KICKOFF: After winning the opening coin toss, the Raiders elected to defer. Oakland will now get the ball to start the second half.
Q3 15:00: Jacoby Ford took the opening kickoff to the 22-yard line, where the Raiders offense took over. After an incomplete pass, Jason Campbell found Zach Miller on the sideline, and the tight end stiff-armed a tackler before running for a 27-yard gain. On the ensuing first down, the Raiders tried the same end-around to Ford that resulted in a touchdown in the first quarter. This time the defense sniffed it out, and a penalty flag pushed the ball back 10 more yards for holding. Now second-and-20 at the Oakland 44-yard line, Michael Bush takes a carry before being stood up by Mario Haggan after a gain of a yard. On second down, Jamal Williams puts pressure on Campbell, and his blocker is called for a hands-to-the-face penalty to slow up the defensive lineman. Now second-and-29, Bush takes a carry and is stopped after a gain of 3 as boos rain down from the crowd. On third-and-26, the Broncos are called for offsides, giving the Raiders another opportunity to pick up a first down on third-and-21. Campbell buys time in the pocket before connecting with Ford at midfield — short of the first down. Shane Lechler is back in to punt on fourth down, and Syd’Quan Thompson is back to receive. The punt bounces out of bounds at the 6-yard line, and there’s a flag on the field — holding on the Broncos, placing the ball at the 3-yard line.
Q3 10:57: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is far from full, but the crowd that is in attendance seems to be all clustered in each end zone. So with the Broncos backed up near their own goal line, the fans are getting rowdy. Tim Tebow takes the snap and hands off to Lance Ball, who is tripped up behind the line of scrimmage. The ball is now at the 1-yard line as Denver faces second-and-12. Tebow is hit as he hands off to Ball, and the back manages to get back out to the 5-yard line. Now third-and-8, the crowd is getting loud. Tebow takes the snap from under center and hands off to Correll Buckhalter. The back is stopped at the line of scrimmage, and Britton Colquitt is in to punt to the waiting Nick Miller. It’s a booming punt that’s fielded at about the Oakland 40-yard line — a 56-yard punt — but Miller finds plenty of room for a return. He’s brought down short of a touchdown by Richard Quinn, but he’s penalized for a facemask. With the ball at the Denver 24-yard line, Campbell lofts a pass intended for Marcel Reece, but D.J. Williams is there in coverage to break it up. On second-and-10, Darren McFadden picks up 6 yards on a run. Mario Haggan is shaken up after the play. He walks to the sideline under his own power, flanked by trainers. Now the Raiders face a third-and-4 at the 18-yard line.
Q3 8:33: On third down, Campbell lines up in the shotgun. He takes the snap, quickly drops back and tries to drop off a pass but he’s hit hard as he throws and it falls incomplete. They call it roughing the passer, however — he was tackled by Jason Hunter as he threw, and as he was falling, he was hit by Marcus Thomas. The penalty is offset by an intentional grounding penalty on Campbell — who is shaken up after the play. Kyle Boller is in to attempt third-and-4 again, and it’s a handoff to McFadden. The back is stopped at the line of scrimmage, bringing out Sebastian Janikowski for a field goal attempt. He knocks home the 35-yarder to give the Raiders the lead.
RAIDERS 20, BRONCOS 17
Q3 7:20: Janikowski slips on the ensuing kickoff, and the bouncing kick is fielded by Eric Decker, who returns it to the 36-yard line. On first down, Tim Tebow launches a pass downfield toward Brandon Lloyd, who draws a pass interference penalty on his defender, putting the ball at the Oakland 40-yard line.
**INJURY UPDATE** Knowshon Moreno will not return to the field with a side injury, and CBS is reporting that Richard Seymour will not return to the game, either.
Q3 6:50: After a run by Lance Ball that loses a yard, Tebow fires to Lloyd on the sideline, and the receiver picks up a first down at the 22-yard line. On the ensuing first down, Tebow hands off to Buckhalter, and the veteran fights off a tackle only to lose 3 yards. On second-and-13 at the 25-yard line, Tebow fakes a handoff before firing to Ball in the end zone, and the running back drops the pass. On third down, Tebow lines up in the shotgun. He fakes a drop back before taking off down the sideline, but he’s stopped short of the first down. Steven Hauschka is in to attempt a field goal to tie the game, and the 35-yarder is good.
