Denver Broncos Vs Oakland Raiders Game Preview: Fun Facts
by Colby on Sep 10, 2011 11:00 AM MDT
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Opening Night Notes
The Broncos and Raiders have been the most occurring matchup in the history of Monday Night Football playing 15 times. The Broncos lead the series 8-6-1.
Denver has won their last 11 home openers which is the leagues longest active streak and second longest in league history. All time the Broncos are 32-18-1.
The Broncos starters outscored the opponents starters 34-9 in the preseason.
The Broncos are possibly starting three rookies for the first time since 1973.
Brian Dawkins is entering his 16th season and is the third safety ever to play that many seasons.
The Broncos are 5-0 all time against the Raiders in the season opener.
In home openers the Broncos are 23-3 and 7-3 in the last 10.
The last time these two teams met in the season opener was a Monday Night game where the Broncos won 41-14. Eddie Royal in his first career game caught 9 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown.
The Broncos record for passing yards in opening day was 376 by Frank Tripucka against San Diego in 1962.
On opening day the Broncos record for rushing yards is 156 by Quentin Griffin in 2004 against Kansas City.
The Broncos opening day receiving yards record is 180 by Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe with 180 against Buffalo in 1995.
Broncos vs Raiders Facts
The Broncos have played the Raiders 101 times. The Raiders own the all-time regular season record against Denver at 58-41-1.
Last season the Raiders beat the Broncos in both games by scores of 39-23 and 59-14.
The Broncos have lost the last 3 contests against the Raiders
The largest Denver victory against the Raiders was 44-7 in 1962.
The largest Raider victory against the Broncos was 51-0 in 1967.
The last time the Broncos were shut out on the road was in 1992 against the Raiders, 24-0.
The best rushing performance against the Raiders was September 17th, 2000. Mike Anderson carried the ball 32 times for 187 yards.
The Broncos best receiving game against the raiders was Haven Moses. He had 5 catches for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns on January 1st, 1978.
The best passing game against the Raiders was by John Elway on January 2nd, 1994 completing 25 of 36 passes for 361 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Individual Player Facts
Oakland guard Cooper Carlisle played 95 games for the Broncos in 7 seasons from 2000-2006. The other former Bronco on the Raiders is former first round pick Jarvis Moss.
John Fox was the defensive coordinator for the Raiders for 1994-1995.
Denvers, Tim Tebow, Derrick Harvey and Marcus Thomas and Oaklands Jarvis Moss and Louis Murphy all won a national title together in college in 2006.
Champ Bailey and Richard Seymour were teammates for two seasons at Georgia.
Champ Bailey has four career interceptions against Oakland and is 8-5 against them.
Elvis Dumervil has 6 sacks against Oakland in his career.
Brandon Lloyd has 1 career touchdown reception against Oakland and 5 catches for 125 yards.
Kyle Orton is 1-2 against the Raiders in his career with a QB rating of 86.0 and throwing 4 TDs and 1 INT.
Ryan Clady is one of only 22 offensive linemen in NFL history to start all 16 games during each of first three years
Broncos CB Champ Bailey has 5 career INTs in openers, tying for most among active players w/Polamalu (T-18th
in NFL history)
Other Facts
The Broncos have played in Monday Night Football at least once for 20 straight seasons. That is second all time to Oakland from 1970 to 1997.
The Broncos are 27-34-1 on Monday Night Football. They lost lass season 35-14 against San Diego. The Broncos are 20-10-1 at home and 7-24 on the road.
Since 96, the Broncos have the best record for the opening month of the season. In the last 15 years the Broncos are 39-16.
For the eighth straight season the Broncos have an undrafted college free agent rookie on their active roster. Chris Harris the cornerback out of Kansas. Harris played in all four preseason games with eight tackles and six special teams stops.
Kyle Orton is 2-3 as a starter on Monday Night, 7-6 in September.
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As nice as it is to host the season opening Monday Nighter..
It’s so very painful to have to wait until Monday to see the boys destroy the Raiders.
GO BRONCOS!
by Matt In Canada on Sep 10, 2011 11:30 AM MDT reply actions
Ding, ding, ding!
