FLASH RECAP:
Led by running back Darren McFadden's four touchdowns, Oakland (3-4) sets a single-game franchise record for points in a pummeling of arch rival Denver (2-5) at Invesco Field at Mile High on Oct. 24, 2010.
McFadden, who missed the previous two games because of a hamstring injury, has 196 combined yards — 165 rushing yards and three touchdowns and 31 receiving yards on two catches and a TD. The former Arkansas All-America scores on runs of 4, 4 and 57 yards and also reaches the end zone on a 19-yard reception.
The previous Raiders franchise record for points was 52, most recently against Tennessee in 2002.
The inept Broncos equal a single-game franchise record for points allowed. Denver lost 59-7 to Kansas City in their 1963 opener.
"I expected this to be a street fight," Raiders coach Tom Cable tells reporters after Oakland's third straight win against the Broncos in Denver. "It started out like that and we just made sure it didn't go any further."
Said Broncos wide receiver Jabar Gaffney: “It’s total shock. All week if you would told me that we’d come out here and get beat 59-14, I mean, I’d have just laughed at you.”
Oakland builds a 14-0 lead on touchdowns eight seconds apart less than five minutes into the game. After Jason Campbell's 43-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Miller opens the scoring, cornerback Chris Johnson returns a Kyle Orton interception 30 yards for a touchdown on Denver's first play following the kickoff.
The Raiders lead 24-0 after one quarter and 38-0 22 minutes into the game before Orton throws a 7-yard TD pass to Knowshon Moreno with 1:56 left in the first half.
Orton's 27-yard scoring pass to Moreno early in the second half narrows the deficit to 38-14 before Marcel Reece, McFadden and Michael Bush contribute rushing touchdowns during the final seven minutes of the third quarter.
The Raiders set franchise records for most touchdowwns (8), most PATs (8) and most rushing touchdowns (5). McFadden ties a club record for most touchdowns in a game.
The 38 first-half points by Oakland ties for the second-most in franchise history. The Raiders scored 42 against the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 19, 1969 and 38 against the Houston Oilers on Nov. 14, 1971.
The 21 first-quarter points by Oakland ties the most in the opening quarter in franchise history. The Raiders last accomplished the feat against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 29, 2002.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
RB Darren McFadden — His four touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 receiving) tie a franchise record. McFadden has 165 rushing yards on 16 carries, the third time in five games this season he has exceeded 100 rushing yards.
K Sebastian Janikowski — Sets a single-game franchise record with eight PATs and has touchbacks on eight of 10 kickoffs.
QB Jason Campbell — Has a career-best 127.9 passer rating on 12-of-20 passing for 204 yards and two touchdowns. A week earlier, Campbell had a career-low 10.7 rating on 8-of-21 passing for 83 yards and two interceptions during a 17-9 loss to the 49ers.
Raiders defense — The unit has three forced turnovers, four sacks and allows only 75 rushing yards. The Raiders enter the game ranked 30th against the run, allowing 149.5 yards per game.
QB Kyle Orton — Is 12-of-29 passing for 198 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.
RB Knowshon Moreno — Scores two TDs on receptions and has 53 rushing yards on 14 carries.
P Britton Colquitt — Averages 52.0 yards on seven punts.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders beat the Broncos for the third straight season at Invesco Field at Mile High after dropping 11 of the previous 13 road games to the Broncos.
Oakland finishes with 508 total yards (328 rushing, 180 passing), 29 first downs and eight touchdowns.
The Broncos are an abysmal 1-11 on third-down tries and 0-2 on fourth-down tries.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders RB Darren McFadden
"You love to go out there and have a big game and coming against a rival it’s even better.”
"We got our (butts) kicked, no question about it. There's nothing else to say."
Broncos QB Kyle Orton
"We whipped them physically (and) mentally. In the first quarter, they didn't want no more. For real. The offensive linemen, their eyes were like this (makes huge circles with his fingers). Big. I told (teammate Richard Seymour when it was 14-0) 'If we score one more time, they're going to quit.' And that's how it played out."
Raiders DT Tommy Kelly
“When you win a game, it’s like, ‘OK, we won, let’s go onto the next one.' Now, this one, it’s like, ‘We won and we won convincingly. Let’s let this build into a momentum swing for us.”’
Raiders CB Nnamdi Asmougha
BY THE NUMBERS:
5: Raiders touchdowns during the game's first 22 minutes.
59: Oakland points against Denver, setting a single-game Raiders record. The previous record was 52, set in 1963 against Houston and equaled two other times, in 2000 vs. Carolina and 2002 vs. Tennessee.
328: Oakland rushing yards, third best total in franchise history. The Raiders single-game record is 356 rushing yards against Seattle in 1987.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Broncos' previous worst home loss to Oakland was a 48-16 defeat in 1994. The Raiders record for biggest win over the Broncos was a 51-0 Oakland victory in 1967.
With three catches for 65 yards, Zach Miller has 199 career receptions, fourth all-time among Raiders tight ends. Todd Christensen leads with 461 catches
The Raiders' Chris Johnson (37) is
congratulated by Mike Mitchell (34) after
Johnson's interception return for a TD.
By Jack Dempsey/Asssociated Press
