There was a penalty called on that play—an illegal shift violation on Las Vegas that was declined by Chiefs coach Andy Reid. The whistle that Pierce claims the Raiders' sideline heard would've stopped the play and given the ball back to Las Vegas after a five-yard false start penalty.

Antonio Pierce said there wasn't anything he and his staff would have done differently on the fateful botched snap that resulted in a lost fumble with the Raiders in position for a potential game-winning field goal in Kansas City the night before.

"We heard a whistle on our sideline," Pierce said, possibly explaining O'Connell's unreadiness for the snap. At the end of the day, it's too little, too late for the Raiders, who