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Broncos 41, Raiders 17

Nov. 9, 2014
O.co Coliseum,
Oakland, CA

PRIME-TIME PLAYERS

Denver

QB Peyton Manning — Has five TD passes and 340 passing yards despite two early interceptions.

RB C.J. Anderson — Former Cal star and Vallejo native breaks at least three tackles on a 51-yard catch-and-run scoring play, erasing a 10-6 Broncos deficit late in the second quarter. Anderson finishes with 73 receiving yards and 90 rushing yards

TE Julius Thomas & WR Emmanuel Sanders — Combine for four receiving TDs among their 11 catches.

Oakland
WR Brice Butler — His 5-yard scoring catch in the second quarter gives the Raiders a 10-6 lead.

DE Justin Tuck — His intercepted pass at the Denver 19 and 7-yard return sets up the Raiders' first touchdown.

TE Mychal Rivera — Hauls in an 18-yard touchcdown pass from Derek Carr with 48 seconds remaining, ending a string of 35 consecutive Broncos points.

KEY STATS
The Raiders (0-9) drop their 15th straight game, second longest losing streak in franchise history. They lost 19 straight games in the 1961 and 1962 seasons.
The Broncos (7-2) score touchdowns on five straight possessions after the Raiders take a 10-6 lead early in the second quarter. Peyton Manning's 15-yard scoring pass to Emmanuel Sanders caps the Denver onslaught with 61 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Broncos' Peyton Manning wins his eighth consecutive game against the Raiders, the last five as a member of the Broncos.
Oakland's league-worst running game has 30 rushing yards on 15 carries against Denver's top-ranked run defense.

THEY SAID IT
"Just a truly incredible effort play on his part to take a potentially catch for a loss and turn it into a 50-something-yard touchdown. That really gave us a spark.”

The Broncos' Peyton Manning
on RB C.J. Anderson's
51-yard TD catch-and-run

"Obviously, where we’re at right now, it just looks ugly, but it’s just one of those things that happens."

Raiders QB Derek Carr

BY THE NUMBERS
2-10: Raiders' record against Denver the past 12 regular-season games at O.co Coliseum in Oakland.
6: Consecutive Broncos wins over the Raiders.
20: Receiving yards on eight catches by Oakland's James Jones, who has 10 receiving yards on his first catch and 10 more on his next seven catches. The 20 receiving yards reportedly are the fewest ever by a wide receiver with at least eight catches in a game in NFL history.
211-95: The Broncos' scoring advantage against the Raiders the past six regular-season meetings, all Denver victories.

DID YOU KNOW?:
With five touchdown passes against Oakland, Denver's Peyton Manning has thrown at least two scoring passes in 48 straight games — moving past Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas for third place on the all-time list.
With two touchdown catches against the Raiders, the Broncos' Julius Thomas has 12 already this season — tying Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Frank Clarke and Bill Groman for the most ever after nine games. Thomas also becomes the first tight end with at least 12 TD catches in consecutive seasons.

Updated: 11-10-2014

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