Broncos vs Raiders: tickets, game time, online stream and more

For the Denver Broncos (6-9), the year started out with a dud and a four game losing streak, but since then they have scraped and clawed their way to a 6-5 mark with three different starting quarterbacks. They now have a chance to end the season on a high note.

Meanwhile, the Oakland Raiders (7-8) were once playoff contenders and sitting at 6-4. However, they went on a four game losing streak that they just snapped last week. There are still playoff hopes for them, so Denver could take that away from them as well.

Broncos Tickets

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Game Preview

In Week 1, the Raiders ran all over the Broncos front seven and dominated the line of scrimmage. They cannot allow that to happen again this week. Denver had issues early on in the season with stopping the run, but they were able to, briefly, become an elite run stopping unit during the middle of the season.

Unfortunately, the injury bug has swept the defensive line and it is once again a concern heading into the final game of the season. Can this deplete unit win the battles in the trenches on Sunday?

The Broncos offense is a completely different unit in Week 17 than it was in the first game. Drew Lock has stepped into the starting quarterback role and played really well. He has balanced the gunslinger attitude with the need to manage the game effectively.

“I think it just comes the mindset of taking what they give you the whole time, which is what we really started to preach before my first game and even into all these other games,” Lock said of balancing taking shots and managing the game. “I’m a gunslinger, but I’m going to be a gunslinger if the defense allows me to be. I don’t go into the game thinking, ‘Alright, I’m going to go chuck this thing around the yard and make big plays.’ If the defense allows me to be the gunslinger, it’s in me to bring out. But if the defense wants me to be a guy that checks down the field and we drive it 80 yards and take seven or eight minutes off the clock, then I can be that. I don’t think there’s an exact, perfect formula for me going into the game to think, ‘Alright, I’m going in gunslinger mode right now.’ It’s just whatever the defense is going to throw at us that day.”

That mentality has led to some big plays and more points being scored. And most importantly, a 3-1 record in his first four starts. If he can find success attacking a weak Raiders defense, then Denver could be on its way to a 7-5 finish since that 0-4 start.

Here is how to watch.

TV Schedule

When: Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 2:25 p.m. Mile High time

Where: Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado

Channel: CBS / Local

Announcers: Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) and James Lofton (analyst).

Local Radio: KOA - 850 AM | 94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM | Spanish Radio KNVR 1150 AM

If you see GREEN in your area below, you will get the Broncos-Raiders game on CBS locally. Hopefully fans show up for this game and help Denver send the Raiders home with no playoffs.

Online Streaming

FuboTV (Available if being televised in your area)

Yahoo Sports App

NFL Game Pass (After the game)

Odds

The Broncos are barely home favorites over the Raiders with the line at 3.5-points. The public is betting heavily on the Raiders too, so hopefully that’ll mean a whole lot of sad Raider fans losing money on Sunday. If they don’t lose money, then hopefully they win money in a Raiders loss.

Matchup History

Denver has slowly chipped away at the massive hole they exited the 1960s with against the Raiders. By 1977, the Raiders had an all-time record of 26-6-2 against Denver. The Broncos are now just 12 games back with a 52-64-2 record against their hated rival and have a chance this week to bring it down one more game.

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Fan Sentiment

Confidence in the Denver Broncos has risen steadily since Drew Lock took over at quarterback. At 77% this week, we are seeing the third highest mark since January of this year and the second highest since Lock started his first game. The future is definitely looking brighter in Denver.

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