Raiders at Broncos 7:40 p.m., ESPN
LINE - Broncos by 15LAST MEETING Denver beat Oakland 26-13 on Dec. 6, 2012 LAST WEEK Denver beat NY Giants 41-23; Oakland beat Jacksonville 19-9.
RANKINGS Raiders: offense (17), defense (5); Broncos: offense (3), defense (T-21) NOTES Oakland averages NFL-best 198.5 yards on ground. … QB Terrelle Pryor leads league QBs with 162 yards rushing. … RB Darren McFadden (Pulaski Oak Grove, Arkansas Razorbacks) has AFC-best 223 scrimmage yards. … Raiders 11-2 when McFadden rushes for 100-plus yards. His 723 yards on 125 attempts (5.8 average) most against any opponent. … Oakland defense tied for NFL lead with nine sacks, half credited to DBs. … Denver’s Peyton Manning first QB in NFL history to have 9 TDs, no INTs through first two weeks. … Manning 6-0 against AFC West since joining Broncos in 2012 with 15 TDs, 4 INTs. … Manning 12-4 on Monday nights. … Broncos lead league with 90 points, including 66 after halftime. Next up is Green Bay with 66 points total.
Sports, Pages 17 on 09/23/2013