BRONCOS 20, RAIDERS 20
Q3 5:03: Hauschka’s kickoff is fielded by Ford, who nearly breaks away but is dragged down by Lee Robinson at the 34-yard line. On first down, Michael Bush is tackled hard by David Bruton after a gain of 3. Second down brings a fake handoff by Campbell and a pass down the middle of the field to Ford. Ford and Hill seem to be shaken up after the play, but Hill remains in the game as Ford limps to the sideline. It’s a 25-yard gain to the Denver 38. Bush takes a carry on the next play, and he’s stopped by Robert Ayers after a gain of 7. On second down, Bush takes another carry, but he’s hit hard by Haggan after a gain of a yard. On third-and-2, Campbell seems to call an audible before handing off to Bush, who is stopped short of the first down — he picks up just a yard. Janikowski is in to attempt a 47-yard field goal, and it’s good as the Raiders retake the lead.
RAIDERS 23, BRONCOS 20
Q3 1:24: Ball fields the kickoff, returning it to the 36-yard line. On first down, Tebow hands off to Ball, and the back is tackled at the line of scrimmage. On second down, Tebow drops off a pass to Richard Quinn, who leaps over a defender before being taken down a yard short of the first down. The Broncos are hit with a false start penalty on third down, however, making it third-and-6 at the Denver 40-yard line as the third quarter comes to a close.
Q4 15:00: On third-and-6, Tebow takes the snap in the shotgun and throws a screen pass to Buckhalter, who was seemingly tackled with the ball in the air. No flag on the play, however, so Colquitt is in to punt. Nick Miller spins out of one tackle, but is brought down by Bruton at the Oakland 27-yard line. On first down, Campbell finds Marcel Reece on a misdirection play, and the fullback sprints 73 yards for a touchdown. After a false start on the extra point attempt, Janikowski knocks home the second try to give Oakland a 10-point lead.
RAIDERS 30, BRONCOS 20
Q4 14:32: Eric Decker is hit hard at the 24-yard line on the kickoff return. The offense is back on the field, and the crowd is on its feet. Tebow hands off to Ball, who is stopped after a gain of 1. On second down, Tebow fakes a handoff before firing deep downfield for Jabar Gaffney, who hauls it in at the Oakland 43-yard line. It’s a 32-yard gain. On the ensuing first down, it’s another fake handoff, and Tebow battles through defenders to pick up 5 yards on a quarterback keeper. Buckhalter takes a carry on the ensuing play, picking up 3, making it third-and-2 at the Oakland 35-yard line. The crowd is loud again as the offense breaks the huddle. Maybe too loud, as Denver calls its first timeout of the second half.
Q4 12:01: On the other side of the break, Ball takes a pitch and bursts through a hole in the offensive line to pick up the first down. On the ensuing first down, Ball takes another carry and picks up 2 yards. Spencer Larsen is down after the play.
Q4 11:11: On second-and-8, Tebow fakes a handoff before firing toward Lloyd in the end zone, but it’s too far and out of the end zone. On third down at the 30, Tebow is in the shotgun. He takes the snap and tries to run, but Nnamdi Asomugha is there for the stop after a gain of 3. Hauschka is in to attempt a field goal, and the 45-yarder is in to pull Denver within 7 points.
RAIDERS 30, BRONCOS 23
Q4 10:04: Hauschka slips on the kickoff, but the kick keeps rolling and the Raiders will start at their own 35-yard line. On first down, Campbell hands off to McFadden, who bursts through the line to the Broncos 45-yard line.
INJURY UPDATE: Spencer Larsen has an ankle injury and is questionable to return.
Q4 9:17: McFadden takes another carry on the ensuing first down and picks up 5 yards to the 40. On second down, Campbell’s pass intended for Reece is too far in front of the fullback and falls incomplete. That makes it third-and-5, and Campbell is in the shotgun. He takes the snap, takes a few steps back and fires toward Murphy on the sideline, but Andre’ Goodman is there in coverage and swats the pass away. That makes it fourth down, and Shane Lechler is in to punt to Syd’Quan Thompson. The punt bounces high and is fielded at the 6-yard line.
