock runs for about six.

5:10 p.m. - Denver nearing midfield. Second and five.

5:11 p.m. - Hamilton hauls it in for about 11.

5:11 p.m. - Sutton with a big gain. First and 10 at the DEN 26. AND CROSBY DROPS THE RUNNING BACK BEHIND THE LINE FOR NEARLY A 10-YARD LOSS!

5:12 p.m. - Second and 18. Joyner ALMOST has an interception. And here's a late flag - an ineligible player downfield for Denver.

5:12 p.m. - Third and 18. The pass to Booker is complete, but it's about ten yards shy of the first-down marker.

5:13 p.m. - Here comes the Broncos' field goal unit.

5:14 p.m. - A 43-yard attempt for McManus. It's good. It's all knotted up, 3-3, with about eight minutes left in the first half.

5:17 p.m. - Oh fuck, Tennessee is up 14-7 against the Texans. Not good for the Raiders.

5:17 p.m. - Alright, the Raiders take over around their own 25. Washington gets MAYBE a yard on the run.

5:18 p.m. - Second and 10. Renfrow juggles the pass and it falls incomplete.

5:18 p.m. - Third and 10. Richard with the catch, and he breaks off a THIRTY-THREE YARD reception. DAYUMM.

5:19 p.m. - First and 10, in DEN territory. Renfrow hauls it in near the DEN 20.

5:20 p.m. - Washington gets maybe three or four on the run.

5:21 p.m. - Washington gets shoved out at the DEN 7 after a nine-yard gain.

5:21 p.m. - First and goal. Washington gets a yard, maybe two on the run.

5:22 p.m. - Second and goal. The pass to Renfrow falls incomplete.

5:22 p.m - Third and goal. TOUCHDOWN HUNTER RENFROW!

5:23 p.m. - The play is under review. Stay tuned, folks.

You know, I've got a sneaking suspicion that ISN'T an officially licensed, co-branded Predator/Oakland Raiders mask. Just call it a hunch.

5:26 p.m. - And the refs say Renfrow went down at the one-yard line.

5:26 p.m. - Raiders going for it on fourth down. And the refs say Ingold DIDN'T get in. OK, so THAT's under review, too.

5:31 p.m. - Gruden challenges the play, and the ruling stands. What a curious and TOTALLY unpredictable call there. 

5:32 p.m. - Denver takes over at their own one-yard line. The pass falls incomplete on first down.

5:33 p.m. - Of course, it's a holding call against Oakland. Why wouldn't it?

5:33 p.m. - Second and 12, near the DEN 7. Freeman gets, I don't know, some, but not a lot.

5:34 p.m. - Third and four. The pass is incomplete. Broncos, obviously, have to punt.

5:35 p.m. - The ball goes down around the OAK 30 with 2:20 to go in the second quarter.

5:38 p.m. - First and 10. An illegal formation call against the Raiders already.

5:38 p.m. - First and 15. Richard gets seven on the run, and there's the two-minute warning.

5:42 p.m. - Second and eight. Carr tags Waller for three.

5:42 p.m. - Third and five. Ateman catches at near midfield, but the ball SEEMS to come out and Denver APPARENTLY recovers. 

5:42 p.m. - The refs are reviewing it. Like we don't know how this one is going to go. 

5:43 p.m. - Hey, what do you know, the Broncos get the ball. Who'd thunk it.

5:43 p.m. - Lock runs for 12 and the clock keeps running. 

5:44 p.m. - First and 10 for Denver, with 56 seconds left in the half. Sutton goes down at the DEN 25.

5:46 p.m. - Broncos call a timeout.

5:47 p.m. - Second and six. The pass to Sutton is incomplete.

5:48 p.m. - Third and six. Hamilton gets 11 and the Broncos call another timeout.

5:49 p.m. - The end zone shot to Sutton is incomplete, but a flag is down.

5:50 p.m. - Pass interference against the Raiders. This officiating is goddamn ridiculous. 

5:50 p.m. - First and goal for Denver. And hey, what do you know, the Broncos score a touchdown on  pass to Beck. What are the odds.

5:52 p.m. - Twenty-eight seconds left in the first half. The Raiders will take the touchback.

5:53 p.m. - Richard runs it up the gut for nine, and Gruden's just gonna' run out the clock.

5:54 p.m.- Heading into halftime, it's Denver 10, Oakland 3. The Raiders do get the ball back to begin the third, though, so there's that.

5:54 p.m. - Time to walk a puppy and eat some sausage balls. See you fuckers back here in 15, folks.

6:09 p.m. - Washington with a HUGE run up the gut. 

6:10 p.m. - Second and 10 after Carr falls on a bad snap. Washington ges back to the line of the scrimmage on the pass.

6:10 p.m. - Third and 12. Von Miller is walking off the field.

6:10 p.m. - Carr is hit from behind and the pass falls incomplete. Raiders must punt.

6:11 p.m. - Spencer fair catches it around the DEN 10.

