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The Denver Broncos again snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in Thursday's primetime contest against the Las Vegas Raiders, escaping with a 10-7 conquest at Empower Field at Mile High -- their seventh straight win and eighth overall on the year.
The Broncos began the third-quarter possession at the Las Vegas 33-yard line after an interception and big return by linebacker Dondrea Tillman. The Denver offense had already punted five times and ended another drive with an interception, but now they were in prime position to grab the lead.
The Broncos and the Raiders etched themselves in the record books on Thursday, but not for reasons either team is happy about.
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Look past the clunky offense and the persistent special teams gaffes and you'll see the exact same thing that carried the Denver Broncos to a tickertape parade the last time they started a season 8-2.
“Obviously, if there’s a need, you want to get it, but we feel like we’ve got all the pieces,” second-year quarterback Bo Nix said Tuesday. “Sometimes when something like that happens, it shakes things up. We’ve got something good going and we just want to keep riding this wave and finding ways to win.”
A prime-time loss to an AFC West rival has cost a Las Vegas Raiders coordinator his job. One day after a 10-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football, the Raiders fired special teams coordinator Tom McMahon.
Denver (7-2) also owns one of the NFL's best defenses, headlined by pass rushing aces Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper. Bonitto has eight sacks this season, and Cooper has seven. Overall, the Broncos are allowing the third-fewest yards per game this season.
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"Denver played one of the ugliest offensive games you’ll see on Thursday, but beat the Raiders to get to 8–2 while riding a seven-game winning streak. Next Sunday, the Broncos host the Chiefs in the biggest game they’ve played in a decade," Verderame wrote.