The Raiders lost Sunday night to the Cowboys, 20-17, by inches in Oakland. Literally.
Derek Carr's fumble as he flew through the air was the final outcome, but another play kept the Cowboys alive. With 4:49 left and the score tied 17-17, the Cowboys went for it on 4th and 1.
The ball was so close to the either being a first down or a turnover on downs, the referee used a folded piece of an index card to determine the outcome. The call stood as a first down and Dan Bailey eventually nailed a 19-yard field goal to give Dallas the lead.
Several Raiders went to Twitter to show their frustrations.
WTF?! Soooo are we using the front of the folded piece of paper or the back??? 👀 pic.twitter.com/XWDElPaMUq— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) December 18, 2017
pic.twitter.com/DnsOSEBReA— Jonathan Feliciano (@MongoFeliciano) December 18, 2017
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Index card though 😂😂😩😩🤔— Bruce Irvin (@BIrvin_WVU11) December 18, 2017
A piece of paper that's even worse 😂😂— Bruce Irvin (@BIrvin_WVU11) December 18, 2017
Unbelievable bro. https://t.co/yfY70m3tVT— Vadal Alexander (@v_alex74) December 18, 2017
I ain't neeeeva eeeevvvaaaaa been cheated like that at home... in my @HaHaDavis voice— Antonio Hamilton (@UnitedSt8Of_Ham) December 18, 2017
If the piece of paper was able to get to the ground then it shouldn't have been a 1st down.— Jon Condo (@JonCondo) December 18, 2017
The power of jerry— D.SHARPE (@Sharpe_Theory) December 18, 2017
Others joined in too.
If anything, tonight we learned that the margin for error in the NFL is, well, paper thin. #2Fold— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) December 18, 2017
This Ref thinks the game is a joke... he smiling bout sh** that's important ... a folded piece of paper to determine a first down?— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) December 18, 2017
We'd like to point out the only time a folded piece of paper is used in baseball is for the lineup cards. #SNF— Omaha Storm Chasers (@OMAStormChasers) December 18, 2017
When the player of the game is this piece of paper... #DALvsOAK pic.twitter.com/sOJIXN8SJH— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) December 18, 2017
