The Denver Broncos defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 24-17 on Sunday. At first glance, there\u2019s nothing particularly notable about that outcome.<\/p>\n
The 10-2 Broncos were overwhelming favorites over the 2-10 Raiders, and things played out mostly as expected.<\/p>\n
We will note, however, that the game\u2019s ending was somewhat strange. After Denver methodically took a 24-7 lead in the fourth quarter, Las Vegas scored a touchdown with a little over two minutes left to make it 24-14. After a Broncos drive took a minute off the clock, the Raiders got the ball back on their own 28-yard line with 58 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n
Kenny Pickett, in for an injured Geno Smith, started meticulously driving the Raiders down the field as the clock ticked down. On 2nd and 10 from their own 41, Pickett completed a 26-yard pass to Tyler Lockett that put them at Denver\u2019s 33 with eight seconds on the clock. A Broncos defender was assessed a delay-of-game penalty, which put the ball at the Broncos\u2019 28-yard line.<\/p>\n
With mere seconds left on the clock and no way to affect the outcome of the game, Las Vegas sent out its field goal kicker, Daniel Carlson, who netted a 46-yard field goal as time expired, making it 24-17.<\/p>\n
BAD BEAT OF THE YEAR \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n
The Raiders kicked a field goal as time expired to cut the lead to 7.<\/p>\n
The Broncos were 7.5-point favorites and the total was 40.5 \ud83e\udd2epic.twitter.com\/owmkF86OAu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Covers (@Covers) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The reason we brought all of that up is that a lot of people bet on the Broncos to win by 7.5 or 8.5 points, which means that unnecessary, meaningless field goal was a bad beat for the ages.<\/p>\n One person who apparently had that bet was Barstool Sports\u2019 Dave Portnoy, and he was rather displeased with the situation.<\/p>\n PRISON FOR EVERYBODY!! THAT\u2019S THE BIGGEST RIG JOB IVE EVER SEEN. INVESTIGATE THE NFL. INVESTIGATE PETE CARROLL. IVESTIGATE THE RAIDERS!!! pic.twitter.com\/hpEr1JOiqm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the worst beat of all time!\u201d said a frantic Portnoy as the end of the game played behind him. \u201cYou have to investigate the Raiders! Investigate the Raiders! What are they doing? What the f**k? That\u2019s the worst beat of all time! That is cheating! What the f**k?!?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPete Carroll should be in f**king prison! Prison for Pete Carroll. The refs, everybody\u2026 this is prison! There\u2019s 16 seconds left in the game\u2026 The spread\u2019s eight and a half. They spiked the ball by the way, they ran up and spiked it\u2026 PRISON, PETE CARROLL! MURDER PETE CARROLL! I want Pete Carroll murdered.\u201d<\/p>\n Portnoy also made a separate video breaking down all of the supposed shady things that happened in the final minute of the game.<\/p>\n This is honestly prison. I\u2019ve never seen a shadier sequence in my life. Prison for Pete Carroll and that ref pic.twitter.com\/UvZFnMwFl8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n For what it\u2019s worth, Portnoy is not alone in his thinking.<\/p>\n Just saw the end of the Broncos-Raiders game. There should be an FBI investigation AND a 30-for-30 on how Vegas covered +7.5.<\/p>\n