6:14 p.m. - Lindsay with seven on the first down run.

6:14 p.m. - Second and three. A flag is down.

6:15 p.m. - Holding against Denver. That pushes them back 10 yards.

6:15 p.m. - Second and 11. Lock gets hit in the end zone and the pass is WAY incomplete.

6:16 p.m. - Third and 11. The receiver is about two or three yards short of moving the sticks.

6:17 p.m. - Broncos punt. Renfrow is DESTROYED on the punt return, but thankfully, Ingold is there to hop on the live ball and prevent the turnover.

6:20 p.m. - First and 10 at the OAK 37. Washington runs for about six.

6:21 p.m. - Second and four. Washington gets two yards on the pickup.

6:21 p.m. - Third and two. The shot to Waller falls incomplete. Raiders must punt again.

6:25 p.m. - Lock is hit as he throws and the pass to Lindsay falls to the ground.

6:25 p.m. - Second and 10. Denver backed up to the team's own 11. Hamilton reels it in for another first down.

6:26 p.m. - Give Lindsay abou five on the run.

6:27 p.m. - Second and five. Sutton crosses midfield on a 20-yard pickup.

6:28 p.m. - Lindsay gets about five on the run, but flags are down.

6:28 p.m. - Illegal block in the back on the offense. That puts them back 10.

6:29 p.m. - First and 20, at the DEN 41. Booker gets about eight yards on the catch, it appears.

6:30 p.m. - Second and 12. Sutton can't hold onto the pass and flags are down. Looks like Harris is going to get penalized for hitting a "defenseless receiver."

6:31 p.m. - The Raiders got hit with a 15-yard personal foul penalty.

6:32 p.m. - Lindsay spins for about two yards on the run.

6:33 p.m. - Second and nine. Fant looks like he's about one yard shy of the first down marker, but he LOSES about four yards on a pointless cutback. 

6:34 p.m. - Third and five. Denver takes a timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty.

6:35 p.m. - The pass is incomplete.

6:36 p.m. - McManus is out for a field goal attempt. It's from 49 yards out.

6:36 p.m. - It's good. But flags are down.

6:36 p.m. - The field goal stands, but the Raiders get hit with a deadball penalty after the kick.

6:37 p.m. - It's Denver 13, Oakland 3 late in the third.

You ever have days where you're just like, "fuck it, man?" Well, that's everyday of Jon Gruden's life.

6:40 p.m. - The Oakland return man goes down at the 10. Yep, more flags are down.

6:41 p.m. - Personal foul on the Raiders. Plus the deadball foul. So they'll be backd up to their, what, one-inch line?

6:42 p.m. - The Titans now have a two-TD lead over the Texans. The light is starting to fade, folks.

6:42 p.m. - Second and eight, at the OAK 9. Zay Jones gets five on the catch.

6:43 p.m. - Third and three. Carr under pressure, and he just junks it away. 

6:44 p.m. - Raiders punt. The Broncos return man goes down at the DEN 40.

6:45 p.m. - Hamilton hauls in the 15-yard first down pas.

6:46 p.m. - First and 10 at the OAK 45. The receiver hauls in another 15 yard pass.

6:46 p.m. - Lindsay gets about four on the run.

6:46 p.m. - Second and six. Lock under pressure and he tosses the ball away.

6:47 p.m. - Third and six. Freeman gets hit behind the line for a loss.

6:48 p.m. - McManus is out for another field goal attempt.

6:49 p.m. - Broncos get hit with  false start call. That makes it a 50-yard attempt now.

6:50 p.m. - And that's the end of the third quarter.

6:52 p.m. - It's good. The Broncos lead it 16-3 with 14:55 left in the fourth quarter.

6:53 p.m. - Yeah, I'm thinking Derek Carr's job is hinging on this next drive here.

6:54 p.m. - Washington gets 12 on the catch.

6:55 p.m. - Carr under pressure, and he JUNKS IT. Oh shit, Gruden is drafting Tua for sure, now.

6:55 p.m. - Second and 10. Jones hauls it in near the DEN 45.

6:55 p.m. - Washington with maybe a yard on the first down run.

6:56 p.m. - Second and nine. Carr hits Gafford on a 17-yard pickup. Yes, THAT Rico Gafford.

6:57 p.m. - First and 10 at the DEN 30. Richard with about six yards on the catch.

6:58 p.m. - Richard is hobbling off the field. Shit.

6:58 p.m. - Second and four. Washington gets about three on the run.

6:59 p.m. - Third and one. Washington gets seven and a new set of downs.

6:59 p.m. - First and 10 at the DEN 13. Carr is hit as he throws and he ball is caught by the ground for no gain.

7:00 p.m. - Second and 10. And Carr is sacked.

7:01 p.m. - The Raiders get a field goal. It's 16-6, Broncos, with nine minutes left in the game.

7:04 p.m. - Broncos have a second and four at their own 30. 

