My LIVE(ish) Recap of Week 14's Raiders vs. Jets Game

12:36 PM EST -- Are you ready for some (totally inconsequential) FOOTBALL? Well, good, because today's match-up means precisely the following; Jack, and shit.

12:37 PM EST -- The Fox crew is doing a tribute to Nelson Mandela, a man who did absolutely nothing but positive things throughout his lifetime for the whole of humanity. He shall be sorely missed, especially in his home country, where living standards have improved dramatically since his presidency. 

12:41 PM EST -- Since the local sports bar is a Falcons and Vikings joint, perhaps its not surprising that the place is virtually empty. If anything, that doubly proves my loyalty to the Raiders -- if I'm willing to spend an afternoon watching a lackluster 4-8 squad do battle with a team whose points for/points against differential is 31st in the League, you KNOW I'm among the die hard. And also, possibly the retarded.

12:47 PM EST -- Just so you know; the Raiders have lost FIVE games this season in which they were leading at halftime. That's because Al Davis did something to piss off God, and royally.

12:48 PM EST -- Matt McGloin will be our starter for the Raiders, while Geno Smith will command the Jets, who despite their 5-7 record, are still in playoff contention, somehow.

12:55 PM EST -- And because life isn't trying enough; DMC, Rashad Jennings and Jeremy Stewart are ALL deactivated this afternoon. That means our go-to-guy in the backfield will be Marcel Reese, while Taiwan Jones (yes, Taiwan Jones, the CORNERBACK) will be the number two HB. 

1:03 PM EST -- Jets with the ball first. And New York is having no problems at all getting the ground game established early on.

1:04 PM EST -- Santanio Holmes with a huge pickup, and the Jets are already within field goal range.

1:07 PM EST -- Third and five situation. The Raiders' D puts pressure on Geno, and an endzone strike falls short. The field goal unit comes out, and it's 3-0 Jets early in the first.

1:11 PM EST -- And the Raiders will start their first offensive putsch from about their own 20. And Reece with a solid run up the gut on first down.

1:12 PM EST -- A surgical strike from McGloin to Reece gives Oakland a pick up of around twenty. Maybe even thirty, at first glance.

1:13 PM EST -- Well...McGloin ain't no Terrell Pryor when it comes to scrambling, that's for damned sure. A third and long coming up.

1:14 PM EST -- And nothing going on that drive. Here comes the Raiders' punting unit. The Jets will start their next possession at their own 20. 

1:17 PM EST -- The Raiders aren't doing a very good job of stopping the rushing or the passing game at this point. The Swiss cheese D-line rears its head again, I suppose...

1:18 PM EST -- And Woodson ALMOST has the INT. Jeez, when a dude that close to retirement is your shining beacon on defense, you KNOW you're a franchise in trouble.

1:19 PM EST -- So, of course, as soon as I type that, Kevin Burnett gets an ACTUAL interception. Well, of course he would.

1:21 PM EST -- Third down approaches. And nothing. Out comes Sea-bass. And of course, he schtoinks it. 3-0 Jets it doth remain.

1:24 PM EST -- Kellen Winslow with a crazy catch for a huge pickup. The Jets are once again well withing FG range.

1:25 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN JETS.

1:26 PM EST -- Jeremy Kerely with a 25 yard reception, which gives Geno his first passing TD since week 7. 10-0, New York.

1:28 PM EST -- Raiders starting at about their own 20. 

1:30 PM EST -- Just so you know: Fat Amy from "Pitch Perfect" has officially replaced Adele as my numero uno celebrity crush. Come on, you know you would, too.

1:33 PM EST -- AND IN COMES PRYOR!

1:34 PM EST --  Third and five. Well, the pass is good for a first down, but there is a flag on the play. The Raiders turn down the Jets offsides call, and it's a first and ten for Oakland.

1:35 PM EST -- Hilarious/brutally honest error time: the closed captioning text just referred to the Raiders' QB as "Terrible Pryor." 

