Oakland Raiders

By TheSportsGuru Do you see a trend?  The Broncos allowed 33 points.  Only 13 would be what I consider "earned points" by the Chiefs.  That's not to say that the Chiefs wouldn't have scored if the Broncos didn't continously give them the ball in Broncos' territory, but the odds were in the Broncos favor.

By TheSportsGuru On WR Eddie Royals' play at Oakland -- On San Diego losing LB Shawne Merriman -- On San Diego QB Philip Rivers' actions on the sideline in Denver's game at San Diego last year -- On Broncos RB Andre Hall -- On QB Jay Cutler being hit on a scramble against the Raiders --

By TheSportsGuru Subtract the first kickoff return by the Raiders, and the Broncos special teams add a nice evening.  Matt Prater was 2/2 in FG opportunites and while his kicks didn't fly out of the stadium, he was able to keep Raiders' returners from breaking loose after his initial kick.  For the game, the R...

By TheSportsGuru Final - 9.8.2008 1234Total Denver Broncos 710101441 Oakland Raiders 0001414 Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan improves to 12-4 in season openers in his career, second-best all-time among coaches who began their careers in the Super Bowl era (min. 14 games). BRONCOS GAME NOTES

By TheSportsGuru This pick may surprise some of you. The Broncos have always had a solid running game and the Raiders have simply been awful for half a decade. A look at the numbers, however, show the Raiders are the better running team, and the addition of Darren McFadden could make them even stronger. The Raid...

By hoosierteacher QB - Denver WR - Denver I expect that this game will be a game for the ages, but only for one set of fans.  :  ) Poll Who will have the best game? A Denver RB Denver's QB, TE, or Receiver A Denver Defensive Back A Denver Defensive Lineman A Denver Linebacker Oakland RB Oakland QB, TE, or Receiver Oak...

By TheSportsGuru On whether playing without WR Brandon Marshall will change the game plan against the Raiders -- On Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell -- On Raiders RB Darren McFadden -- On why the media is not predicting big things from the Broncos -- On Broncos TEs Nate Jackson and Tony Scheffler --

By TheSportsGuru and 100-yard receiver (Javon Walker, 101) for the second game in a row... The Broncos outgain the Raiders 441 to 253 yards, including a 260 to 53 passing yard advantage... The 53 passing yards allowed by the Broncos marked the second-lowest total allowed by Denver in the Mike Shanahan era (1995-...

By styg50 In fact, the slide didn't stop until Shanahan dug into his bag of tricks and whipped out something that could only work against the raiders.  I get a real kick out of imagining Al Davis watching the game and thinking that he finally got one on the Mastermind, had finally evened out some sort of...

By GarretBarnes Reason #9, Steelers: We did not have our QB and team leader win a Super Bowl then nearly kill himself on motorcycle.  Reason #1, Giants: We do not only win in front of other teams fans only to get boos and make every fan in New York angry. But then again they did win the Super Bowl!

By TheSportsGuru The Broncos' remaining home schedule includes Sunday games with 2:05 p.m. MST kickoffs against Oakland (Nov. 23), Kansas City (Dec. 7) and Buffalo (Dec. 21). Denver concludes the regular season on Dec. 28 in San Diego, facing the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium at 1:15 p.m. PST.

By Zapparulez Most of us die hard Bronco fans know all about how the Denver Broncos won the first ever AFL football game on September 9, 1960, but did you know that by the end of their third year the Broncos had a 4-2 record against the Raiders?   They even swept the Raiders in 1962 playing them two weeks in a ro...

By TheSportsGuru This will be a non-paying job, something most bloggers know all too well. To me, being able to talk about the Broncos with all of you is something I would do for free, and do. Should the rare event arise that I receive stuff I will be happy to share the "wealth".  Just don't count on it.

