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Broncos 16, Raiders 10
Oct. 11, 2015 O.co Coliseum,
Oakland, CA

STAR OF THE GAME The Broncos defense has four sacks, forces two turnovers and allows only 65 rushing yards. Cornerback Cliff Harris Jr. seals Denver's victory when he returns a Derek Carr interception 74 yards for a TD with 7:05 remaining, giving the Broncos a 16-7 advantage. Through the season's first five games, the Broncos defense has 22 sacks, 14 turnovers and three defensive touchdowns.

KEY STATS Playing in a Raiders record 241st game, kicker Sebastian Janikowski missses two of three field goal attempts; a 38-yard attempt is blocked in the first quarter and he is wide left on a 40-yarder in the third quarter. He nails a 50-yarder with 1:45 remaining.

Raiders safety Charles Woodson intercepts Peyton Manning twice, giving Woodson 64 career interceptions. It is also the first interceptions of Woodson's 18-year career against Manning.

The Broncos win their franchise-record eighth straight game against the Raiders. Denver is 11-2 in its past 13 road games against the Raiders.

The Raiders defense has its strongest game of the season, allowing only three Denver field goals and stopping the Broncos on 11 of 13 third-down tries.

THEY SAID IT “Those things are the shiny things, the shiny toys that you like, but it’s about wins and losses. Our mission is to win our division, and the only way we can do that is to beat the team that’s won it the last few years. Today we dropped the ball on that.”

Raiders S Charles Woodson

“I guess it’s taken him 18 years. “He’s a great player and it offsets the two touchdowns we threw on him last year. Call it a wash, right?”

Broncos QB Peyton Manning
on Charles Woodson

BY THE NUMBERS 4: Interceptions by the Raiders' Charles Woodson the last three games, including two against the Broncos.
4: Broncos sacks of Raideers QB Derek Carr. Oaklancd allowed only five sacks the season's first four games.
10: Broncos points off of two Derek Carr turnovers.
10: Consecutive victories by Peyton Manning against the Raiders, including the last seven as a member of the Broncos.

DID YOU KNOW? With two interceptions against the Broncos, the Raiders' Charles Woodson ties Ed Reed for sixth place on the all-time list. Woodson and Reed each have 64 career interceptions.

The Broncos start the season 5-0 for the seventh time in their history. Denver made the Super Bowl after five of its previous six 5-0 starts, including the back-to-back title seasons in 1997-98. The only time the Broncos fell short was in 2009 when they finished 8-8.

Updated: 10-12-2015

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