Raider fans are notorious for making Oakland one of the NFL’s most difficult places for a visiting team to play, a reputation that Broncos players enjoyed overcoming.
“There is no better feeling – other than maybe winning the Super Bowl, but I don’t know how that feels yet,” cornerback Champ Bailey said after the game. “It’s awesome, especially for the city of Denver. I know how much they hate the Raiders and so do we. It’s good to come in here on their turf and get the win.”
“There is no greater feeling in a season than winning here,” added linebacker Wesley Woodyard. “This is what it’s all about – a true football atmosphere. They hate (us), we hate them. This is what NFL football is all about.”
Defensive lineman Elvis Dumervil felt the change in crowd atmosphere as the Broncos took control late in the contest.
“That was sweet,” Dumervil said. “It was pretty loud (early on) – their crowd is always into it. We came out, made some plays and (the crowd) definitely got softer. That was a good feeling and a good thing for the Broncos.”
While the players enjoy all hard-fought wins, they took special pride in knocking off a divisional rival on the road.
“You come in here and you know it’s going to be a hostile environment,” said wide receiver Eddie Royal. “It’s us against them. We have to rely on each other and that’s what we did today.”
-Stuart Zaas
Tags: Black Hole, Oakland
Great article Stuart. This win, with the way that the Broncos performed, on all sides of the ball, gives me the feeling that things might be starting to gel together a bit and we have good things ahead for our team the rest of this season.
Take that ugly pic off our airwaves immediately, haha.
That is a MOTLEY CREW! Dang Raider fans are homely!!!LOL
SWEET GAME YESTERDAY BRONCOS!!!
I second that Bay… Halloween is over, no excuse for Raider pics…
That was a great start for a young team… Time to take the next step and squish KC in a place we rarely pull out W’s…
Keep it up TT!
Willis Magahee looks to be the HARDEST WORKER on the field each week! I am so glad we picked up a STUD like that and finally got a FA that is playing like he means it!!!
GO MAGAHEE!!! #23
GO BRONCOS!!!
You have to give it to Woody Paige. Here is some of his article:
OAKLAND, Calif. — Run Forrest Run. Run Spot Run. Run Broncos Run. Run Willis Run. Run Tim Run. Run Eddie Run.
The Broncos ran for all get-out Sunday.
Conventional, conformist, common-sense wisdom is that when an NFL team is behind by at least 10 points in the second half, especially on the road, the offense must throw and throw in an attempt to catch up.
With 21 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the game and the Raiders ahead 24-14, the Broncos didn’t throw again. Not for one yard. Not one more time.
The Broncos’ offense would run, scramble, crack, quack or be sacked 19 consecutive times from the line of scrimmage. The defense would run after an interception once. The special teams would run on a punt return three times.
And the Broncos won 38-24. They are on a run.
Willis McGahee — with a broken hand but not a broken heart — made touchdown runs of 60 and 24 yards and 163 total running yards.
Eddie Royal — with his only punt return of the day, and only because of an injury to the usual returner — ran 85 yards for a touchdown.
Tim Tebow — who has been running for his life and his reputation and, possibly, to keep his starting job — ran the offense, literally, and ran 32 yards on one play, 28 on another, 19 yards on still another and for a dozen yards twice — to finish with 118 running yards.
The Raiders — who have run the Broncos in the ground in four consecutive victories — got run over, and didn’t know exactly what and who hit them.
The Broncos unveiled yet one more addition to The Tim Tebow Collection — a razzle-dazzle, spread-stretch, gator-bait, whup-’em good, Oklahoma old-school, option offense.
Coach John Fox —who loves to run the football more than a fox loves to sneak into a hen house — credited his offensive assistants for the game plan. He also could have credited Pop Warner, who conceived of the single wing more than a hundred years ago.
Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who has been experimenting like Dr. Jekyll, was more like Mr. Hyde on the sideline during the game. When the Broncos were on defense, the animated McCoy convened Tebow and fellow quarterbacks Kyle Orton and Brady Quinn at the bench for a seminar — adjusting, adapting and refining on the run, as it were. Only the test tubes and a smock were missing. McCoy seemed to be screaming: “It’s alive.”