1:39 PM EST -- Another penalty on the Jets, and the Raiders get a first and five opportunity. And Reece with more than enough for the pick-up.

1:41 PM EST -- And Reece with another solid run, almost picking up another set of downs on the play. And a one-yard follow-up gives the Raiders a first down in the Jets' red zone.

1:43 PM EST -- And Pryor gets dropped in the backfield for a major loss on second down. Looks like some ungodly pass interference on what would have been a TD pass. But of course, that means its an illegal formation call on Oakland. Of course it would be.

1:44 PM EST -- Sea-bass out, and it's 10-3 Jets. 

1:48 PM EST -- Second and 14 for the Jets. It's going to be short by about five or six yards.

1:49 PM EST -- And the Jets convert. Smith has to scramble on first down, but he doesn't get very far.

1:50 PM EST -- Third and seven. And Winslow with enough for the new set of downs.

1:51 PM EST -- A busted play will put the Jets back five yards. A real break for the Raiders there. AND GENO GETS SACKED!

1:52 PM EST -- Third and 24 for New York. A decent pick-up, but definitely not enough for the first down. And on the sidelines, McGloin is warming up his throwing arm...

1:55 PM EST -- And the Raiders will be starting this drive at what appears to be their own first centimeter.

1:57 PM EST -- Third and eight. AND MCGLOIN IS PICKED OFF BY ED REED! 

1:58 PM EST -- This may very well be the worst performance I've seen the Raiders turn in all season. And trust me -- that is saying something.

1:59 PM EST -- Well, at least Oakland is at least TRYING to put some pressure on Geno, I suppose.

2:00 PM EST -- And a miracle no-catch means the Jets will have to settle for a field goal. 13-3, Jets.

2:03 PM EST -- Less than five minutes left in the first half. McGloin will be our QB for the next possession.

2:07 PM EST -- Holding call on the Raiders. That makes it second and 17. Which brings us to a third and 17...

2:08 PM EST -- And nothing on fourth down. And a blocked punt gives the Jets another six points. Hooray for porous special team units!

2:10 PM EST -- 20-3, Jets. Burn this franchise to the ground, and make it snappy.

2:11 PM EST -- And a miscue on kickoff almost leads the Raiders to giving up ANOTHER TD. 

2:14 PM EST -- Third and eight. And nothin'. 

2:15 PM EST -- Being a Raiders fan is the football equivalent of raising a special needs child. So much work, so much extra involvement, and so little expectations at the end of the day. This, my friends, is what true fatherly love looks like.

2:17 PM EST -- Two minutes left in the half. The Jets have a two touchdown lead, plus a field goal for good measure. 

2:19 PM EST -- And the Jets are just going to ride this one out until halftime. 

2:20 PM EST -- As far as a short list of things the Raiders have done right today: nothing. 

2:21 PM EST -- Halftime yardage estimates? Jets, 173, Raiders, 138. 

2:23 PM EST -- So, uh, whose behind Matt McGloin on the depth chart now? 

2:36 PM EST -- And so I tune out of the game for five minutes, and Marcel Reece goes beast mode for a 63-yard touchdown run. As expected. 20-10, Jets.

2:38 PM EST -- ...why exactly would you build an open air stadium in New Jersey, anyway? Just wondering. 

2:40 PM EST -- And Winslow with another impressive reception. The Jets get a new set of downs, and at least four more shots at extending their lead over Oakland.

2:44 PM EST -- Second and four for New York. And the Raiders D blitzes.Third down approaches.

2:45 PM EST -- And Geno scrambles for a new set of downs. But there's a flag on the play -- an unnecessary roughness call on Lamar Houston gives the Jets and extra 15 yards. 

2:48 PM EST -- Second and goal for the Jets. And Geno rushes for another TD. 

2:49 PM EST -- 27-10, Jets. This is the sound of a professional sports team dying. 

2:52 PM EST -- Nine minutes left in the third quarter. Awesome...another 24 minutes to watch all my dreams die before my very eyes. 

