287 Lonely Star of Doom

"God, oh, damn it..."

"Touchdown, the referee confirms it, no mishaps this time, without a doubt, it's a touchdown. The Oakland Raiders score a buzzer-beater at home to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, ending their division rivals' season-opening six-game winning streak."

"Wow, I mean—welcome to the NFL."

In competitive sports, anything is possible, upsets are happening all the time, and even more so in the NFL where the teams' strengths are even closer, the strong-weak contrast is even more subtle, and victories often hang by a thread.

Starting quarterback Derek Carr was plagued by a back injury, causing the Oakland Raiders to completely lose last season's rhythm, sinking into a four-game losing streak after starting the season with two consecutive wins.

Although Carr returned from injury last week, he still wasn't able to reverse the downturn.