By TheSportsGuru One season into the job and Lane Kiffin has quite a dilemma on his hands. Raiders owner Al Davis wants him out, but Kiffin's not budging. 2007     4-12     Lane Kiffin 2006     2-14     Art Shell 2005     4-12     Norv Turner 2004     5-11     Norv Turner 2003     4-12     Bill Callahan

By TheSportsGuru Fred Dean - Defensive End - 1975-1981 San Diego Chargers, 1981-85 San Francisco 49ers Ray Guy - Punter - 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Paul Tagliabue - Commissioner - 1989-2006 National Football League Emmitt Thomas - Cornerback - 1966-1978 Kansas City Chiefs

By hoosierteacher There are several axioms in football.  One is, "You can't coach speed".  Another is, "Prevent defense doesn't win games".   Yet another is, "First to fire on the line wins". Brilliant.  But why am I not surprised?  Meester (center, JAX) said he's never seen anything like it.  He should join us in...

By TheSportsGuru Obviously we would like to play better than we are playing. We talked about the Raiders coming in. They were fifth in the National Football League rushing the ball--There's a reason for that. We did do some good things, but you need to be consistent. We give some credit to them, and their running...

By TheSportsGuru Teams: Denver Broncos (5-6, 2nd in AFC West) at Oakland Raiders (3-8, 4th Place in AFC West) Location: Some Crap Hole in Oakland, CA Broncos Inactives -- Raiders Inactives -- Raiders First Drive - Broncos First drive -- Raiders Second Drive -- END OF FIRST QUARTER -- BRONCOS 7 - Raiders 7

By TheSportsGuru at DENVER 13, OAKLAND 3 (Oct. 15, 2006) -- The Broncos extend their regular-season home winning streak to 13 games with their win against Oakland... Broncos K Jason Elam moves into 10th all-time in NFL history in career points scored (1,589) with seven (2 FG, 1 PAT) against the Raiders, passin...

By TheSportsGuru Where We Are -- IN FIRST PLACE!  That's where.  Sure, we are in a 3-way tie for first with the Chiefs and Raiders, but with a win in hand over Oakland, and 5 more divisional games remaining, we hold our future in our hands.  That all starts this Sunday with a huge game with the Chargers.  I said last...

By ohnokoolaid Denver allowing Oakland back in to the game does not concern me much about the future of this team.  The way Oakland came back (a well placed punt that turned into a safety, an onside kick while catching the return team sleeping, a tipped pass turned into a touchdown) are the result of chance o...

By TheSportsGuru Shanny Movin' On Up -- He passed late Hall of Fame coach Hank Stram into sole possession of 10th place in National Football League history in career wins with 125 (Shanahan is now 125-69).  He is now 20-5 against the Raiders, and only he and Joe Gibbs are active coaches with 20 wins against one...

By TheSportsGuru What I do know know is the Broncos are 2-0 and will likely sit all alone atop the AFC West.  In the end that's all that matters.  Until I give a further breakdown I welcome your opinions in the Diary Section, and provide the stats from today's game and the post-game quotes from the locker room.

By TheSportsGuru The Broncos are winning all the major battles as we prepare for the second half.  The Raiders were down bogger last week and came back to actually take the lead so we need to keep the pressure on... Raiders Sixth Drive -- Raiders Seventh Drive --

By TheSportsGuru Teams: Oakland Raiders (0-1) at Denver Broncos (1-0) Location: Invesco Field @ Mile High -- Denver, CO Raiders Third Drive cont. -- Broncos Third Drive -- Raiders Fourth Drive -- Broncos Fourth Drive -- Raiders Fifth Drive -- Broncos Fifth Drive -- HALFTIME -- BRONCOS 17 - Raiders 3

By TheSportsGuru Teams: Oakland Raiders (0-1) at Denver Broncos (1-0) Let's get ready to beat some Raider-Ass!!! It's game time!! Raiders First Drive -- Broncos First Drive -- Raiders Second Possession -- Broncos Second Possession -- Raiders Third Drive -- END OF FIRST QUARTER -- DENVER 7 - Oakland 0

By TheSportsGuru The thrill of the win in Buffalo has nearly subsided as we get set for a huge AFC West match-up, and yes, all AFC West games are huge.  Simply put, last week's win won't mean a whole lot if the Broncos cannot back it up by winning their home opener against their arch rival.  Let's take a look at this...

By TheSportsGuru Enough about "Spy-Gate", the Broncos have an ultra-important game to play on Sunday and teh MHR is all over it all day.  We'll start with a brief look at the last five meetings between the Broncos and the Raiders, which have the Broncos winning the last 4.  The Raiders have been awful against t...