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Tony Sparano touches on meaning of potential final home game in Oakland

The Oakland Raiders and their home crowd always have a special bond on game day. On Sunday, the feeling could be even more emotional because the team's future in Oakland is still up in the air. It is not out of the realm of possibility that Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills could be the team’s final game in Oakland.

The Raiders do not have a lease to play in Oakland beyond this season, and the team has been connected to both Los Angeles and San Antonio. Raiders owner Mark Davis is on the record as saying he wants to stay in Oakland with a new stadium, but he is open to all possibilities.

Oakland interim coach Tony Sparano said he doesn’t know too much about the situation, but he said his players know it’s possible that this could be the last game in Oakland.

“I have given some thought to that. It’s not something I’ve really spent a lot of time talking to the team about, but I know the team knows and they’re aware of it; we’ve touched on it briefly,” Sparano said. “But at the end of the whole thing, we don’t know.”

The Raiders have won consecutive home games and Sparano said the primary focus is making it three in a row to close the season.