Q4 8:21: The crowd is getting loud as the Broncos face a first-and-10 from their own 6-yard line. Tebow hands off to Lance Ball, who is stopped behind the line of scrimmage and pushed backwards into the end zone — but his forward progress was stopped at the 2. Now second-and-14, Tebow lines up under center. He takes the snap and hands the ball off, but Buckhalter is stuffed in the end zone for a safety.
RAIDERS 32, BRONCOS 23
Q4 7:37: Colquitt is in to punt away the ball after the safety. He booms it all the way to the 10-yard line, but Nick Miller finds room to the sideline. He’s hit hard out of bounds by Nate Jones, drawing a penalty. Oakland’s offense now takes over at the Denver 47-yard line. Campbell hands off to McFadden, who is stopped by Justin Bannan after a gain of 2. On second-and-8, Campbell completes a pass to Jacoby Ford for a first down at the 30-yard line.
Q4 6:15: On the ensuing first down, McFadden is tackled by a swarm of Broncos, led by D.J. Williams, after a gain of 2. Second down brings another carry by McFadden, and Haggan hits him hard behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 1. Now third-and-9 at the 29, Campbell lines up in the shotgun. He takes the snap and fires to Zach Miller, who is stopped short of the first down. Oakland calls its first timeout of the second half.
Q4 4:36: Seagulls are flying around in the stadium as the Raiders elect to go for it on fourth down — and Campbell finds Zach Miller for a first down at the 17-yard line. Oakland lets the clock wind down before the Raiders are called for a false start penalty.
Q4 3:49: Campbell finds McFadden out of the backfield and the back scampers down to the 1-yard line. On the ensuing play, Bush plunges into the end zone for a touchdown — his second scoring run of the game. Janikowski’s extra point is up and in.
RAIDERS 39, BRONCOS 23
Q4 3:37: Decker fields a bouncing kickoff and is thrown down at about the 30-yard line, and the ball comes loose. The Broncos recover it, however, and will start at their own 31. Tebow lines up in the shotgun, takes the snap and throws to Lloyd, who picks up a quick 5 yards. On second-and-5, Tebow is in the shotgun again. He buys time in the pocket before throwing high to Daniel Graham, who can’t come away with the pass. On third down, the offense breaks the huddle with Tebow in the shotgun yet again. He drops back and avoids a sack before being brought down by another defender. After the play, Lamarr Houston shoves a Bronco in frustration for missing the sack. Colquitt is in to punt and kicks it to the 29-yard line, where Britt Davis brings down Nick Miller. It’s actually a 4-yard return, and the Raiders have the ball at their own 33-yard line.
Q4 2:27: Bush picks up 3 yards on first down, and Denver calls its second timeout of the half.
Q4 2:23: On second down, Reece takes a carry for 4 yards, and Denver calls its final timeout.
Q4 2:17: Now third-and-3 at the 40-yard line, McFadden takes a pitch to his left and picks up the first down to bring the game to the two-minute warning.
Q4 2:00: With Denver out of timeouts, Campbell takes a knee three times to seal the Oakland victory. Denver drops to 3-11 with two home games remaining on the schedule — vs. the Houston Texans and San Diego Chargers to end the season.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Oakland Raiders, Second Half Blog, Week 15
I think Tim has 100% earned the right to start the rest of this season. If they don’t start him at home now then the Bronco’s have completely lost there mind. ANd like many other posts here I just don’t think the play calling gave us a chance to win this game.
Great Start Tim – GO BRONCOS!!
Cincy plays the Chargers and Ravens so they won’t win another one.
Jones is predicted to go to us in the 3rd round I think,in the mock draft.
Either do I. If we trade back I`m going to be pissed Big time.
Tebow played great and I m happy. We have nothing to feel bad about. The raiders beat a 3-10 team with a rookie qb and no head coach. And we hung in there. Most of us know we were going to lose. This is not the end but the beginning of us rebuilding the right way.
McCoy and Wink has showed us why McD called all the plays,terrible.
I’ll be glad when we clean house in 2 weeks!
Oh Greg Jones. He`s a home run hitter.
BFE
what mock draft did u see that in?
