The Oakland Raiders finally claimed victory, in a home game Thursday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

And yes, that is news because the Raiders had lost their past 16 games. As CBS News reports, their last win was a bit more than a year ago — on Nov. 17, 2013. The network explains:

"The Raiders losing streak is currently the fourth longest in NFL history, behind the 2006-07 Dolphins (17 games), the 2008-09 Lions (19 games) and the 1976-77 Buccaneers (26 games).

"The 2008 Lions are the only team in NFL history that has ever gone 0-16 ..."

So, as you might imagine, the victory was gloriously celebrated:

Oakland Raiders fans during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co Coliseum on Thursday in Oakland.

Oakland Raiders fans during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co Coliseum on Thursday in Oakland.

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As Deadspin points out, the Raiders were so excited that they even over-celebrated a quarterback sack toward the end of the game, which almost cost them a penalty:

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