2:53 PM EST -- At this point, do you think the Raiders should Lay Downey for Clowney, or Get Slaughtered for Bridgewater? 

2:54 PM EST -- It's amazing to think...just 14 weeks ago, I actually believed in that thing some call "hope." I was a fool, folks. A goddamned fool for ever believing. 

2:57 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS!

2:58 PM EST -- McGloin catches the Jets defense sleeping, and zonks a 48-yard touchdown pass to Rod Streater. 27-17, Jets. 

2:59 PM EST -- Believe it or not...believe it or friggin' not...the Raiders are STILL in playoff contention. Of course, if they drop this game, they're eliminated by default; with that in mind, how tragic do you think they can make this one, folks?

3:03 PM EST -- Powell with more than enough for a new set of downs for the Jets. But he doesn't go anywhere on first down. 

3:05 PM EST -- AND GENO GETS DROPPED FOR A LOSS! Third down coming up. And Oakland takes a time out because, a good goddamn, does Dennis Allen know how to manage the clock.

3:07 PM EST -- And Powell blazes through the Raiders' D. The sad thing is, this really is a vastly improved rush defense, too.

3:09 PM EST -- Third and nine for the Jets. And the Jets, miraculously, can't reel it in. New York is forced to attempt a field goal. And it's good. 

3:10 PM EST -- 30-17, Jets. 

3:13 PM EST -- Reece with a ten yard pick-up. But he gets dropped for a loss on first down.

3:14 PM EST -- Third and eight for Oakland. And a pass to Andre Homes is good for a first down. 

3:17 PM EST -- And McGloin does his best Pryor impersonation and, inconceivably, scrambles for nearly 20 yards. 

3:19 PM EST -- Third and five. No dice on a lob to the endzone. And a Sea-bass field goal makes this one a 10 point game. 30-20 Jets, with about 13 minutes left in the game. 

3:22 PM EST -- And the Jets start their next drive around their own 25.

3:24 PM EST -- Powell with no gain. Looks like New York will be facing a third and four situation. 

3:26 PM EST -- And the Jets convert. They face another third down. 

3:27 PM EST -- And Geno breaks one out, all the way to the Raiders' 15 yard line. F. M. L. 

3:28 PM EST -- Offsides on the Raiders, but you probably already knew that. 

3:29 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN JETS.

3:30 PM EST -- 37-20, Jets. Nine minutes left in the game, no minutes of any real relevance left in the Raiders season. 

3:34 PM EST -- So, yeah, I'd consider 2013 to be a pretty shitty year. Quite shitty, to say the least.

3:35 PM EST -- Streater with a nice catch, but really...there's nothing to be optimistic about here. You'd think after ten years, I would've learned my lesson by now...

3:37 PM EST -- Watching this game is like watching the man who killed your father marry your long lost lover. In fact, that's what being an Oakland Raiders fan is like, in general. 

3:39 PM EST -- Pass interference call on the Jets gives the Raiders a couple of extra yards on a failed fourth down conversion. 

3:40 PM EST -- Well, if the Raiders can manage to lose this game by just single digits, I suppose that's some sort of consolation, I guess.

3:45 PM EST -- A fourth and goal situation for Oakland. And they convert. Yay.

3:47 PM EST -- And another fourth and goal coming up for the Raiders. And Rivera gets a TD on a fake hand off. 37-27, Jets. 

3:49 PM EST -- Do you think if they move the Raiders to London, they'll start playing better? 

3:50 PM EST -- And Oakland shits the bed on an onside kick.  But at least the Jets get hit with a false start penalty, I guess.

3:52 PM EST -- So this one guy came into the bar around halftime, wearing a Jets shirt. At first, I thought he looked like Joe Nameth. Then, he started talking about drunk driving, and shit, now I'm starting to wonder if that really is Broadway Joe in front of me.

3:55 PM EST -- Less than a minutes left in the game. Raiders down by ten. Raiders fans, down by life, no doubt. 

