The 2015 version of the Broncos has an even more dominant defense than the late-90s edition.
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But Carr’s pick-six was the deal breaker, the momentum changer.
The blitzed necessitated a “hot” read, and Carr and wide receiver Seth Roberts weren’t on the same page as the pass sailed well behind him and easily into Harris’ hands.
That play will ultimately overshadow brilliant things the Raiders did against a very good football team.
The Raiders came up empty on their first four drives without Murray and fell short in another close game. Janikowski did bounce back to make a 50-yard field goal with 1:40 to go, but the Raiders couldn’t recover the ensuing onside kick.
The Broncos lost Ware just 23 snaps into a 16-10 win Sunday, a game that was won by the defense. The Denver Broncos ground game is averaging 71.6 yards per contest, and Ronnie Hillman leads the way with 212 yards and two touchdowns.
When Carr fumbled the ball at the Raiders’ 16, Oakland held Denver to a field goal.
I like Denver to win this game by a touchdown.
The Raiders will take a week off before traveling to San Diego to play the Chargers on Sunday, October 25. With three sacks through five games this season, Jackson is on pace to beat his single-season career high in sacks (six in 2013). Get a win in Cleveland next Sunday and the Broncos should be 6-0 heading into the bye, with four of those games on the road.
Peyton Manning never managed to throw a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, but in the end, that didn’t matter.
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller (58) celebrates with defensive…
Maybe the best way to say it is that over the course of an afternoon, we saw both the promise and the peril of Carr.
Then, in the third quarter Woodson intercepted Manning again. The Raiders put pressure on Manning, locked up his wideouts and veteran safety Charles Woodson at 39 became the oldest National Football League player to ever have two interceptions in one game.
The question has to be asked: Is it time to consider benching Peyton Manning – the greatest quarterback in Denver Broncos’ history not named John Elway – in favor of backup Brock Osweiler? This was Denver’s second-lowest scoring regular season with Manning as quarterback, ahead of only a seven-point effort previous year against St. Louis.
Oakland Raiders tight end Mychal Rivera (81) catches a pass under… I think, talking about yesterday’s game, I think they did a pretty solid job of stopping the run.
Amari Cooper, Michael Crabtree and fullback Marcel Reece had excellent showings. Defensively, the Browns yield 251 yard in passing and 149.4 yards in rushing. The game is also airing as a live stream online. They must be able to beat good teams with winning records in order to be considered a real threat. Until Harris picked Carr.
Considering the many mitigating factors – age, running back woes, offensive line challenges – having a defense take the first chair might be just the tune Manning needs.
And to make matters worse: Bryant has matching missed field-goal attempts – one off the right upright, one off the left upright. The difference between regulation time ending and overtime beginning.
They’ve had 29 runs that went for no gain or negative yards, a big reason Kubiak punted on fourth-and-1 at the Oakland 44 with two minutes left.
Del Rio should have been pissed.
Carr on the tough loss – “It’s hard”.
“I feel great about my team“, Del Rio said.
Oakland won in every facet. He was 3-3 on the day, including a long try of 52 yards.
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Maybe follow the Sarkisian lead and look for a solid rehabilitation clinic.