Heck ya! A new era bro.
We have a great Field General to build this team around.
Long Live Tebow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Tebow! give him some more reps and the rest of the games to play and i’ll be truly happy.. that is if we lose and get the number 1 overall pick! Gus Johnson: Beautiful throw! whos says he cant throw??? theyre wrong!! LOL loveee it!
Charger_hader..I’ll get back to you with a link in a little bit.
He`s going to be special. The last time I saw plays like Tim did reminded me of a very special QB.
go tebow!! good stufff. we are in good hands.
Glad for Tebow. I hope we get to keep him. I can only say wow to that defensive effort…. disgusting. Though we shouldn’t expect to be winning much these days. Tebow to get some more time next week? Hope so
Hahahahaha BFE…who woulda thought anyone could call worse plays and more predictable plays than McD…well…McCoy outdid himself. I miss Nolan…wish we could get him back but at the same time…Wink is a rookie DC with a D that lacks talent big time. He should be greatly improved his second year and should have more talent to work with. Besides…we have been through soo many DCs the past decade…its time for some stability and continuity.
He broke a Bronco record with that 35 yard run.
THE GOOD
Tebow
THE BAD
Broncos D
THE UGLY
Play Calling
,…….That is all. LOL
ps: the D tried tho. I felt like they fed of Tebow a bit. Thats just wishful thinking however. Im looking forward to Tebow Vs Texans.
40 yards to be correct. former record was 38 yards by a QB i forget (im young and my broncos history is lacking lol)
he broke bubby brister’s record! haha
Was it 40? Nice. And ya thats rather funny, Bubby Brister.
Thx Hader lol
I for one am not surprised how well Tebow played!! I always have figured that he could succeed in the NFL and he proved it today! Now I know this was just one game and his first game at that, but he makes plays when there are no plays to be made!! He kept us in the game the whole time until the end whenever our Defense completely shut down!! Definitely need Wink out and get Nolan or a proven defensive coord!!
I was surprised that Decker seemed really nervous this game and had terrible ball security!!! He definitely won’t be our future returner!! He’s filling in for Thomas at the time!!
I also was so embarrassed with how our safeties played today!!! Played very weak and looked scared!! Definitely need to go after a CB and S in the 3-6 rounds in the draft!! We very much proved how much we need a DL!!! Definitely need to take Powers in the first with our first pick!! Then get Kyle Rudolph and hopefully a great LB, S, and CB!!!
Tebow, I hope that Bowlen and the top staff is smart enough to get a coach like Gruden in here!! You and our next coach could be absolute legends in the game!!! HUGE potential!! Definitely put all the critics in their place today and I can’t wait until you show them wrong like you always have for the rest of your career!!!
I LOVE ME SOME BRONCOS COUNTRY!!!
some QB’s throw more passes in one quarter than tebow threw all game! let the kid play! i see alot of potential!!!!!
charger_hader here is your link,but remember it’s only a mock draft,so it dosen’t really mean squat!
http://www.milehighreport.com/2010/12/9/1863976/denver-broncos-2011-mock-draft-part-two-new-regime-looks-for-instant
Broncosfreak30, Do you mean the DE Bowers out of Clemson?
THAnx BFE,
ya i no its just a mock draft but its about all we have to look forward to now other then tebow starting against houston’s horrible pass defense….. but we will pry only let him thro it like 10 times!!!!! screw mccoy!
Yes the play calling on offense sucked, thats one thing that hasn’t changed for the broncos. I think they over did the qb draws, & they tried to run him (Tebow) to much. He showed that he can pass. They need to open up the offense, what do we have to lose (nothing). As far as the defense goes I don’t think its all Winks fault, we just have a bad defense. I personally think that some of our linebackers are over raided, because they are always out of position. The defensive line I think everybody knows we have to start from scratch. Tebow did a great job for his first time as starting QB. He showed everyone that he can play in this league. Hope to see him in next two games.
I agree with the mock,I think we need to take 2 DTs with our 1st 2 picks then a LB and TE.
I hope we get Gruden or Cowher,we need a HC that can light a fire under some players arses!!!!!!!
Broncos Fan
we dont need to start totally from scratch on the Dline….. we can keep Doom haha! but thats about it
Gruden. Sign Gruden.
