The Broncos will travel to Oakland this weekend to take on the Raiders for the 103rd regular-season meeting between two of charter AFL clubs.
Denver trails the all-time series 59-41 with two ties. On the road, the Broncos are 20-31. Oakland owns a four-game win streak in the series, including this year’s season opener on Monday Night Football that the Raiders won 23-20.
The teams have met twice in the postseason with each club winning once.
Notable performances against the Raiders:
CB Champ Bailey: Has intercepted four passes and broken up a total of 11 in 14 career games against Oakland.
WR Eric Decker: Returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown in this year’s season opener vs. Oakland.
WR Eddie Royal: Caught nine passes for 146 yards and one touchdown in his first career game on Sept. 8, 2008 at Oakland.
WLB D.J. Williams: Made 16 tackles and recovered one fumble at Oakland on Sept. 8, 2008.
Denver-Oakland Roster Connections
Some interesting roster connections between the Broncos and Raiders courtesy of research done by Public Relations Intern Cydney Ricker:
Broncos Head Coach John Fox was the defensive coordinator in Oakland for two seasons (1994-95).
Raiders guard Cooper Carlisle played 95 games (38 starts) with Denver in his seven seasons with the Broncos (2000-06).
Denver defensive end Elvis Dumervil played three seasons with Oakland running back Michael Bush (2003-05) at Louisville./li>
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On Mile High Report.com I read that McFadden was OUT this week, can anyone confirm/deny?
He did not participate in practice yet this week according to NFL.com.
apparently he was on crutches Monday. It doesn’t look like he will play.
SWEET – with McFagadden out and major question at QB – we might get a BIG WIN in Oakland!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!
Broncos 24
Raider 20
Repost: was late on the last blog. Yeh shouldve definetly cut orton n saved the money. N it would b way better for tebow to work out for us then get luck and waste so much on one position n still be lacking the rest next year probably would be just as bad of a season next year if thats what happens. As for tebow he does need some time n hopefully he gets all this year plus more but as said fox n the crew may not let that happen. Hopefully he proves us wrong tho. Also this is a little off topic but i was watching sound fx on nfl network and heard how much carolinas coach praises cam newton so much n sees it as he could do no wrong as if cam was his son. He even told him go out there n play like you… I wonder if fox is like dat with tebow? Highly doubt it but maybe actually commiting to him n being similar 2 how their relationship is could be good idk tho just thought id throw it out there and see what everyone thinks.
Just checked out that TEBOW FOOTBALL on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tim-Tebow-Denver-Broncos-field-GAME-USED-FOOTBALL-1-2-11-vs-Chargers-/170722379729?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bfd8c7d1
Wish I had that kind of money! That is a cool football!!! REAL IN GAME USE with Mile High grass stains and field chalk!!! LOL
COOL!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!
Hopefully we pull off the w. I want champ 2 get him a interception for sure. Hope the team shows a lot of improvement. We need payback for that close loss earlier this season.
I guess trying to get big money for it before the tebow hype dies? I would want to keep that for sure. Might be worth more in the long run.
Still hoping for great results Broncos! Stay focused! Stay hungry! Get the win get out!
Broncos 21
other team 17
GO GET EM’ BOYS!
With the way Palmer played last week (3 interceptions) our D should have a big day. I really hope Tim has a breakout game. I guess Elway was at Stanford again yesterday, nice way of showing support for your current QB. I will laugh when Denver gives away the farm to get him and they still suck. I guess Elway is probably becomming great friends with Andrews Dad that way even if another team chooses him he will insist on not going there LOL.
First post! Stay positive! I have been traveling to Bronco games for over 25 years from northern and now western Montana. Not always pretty but I stay faithful and hopeful! I cheered when we were winning super bowls and I will continue to cheer as we struggle to find those days of glory!
I see a big win coming this weekend!
I have a strange feeling that Tebow is going to have a really good game, I this the pressure and all the criticism is going to have a big impact on his play, in a good way!
josephjjp69,
Do you think that ball would be worth more if it were one a just a few NFL starts for Tebow or more if he turned out to be a perrinial Pro Bowler??? I think I might put in a low bid and see if I can get it before the price jumps up!
Go Broncos!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tim-Tebow-Denver-Broncos-field-GAME-USED-FOOTBALL-1-2-11-vs-Chargers-/170722379729?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27bfd8c7d1
Since it FTR week, Patrick Saunders from the DP shares why he hates them…I’ll share my story a little later. What about the rest of you in blogdom?
I hate the Raiders.
Don’t look for a sports writer’s objectivity here, you won’t find any.
My stomach churns knowing that the boys in silver and black have beaten the Broncos four straight times, including last year’s 59-14 fiasco in Denver. Given how bad the current Broncos are, and given the turmoil swirling around Tim Tebow, a fifth straight loss will likely come Sunday in Oakland.
It’s sickening.
What, you might ask, is the reason for my unreasonable Raiders rancor?
