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Oakland, CA
QB Peyton Manning — Has five TD passes and 340 passing yards despite two early interceptions.
RB C.J. Anderson — Former Cal star and Vallejo native breaks at least three tackles on a 51-yard catch-and-run scoring play, erasing a 10-6 Broncos deficit late in the second quarter. Anderson finishes with 73 receiving yards and 90 rushing yards
TE Julius Thomas & WR Emmanuel Sanders — Combine for four receiving TDs among their 11 catches.
DE Justin Tuck — His intercepted pass at the Denver 19 and 7-yard return sets up the Raiders' first touchdown.
TE Mychal Rivera — Hauls in an 18-yard touchcdown pass from Derek Carr with 48 seconds remaining, ending a string of 35 consecutive Broncos points.
The Broncos (7-2) score touchdowns on five straight possessions after the Raiders take a 10-6 lead early in the second quarter. Peyton Manning's 15-yard scoring pass to Emmanuel Sanders caps the Denver onslaught with 61 seconds left in the third quarter. The Broncos' Peyton Manning wins his eighth consecutive game against the Raiders, the last five as a member of the Broncos. Oakland's league-worst running game has 30 rushing yards on 15 carries against Denver's top-ranked run defense.
The Broncos' Peyton Manning
"Obviously, where we’re at right now, it just looks ugly, but it’s just one of those things that happens."
Raiders QB Derek Carr
6: Consecutive Broncos wins over the Raiders. 20: Receiving yards on eight catches by Oakland's James Jones, who has 10 receiving yards on his first catch and 10 more on his next seven catches. The 20 receiving yards reportedly are the fewest ever by a wide receiver with at least eight catches in a game in NFL history. 211-95: The Broncos' scoring advantage against the Raiders the past six regular-season meetings, all Denver victories.
With two touchdown catches against the Raiders, the Broncos' Julius Thomas has 12 already this season — tying Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Frank Clarke and Bill Groman for the most ever after nine games. Thomas also becomes the first tight end with at least 12 TD catches in consecutive seasons.
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