3:57 PM EST -- And McGloin, ever one to home in on a symbolic finale, gets sacked to conclude this one, the Raiders' season, and quite possible the part of my life that ever believed in joy. 

4:00 PM EST -- The final score in East Ruherford? Jets, 37, Raiders, 27.

4:01 PM EST -- I hate football...with a passion. 

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My LIVE(ish) Play-By-Play from Opening Day's Raiders vs. Colts Game

12:16 PM EST -- Well, another season is upon us, and you know things are looking up when the NFL on Fox crew is debating whether or not your favorite team will win A game this year. If you don't know the joy of Terry Bradshaw telling the entire country that your franchise needs to be dismantled and relocated, you sir, know nothing of the concept of "misery."

12:18 PM EST -- Not surprisingly, there are quite a bit of Atlanta Falcons supporters at the sports bar this afternoon. And judging from the smell of the place, they apparently enjoy smoking paper towel rolls.

12:19 PM EST -- But seriously, Falcons fans are some of the most hideous looking people on the planet. At least us Raiders fans have the good sense to cover our mugs with face paint and shit.

12:20 PM EST -- Terrelle Pryor is our starting QB for the Raiders, and...for now...D-Mac is in the backfield. Whether or not that's the case come week 8, nobody can tell at this juncture.

12:23 PM EST -- The Fox crew sure is talking about the Jets a lot. Did CBS and Fox swap conferences this season?

12:24 PM EST -- Well, at least we've got Charles Woodson again. If I could find that jersey I had from the 10th grade, I would totally be wearing it right now.

12:26 PM EST -- Jacoby Ford is expected to handle both punt and kick return duties this evening. With a straight face, I can tell you that our special teams is the ONLY thing I feel 100 percent confident about this year. IF YOUR TEAM'S BEST SELLING JERSEY HAS A PLACEHOLDER'S NAME ON IT, YOU MIGHT BE AN OAKLAND RAIDERS FAN.

12:29 PM EST -- Theoretically, which would you prefer? L.A., London, or splittin' rent with the Niners? Just...wondering.

12:30 PM EST -- And the Fox folks are STILL talking about Geno Smith and the Jets.

12:31 PM EST -- I am convinced that Tony Siragusa is actually the kid that played Josh Birnbaum in "Heavyweights" all grown up.

12:35 PM EST -- Huh, there actually is a guy out there named Josh Birnbaum, and he used to work for Goldman Sachs, too. Hmm...

12:36 PM EST -- This year's halftime act at the Super Bowl will be Bruno Mars. My condolences to second place runner-up, Manowar.

12:38 PM EST -- I actually do like Bruno Mars, though. Especially back when he was called Lenny Kravitz.

12:38 PM EST -- I guess we're supposed to talk a bit about the Colts, no? Well, they're favored in this one. By a bunch.

12:40 PM EST -- Adding injury to injury, one of Andrew Luck's new targets this year is Darrius Heyward-Bey. And I seriously had NO IDEA that Reggie Wayne is still playing football.

12:41 PM EST -- As a plus, it is rather easy to make a homemade Andrew Luck voodoo doll. I mean, shit, all you need is a piece of broccoli, and you've got a near perfect facsimile of the Colts' QB right in front of you.

12:42 PM EST -- Less than twenty minutes until kickoff/my four month PMS cycle.

12:43 PM EST -- Prop bet time: Will the over/under for Raiders penalties today be plus or minus 20?

12:44 PM EST -- I hear Peyton Manning is a pretty good quarterback and stuff. Thank god he isn't on the opposite of the field today! And...oh, yeah. Never mind.

12:48 PM EST -- UFC fighter Glover Teixiera is the illegitimate love child of Jay Glazer. Has to be.

12:52 PM EST -- There are bout 49 flat screen TVs here that are crystal clear and fully functional. Guess which game the sole shitty static-y one will be playing this afternoon.