It’s simple, and it’s personal.
I grew up here. As a young football fan I watched the Raiders stomp all over the Broncos.
From 1963 until the Broncos beat the Raiders in the 1977 AFC title game, the Raiders owned a 25-4-1 record against Denver. The pride-and-poise boys were committed to excellence, the Broncos were committed to ineptitude.
During the Dark Ages, the Raiders beat Denver with scores like 51-0 in 1967 and 41-10 in 1969 as Daryle Lamonica bombed the Broncos back to the Stone Age. At one point, the Raiders won 14 straight games.
It scarred my childhood.
I still recall my parents dragging me to 5:30 mass at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Arvada after experiencing another Raiders blowout. What a terrible feeling! My weekend was over! My dad was in a bad mood after the loss and I had a night of unfinished homework and trumpet practice staring me in the face.
Things started to change a bit in 1973. That fall, the Broncos hosted their first Monday Night Football game at magical old Mile High Stadium. Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Dan Meredith rode into town as celebrities. It was a really big deal. My brother, Steve, and I went to that game, sitting high up in the west stands. We had bags of homemade confetti at the ready and we dumped the confetti over the railing. We made a sign from an old bed sheet painted with the words: “Roses are red, violets are blue, if you’re for the Raiders the hell with you!”
Pretty cutting edge for a couple of teenagers, don’t you think?
Anyway, the Broncos tied the Raiders 23-23 on a late Jim Turner field goal. It was beginning of the Broncos’ climb to respectability.
I was also at Mile High on New Year’s Day, 1978, when the Broncos beat the Raiders 20-17 to go to their first Super Bowl. It was a delirious day and we joined the thousands rushing the field to tear down the goal posts. My cousin, John, gashed his cheek while climbing over the fence. Steve and my cousin, Mark, climbed to the top of the old South Stands and took home two precious souvenirs. Steve took down the Colorado flag that had been flying that day. Mark took down the American flag. The flags remain sacred family heirlooms.
Years later, when I became a Denver Post beat writer covering the Broncos, I had to curtail my burning hatred of the Raiders. I had to pretend to be objective. I used to sit near Al Davis in the press box and was forced to endure his expletive-laced tirades without making a comment. Somehow, I managed.
Jeff Legwold is right. (Almost like my fantasy team lol)
The Broncos and Raiders have changed so much since the AFC West rivals met in Week 1 this season, they may not recognize each other at Sunday’s rematch in Oakland.
Both have made highly publicized moves at quarterback. After losing Jason Campbell to an injury, the Raiders traded for Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer. He likely will be the Raiders’ starter Sunday.
Palmer, 31, hasn’t made a start since passing for 305 yards in the Bengals’ 13-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the 2010 season finale.
The Broncos haven’t played against Palmer since the 2009 opener. That was Josh McDaniels’ first regular-season game as Denver’s coach. The Broncos won 12-7 in Cincinnati on a tipped pass that wide receiver Brandon Stokley turned into an 87-yard touchdown play with 11 seconds left. Palmer threw for 247 yards, but the Broncos intercepted him twice and sacked him three times.
By signing veteran wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh this week, the Raiders gave Palmer a familiar weapon. Palmer and Houshmandzadeh, 34, were Cincinnati teammates for six seasons.
The Raiders also signed veteran cornerback Lito Sheppard this week. He could play Sunday.
“They’re going to inject them into their defense, inject them into their offense,” Broncos coach John Fox said.
Asked if it’s difficult to work in high-profile players on such short notice, Raiders coach Hue Jackson said: “It can be. But at the end of the day, they’re pro football players. I think the team has embraced all these (new) guys.”
Jackson was the Bengals’ receivers coach for three years, so he was familiar with Houshmandzadeh and Palmer before they joined the Raiders.
Tim Tebow, meanwhile, will make his third start this season at quarterback for the Broncos. Kyle Orton was the starter when Denver lost to the Raiders 23-20 in Week 1. The Broncos used a three-wide receiver formation 51 times in that game and Orton threw out of the shotgun 27 times. They have been using Tebow as a runner much more.
The Raiders sacked Orton five times in the opener and figure to come after Tebow just as hard in the pass rush. They’re aware Tebow has been sacked a total of 13 times in his last two games.
The Raiders no longer have to worry about wide receiver Brandon Lloyd in the Denver passing game. He was traded to the St. Louis Rams last month.
This from Woody Paige-
Jean de La Fontaine, a 17th century French poet, believed: “Luck’s always to blame.”
Truly, should Andrew Luck be blamed for the Broncos’ troubles?
In responding to a question this week, coach John Fox twisted La Fontaine’s phrase: “On the outside, it’s always the blame game. On the inside, it’s always let’s fix the game.”
