Broncos, Raiders make unfortunate NFL history in primetime
Joe SmithYou probably won't find many Las Vegas Raiders fans in a good mood following Thursday night's 10-7 loss to the Denver Broncos. Honestly, you won't find many Broncos fans too excited, even after the win.
That's because the two organizations clashed in what could accurately be called one of the most undisciplined affairs in NFL history, according to Bill Smith, Director of Next Gen Stats. Denver and Las Vegas etched their names into NFL history books in an undesirable way, becoming the first teams to finish a game with more combined penalties than first downs. Each team ended the matchup with 10 first downs, but 11 penalties – in total, the two teams finished the contest with 161 combined penalty yards.
The game marks just the second time since 1950 that such a unique penalty-first-down ratio has occurred in an NFL game, and the only other time it happened came in 1976 in a showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, both expansion teams at the time. Both entered that game with 0-5 records.
The game was a disappointing enough performance for the Raiders that head coach Pete Carroll and the franchise have already moved on from special teams coordinator Tom McMahon following a 2-7 start to a season plagued by special teams mishaps. The Broncos, meanwhile, moved to 8-2 with the win, but it will likely stand as a bit of a blemish on an otherwise strong season.
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