Dear Oakland Raiders: Make My Christmas Wish Come True, Beat the Colts on Sunday

It's been tough to be a Raider fan the last seven years. Living in Evansville, Indiana, in the heart of Colts country, hasn't made it any easier.

When the Colts moved to Indianapolis in 1984, residents of my area had a choice to make: support the new local team and abandon the team they had previously supported, or remain a fan of their present team.

Being a Raider fan, for me the choice was easy. As long as there was a horseshoe on the helmet, they were still the Colts and I still disliked them. Not to mention the fact the Raiders were coming off their third Super Bowl victory.

No thank you, the locals could have their "new" team.

When the Colts slogged through the 80's and into ...

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