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`You live and die as a team--and we died': for the Raiders fullback, a wonderful season comes to an unexpected end just short of the team's ultimate goal of winning an NFL championship. (Super Bowl 37).

The Sporting News

| February 03, 2003 | Ritchie, Jon | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I'm stunned. This is about the worst I can feel. Having such high hopes and making it this far, to the pinnacle of achievement as a football team and to fail--how do you describe that? It's a helpless feeling.

This was the opportunity of a lifetime for this Raiders team. Most of us may never play in such a huge game again. We had an unbelievable shot, and we missed the mark. We missed the whole target. We were shooting in the woods somewhere.

I never expected anything like this, losing, 48-21, in the Super Bowl. It's tough to know how to react. Bill Callahan said to take pride in the fact that we made it to a place a lot of teams didn't, but right now ...

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