DENVER BRONCOS (6-2) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-8)
SERIES
| BRONCOS | RAIDERS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 59-46-2 | |
| STREAKS | Past 5 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Fox: 6-2 | Sparano: 1-1 |
| LAST WEEK | L 43-21 at Patriots | L 30-24 at Seahawks |
| LAST GAME | 12/29/13: Broncos 34 at Raiders 14. Denver QB Peyton Manning completes 25 of 28 passes for 266 yards & 4 TDs, including 2 to WR Demaryius Thomas (63, 5). | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 12/29/13 | |
| BROADCAST | CBS (1:05 PM PT): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Evan Washburn (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 92 (Den.), 139 (Oak.). XM: 228 (Oak.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Manning: 208-309-2572 (3L)-24 (2L)-5-112.0 (1C) | Carr (R): 176-290-1711-11-7-79.8 |
| RUSHING | Hillman: 85-365-4.3-3 | McFadden: 98-358-3.7-2 |
| RECEIVING | Sanders: 57 (3L)-785-13.8-4 | J. Jones: 39-443-11.4-3 |
| OFFENSE | 407.6 (3C) | 288.6 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +3 | -10 |
| DEFENSE | 325.6 | 360.1 |
| SACKS | V. Miller: 9 (T2L) | 3 tied: 2 |
| INTs | Moore: 3 | Woodson: 2 |
| PUNTING | Colquitt: 45.2 | King: 44.6 |
| KICKING | McManus: 49 (31/31 PAT; 6/9 FG) | Janikowski: 39 (15/15 PAT; 8/10 FG) |
NOTES
BRONCOS: QB PEYTON MANNING has won 7 in row vs. Oak., passing for 1,941 yards & 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 112.9 rating. Has 2+ TD passes in 14 consec. games, longest streak in NFL history. Has TD pass in 47 consec. games, tied with HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS for 3rd-longest streak in NFL annals…Last week, RB RONNIE HILLMAN became 1st Bronco with TD run & TD catch in game since 2010 (CORRELL BUCKHALTER)…WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS aims for 6th in row with 100+ rec. yards. In past 5, has 41 catches for 753 yards (18.4 avg.) & 5 TDs. Since 2012, leads AFC with 30 TD catches. WR WES WELKER (49) needs TD catch to become 3rd undrafted player since 1967 to reach 50 career (ANTONIO GATES, ROD SMITH). Aims for 4th in row with TD catch vs. Oak. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS has TD catch in 2 of 3 career meetings. TE JULIUS THOMAS is tied for 1st in NFL with 10 TDs. 1st TE in club history with 10+ TDs in back-to-back seasons…Broncos are only NFL team with 2 players with 8+ sacks each (LBs VON MILLER & DE MARCUS WARE). Since entering NFL in 2011, Millerranks 2nd in AFC with 44 sacks…RAIDERS: QB DEREK CARR (Round 2, No. 36 overall) leads NFL rookies in pass yards (1,711) & TDs (11). Needs 28 yards & 2 TDs to surpass TOM FLORES (1,738 yards & 12 TDs in 1960) for club rookie records…In past 10 vs. Den., RB DARREN MC FADDEN has 816 scrimmage yards (692 rush, 124 rec.) & 9 total TDs (6 rush, 2 rec., 1 passing), including 3 100-yard rushing games. In past 3 vs. Den. (with Jax.),RB MAURICE JONES-DREW averages 98 rush yards per game (294 total) with 3 TDs. Has 68 career rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players…WR JAMES JONES aims for 3rd in row with TD catch vs. Broncos. WR ANDRE HOLMES has 4 TDs in past 5. WR BRICE BUTLER returned block punt for TD vs. Seahawks. Last week, TE MYCHAL RIVERA led team with 8 catches for 38 yards & career-high 2 TDs…LBs MILES BURRIS & SIO MOORE are tied for team lead with 54 tackles apiece. Moore had team-high 11 tackles & sack last week. S CHARLES WOODSON (58) is tied with HOFer EMMITT THOMAS (58) for No. 11 on all-time INT list & needs 1 to surpass him.