From the outside looking in, blame, like fertilizer, obviously can be spread around in this mess the Broncos franchise has become. A look at the suspects:
Woody Paige: Plenty of blame to go around for Broncos’ 2-5 record
Don’t know why the link didn’t post.
http://m.denverpost.com/denverpost/db_19980/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=DfDITJiU
Orange crush i think if he turns n2 a pro bowler it would b worth alot more. If i had the money id get it.
Play book has been adapted…
“Offensive coordinator Mike McCoy’s play calling has drawn scrutiny, notably from former Broncos safety and current broadcaster John Lynch, who questioned Sunday whether the Broncos were adapting their offense sufficiently to give Tebow a chance at success.
The Broncos, though, have run three-wide receiver sets 100 times in Tebow’s two starts, and on one play Sunday with two backs and a tight end in the backfield to help protect him, he held the ball for nine seconds before getting sacked.”
Did they try a 5wr set? With 8 in the box if you stick 5 wrs out there they would b forced to cover or leave someone wide open.. tebow would jst have 2 get rid of it fast which could help but if they faked the blitz n fell back n to coverage could be a pick. Just a thought tho..
joseph i agree with the 5 wr set and if they fall back into coverage Tebow has a chance to run.I personally think play calling sucks and any other team would put in a better game plan to help Tebow succeed.LETS GET IT TOGETHER AND BEAT THOOSE CHEATIN ASS raiders!!GO BRONCOS!!!!!!
LAX, running 3 WR sets doesn’t help when you don’t leave a check-down. Run the no-huddle out out a full spread with a check-down to a TE or RB and things might get a little better. Do it on 1st Down when the defense isn’t necessarily looking for it and that may help. Run 2 and 3 WR sets with everyone going deep against a Prevent or Nickle and you end up with a QB running around trying to survive or taking off with the football. Not every pass has to be 20 or more yards, sometimes its better to get it to a playmaker in the open and let him do the work. Screens are one way but only one way. There are a lot of others that could be used as well. The whole concept of the Spread Option is to make you defend the entire field and every offensive player every play. When you bunch up, it is much easier to keep you in check.
They are adapting the ofense just wanted to point out for those saying they arent… Still have to beat them passing and those passes you mentioned wont work until he proves he can beat them passing
Henry… They cannot run those plays because defenses play press and stack the box to make Tebow beat them deep… Until he can those plays wont be able to be ran efectively
5 wide could work but Ds will still play press coverage and make tebow beat them they are not giving those easy short passes up
More than one way to do it. Roll him out on bootlegs instead of having him stand there and play stationary target. Defenses tend to breakdown when you move them laterally with spreads or motion. They know they can press him because he isn’t allowed to move until its too late. Every time he rolls out, he pulls most of the defense with him so use it to your advantage. He has hit several throw-back screens for good gains so it will work. Can’t do that every play but short rolls, bootlegs, sprint-outs, receivers in motion, shifts, will all help. Mix things up, don’t just tell him to stand in the pocket when you know they are loading up based on that plan. That is what seems to be missing in the Broncos game plan right now and if it continues, it won’t matter who the QB is. Luck couldn’t win with that game plan.
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I agree … the really need to roll out Tebow away from O Franklin the rookie RT protecting his blind spot.
And I agree … 3wr is not enough if its all deep routes … what john lynch was asking for were few step drop plays. And quick hits that will give a receiver confidence. As it stands …we are trying to go deep to get guys out of the box but its not working … gotta adapt in my book. 4 WR and a TE woudl be fantastic. I can talk and talk but thats not my job … But what I do know is that what we are doing aint working so we gotta adapt … thats McCoys job …HE needs to figure it out … because im pretty sure you are not payed all that money for cookie cutter crap. IMO but maybe he knows something I don’t … after all … he’s the professional. TRB
Denver needs to use the same offense scheme as Detroit for the whole game. Stafford would be out of the league if he had to play under center.
Spread them out and Tebow will run over those DB’s if no recievers are open.
Find it hard to believe McCoy cant figure it out.
I miss Shanahan he was an offensive mastermind and he would make Tebow so much better.
McCoy sucks at play calling and game planning.
Yeah. I agree Denver15. I think Tebow would do alright in a Shanahan type system. Moving the QB around changing the release point, ect.
I don’t buy the 8 in the box excuse for not running high percentage short passes. Reason being if that was truly the case than more teams would run 8 in the box almost nonstop. Regardless if you’re the GB Packers or the Denver Broncos deep vertical passes are not high percentage plays, if that’s the only play that can beat 8 in the box.
I think it still goes back to the O-line getting its but kicked against a physical defensive line. Detroit didn’t have to bring that many people on blitz’s. I think they will see something very similar again this weekend. Better figure it out.
The problem with McCoy and company is they have their minds set on traditional football.
If they tried to be innovative/creative they might find out defenses would have a hard time defending Tebow.
Check Tebows first 5 starts compared to any QB in the history of the NFL. He has done better than Elway just to name one…p
He has done that trying to play the traditional way imagine if he was playing to his strengths.