OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police say a man fell from the upper deck at Oakland Coliseum during Thursday’s Raiders-Broncos game and is in serious condition at a hospital.
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Man falls from upper deck at Oakland Raiders game (The Associated Press)
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – The surging Denver Broncos pounded the Oakland Raiders 26-13 on Thursday, stretching their winning streak to eight games as Peyton Manning reached another career passing milestone. Having already clinched the AFC West crown and established their credentials as legitimate Super Bowl contenders, the Broncos arrived in Oakland with their sights set on securing a first round playoff bye. They took a step towards that goal by improving their record to 10-3 to keep the pressure on conference rivals the Baltimore Ravens (9-3) and New England Patriots (9-3). …
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Broncos surge continues as Manning reach milestone (Reuters)
OAKLAND, California, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The surging Denver Broncos pounded the Oakland Raiders 26-13 on Thursday, stretching their winning streak to eight games as Peyton Manning reached another career passing milestone. Having already clinched the AFC West crown and established their credentials as legitimate Super Bowl contenders, the Broncos arrived in Oakland with their sights set on securing a first round playoff bye. They took a step towards that goal by improving their record to 10-3 to keep the pressure on conference rivals the Baltimore Ravens (9-3) and New England Patriots (9-3). …
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NFL-Broncos surge continues as Manning reach milestone (Reuters)
OAKLAND — Four days after clinching the AFC West crown, the Denver Broncos took a big step forward in their race for a first-round playoff bye Thursday night, beating the Oakland Raiders 26-13 at the O.co Coliseum.
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Broncos run past Raiders for eight win in a row (The SportsXchange)
OAKLAND, Calif. — During the University of Colorado’s recruitment of Butch Jones, a person involved in the process asked Broncos’ front office boss and former quarterback John Elway to reach out to the football coach.
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OAKLAND — There are times when football is not about the team. It’s about the stars. The guys with the stats and Pro Bowls and awards.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Peyton Manning threw for 297 yards and a touchdown, Knowshon Moreno ran for 60 yards and another score and the Denver Broncos led the Oakland Raiders 26-7 after three quarters Thursday night. Manning completed 24 of 33 passes to join Brett Favre as the only quarterbacks with 5,000 career completions. Manning reached the milestone in 239 games, while Favre took 221. Matt Prater also kicked field goals of 43, 34, 33 and 20 yards as the Broncos built a commanding lead over their AFC West rival. Denver (9-3) was going for its eighth straight victory, while the Raiders (3-9) were looking to avoid a sixth straight loss. Carson Palmer completed 14 of 22 passes for 167 yards, including a short touchdown throw to Darren McFadden for Oakland’s only score. Palmer also threw an interception to Champ Bailey and fumbled at his own goal line, leading to 10 points for the Broncos. Denver converted three straight third downs on its opening drive and took command from the start. The first came when officials whistled Philip Wheeler for defensive holding after an incomplete pass. Manning hit Eric Decker for 16-yard completion on the next, and Moreno took a short pass on a blitz for a 26-yard gain on another. That set up a seamless 6-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Dreessen that put the Broncos ahead 7-0 only 4:30 into the game. The Raiders were playing the game with heavy hearts. Head coach Dennis Allen, the defensive coordinator in Denver last season, had been in the Dallas area all week because the death of his father, Grady. McFadden and Mike Goodson also returned for the Raiders after missing the previous four games with sprained right ankles. McFadden, who had nine carries for 49 yards, made the kind of impact the Raiders were hoping for in the second quarter. Palmer faked right and slipped a short screen pass back to the left to the rejuvenated running back. McFadden ran untouched for a 6-yard touchdown and jumped into the Black Hole section after slicing Denver’s lead to 13-7 with 1:59 remaining until the half. The Raiders stopped Denver on three straight plays from inside the 2 to force Prater to kick his third field goal midway through the third quarter. Any momentum from the defensive stand evaporated when Von Miller stripped Palmer and Mitch Unrein recovered the fumble at the Oakland 2. Two plays later, Moreno ran 2 yards for a touchdown that gave the Broncos a commanding 23-7 lead before the home fans showered the Raiders with boos. Once again, the Oakland Coliseum crowd had little to cheer for from the outset. And the few times they did, the good feelings didn’t last long. Palmer completed a 58-yard pass to Rod Streater at the Broncos 22 in the second quarter. A play later, Bailey sliced in front of Palmer’s pass intended for Brandon Myers at the goal line for an interception that led to Prater’s second field goal. Manning and the Broncos still had a few blemishes. The four-time NFL MVP threw into a crowd of defenders midway through the second quarter, and Phillip Adams intercepted the pass in the end zone. Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas also left briefly for the Broncos in the first half before returning in the third quarters. What a change in this AFC West rivalry. Just a year ago, Denver and Oakland went to the end of the season in the race for the division title. The Broncos edged the Raiders for first place on the final day by winning a three-team tiebreaker with San Diego. Now the Broncos already have the division wrapped up, and Allen is fighting to make it to a second season in Oakland.
