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1977 season: The 1977 Raiders were the defending Super Bowl champions, whereas the Broncos had never qualified for postseason play — AFL or NFL.On October 16, the 4–0 Broncos defeated the 4–0 Raiders in Oakland, ending the Raiders' 17-game winning streak in a game where Raiders' quarterback Ken Stabler threw seven interceptions. [18]
The Broncos' famed Orange Crush Defense stopping a Raiders offensive play in the AFC Championship Game. Oakland's Carl Garrett returned the second half kickoff 62 yards to the Broncos 33-yard line. On first down, Ken Stabler tried to connect with Cliff Branch in the end zone, but Steve Foley barely managed to deflect the pass away.
The Broncos, led by their famed Orange Crush Defense (pictured), defeated the Raiders in the AFC Championship Game to earn their first trip to the Super Bowl. Near the end of the third quarter, Oakland finally caught a break when Garrett returned Dilts' 38-yard punt 4 yards to the Broncos 48-yard line. On the next play, Van Eeghen rushed for 13 ...
The Raiders moved to Las Vegas the following year and have won all four home games against the Broncos since then by an average score of 28-16 and all four games in Denver by an average of 26-19.
The Raiders lead the all-time series against the Broncos 69-54-2, and they've won four-straight against Denver.
Raiders win in overtime, defeat Broncos 22-16
Broncos Game Statistics Raiders 14 First downs 23 25–63 Rushes–yards 29–140 190 Passing yards 252 11–31–1 Passes: 26–43–0 2–21 Sacked–yards 5–52 169 Net passing yards 200 232 Total yards 340 91 Return yards 147 7–36.4 Punts: 5–44.8 2–1 Fumbles–lost 3–3 5–29 Penalties–yards 7–57 26:30 Time of possession 33:30
The Broncos and the Raiders have tied twice, and the second was 23-23 on Oct. 22, 1973, in the NFL's first overtime regular-season game and first Monday night game in Denver. This 125th duel ...