Rule quirk caused fans to miss Josh Jacobs' game-winning run

Although viewers outside of Seattle and Las Vegas can catch games outside of their area thanks to NFL Network's "Red Zone," the game had to cut out early since "RedZone" is not allowed to show a game in the United States when it's the last one.

So viewers were told to switch to their local CBS affiliate. However, there was one problem: it was probably playing "60 Minutes." 

Most CBS stations stopped playing football early that day, sticking to their scheduled programming. The mistake upset several fans and national pundits who missed the game's ending in real time.

Thankfully social media exists, so they did get to see Jacobs' spectacular touchdown.

Also, they witnessed the praise Jacobs deserved. He had 303 yards from scrimmage, the most for a running back since Adrian Peterson in 2007. 

Coincidentally, this isn't the first time fans not seeing a miraculous Raiders ending caused controversy. In November of 1968, NBC pulled the plug on a Jets and Raiders game with 65 seconds to go, switching to the children's movie Heidi. 

The Raiders, who were down 32-29, scored twice in the final minute, winning 43-32. The game was nicknamed "The Heidi Bowl." 

NBC received so many calls that its switchboard blew. Consequently, the NFL inserted a clause in its TV contracts that stated games must air until their conclusion in home markets. 

Perhaps NFL Network can institute a similar change due to the reaction on social media.