LMAO. Oh, and Champ.
Oh your talking front 7. OK
Cowher or Billick if we are gonna go with HCs that have a great deal of experience. I’m liking Mularkey or Fewell if we go with a current coordinator to make a head coach.
BeastFromEast92…thanks for the link. It seems like a very plausible drafting option and I’m not opposed to it. Maybe some altercations but it is pleasing
Espn reported cower does want to come back next season but only interested in carolina houston and giants.
I told you all!! No one believed me. Not let the Coaches come to us!!!
Well all those wanting Tebow to start were right.
All Tebow needs is some support. A good Defence and Special Teams are essential to supplement a Tebow offence that has a playbook designed for him. You need to have variation in attack and not keep with the same moves all the time.
The next step is to get a seriously gifted back room that can build through the draft but also knows how to trade, plus a head coach who recognises you need strength in all phases of the game and has faith in Tebow.
The Ugly (version2)
In 2 contests vs. Them, our D gave up 98 points and 1000 offensive yards.
DEFENSE in 2011. Please.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE SCORE PREDICTION CONTEST:
BRONCOS 23
RAIDERS 39
Pretty incredibly close results for this one, one blogger who has been awful close a lot of times this year and earns himself the title of king predictor for the week:
1st place, casinoroyal19, 21-37, only 4 points off!
2nd place, strandoftds, 20-37, only 5 points off, just awesome too.
Two way tie for third place with also incredibly close scores:
WieminCA, 24-34, 6 points off and
stevecan2, 23-45, 6 points off also.
5th place:
S.D.Broncos30, 17-38, 7 points off.
And making our Wall of Shame this week:
since1972, 27-17, not that it was an outrageous pick, but nobody picked us to win by that much!
lol sndvl. that is really ugly. I agree defense 2010. Man I wish we could acquire more picks…oh yea…by trading your boy orton. we should get something good for that lol. But I agree we need defense something serouis
BFE
I agree with that draft…thats what my mock draft looked like up until greg jones. (exception being Bowers over Fairley but either or)….I also had stephean pea in mind….thats a big boy wieght wise but doesn’t looks in shape. So mine was Bowers, Pea, Rudolph. everything else I don’t know but that was my wish. After that I agree with what he has. Great Mock Draft.
cant remember my prediction bay but i thought I was pretty close.
Bay where’s the good the bad and the ugly? You gotta be pleased with TEBOW but what is your real take on it? The horrible play calling I feel limited him too much. Did they err in the side of caution with nothing to loose?
TRB, your prediction:
24-20, 20 points off!!! Maybe you call that close but 5th place was only 7 points off, better luck next time…
O&B,
Tebow was absolutely fantastic, no rookie QB in his first game could ever dream of being that good. But bottom line I am a real bad fan and am glad that we lost this game so we are holding on to a top 3 draft pick or better.
Best of all, we found out everything we wanted to find out about next year, make Tebow your #1 QB and try to trade Orton, or keep him as a #2 next year, that is written in stone after this game, Tebow is the real thing, not only in college but in the NFL also, this game left no doubt in my mind whatsoever!!! Broncos’ future is nothing but TEBOW time!
Bottom line is this was the best game I watched all season, because it is the only one that opened up awesome possibilities for the future, period!
Good grief two times on the wall of shame starting to feel like the BRONCOS defense must or should feel
Yeah, sorry bud, but numbers don’t lie, two inductions into the Wall of shame in a three week span…. But you got two fifth place so you are only down minus 8 points and ddk002 has got you beat for last place at minus 10.
After watching Tebow play today, it would be wise of the incoming regime to keep Orton around. Let’s just say his (Tebow) durability will be put to the ultimate test. Who wants Quinn as the number two? Just sayin
I agree with you bay. There is no question #15 is gonna be back there for a bunch of years and we are in a good place at QB. Most decidedly, the most positive thing about 2010 and a bunch of years to come. He’s got “it”.
Defense again horrible and embarrassing. QB draws on 3rd down way too often, and three consecutive runs when backed up resulting in the safety reminded me that no matter who played QB reality is that beyond a few remaining pros, this team has complete lack of character, imagination, desire and most of all heart. Sad but true.