Raiders fall to 0-2 after loss to Broncos
Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders looked to bounce back from a 33-to-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams as they traveled to Denver to take on the Broncos on a short week. Just like last week, Gruden’s offense got off to a quick start going 67 yards on nine plays before their drive stalled out in the red zone and they had to settle for a 26-yard field goal to take the early 3-to-0 lead against the Broncos. Defensive coordinator Paul Guenther’s defense played a nearly perfect first half, shutting out the Broncos defense. Meanwhile, quarterback Derek Carr was also nearly perfect, completing 18 of his 19 pass attempts for 158 yards. The Raiders lone touchdown in the first half came on a one-yard touchdown rush by running back Marshawn Lynch, giving the Silver & Black a 12-t0-0 lead at halftime. The Broncos got onto the board in the second half as quarterback Case Keenum orchestrated an 11-play drive to go 75 yards that culminated in a one-yard touchdown run by rookie Royce Freeman to make the score 12-to-7. But Carr’s domination would continue. The veteran quarterback would complete all four of his pass attempts on the next drive, including a 20-yard bullet to Seth Roberts for a touchdown in between two Denver defenders to extend the Raiders lead to 19-t0-7. Guenther’s defense dodged some bullets on the...
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