1:09 PM EST -- It has taken them THIS long to find the game on the NFL Ticket. If stuff happened during the first five minutes of the game, I sure as hell missed out on it.

1:10 PM EST -- Third and three for the Raiders. And Denarius Moore with enough for the first down. Raiders in Colts territory now.

1:11 PM EST -- D-Mac with nothing on the first carry.

1:12 PM EST -- AND PRYOR WITH AN INT. But there is a flag on the play, though.

1:13 PM EST -- Indy retains possession. Well, of course they would.

1:14 PM EST -- This defense hasn't even taken the field, and I'm already feeling suicidal.

1:15 PM EST -- The Colts literally play in a giant basketball arena.

1:16 PM EST -- There are some holes in the Raiders run defense. And also, water is occasionally moist in its most natural of states.

1:17 PM EST -- And Andrew Luck with an easy first down, thrown to...who else?...Heyward- Bey.

1:19 PM EST -- Raiders offside. And enough for a new set off downs on the next play.

1:20 PM EST -- Reggie Wayne with a pick-up of like 40. It's not even an hour into the first game of the season, and FML already.

1:21 PM EST -- IF YOU'VE EVER SAID "I REALLY WANT THE OTHER TEAM TO SCORE JUST TO GET OUR DEFENSE OFF THE FIELD," YOU MIGHT BE AN OAKLAND RAIDERS FAN.

1:22 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS. The word "porous" doesn't even begin to describe the Raiders pass defense.

1:24 PM EST -- Raiders with 48 total yards, the Colts with 84.

1:25 PM EST -- Pryor back on the field...for whatever that's worth.

1:28 PM EST -- A decent run up the gut by DMC. Rod Streator with a decent gain for a new set of downs.

1:29 PM EST -- DMC with no gain on first down. Flags EVERYWHERE for a Raiders false start.

1:31 PM EST -- Thus far, Streator is proving a better HB than DMC. Third and six coming up.

1:31 PM EST -- Dennis Allen, by the way, just turned 19.

1:33 PM EST -- Second quarter begins. And the Raiders come up short. Having Pryor in a third and long situation brings about the same amount of trepidation that you'd expect from para-sailing during a hurricane.

1:34 PM EST -- Well, there's Matt Flynn on the sideline. Yep, he sure is. There, on the sideline.

1:37 PM EST -- THEY'RE GOING FOR IT ON FOURTH DOWN! And now they get a delay of game penalty. Our best offensive strategy is trying to get the other time to go offsides. Dead. Serious.

1:39 PM EST -- The irony of RICH GANNON calling this game is both horrible and more horrible at the same time.

1:40 PM EST -- Third and nine for the Colts. And an easy pick-up. And a holding call on the Raiders. Usually, it takes the team at least until October to make me abandon all forms of hope in this world of ours. At least they're getting more efficient in ONE area, I suppose.

1:42 PM EST -- My favorite thing about football are the seven months where it isn't happening.

1:44 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS. 

1:46 PM EST -- You know how earlier, Terry Bradshaw was pondering whether or not the Raiders would win a game this season? Hell, at this point, I think the question can be raised whether or not the Raiders will score A touchdown in 2013.

1:49 PM EST -- 14-0 in favor of the Colts. Will the Raiders be this year's 2008 Detroit Lions?

1:50 PM EST -- I can't wait for Jadeveon Clowney to out-Jamarcus Russell Jamarcus Russell in 2014.

1:52 PM EST -- All right, Terrelle...if you gotta be Cam Newton Lite to score, I say do your "thing" Cam Newton Lite!

1:54 PM EST-- Pryor is the best NFL running back since Tim Tebow. And the Raiders are in the red zone for the first time all day.

1:58 PM  EST -- Raiders just a yard or two away fro pay dirt.

1:59 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS!

2:00 PM EST -- DMC up the gut for a facile TD. That's the first rushing TD scored by the Raiders since Oct 14. 2013.

2:01 PM EST -- Total yardage? Raiders, 169, Colts, 153.

