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The Denver Broncos will open the 2019 regular season on the road against the Oakland Raiders in the second of the two Monday Night Football games the NFL has in Week 1.
Brandon Marshall will no doubt be excited about this: League source says Broncos will open at Oakland on Monday night. #9sports
— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) April 17, 2019
The Broncos-Raiders rivalry has a long history. One which has seen the Broncos climbing out of a hole for decades, inch by inch, they have closed the gap to just 53-64-2. That, after starting their history 6-26-2 leading up to the Broncos Super Bowl appearance in 1977. In recent history, it has been all Broncos who have amassed a 33-15 record since 1995.
That included an opening day Monday Night Football slaughter of the Raiders in 2008 that saw Jay Cutler throw for 300 yards and two touchdowns, while Eddie Royal snagged 9 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown of his own.
Oh and remember that time on opening day in 2008 on MNF when #Broncos Jay Cutler dropped a 41-14 beatdown in Oakland?
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) April 17, 2019
I was there. #Raiders fans walked in chanting "Broncos suck!" and walked out three hours later to riot in the parking lot. Good times! https://t.co/DmFbz1NgD7
Let’s hope for another hilariously bad performance from the overhyped Jon Gruden Raiders in 2019.
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