Unlike their other defeats, this 10-7 defeat will haunt the Las Vegas Raiders against a struggling Denver offense for a long time. To be fair, the Raiders’ defense was equally good, but it was their offense that did not capitalize on the chances, especially that overturned touchdown. And head coach Pete Carroll did not mind pointing fingers at rookie wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. for his mistake.

The Raiders thought they had scored a touchdown when Geno Smith threw a deep pass that Tre Tucker caught and ran into the end zone. But right after the play, the referees threw a flag because Thornton Jr. had committed offensive pass interference.

“It’s probably the first time Donte had a shot at that route where he really had a chance to avoid the pick, and he didn’t get that done,” Pete

See Full Page