Week 5 · 2025–26 season
Raiders
L 6-40 at Colts · Oct 5, 2025
Misery Index · Despair
Raiders fans openly questioning whether decades of loyalty to this franchise was a lifestyle choice or a diagnosis.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
A blocked A.Cole punt recovered at the LV 8, a G.Smith interception by L.Latu, and a T.Warren touchdown reception all inside the same brutal second quarter — the game was decided before halftime, and 6-40 is just the receipt. The deep ball to A.Jeanty hinted at something, then evaporated. Twenty-six-year fans questioning whether they still like football isn't a hot take anymore; it's the actual condition of this fanbase in October.
What fans said
“Another 3-4 win season. Tear the whole thing down at this point.”
u/Zan_Deezy2003▲ 225despair
“After 26 years of watching the Raiders I don't think I like football as much anymore 😕”
u/urban_royalty▲ 90despair
“Fire Josh Mcdaniels Cut Jimmy G Trade Davante”
u/theummeower▲ 19rage
“the last time they won the superbowl i was 3. im 45. been a fan for life. fucking so frustrated with this team”
u/jizzmaster-zer0▲ 45frustration
“Team full of losers minus a few. Fuck this franchise man”
u/curlyhairedslacker17▲ 17rage
“Just not a good product to invest your time into. Unbelievable that Geno was allowed to stay in the game this shit would not fly for any other franchise.”
u/Cammyuno▲ 39frustration
14 more
“idk who our special teams coach is but he needs to be delivering door dash”
u/IHateAdamSilver▲ 16rage
“Being a fan of this team has added zero positive to my life for decades. It’s like a bad addiction.”
u/ATX_rider▲ 16despair
“All we had to do was keep Derek and not hire McDaniels”
u/JimmyGuwop▲ 22betrayal
“Can't wait to attend my first Raiders game at Allegiant a week from now and see Cam Ward throw 4 TDs.”
u/GDDesu▲ 34joy
““Did he touch the ground” Are you stupid?”
u/Numbah420_▲ 17rage
“I think I'd rather be stabbed than watch geno play”
u/randomusernamewhynot▲ 14rage
“Plenty of us haven't seen a single playoff win”
u/magicMerlinV▲ 30despair
“Cole getting carted off? We are FUCK FUCKED”
u/Raider_Echo▲ 13despair
“The past 23 years of watching this team 'rebuild' is making hate football.”
u/bob_dobbs507▲ 13rage
“Can we please bench Geno? Geno experiment clearly failed”
u/ElZany▲ 49frustration
“Geno need to be investigated for throwing games because ain’t no way”
u/ShermStrokesIt▲ 17rage
“You remember those dark years between Gannon and Carr? Bullshit QB after Bullshit QB after Bullshit QB. We're there again...”
u/Critical_Sir25▲ 12despair
“Meridith being forced into be the starting center is such a fucking terrible call by Pete Carrol. He's fucking awful.”
u/does_ironman_numbers▲ 12rage
““They wrote me off.” Yes. Yes we did.”
u/N620JH▲ 12betrayal