Almost everything that could have gone wrong the afternoon of Nov. 26, 2017, did. The Broncos, riding a six-game losing streak and having just fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, arrived in Oakland with the hope of reversing their misfortune and earning a needed road win against a division rival.



Instead, a nightmare unfolded and went something like this: Early in the first quarter, Aqib Talib’s long-standing feud with Michael Crabtree resulted in a brawl, another chain snatching and the ejection of both. Early in the second, Paxton Lynch threw an interception into triple-coverage in the end zone that set up the first of three Raiders touchdowns. And late in the third, after a failed attempt to resuscitate a career that had yet to fully launch, Lynch watched the end of the 21-14 loss behind a stream of tears as he nursed an ankle injury on the bench.



The Broncos came unglued long before they would hit rock bottom, with back-to-back losing seasons, a bizarre...