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Broncos Move To 10-3 With Thursday Night Win In Oakland
Peyton Manning passed for 310 yards and a touchdown and Knowshon Moreno ran for 119 yards and a touchdown as the AFC West champion Denver Broncos improved to 10-3 on the season with 26-13 win over the Oakland Raiders at O.co Stadium on Thursday night. The Broncos got off to a quick start with Manning led the offense on a 10-play, 68-yard drive in four minutes and 30 seconds that was capped by a six-yard touchdown pass to Joel Dreessen. The Broncos added to their lead with Matt Prater closing out a pair of 10-play drives with field goals of 43 and 34 yards. In between Prater field goals, the Raiders had an opportunity to chip into the Broncos’ lead after Carson Palmer and undrafted rookie Rod Streater connected on a 58-yard pass that set Oakland up at Denver’ 22-yard line. On the following play, Palmer attempted to hit tight end Brandon Myers down the right seam, but future Hall of Fame cornerback Champ Bailey jumped the under thrown ball to thwart Oakland’s opportunity to put points on the scoreboard. Up 13-0 and with an opportunity to put the Raiders away, Manning would return the favor when his under thrown pass towards Matt Willis was picked off by journeyman Phillip Adams, who made a sensational diving interception, rolling into the end zone for a touchback with just under nine minutes to play in the half. The Raiders would use the no-huddle offense to march down the field against the Broncos as Palmer completed nine of 11 attempts for 80 yards, including a six-yard touchdown pass to Darren McFadden, who returned to the lineup after missing the last four games with an ankle injury. With an assist from the defense, the Broncos would take over in the second half. After forcing the Raiders to punt on the opening possession of the third quarter, the Broncos would march 89 yards in 10 plays before Prater hit his third field goal of the night, this one from 20 yards out. Aiding the Denver’s scoring drive was 34 yards in pass interference penalties on cornerback Ron Bartell and safety Matt Giordano. An ill-advised decision to bring the ball out from eight-yards deep in the end zone by return man Mike Goodson pinned the Raiders at their own eight-yard line to start their next possession. Facing third-and-six from their own 12-yard line, Palmer was sacked by Von Miller, the second-year linebacker’s 16th of the season, with the ball popping loose and recovered by defensive tackle Mitch Unrein at the Raiders’ two-yard line. Two plays later, Moreno would punch the ball into the end zone to extend the Broncos’ lead to 23-7. Denver’s defense would force another three-and-out, which the Broncos’ offense would capitalize on as Manning completed five-of-six pass attempts for 42 yards, setting up a 33-yard field goal by Prater with less than 20 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Palmer would hit Darrius Heyward-Bey for a 56-yard catch-and-run with five and a half minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but it would be too little, too late as Moreno would pound out 40, clock-chewing yards on eight carries, forcing the Raiders to burn their timeouts before sealing the game with a three-yard run on a 3rd-and-1 play before the two-minute warning. Manning would complete 26-of-36 pass attempts for 310 yards, extending his own mark for 300+ yard passing games with No. 70 of his career. Manning reached a milestone in the first half when he completed his 5,000th pass, second only to Brett Favre (6,300) in NFL history. Manning’s first-quarter touchdown pass to Dreessen was his 30th of the 2012 season, giving him seven seasons with 30 or more touchdown passes in his illustrious career. Wide receivers Eric Decker (8-88) and Demaryius Thomas (5-83) would combine for 13 receptions and 169 yards. Moreno’s 119 yards came on a career-high 32 carries as the former first-round pick has stepped up in the absence of Willis McGahee, who is on the team’s “Injured Reserve/Designated to Return” list with an MCL tear. For the Raiders, Palmer was 19-of-30 for 273 yards and a pair of touchdowns, finishing with a passer rating of 101.1, his third-highest mark of the season. In his first game back from an ankle injury, McFadden had 11 carries for 52 yards with two receptions for 12 yards and a touchdown, but aggravated his ankle injury and was unable to finish the game. Conspicuously absent on Thursday night was tight end Brandon Myers, who entered the game as the Raiders’ leader with 69 receptions and 721 yards with four touchdowns. Even with the Broncos playing without linebacker Wesley Woodyard, the team’s leader with three interceptions, Myers had just one reception for seven yards on two targets, with the other attempt to get the ball in his hands resulting in the 52nd interception of Bailey’s career. At 10-3, the Broncos can rest up this weekend and watch teams the teams they’re contending with for playoff positioning with the AFC. The 9-3 Baltimore Ravens visit the red-hot Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon, while the AFC East champion New England Patriots, who are 9-3 through 12 games, host the 11-1 Houston Texans on Monday Night Football. The Broncos lost to both the Patriots and Texans earlier this season and will face the Ravens in Baltimore on Dec. 16. Oakland has now lost six straight to fall to 3-10 in Dennis Allen’s first season as head coach of the Silver & Black. The Raiders will close out their home schedule against the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 16 before facing the Carolina Panthers and San Diego Chargers on the road to close out their season.
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