But the Broncos, who have been treated like horses — rode hard and put away wet in the division — suddenly looked like they could run for the roses. With losses by the Chargers, the Chiefs and, of course, the Raiders on Sunday, the Broncos are only one game out of the division lead. Amazing.
At halftime, the Raiders already were planning a celebration for Jack London Square. But Tebow threw to Royal for a 26-yard touchdown play. The Raiders replied immediately for the 24-14 lead.
On first down of the next possession, Tebow fired to Demaryius Thomas for a 29-yard gain just short of midfield.
Then, strangely enough, the Broncos learned to stop worrying, and love the run.
NOW I REALLY WANT THIS:
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
GO TIM TEBOW!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!
2 things.
1. Most people in Oakland can’t help it…they just look like this normal. (I said most because I know we have Bronco fans living in Oakland and did not want to insult tyhem by saying “all”).
2. At least there could be a pic of our beloved bronco fans cheering with the silenced raider fans around.
At least Zaas had the decency to put female types up there, otherwise it would be the ugliest pic ever on a Bronco blog.
score prediction for this this week .. Denver 27 KC 20
very true.
Awesome game. They are not kidding when they say it was loud. My wife and I couldn’t hear each other talk when our offense was on the field.
I still want to go back and watch the TV version of the game before I comment too much.
I will say that I was staring down the hole that Eddie return the ball through. He was running straight at me and I was pumped. The Faiders fans around me were not too happy. lol
VERY PROUD OF YOU BOYS! NICE JOB!
p.s Hey boys! Did ya see what Miami did to KC yesterday? heheheheh
Bring that house DOWN!
great win!
GO GET EM’ BOYS!
Haha Bay, its only the fact that they were females that saved the pic … still look like demon spawns tho lol.
Man there is nothign sweeter than beating the Raiders. Champ is right. And don’t worry buddy, I hope we can get you that superbowl victory. Champ is still a boss, but u can tell age has slowed him down a tick. Keeping up with those speedy raiders in man, especially on curl routes was a hard for him on a few plays.
The hate was in the air in that game. While no fights broke out u could just feel it. And man o man did they take cheap shots on Tebow. The shot that actually cut his lip wasn’t even flagged. But thankfully their other flags helped us seal victory. Lotta congrats and respect from raider players to Tebow after it was over.
I dunno if we this team can pull off another win, but one thing is for sure … I believe they are more pumped now than ever. A lil momentum, not to mention the fact of still being contenders in our division might put some spark in thier step. Maybe just maybe that will motivate them. Time will tell. But congrats on the 2nd straight road victory … maybe the road is our thing this year lol. TRB
falls,
And people were telling us not to really count the miami victory cuz they sucked but at the end of the day, they are an NFL team and they get paid too. Ask the chiefs what they think of Miami lol.
Honestly, this whole division kinda stinks so bad that the winner might have a 7-9 record like the seahawks a year ago. Last time it was NFC west … this time AFC west.
Hello everyone. Bay, its great to hear that you are doing well now. I am on cloud 9 after the win yesterday.
I am a little dissapointed to hear how pessimistic Carnage is though today. Yes, he was 10-21 Carnage, but I counted a minimum of 4 passes that hit the recievers hands, and were not caught. 14-21 is more what your looking for right?
Thank you to those who kept faith in this team, especially after Detroit. I am thinking great things are just around the corner for the Broncos. It may be a big corner, but hopefully we are now turning it. If we keep the ball control running, and Tebow plays like he did or better, I think we are on the right track.
Bay, my prayers are still with you, as you continue your recovery. Take care everyone!
What a rush after this game. We should be strutting into Arrowhead like “It’s no big deal.” lol
Also he was 10/21 because he was only sacked once … he did what many had been asking him to do … which was throw the ball away if there was nothing. And I don’t think we give him enough props for not turning the ball over. He has only thrown one INT so far this season. Not counting his rushing TDs … he has thrown 6TDs to 1 INT. Not to shabby if I do say so myself. TRB
wow just watching that btv highlight gets me so pumped. what a great video. great job by our whole team from the coaches to the players and even our backup qbs looked more intune to the game conversating with tebow between series. next up kc ride that momentum boys.
go broncos
especially since everyone always wants to bag on his accuracy.
