The Raiders have won 4 of their last 6 on the road within the division, including the last 2 at INVESCO Field. The Broncos don’t lack motivation — all they have to do is “watch last year’s game,” says McDaniels. Raiders’ runners, plus a tight end averaging 64.7 yards per game, make the Raiders’ offense […]

NFL Network’s Top 100 NFL Players of all Time list unveiled numbers 21-30 tonight, and who did they have the misfortune of placing 23rd? That would be John Elway. 23rd. Utterly ridiculous. This list just lost all credibility. John Elway is the greatest athlete to ever grace the football field. Period. Not according to this […]

Like countless NFL quarterbacks before him, head coach Josh McDaniels underestimated Champ Bailey‘s ability to recover. Although McDaniels indicated Bailey wouldn’t be ready to practice Thursday, the All Pro put on the pads and participated in the workout, sounding surprised his coach didn’t think he was ready. “Oh he said that?” Bailey said in the […]

Broncos coaches and players are certainly talking up the Raiders. Nnamdi Asomugha is a big reason for the hype. Utilizing both the 4-3 and the 3-4 gives Denver versatility and the element of surprise. Add “the shotgun formation” to the list of things that aided Denver’s running game Week 6. Along with Knowshon Moreno‘s transformation […]

Record: 2-4 Streak: Lost 1 All-time vs. Denver: 56-41-2 Last time: Raiders, 20-19, 2009 The Line: Broncos by 7 The Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders will meet for the 113th time Sunday (including regular, postseason, and preseason matches). Kickoff at INVESCO Field at Mile High is set for 2:15 p.m. MDT. Who’s hot: Tight end […]

Nine players sat out Denver Broncos practice Wednesday, but head coach Josh McDaniels wouldn’t rule out any one of them for Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. They include the five who missed last Sunday — safeties Brian Dawkins (knee) and Darcel McBath (ankle), linebackers Robert Ayers (foot) and Wesley Woodyard (hamstring), and cornerback Andre Goodman […]

The Denver Broncos were left with three openings on their practice squad following the promotions of S Kyle McCarthy, LB Kevin Alexander, and LB Diyral Briggs. They’ve since filled those spots up. Wide receiver Eron Riley, tight end John Nalbone, and defensive lineman Mitch Unrein were signed to the practice squad this week, the team […]

Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder. (Number in parenthesis represents last week’s ranking). ESPN: 22nd (23) The Broncos’ early schedule has been brutal; softens now. FOX: 25th (26) Reality hit the Broncos during last week’s loss to the visiting Jets. At some point, they have to be able to run the […]

When asked who his starting quarterback against the Denver Broncos in Week 7 would be, Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable couldn’t give an answer. “We have no idea at this point,” Cable said Wednesday, before offering the understatement of the year. “We’ve got some issues.” QB Jason Campbell, who came into the season as […]

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