By Alek Arend In today’s NFL, the strategy of intentionally losing certain games often comes into play. The late John Madden once called the strategy the “worst thing” you can do in football. During Madden’s memorial service on Monday night, a video clip showed one of his proudest moments. It happened all the way back in 1976 during a Monday night game. Madden’s Raiders were battling the Cincinnati Bengals. By that point, the Raiders had clinched home-field advantage in the playoffs, so there wasn’t much on the line. There was also a belief the Raiders would be better off losing because if the…