Bay – wanted to make certain you saw my prediction for next week – I posted it kind of early. I’m glad you got to watch the game. I blew out my voice box. Little Eddie taking it to the house is real hard on the voice. I think I made enough noise for the both of us. LOL Take it easy – hoping you feel 100% soon. The blogs missed you.
I think the Broncos are heading into another situation that is very difficult to imagine what is going to happen. Which KC team will show up? Will it be the one that shut out Raiders and beats Chargers or the one that laid a rotten egg in the Miami game?
I think – that the match up with KC is between two very parallel teams, and I think that KC is very dangerous at home. (I think that the DET/KC 48-3 v. DET/DEN 45-10 indicate similar abilities with very few personnel differences in the games – both DEN and KC demonstrating they were completely outmatched against the Lions) (Playing SD close in both their win and their loss indicated that KC is closely matched with DEN)
I think KC is going home with something to prove and a bit of a chip on their collective shoulders. It is going to be a difficult place for a Bronco win next Sunday.
On the other hand the Broncos look to me to have the greater talent. I know stats don’t show it yet for those who only evaluate players based on statistics. The Broncos offensive line standing up to a dominant OAK defensive line (did you see the hole McG ran through!!!!) was huge. Same O / Same D /comparing today’s game to game one – the Broncos are making significant strides towards becoming the team all of us want them to be. This is HUGE!!!
Tebow doesn’t need to throw a football through a tire – he needs to run film to where he can see defensive formations, then stop – he has 1 second to tell Goose what he decides with his options. Run the film to see how well he read it. He now has 8 games on KC. He needs to go through every KC defensive formation, for every game, every single day this week.
I’m going with the Broncos in a 31-24 nail-biter.
orton- 8 td to 7 picks and ofcourse fumbles lost 1 and 4 as starter
tebow- 6 passing tds 1 rushing td 1 rushing 2 point conv 1 int and 1 fumble lost. 2 and 3 as starter
ill take tim all day and if you dont agree your a dumbass or ignorent
Chris Harris has been a pleasant surprise … I only have ONE thing against him … the game against the raiders … once again … he was running out of bounds on special teams coverage and he touch the ball and negated a great punt.
Im just glad this team finally got some confidence (as long as its not over confidence) … as bad as they played and coached against the Lions … lets not forget the Lions are no pushovers … Still an unacceptable blowout but I think people where looking at losing to the lions like they were still an 0-16 team. TRB
Props to Von Doom! Miller was all over Palmer, and he gave him some good shots late in the game… Cassell will be a sitting duck…
Broncos 34
Chiefs 17
True Turtle … Raiders were the least sacked team with about 8 sacks I believe … dunno how many sacks we left with but we put on alot of pressure. TRB
We were credited only 2 sacks… .5 for Miller and 1.5 for Dumervil
Miller I believe Tebow is 3-3 as a starter, not 2-3. The last three games last year, and now the last three games this year, right? But yeah, it’s interesting to compare his stats with Orton’s. I’m not a stat guy by any means, but when a QB is beating his competition in virtually every way, it helps with the decision on who keeps the starting job.
TRB – Chris Harris is a rookie. The right way to evaluate Harris is to say – what a player! Just think how good he is going to be when he quits making dumb rookie mistakes. His ‘tackles’ numbers should start declining soon as teams begin to realize going after Harris to avoid Champ isn’t much of a trade off.
Goody had better look out because he is the guy I would go after – Goodman did get burned yesterday a couple of times but so did Champ. It adds to the sweetness to know that Carson really did play well. He fed his receivers some undefendable beauties.
savinghyrule you are corect about tebow being 3-3 as a starter in his career but i was only comparing this season. other wise orton is like 4-12 or something even worse then the 1-4 i gave him earlier.
good victory to help wash the taste out of a horrendous performance on our home turf representing our old colors no less. is anyone else nervous about switching back to the orange next season? We are 1-4 or 1-5 in those jerseys I think.
