Broncos at Raiders

— 7:20 p.m., NFL Network 1 LINE - Broncos by 10 /2LAST MEETING Denver beat Oakland 37-6, Sept. 30 LAST WEEK Denver beat Tampa Bay 31-23; Oakland lost to Cleveland 20-17 RANKINGS Broncos: offense (5), defense (3); Raiders: offense (13), defense (28) NOTES Denver won past 2 meetings after losing previous 4. Broncos’ 7-game winning streak longest in regular season for franchise since 14-game streak in 1997-1998 with John Elway at quarterback. Denver’s John Fox third coach since merger to take over team with losing record and win divisions first two years. Broncos tied Raiders for most AFC West titles since merger with 12. ... Oakland has lost 5 consecutive for first time since 2007 and have not led at any point in a game since early in third quarter on Nov. 4. Raiders allowed 59 plays of at least 20 yards, third worst in NFL. TE Brandon Myers tied franchise record with 14 catches last week and his 69 receptions are most for Raiders TE since Todd Christensen had 95 in 1986. RB Darren McFadden (Pulaski Oak Grove, Arkansas Razorbacks) could return from sprained right ankle. McFadden rushed for at least 100 yards in 3 of past 4 games vs. Denver.

Sports, Pages 23 on 12/06/2012

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