When the Oakland Raiders were looking for points late in the game to potentially steal a win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Christmas, it seemed as though wide receiver Michael Crabtree was nowhere to be found.

That's apparently because he just wasn't on the field.

Crabtree was held catch-less for the second time in his career (the other came when he was ejected against the Denver Broncos) in Week 16. He was apparently sat down late partially due to "missed opportunities," according to The Athletic's Vic Tafur.

Vic - What’s the skinny on Crabtree? Couldn’t finish game Sunday but now ok? Just tightened up? — Neal Miller (@Nucneal) December 29, 2017

Del Rio said part of the reason he didn’t play much late was “missed opportunities” and then hamstring tweak https://t.co/hHYCAikvca — Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) December 29, 2017

That's pretty eye-opening, and while the hamstring tweak would make sense, Crabtree failing to haul in a near-touchdown on the goal line may have also played a role.

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Regardless, Jack Del Rio making the call to sit Crabtree down the stretch of a close game in which the Raiders had multiple chances to win goes to show that he's uninterested in putting up with mistakes in the final weeks of a very frustrating season.