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Las Vegas will remain in the playoff mix at the 2024 trade deadline.

First call: Jul 11, 2024, 11:16 PM ET · Deadline: Nov 5, 2024, 4:00 PM ET · Historical archive

THE ORIGINAL TAKE
“the Raiders will still be in the mix at the deadline.”
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What we’re scoring

The Raiders were 2-7 at the November 5 trade deadline. They were mathematically alive, while in the mix has no agreed competitiveness threshold. This first time-specific call is preserved; later whole-season claims remain revisions.

The ruling

The Raiders were 2-7 at the November 5 trade deadline. They were mathematically alive, while in the mix has no agreed competitiveness threshold. This first time-specific call is preserved; later whole-season claims remain revisions.

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Timeline & revisions

  1. Jul 11, 2024, 11:16 PM ET · originalLas Vegas will remain in the playoff mix at the 2024 trade deadline.Source post ↗
  2. Jul 15, 2024, 12:17 PM ET · revisionThe Raiders will be competitive in the 2024 season.Source post ↗
  3. Jul 15, 2024, 12:29 PM ET · revisionThe Raiders will be highly competitive around the 2024 trade deadline.Source post ↗
  4. Jul 16, 2024, 7:44 PM ET · revisionThe Raiders will remain in contention until the final few weeks of the 2024 season.Source post ↗
  5. Aug 10, 2024, 5:05 PM ET · revisionLas Vegas will remain in the 2024 playoff race down to the end of the season.Source post ↗
  6. Aug 31, 2024, 11:04 AM ET · revisionLas Vegas will remain in the playoff race throughout the 2024 season and narrowly miss qualification.Source post ↗
  7. Sep 15, 2024, 4:48 PM ET · revisionLas Vegas will remain in the 2024 playoff hunt until the very end of the season.Source post ↗
Public review history (18)
  1. Sep 24, 2026, 5:56 PM ET · approve

    NFL listed Las Vegas eliminated at 2-10 entering Week 14. Five games remained; this conclusively contradicts contention until the very end.

  2. Sep 24, 2026, 5:56 PM ET · verdict

    NFL listed Las Vegas eliminated at 2-10 entering Week 14. Five games remained; this conclusively contradicts contention until the very end.

  3. Sep 24, 2026, 5:59 PM ET · review-note

    NFL listed Las Vegas eliminated at 2-10 entering Week 14. Five games remained; this conclusively contradicts contention until the very end. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.

  4. Sep 24, 2026, 6:02 PM ET · verdict

    Whole-season wording fails with five games left. Preserve compound just-short expectation; do not manufacture an extra correct no-playoff score.

  5. Sep 24, 2026, 6:02 PM ET · earliest-call-reconciled

    Whole-season wording fails with five games left. Preserve compound just-short expectation; do not manufacture an extra correct no-playoff score.

  6. Sep 24, 2026, 6:02 PM ET · verdict

    Las Vegas was already eliminated at 2-10 before Week 14, with five games remaining.

  7. Sep 24, 2026, 6:05 PM ET · review-note

    Whole-season wording fails with five games left. Preserve compound just-short expectation; do not manufacture an extra correct no-playoff score. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.

  8. Sep 24, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · verdict

    An elimination with five games remaining conclusively contradicts down-to-the-wire contention. Same evolving playoff-race key as later whole-season and older trade-deadline wording.

  9. Sep 24, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · earliest-call-reconciled

    An elimination with five games remaining conclusively contradicts down-to-the-wire contention. Same evolving playoff-race key as later whole-season and older trade-deadline wording.

  10. Sep 24, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · verdict

    Las Vegas was eliminated at 2-10 before Week 14, with five games left.

  11. Sep 24, 2026, 6:14 PM ET · review-note

    An elimination with five games remaining conclusively contradicts down-to-the-wire contention. Same evolving playoff-race key as later whole-season and older trade-deadline wording. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.

  12. Sep 24, 2026, 6:22 PM ET · verdict

    The Raiders were 2-7 at the November 5 trade deadline. They were mathematically alive, while in the mix has no agreed competitiveness threshold. This first time-specific call is preserved; later whole-season claims remain revisions.

  13. Sep 24, 2026, 6:22 PM ET · earliest-call-reconciled

    The Raiders were 2-7 at the November 5 trade deadline. They were mathematically alive, while in the mix has no agreed competitiveness threshold. This first time-specific call is preserved; later whole-season claims remain revisions.

  14. Sep 24, 2026, 6:22 PM ET · verdict

    The Raiders were 2-7 at the November 5 trade deadline. They were mathematically alive, while in the mix has no agreed competitiveness threshold. This first time-specific call is preserved; later whole-season claims remain revisions.

  15. Sep 24, 2026, 6:22 PM ET · revision

    Later broader competitive-season revision; do not invent a win total or reuse the original deadline as if stated here.

  16. Sep 24, 2026, 6:22 PM ET · revision

    Later repetition or revision of the same forecast family; preserve the source wording without a second scored prediction.

  17. Sep 24, 2026, 6:22 PM ET · revision

    Later repetition or revision of the same forecast family; preserve the source wording without a second scored prediction.

  18. Sep 24, 2026, 6:25 PM ET · review-note

    The Raiders were 2-7 at the November 5 trade deadline. They were mathematically alive, while in the mix has no agreed competitiveness threshold. This first time-specific call is preserved; later whole-season claims remain revisions. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.

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