7:05 p.m. - Lock rolls out and he gets nine yards or so before getting hit out of bounds. 

7:06 p.m. - That's another 15-yard penalty against the Raiders. Of course.

7:06 p.m. - Lindsay gets about seven on the run.

7:07 p.m. - Second and two. Lock just throws it away. 

7:07 p.m. - Holy shit, the refs ruled that pass a fumble, with the Broncos recovering the pigskin for a first down. LITERALLY nobody ran after the ball. That is a NEW level of bullshit right there.

7:08 p.m. - Looks like The Jags are going to beat the Indy and Tennessee is going to beat Houston. 

7:09 p.m. - Now would be a good time for the Raiders to just thug it up and hurt some niggas, just sayin'.

7:10 p.m. - Second and 10 at the OAK 43. The Broncos running back coughs up the ball and THE RAIDERS RECOVER!

7:10 p.m. - Ferrell comes up with the pigskin, if you were wondering.

And those are actually some of the YOUNGER Bronco fans in attendance.

7:12 p.m. - And Carr is sacked on first down. Yep, this dude's getting replaced in the offseason, for sure.

7:13 p.m. - Second and 15, at the OAK 35. The pass to Ateman is no good.

7:13 p.m. - Third and 15. This is the ball game. And Renfrown hauls it in only to LATERAL it to Ateman, who goes down at the DEN 16! A 48-yard gain!

7:14 p.m. - Carr under pressure and he throws it away AGAIN.

7:14 p.m. - The Raiders get hit with an intentional grounding call.

7:15 p.m. - Washington goes down at the DEN 20.

7:16 p.m. - Third and 14. The Raiders get another field goal. It's 16-9, Broncos, with three minutes left in regulation.

7:21 p.m. - Lindsay is stuffed behind the line by Maurice Hurst.

7:22 p.m. - Gruden calls a timeout. Second and 16. Crosby bats down Lock's pass like a GODDAMN PIMP.

7:23 p.m. - Third and 16. And Lock is hit about five yards short of the first down marker.

7:24 p.m. - And Tennessee wins. That means the Raiders are officially eliminated from playoffs contention. 

7:25 p.m. - The Raiders are just playing for pride at this point. Renfrow downs it close to the OAK 30.

7:26 p.m. - Carr hits Ateman for about six or seven.

7:26 p.m. - Second and four. The shot to Ateman falls incomplete.

7:27 p.m. - Third and four. THE PASS IS DROPPED BY WALLER.

7:28 p.m. - Fourth and four. Raiders going for it around their own 26. And Waller drops it.

7:28 p.m. - You know, something tells me that may have been Derek Carr's last throw as a Raider. Just call it a hunch.

7:34 p.m. - Alright, there's 1:46 left in the game. There's a personal foul against Denver.

7:34 p.m. - Will Compton for the Raiders is injured. 

7:35 p.m. - It's a fourth and 22 situation for the Broncos, somehow.

7:36 p.m. - Looks like McManus is going for a 57-yard field goal. It's NO GOOD.

7:37 p.m. - The Raiders take over damn near around midfield with 1:41 left in regulation.

7:38 p.m. - Waller with a three-yard catch.

7:39 p.m. - Second and seven. The pass is batted down at the line of scrimmage.

7:39 p.m. - Third and seven. 1:11 left on the clock.

7:40 p.m. - Washington is about two yards short of the first down marker.

7:40 p.m. - Fourth and two. ATEMAN hauls in an 11 yard pick up and goes out of bounds.

7:40 p.m. - First and 10, 36 seconds left. Of course, the catch is under review.

7:41 p.m. - Apparently there's a fan on the field. Man, I'd love to watch him get roughed up by security.

7:45 p.m. - LOL, a security guard got fucked up chasing the fan on the field. Take that, guy trying to maintain law and order!

7:46 p.m. - RENFROW HAULS IT DOWN AT THE DEN 10!

7:47 p.m. - First and goal, 15 seconds left. And Denver just got hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. 

7:48 p.m. - At the three-yard line. The pass to Ateman is incomplete.

7:49 p.m. - Second and goal. Eleven seconds left.

7:50 p.m. - TOUCHDOWN RENFROW!

7:51 p.m. - And Gruden is GOING FOR TWO.

7:51 p.m. - THE BALL GAME RIGHT HERE. And it's batted down.

7:51 p.m. - Yep. What a way to end the season. 

7:52 p.m. - Broncos with seven seconds left on the clock. They're just gonna' run out the clock. 

7:53 p.m. - The Raiders are going for an onside kick. The Broncos take a knee with one second left on the clock.

7:53 p.m. - There's some scuffling and a couple of flags. Somebody gets ejected, like it even matters.

7:54 p.m. - Lock takes a knee, and yep, that's the game.

7:55 p.m. - Our final from Denver? Broncos 16, Raiders 15.

7:55 p.m. - And the Raiders end the year 7-9.

7:56 p.m. - All I can say is I *HATE* football ... with a passion.