What on earth? … I can’t even blame fans.
A ton of fans are calling for an investigation into the questionable ending of the game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos.
The Broncos defeated the Raiders, 24-17, in a contest that was more lopsided than the final score indicates. Denver entered things as 7.5-point favorites.
The way the game finished left a lot of fans convinced that several people on the field were doing everything possible to cover that spread in favor of Vegas. (RELATED: ‘Farce And Total Waste Of Time’: Notre Dame Pulls Incredibly Weak Sore Loser Move Amid College Football Playoff Drama)
Denver faced a 4th-and-4 situation at the 28-yard line, but instead of kicking a field goal that would have pushed the lead to 13 points and covered the 7.5-point spread, the Broncos ran the ball for no gain. On its own, the call is aggressive, but defensible. In light of everything that followed, however, it feels like the opening move of something incredibly shady.
The Raiders took over with under 30 seconds remaining. After spiking the ball to stop the clock at 0:16, Las Vegas quarterback Kenny Pickett hit wide receiver Tyler Lockett to pick up huge yardage — normally the kind of play that would run the clock out to seal the game.
However, a delay of game penalty was for some reason called, letting the Raiders get lined up to kick a field goal as the game ended, which in turn covered the spread in the direction of Las Vegas.
ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL FOR BRONCOS -7.5 AND UNDER 40.5 BETTORS 🤮
The clock was going to run out but the Broncos commit a delay of game penalty and the Raiders kick a field goal and lose 24-17.
Raiders +7.5 and the over 40.5 both cash.pic.twitter.com/3xzhnamGhw
— Pikkit (@pikkitsports) December 8, 2025
It didn’t take long for fans to start questioning things, all led by an epic rant from Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy.
This is honestly prison. I’ve never seen a shadier sequence in my life. Prison for Pete Carroll and that ref pic.twitter.com/UvZFnMwFl8
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 8, 2025
And the Raiders kick a meaningless FG to cover the spread with :00 left
You cannot convince me Pete Carroll didn’t know the number
— Jared Smith (@jaredsmithbets) December 7, 2025
The ending of that Broncos game was very sketchy… broncos don’t kick a field goal at 4th and 3 at the 28 yard line, up 10 points with 1:30 left…. Raiders get the ball back and kick a meaningless field goal….. very sketchy….
— Doug Jr (@DougDiFuscoJr) December 7, 2025
You don’t kick this unless you know and care about the spread number.. disgusting by Pete Carroll.. raiders clearly owned and influenced by casinos that needed that game to go a certain way https://t.co/VqBihD3XNW
— Brody Andersen (@brody_andersen) December 8, 2025
Notre Dame openly rigging the College Football Playoff and now this … what the hell is going on with the game that we love?
