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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 Raiders also suffered a major setback when receiver Fred Biletnikoff went down with a separated shoulder. 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.
The Raiders playing the Broncos in the 1977-78 AFC Championship Game. The 1977 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 18th season overall, and 8th season since joining the NFL . The Raiders entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions .
(DENVER) — On Sunday, Oct. 6, the Broncos officially snapped their 8-game losing streak to their division rival, the Las Vegas Raiders. The theme of the matchup was throwing it back to 1977, and ...
Raiders win in overtime, defeat Broncos 22-16
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 November 30 game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks marked the final Monday Night Football game at the Kingdome, which was the last MNF game in Seattle until 2002. The December 28 game between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers marked running back Barry Sanders 's debut on Monday Night Football and the final ...
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.