So I am watching the end of the Browns-Redskins game today on CBS and as the game ends the broadcast goes to Oakland....what??!?!?! Yes!! The Raiders and Jets have gone to OT at 13 to 13.
It kind of brought back some old (nice) memories of nationally broadcast Raider games at Oakland Alameda Coliseum when my team were contenders every year. Even Dick Enberg was calling the plays.
I wanted to enjoy it but I just had that same sinking feeling that somehow the Raiders would lose...again. The Jets won the toss and got the ball first. I thought it was over but the Raider defense held. The Raider offense could do nothing and had to punt it back to the Jets. You could sense Enberg's desire to see Brett Favre pull one out for the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!! After 5 possessions, on third and long Favre heaved one down the field right into the Raiders' Michael Huffs' hands and he dropped it! That was the chance! The Jets punted. The Raiders got the ball again and the unthinkable happened...the Raider offense actually completed 2 significant pass plays! The Raiders were just inside of the range of Sebastian Janikowski's powerful leg but they needed to move closer....nothing doing. The Jets held. This was it. 4th down. Field Goal time. Seabass comes on the field and absolutely HAMMERS a 57 yarder that would have been good from 65!! Raiders win! Raiders win! Raiders win! And even Dick Enberg had to say "OOOOHH MYYY!!!"
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