2:02 PM EST -- Not surprisingly, Pryor is our rushing leader thus far into the evening. Looks like our new offensive strategy is "let Terrelle cosplay as Michael Vick," and we at least have a fighting chance, offensively.

2:05 PM EST -- Best defensive showing by the Raiders all day. Can the Raiders O put a couple of more points on the board before halftime?

2:06 PM EST -- Do you think the league would let the Raiders put Sebastian Janikowski at QB, and let him kick passes to our receivers? He'd have to have a better completion rate than Carson Palmer, at least.

2:08 PM EST -- Two minute warning approaching, with the Raiders facing a 3 and 1.

2:10 PM EST -- Is kissing a girl that smokes e-cigarettes as gross as kissing a girl that smokes normal cigarettes? Those things weren't en vogue back in my barhopping days, and I'll be forever curious.

2:12 PM EST -- Marceel Reece, I hate you more than anyone who doesn't actually know you should ever hate you.

2:13 PM EST -- And the Raiders D with their first sack of the afternoon. I'd say the defense is showing some signs of life, but...yeah, we'll torch that bridge when we get to it.

2:14 PM EST -- Third and 16 for the Colts. And no good. Two very, very impressive showings from the Raiders secondary on these last two drives.

2:15 PM EST -- Raiders get the ball at about midfield, with less than a minute to go.

2:17 PM EST -- And Pryor gets flattened on a fake hand-off attempt. Third and 13 upon us, with twenty seconds left in the half.

2:18 PM EST -- Here comes the field goal unit. Sea-bass was 25 for 25 inside the 50 last season.

2:19 PM EST -- So, of course, he shanks it. In some ways, the fact that the Raiders are down by just a field goal is a miracle in its own right.

2:20 PM EST -- Halftime thoughts? Well, Pryor looked really, really good on that one drive, so I doubt they won't stray from the offensive scheme too much. After doing their best Swiss cheese impersonation for the first 20 minutes of the game, the Raiders D looked pretty impressive on its last two outings. If the Raiders have any chance of stealing this one, it's going to be on the back of their run game.

2:22 PM EST -- Oakland with 202 yards, compared to Indy's 156. The Raiders have outrun the Colts 88 to 39, while Andrew Luck has out-passed T-Pryor by just three yards (117 to 114.)

2:23 PM EST -- There are some weird-ass scores across the league right now. KC is beating Jacksonville 21 to 2, while Tennessee leads Pittsburgh 7 to 2. And the Bucs are leading the Jets, 14 to 5. If you like safeties, this must be a great day to be a football fan.

2:31 PM EST -- Colts with possession to begin the third.

2:32 PM EST -- Holy shit, has anybody else noticed just how much Rich Gannon looks like Peter Weller these days?

2:34 PM EST -- And the Raiders switch back to their "Swiss Cheese" package, it appears...

2:35 PM EST -- Third and two for the Colts. No completion, but a pass interference call on the Raiders D negates it.

2:37 PM EST -- Third and nine. And Luck survives a mad blitz for a new set of downs.

2:39 PM EST -- Personal foul call on Colts. Fist and 25 for Indy.

2:40 PM EST -- And NOW the Raiders D decides to sack Luck. We've got a third and 31 on the horizon.

2:41 PM EST -- And the Raiders will start their next offensive drive from the Colts' 15. Pushing the Colts out of field goal range on that last drive was downright pivotal; that's gotta' give the team a little bit of confidence.

2:44 PM EST -- The Raiders' strategy on offense now? Run, run, and if in doubt, run some more.

2:46 PM EST -- And Pryor scrambles for what should be a new set of downs. Third and one, actually.

2:50 PM EST -- Pryor with a pick-up of damn near thirty! Raiders now in Colts territory.

2:51 PM EST -- And a holding call on the Colts. Pryor with 91 rushing yards on the day.

2:52 PM EST -- And Pryor is officially turning this into a game of "Madden NFL 2004."