You are the winner. I live in Canada too. Small town in Eastern Ontario. Born and raised in Colorado. Monday’s game starts at 10:15 pm out here. Going to be tired all day Tuesday.
History is a collection of lies, agreed upon -- Napoleon Bonaparte
by Schwerepunkt on Sep 10, 2011 12:28 PM MDT up reply actions
So excited for this game
Does anyone know of a good Broncos bar in Colorado Springs? I wanna go somewhere that is full of Broncos fans and void of Raiders fans. I can’t seem to figure out if there is a place like that down here.
Attempted murder? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry?
Old Chicago
at Woodmen and I-25. Heck there are plenty all over, but I like that place and might be there.
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Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
My ship finally came in, but it was the Kobayashi Maru.
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I'm done with S&B Pride
for now, I’ve left a fair amount of comments, I’ve not been blocked so I’m proud of myself :)
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Sep 10, 2011 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions
I did like that slip-n-slide lady . . .
;-)
History is a collection of lies, agreed upon -- Napoleon Bonaparte
by Schwerepunkt on Sep 10, 2011 2:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Who, Ana Ivanovic?
let’s go a little more royal today..
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Sep 10, 2011 4:43 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm so confused, dude. Can all these facts be true?
Denver has won their last 11 home openers which is the leagues longest active streak and second longest in league history. All time the Broncos are 32-18-1.
In home openers the Broncos are 23-3.
The Broncos are 7-3 in their last 10 openers.
It's possible to be a Kyle Orton fan and a Tim Tebow fan at the same time. It's called being a Broncos fan.
sounds like political spin to me as well
"3 and Out Baby" I ride the short bus!
by scottwchicago on Sep 10, 2011 2:15 PM MDT up reply actions
I was curious about ...
What the overall record for the Home Team is in the NFL for openers.
This page was pretty interesting:
http://www.bettingexpert.com/blog/what-happens-in-week-one-of-the-nfl-season
Sorry for the toughness
The Broncos are 7-3 in their last 10 openers either home or away. In the second one, its saying on week 1 opening day. we are 23-3. hope that clears it up
You can tune a piano but you cant tune a fish
Thanks for the fact check.
I was confusing openers with home openers. Either way, it means we win big Monday night, correct?
It's possible to be a Kyle Orton fan and a Tim Tebow fan at the same time. It's called being a Broncos fan.
Yeah, you just need a small edit
Right after the jump, In the line that reads;
In home openers the Broncos are 23-3 and 7-3 in the last 10.
Maybe just throw in at the end of the sentence, “…. in the last 10 season openers, home or away.”
? It is a little unclear since the sentence starts with ‘in home openers’
But I get it now, after reading this, so maybe an edit isn’t necessary at all. ( ;
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins (perhaps and then some)!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Sep 11, 2011 9:31 AM MDT up reply actions
Win Broncos, Bills and Vikings!
Lead the division from the start and hold it throughout the season. Yep, I leve koolaid, but it’s better than a drug or alcohol addiction.
History is a collection of lies, agreed upon -- Napoleon Bonaparte
Would love to see Broncs punish Faiders
Knowshon/McGahee pounding it out down the field and Von-Doom meetings regularly scheduled at Campbell’s expense. Vick and BB shutting down McFadden et al; Loyd stretching it out in the end zone, Kyle throwing darts and even Tebow running over a silver&black CB out of the single-wing.
History is a collection of lies, agreed upon -- Napoleon Bonaparte
I'll be rooting for the Bills and Vikes as well...
My ultimate fantasy is that our division rivals all go 0-6 to start the season…Nah, impossible thinking. LOL
Thanks Colby!
Every year, when the schedule comes out, denverbroncos.com does the whole ‘history of each opponent’ deal. Kind of like this. Well, including similar facts and things…
I appreciate the efforts, and compiling all this for Us!
Here’s to hopin’ Our 102nd meeting with ’em is the most memorable yet!
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins (perhaps and then some)!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Sep 11, 2011 9:39 AM MDT reply actions
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