Miller, if it was just this season then Tebow is 2-1 which is eveb better than thte 2-3 u said.
DaddyBronc …. I hear ya … I just believe that running out of bounds mistake should be something u learn from the first time u do it … but u are right he has mad leaps and bounds as a rookie. I would consider him the 2nd or 3rd best CB on our team now with Willhite not too bad either. Goodman has been falling off … but I must say the TD pass to Ford was just well placed cuz Goodman got up there I mean he got UP there. But perfect placement and even better footwork from ford.
TRB
Bay did you post the results of the weekly score prediction, or is it on a medical leave of absence right now?
Last blog, last page, 8:42am no such luck, haha.
Goodman is DEFINATELY the weak link in our secondary IMO. Every weekend i watch him get burned. He should be gone next year for sure!
I was happy with our defensive play, and special teams too! Still not happy with Fox taking points off the board in the first half. Isnt there a saying in the NFL that goes something like “Never take points off the board!” Well, lets all just enjoy this win and get ready to do the same to the Chiefs!
What to say about the game that hasnt already been said? Great team effort sums it up! We always struggle in KC so this next game is going to be a real test for us. If we look like we did against the Lions then Im going to be very disappointed. Consistency is what i want to see. Tebow played better, but I still see him struggling with his quick decisions. There were a few times when he held the ball WAY too long. Hopefully he continues to improve in that area. I really liked the play calling yesterday too! Way to go McCoy, glad you got creative finally! There were even a couple series where we passed the ball on 1st down! Crazy!
Go Broncos
Whats weird to see is that we are only one game behind in our division. I don`t expect to much the rest of the year but it is a trip to see for now.
I dunno rayjr, I was behind fox taking the points of the board. He is usually very conservative. They gave us a first down in their redzone with time on the clock … and he used it as a great way to evaluate Tebow because all the plays were passes. So he gave TT an opportunity to make a play and thats what we ask him for. I am more dissapointed in Prater … he hasn’t been as consistent as he was in the past. Been missing alot of kicks and that kick was a cheap shot for prater … even my bro who isn’t a broncos fan was like, Prater is automatic from here … only to watch that joint curve. Like the kid so he needs to get his act together. Cuz this new coaching staff has no loyalties to him. TRB
Right strand … it is amazing how we are only 1 game behind … unfortunately if u look at the people we got to play … u will remember why our schedule was considered one of the toughest this year. Same could be said for everyone in the AFC … maybe thats why we are all stinking up the joint. TRB
@ TRB, I hear what you are saying, but there was only 17 sec left on the clock. Its not like we have the sort of O that scores at will. For all we know, the next play could have been a turnover. I say take the 3. We were getting the ball back at the half anyway! But it all worked out in the end! If we had lost by a field goal we would be singing a different tune for sure! LOL
Ray – Goodman still has some stuff to give. Both times he got burned he was in the right place. He might have been able to swat the ball away on one had he been watching the ball the way Champ does, but the other play – the one over his head – the only thing he could have done was had an intentional ‘pass interference’ call which would have given the Broncs an opportunity to make a goal line stand. (Or did they change that rule? Who knows? Is a PI in the end zone now a TD?) Goody has been taken advantage of now by Rodgers, Rivers, and Carson with some exceptional passes. I’d be surprised if he if he even gets token upbraiding from coaches.
@ daddy… no, a PI in the endzone is still first and goal. Its not that goodman is never in position, although he has been caught WAY out several times it seems like. But he just never really makes a play! Sometimes you just need to make a play you know! The one in the endzone was a PERFECTLY thrown ball, but i felt like he had time to get a little tighter on Ford and then there would have been NO WAY for Palmer to fit that in there! Plus, remember, most times a ref wont call PI if the defender is looking for the ball so being right in Fords face would have been totally legal as long as he was trying to make a play on the ball and not a play on the reciever ya know!
