Five Steps to Lose the Game – Week 2 – Raiders at Broncos

That’s not a typo you see in the title – I’ll be posting the 5 steps the Broncos need to take to guarantee a win for the opposing team each week.

So hopefully they’ll know to avoid these mistakes to get the win. :)

1. Let Derrick Burgess and Warren Sapp storm through the O-line.
If the Broncos can let pass rush specialists Derrick Burgess and Warren Sapp through the offensive line untouched, the Broncos offense will never get going. Allow these playmakers to do their thing and the Broncos will have no shot at winning.

2. Overlook Nnamdi Asomugha and Fabian Washington
Neither are household names, so they’re not worth our attention, right? Gameplanning against these corners seems foolhardy, and it certainly won’t come back to bite us in the ass.

3. No need to focus on Special Teams
If we learned anything last week, it’s that our coverage units can be horrible to dismal and still come away with the win. And 60% kicking is no big deal either. As long as the score is in our favor in the last second, the first 59:59 are irrelevant. And it’s not like it’s the Raiders’ only hope to score? Return man Chris Carr, punter Shane Lechler and kicker Sebastian Janikowski are hardly names worth fearing, and shouldn’t be a factor in this game.

4. Don’t exploit the middle of the field on offense
The Raiders safety tandem is one of the bigger weaknesses on the team’s defense. They gave up three touchdowns up the middle last week to Detroit, away from the cornerbacks, and will “definitely” have shored up that weakness by Sunday. Avoid the middle at all costs.

5. Big Plays are a thing of the past
There truly can’t be a single team in the NFL who still believes in the big play, throw it down the field offense of the past, can there? Don’t keep any safeties deep – no way the Raiders will try to stretch the field.

Do this and the Broncos will come away with a loss for certain!