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Will the Raiders play Terrelle Pryor?

sfgate.com

Will the Raiders play Terrelle Pryor? The former Ohio State quarterback had a botched one-play cameo last year as a rookie and played well at times in this year's preseason games. Palmer threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns against the Broncos. Palmer…

Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com

At this time last year, wide receiver Rod Streater was winding down his football career at Temple and contemplating life in the communications field. Today, he is, perhaps, the Raiders most productive wide receiver, at least of late. Credit the Raiders …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Demaryius Thomas is on a run of good health, and last night’s shoulder injury doesn’t appear to be anything to derail it. The once-injury plagued Broncos wideout came back to play in the second half of their win over the Raiders, and Broncos coach Joh…

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

The Oakland Raiders didn't shut down many Denver Broncos plays last night, as their defense allowed Peyton Manning to go for 310 yards on 26-for-36 passing and were otherwise steamrolled by running back Knowshon Moreno, who put up 119 yards. More »

ESPN.com

Here are some areas the Oakland Raiders need to focus on after a 26-13 home loss to Denver on Thursday: Recap: This game was not as close as the score indicated. The Broncos trounced the Raiders. It was just another lackluster effort by this team. Oakla…

sfgate.com

Man badly hurt in Coliseum plunge A man who attended the Oakland Raiders game Thursday night was in serious condition after falling from a concourse at the O.co Coliseum, authorities said. The incident happened just as the Raiders' game against the Denv…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Commissioner Roger Goodell attended Thursday night’s game in Oakland.  And it sounds like he’s hoping that the Raiders’ home stadium will soon be replaced with Black Hole 2.0. According to the Associated Press, Goodell said that it’s crucial that…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

Oakland police told the Associated Press that a man fell from the upper deck at Oakland's O.co Coliseum just after the start of Thursday night's Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos game, and that the man is in serious condition at a local hospital. According…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Broncos have Peyton Manning under center and a playoff berth in their pocket. Now they intend to work on the thing that might make their playoff stay longer. A mandate to run more effectively was clear in last night’s win 26-13 win over the Raiders,…

Matt Loede, raidersgab.com

The Raiders showed some of the fight that many felt they would show, but in the end, the result for first-year head coach Dennis Allen was the same as it’s been as of late. A loss. Carson Palmer threw one interception that thwarted a possible scoring ch…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

A football fan appeared to deliberately jump from the upper deck at the Oakland Coliseum during an NFL game between the Raiders and Denver Broncos, police said Friday.

sfgate.com

Raiders' grades, Dec. 6 The Raiders held the Broncos to two touchdowns in seven red-zone appearances, and Peyton Manning was sacked a season-high three times, which was also Oakland's season high. The banged-up secondary had trouble covering people, tho…

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Raiders' Barnes faced 'fanatical' Miller The Raiders' right tackle gave up a strip-sack in the game-turning third quarter, and was also called for a false start and two holds trying to stop Miller. Miller has five forced fumbles in the past five games, …

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Right as the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos were getting set for kickoff on Thursday night, a fan jumped from the third level of the O.co Coliseum. According to Katie Nelson of the Oakland Tribune, the fan jumped shortly before the scheduled kickoff…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden played for the first time in five weeks Thursday night against the Denver Broncos. Now he may be sidelined once again. According to Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle, Raiders head coach Dennis Allen sa…

Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com

The Denver Broncos are churning out the victories like clockwork these days, while the Raiders are wondering when they’re going to win just one more game. Such is the nature of how these two teams are headed in opposite directions. Raiders quarterback C…

Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com

The Raiders came within one win of edging the Denver Broncos for the AFC West title last season. Today, the teams seem light years apart. The Broncos beat the Raiders 26-13 on Thursday night for their eighth straight victory and improved to 10-3. The Ra…

CNNSI.com

Peyton Manning and the Broncos coasted to a 26-13 over the Raiders. The future Hall-of-Famer got on track during a Week 4 rout of Oakland and has kept it going, says Chris Burke.

sfgate.com

Once-great Raiders have lost their way To start things off in their nationally televised showcase Thursday night, the Raiders deferred the opening kick, deliberately pitting Denver's Peyton Manning against their porous defense. The only difficult thing …

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

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. T…