FLASH RECAP:
Tim Tebow throws for two touchdowns and Willis McGahee has 163 of Denver's 298 rushing yards to propel the visiting Broncos to a victory over Oakland before an announced crowd of 58,125 at O.co Coliseum on Nov. 6, 2011.
Trailing 24-14 with 6:41 left in the third period, the Broncos (3-5) score the game's final 24 points. Eddie Royal's 85-yard punt return with 5:53 remaining gives Denver a 31-24 lead.
McGahee's 24-yard TD run with 1:53 left caps Denver's first win over Oakland in five games.
Carson Palmer, making his first start for Oakland (4-4), has three TD passes and three interceptions.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
RB Willis McGahee — Has 163 rushing yards on 20 attempts and two TDs. His 60-yard bolt to the end zone on the final play of the third quarter deadlocks the score at 24-all.
QB Tim Tebow — Throws for two TDs and 124 yards and has a career-high 117 rushing yards on 12 carries (9.8 yards per rush).
WR Eddie Royal — His 85-yard punt return for a TD with 5:53 remaining gives Denver a 31-24 lead.
QB Carson Palmer — Throws for 332 yards and three TDs but has three interceptions.
WR Jacoby Ford — Has 105 receiving yards and a TD on five catches.
RB Michael Bush — Has 96 rushing yards on 19 carries and two catches for 33 yards.
KEY STATS:
The Broncos have 298 rushing yards on 38 carries, Denver's highest output since a 300-yard performance against Seattle in 2000. The Broncos had only 38 rushing yards against Oakland in their season opener on Sept. 12.
Oakland has only 100 rushing yards in 26 attempts. The Raiders enter the game ranked second in the league in rushing offense, averaging 159.3 yards per game.
The teams combine for 26 penalties for 223 yards. Oakland has 15 infractions for 130 yards while Denver has 11 penalties for 93 yards.
The 38 points by the Broncos are 10 more than they scored the previous two games.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders DT Tom Kelly
"I’m shocked. Ain’t no way I thought that team could put 38 points on us with that quarterback. This hurt more than (losing to) Buffalo (in Week 2)."
“We knew exactly what they were going to do and we just didn’t stop it. We knew exactly what was going to happen, and they ran exactly what we thought they were going to run and we didn’t get the job done. That’s the disappointing part.”
Raiders DT Richard Seymour
"Honestly it doesn’t necessarily matter too much how you drew it up as long as you get this feeling at the end, because it was pretty special.”
Broncos QB Tim Tebow
BY THE NUMBERS:
6: Carson Palmer interceptions in two games with Oakland, including three against Denver.
31: Points surrendered by Oakland during the second half.
66: Points surrendered by Oakland during the past two games.
230: Denver rushing yards in the second half on 23 carries.
DID YOU KNOW?:
Tim Tebow and Willis McGahee become the Broncos’ first quarterback-running back combination to each rush for 100 yards in the same game since Norris Weese and Otis Armstrong pulled off the feat on Dec. 12, 1976.
The Broncos are 7-2 against the Raiders in Oakland the past nine games.
