Maybe it wasn't the prettiest INT in history…
But it counts. #DENvsOAK pic.twitter.com/7ULbtPGFV7
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) November 26, 2017
OAKLAND–The Oakland Raiders’ epic streak is over, and it took a former 49ers’ linebacker to end it.
The Raiders went 10 straight games without recording an interception, and on Sunday afternoon, Oakland put an to a brutal stretch of defensive football with a perfectly-time red zone interception involving linebacker NaVorro Bowman and a circus catch.
With Denver driving to take the lead in the second quarter, quarterback Paxton Lynch attempted to fire a bullet into the end zone. The ball was tipped in the air by Bowman, and then batted by another Raiders’ defender before it caromed toward Bowman who was already down on the grass.
It might not have happened the way the Raiders envisioned, but ultimately, Bowman came up with a clean pick that took away an opportunity for the Broncos to add six points. And if you began the season betting on Bowman to come up with the Raiders’ first interception of the year, you’re either lying, or you need to start playing the lottery a whole lot more.