HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Monday night's ending wasn't a fantastic finish for the Raiders, but how the 33-16 loss to the Cowboys ended was notable.

Dallas became the second Las Vegas opponent this season to go into victory formation before the two-minute warning. Kansas City did the same on Oct. 19 in its 31-0 victory . Tampa Bay in 2015 was the last team to have that happen twice in one season.

The problem for the Raiders is this season isn't an outlier.

This is their seventh 2-8 start in the past 20 years. They are being outscored by an average of 9.8 points through 10 games for the second season in a row.

From an even more big-picture standpoint, the Raiders are heading toward yet another postseason as spectators. They have made just two playoff appearances — both one-and-dones — s

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