The Broncos vs. Raiders game is considered one of the best rivalries in NFL history. The 1-1 Raiders at home taking on the upstart 2-0 Broncos looked like it was going to be a great game. The Raiders looked very stout against the Chargers in week 1 in a losing effort, and squeezed out a win against the Chief in week 2. The Broncos looked very sloppy and weak with a miraculous win against the Bengals in week 1, and very solid against the lowly Browns in week 2.
I anticipated that the Raiders had the upper hand against our running attack with off season acquisition Greg Ellis from Dallas and pre-season acquisition Richard Seymore from New England. I also felt that they had better running backs with Darren McFadden and Michael Bush. I always knew Jamarcus Russel is not pro-quarter back material and that Orton would not make many mistakes.
What a blow out!!! We drove the ball down to the 1 yard line and Peyton Hillis had a false start that backed us up and put us off rhythm. After trying to run the ball 4 straight times inside the 5 yard line and turning over the ball, Jamarcus didn't disappoint me and he threw an interception. His first of two on the day. We took advantage and Orton threw Marshall his first TD of the season. Another Jamarcus interception set up a field goal by Prater. The Raiders finally got on the score board with a Janikowski field goal, but that was all the Raiders were able to muster. Moreno scored his first rushing TD in the 3rd quarter, and prater added another field goal in the 4th. That was all she wrote. We man handled the Raiders on both sides of the ball. Buckhalter had his first 100 yard rushing game of the season, and Orton continued interception free football. Our defense totally shut down and derailed the O-train.
We are now 3-0, however we should be 2-1. Realistically we shouldn't have beaten the Bengals, but as said before 'a win is a win no matter how it comes!' I thought after seeing the schedule that we would potentially be 3-0, but I didn't expect us to be, especially on how we've played offense on a few series in each game. But, we can only get better. Cheers
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