I too liked Fox taking the points off the board and for the same reason as TRB. Fox going for it has its risks – and boy would Fox be in trouble this morning if the Broncs had lost by 3 pts. Bet he was sweating bullets for a while. LOL But…frankly…I like to watch teams lay it on the line going for it on 4th down. I like trading 3 pts for the opportunity to exchange 3 for 7. Obviously – if you are going to do that then you have to be ready to inspire execution and get the job done. What the matter with Prater? Isn’t that 3- well within his range that he has shanked this season already? Is he an Ortonite?LOL
i guess ive just never really been impressed with Goodman since he has been here! Just my opinion though! LOL
Go Broncos
ya prater is off this season. I wonder if he is a bit distracted with the whole DUI thing from the offseason. Maybe his case is coming up soon or something. Who knows!
Bay, I wish you a speedy recovery brother. Man that was a memorable game. The funny thing is I’ve been saying since the start of the season that I was looking for us to be a better team in November then September. This was our first November and going into it I didn’t see much reason to be optimistic. But low and behold we beat the raiders in Oakland in commanding fashion, and score more than 30 points for the first time since week 10 of last year (we scored 33 points against the Cardinals in a loss).
What I saw from our team was enough to make me believe that just maybe we can beat KC in Arrowhead, in November for the first time since… I don’t know when. Wouldn’t that be something?
Carnage, while I respect that you maintain your stance I don’t get some of your commentary this time around. Admittedly I wasn’t on the blogs too much last week, because I was tired of all the scrutiny of Tebow. So I missed a lot of the stuff criticizing the coaches and even suggesting conspiracies on the part of Fox. I don’t doubt those things were said. But I haven’t seen too much of anybody giving the credit for this win solely to Tebow as you suggested. All the condemning the coaches and giving credit to only Tebow is not really happening. If anybody is saying that, they can be taken as seriously as the worldchamps guy who keeps predicting us to win the SB this year and is nice enough to give pointers to the team every week. I just don’t think that we are largely as moronic as you believe. And I know Tebow missed some throws on third down but that 27 yard touchdown pass came to Decker on 3-10- oh and it wasn’t against a prevent defense. What are you afraid of? The only way Elway and company won’t draft a quarterback is if we get a few more wins. If we do get a few more wins with Tim under center with the schedule that we have, then don’t you think he deserves a shot next year? I see this as a win-win scenario from here on out. Either using this crazy college option system turns out to be something history making, or it falls right on its face and we draft a quarterback. Wouldn’t be cool if the Broncos of all teams make their name running all over everybody in a manner that has never been done in the NFL, in an era where passing is supposed to be supreme? I’m not suggesting it’s likely but I am rooting to see it come to fruition. How can you not?
Isn’t it funny that last week the Bronco’s were all over the first page of NFL.com but this week we are no where. Guess the so called experts don’t wanna eat crow lol.
Daddybronc, I have to give you props. You said a lot of insightful stuff yesterday. I agree those holding calls were largely were trade offs for sacks. I think Clady made the right choices.
Sometimes as a kicker you just have to literaly “kick” yourself out of your slump. Elam one of the Broncos greatest, if not THE greatest, had to do the same as well. Kind of seems like ever since Janikowski booted that 63 yarder in our backyard it somehow affect the physce of Prater. I think he’ll come back around though, remember consistancy and accuracy have been a weak spot for Prater.
McGahee, what can I say he’s definitely our best FA aquisition. Still undecided at Moreno’s efforts. I know you can’t run the ball when the line doesn’t block but I think Moreno is swindling his chances away. Royal, that’s what I remember about him.
Same old addage, penalites killed us. I still feel that we need to put more pressure on their QB.
Plus for the first time this season I got to chant DOOOOOMMMMM! I’m not sure who started that but I said I’d chant it even in my living room and I did LOL!
The AFC west schedules are very out of line with where the AFC West has been finishing the last few years. I don’t ever recall this type of gauntlet in order to end up in the playoffs.
Every team in our division is going to be majorly outmatched by G-Bay and DET. We may not be able to match up well with NE, Jets, CHI, or BUF. But since everyone in our division is playing basically the same teams – Broncos have at least an even chance of winning the division.
Wouldn’t that be something?!!! Go Broncos! (get that stupid thought outta my head / I just want to be entertained / I could care less about winning.)