Pete Carroll knows his decisions as Raiders coach are especially magnified when they affect the betting line, as happened in Sunday's 24-17 loss to Denver .

He sent Daniel Carlson onto the field to kick a 46-yard field goal with 5 seconds left, and when the ball sailed through the uprights, Las Vegas covered the 7 1/2-point spread at BetMGM Sportsbook. Other books had similar lines.

There was some swift and, in some cases, vicious reaction on social media.

In meeting with the more traditional media on Monday, Carroll said he can't be concerned about the criticism.

“I have to be rock solid on that,” Carroll said. “I can’t bend and twist and go with whatever the public sentiment is, or one person’s sentiment for that matter, regardless of who it is. I just can’t do that and do my job the

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