2:53 PM EST -- Pryor runs it for close to a first down, and also kills a chain gang official in the process. Out comes the special teams unit.

2:54 PM EST -- And the Raiders put an extra three on the board. 14-10, Colts.

2:56 PM EST -- Clearly, the Raiders need another TD, and without saying, they've got to keep the Colts from putting any numbers on the board if they want to win this one.

2:58 PM EST -- Don't look now, but the Raiders are leading the Colts right now in rushing, passing and total yardage.

3:00 PM EST -- Colts doing very good up the middle. The Raiders D might want to take note of that.

3:02 PM EST -- Third and one coming up for the Colts. And the Raiders stop them. And the Colts are going for it on 4th and inches. AND LUCK GETS SACKED!

3:03 PM EST -- Raiders will begin at close to the Colts' 40.

3:04 PM EST -- If he keeps it up, I might just name my first born "Kevin Burnett."

3:06 PM EST -- And Pryor scrambles for another first down.

3:09 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS!

3:10 PM EST -- DMC with a 30 yard TD reception. Which is being reviewed...

3:11 PM EST -- AND IT'S OVERTURNED! I HATE FOOTBALL, SO MUCH!

3:12 PM EST -- Raiders pick up a new set of downs within the Colts' 20.

3:13 PM EST -- Second and 10. And now a third and 10.

3:14 PM EST -- And a mad scramble allows the Raiders to push it within the five!

3:16 PM EST -- Delay of Game penalty. Second and goal for the Raiders.

3:17 PM EST -- And third and goal at the five.

3:17 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS!

3:18 PM EST -- Denarius Moore with a five yard TD pick-up. The Raiders lead 17-14.

3:19 PM EST -- The Raiders have outyarded the Colts, by the way, 311 to 215. The Colts "D" has given up 17 unanswered points, also by the way : )

3:21 PM EST -- 2nd and 15 for the Colts. Now a third and eight. Indy converts.

3:24 PM EST -- A neutral zone infraction on the Raiders. About eight minutes left in regulation. Luck goes deep, and nothing. Third and two coming up.

3:26 PM EST -- Colts take a timeout. They have just one left.

3:28 PM EST -- And the Colts convert. Luck overthrows on second down.

3:29 PM EST -- Colts close to another first down. And a 15 yard penalty on the Raiders. F. M. L.

3:30 PM EST -- Six minutes left in regulation. Vinateri is definitely in FG range.

3:31 PM EST -- Incomplete pass. Third and three for Indy.

3:32 PM EST -- TOUCHDOWN COLTS. 

3:33 PM EST -- Luck rushes it to make it 21-17 Raiders. Remember that field goal Janikowksi shanked earlier? Yeah. Me, too.

3:35 PM EST -- Raiders will begin at their own twenty. That gives Pryor five and a half minute to wrap this one up.

3:36 PM EST -- 2nd and 3rd. And now a third and one.

3:39 PM EST -- A 41 YARD RECEPTION FOR THE RAIDERS! And the Raiders get a five yard penalty on the next play for too many men in the huddle.

3:41 PM EST -- First and 15. DMC with a pick up of about five.

3:42 PM EST -- Third and Nine. Woo, boy. And the Raiders drop it. And get a holding penalty. F. M. L.

3:44 PM EST -- Fourth down, about nine to go, two minutes left in the game. This is it, folks.

3:45 PM EST -- AND THE RAIDERS CONVERT! Moore takes it within the ten!

3:47 PM EST -- Second and goal. And third and goal, with thirty three seconds left!

3:48 PM EST --

3:49 PM EST -- And in an homage to Peyton Manning, Terrelle Pryor decides to throw a game-losing INT at the most dramatic possible time. As it turns out, that missed FG earlier WOULDN'T have saved us the game. But it sure as hell would've made a crushing loss even more crushing. God. Damn. The World. All of it.

3:50 PM EST -- And the Raiders snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory, losing an absolute heart-breaker 21-17.

3:51 PM EST -- I hate football, with a passion.

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