NFL Power Rankings, Week 13: Browns make history, Packers win big

Nothing went right for the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12. Maybe it was a letdown from their loss the week prior when they thought they had the Kansas City Chiefs beaten for the second time this year, or maybe they just thought they had this one in the bag since they were so heavily favored.

Whatever the reason, Las Vegas came into this game flat and put up one of the sloppiest performances they have ever had. That was the takeaway from Brad Weiss from Just Blog Baby, who said the Falcons pretty much had this thing wrapped up by halftime.

"“”In one of the sloppier first halves we have seen from this Raiders team in a long time, the Silver and Black were absolutely dominated by the Falcons before half time. Penalties, fumbles, and bad play calling caused the Raiders to go down early, and they would have to claw their way back just to get back into the game.”” — Weiss, Just Blog Baby"

It’s not only a frustrating loss because they surrendered 43 and only scored six. It’s also a huge problem since it knocked them out of playoff positioning with just five games left to play. When trying to make it into the postseason, these are the losses a team can’t afford.