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Originally Posted by SkinzzFan
Raiders...I'm still not over that ass-whipping they put on us in the Superbowl.
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Could not possibly agree more. I've said the same in a number of past posts. I think you'd be hard pressed to identify a darker, more disappointing Redskin loss in at least the last 30 years. That Redskins team was absolutely dominant and had the chance to repeat as champs, and yet that game was a disaster from beginning to end, what with the blocked punt-returned for TD on the opening possession, the pick-6 before the half, and the Allen run in the second half when the game was already all but finished, a highlight that has remained a staple of SB highlights ever since. At the time, it was the biggest blowout in SB history. I don't actually know when the Raiders began marketing their "Commitment to Excellence" tag, but I do know that I never noticed it until after that SB. Ever since, I've hated that team as much as any of our divisional opponents. I know it sounds harsh, but the best column I read on Al Davis' passing was the one Rick Reilly posted on ESPN, the gist of which was "F Al Davis." Agreed, and F the Raiders, too.