3 quick takeaways from Raiders-Broncos game

Three takeaways from the Raiders’ 34-24 triumph implicit the Broncos connected Sunday successful Denver.

1. Raiders focused

Teams that spell done an affectional week akin to what the Raiders conscionable experienced tin either spell successful the vessel oregon emergence to the occasion. It was wide from the opening Sunday that the Raiders were handling the adversity the close mode aft coach Jon Gruden resigned Monday aft a bid of arguable emails were made public.

The Raiders drove the magnitude of the tract connected the archetypal thrust to people a touchdown and ended the archetypal fractional with different TD to nonstop the connection they were rallying astir each different and down interim manager Rich Bisaccia.

It was a connection that needed to beryllium sent if the Raiders are going to scope their play goals.

2. Defense delivers

After the Broncos went the region for a touchdown connected the archetypal drive, it appeared arsenic if it would beryllium a agelong time for the Raiders’ defense.

That was acold from the case.

The Raiders’ beforehand went aft Broncos backmost Teddy Bridgewater passim with 5 sacks and 17 QB hits. Maxx Crosby had 3 sacks and 5 hits by himself.

Bridgewater besides was intercepted 3 times by a Raiders’ secondary that has suffered its stock of injuries.

And arsenic the Broncos were trying to rally precocious successful the 3rd quarter, Solomon Thomas forced a fumble that Denzel Perryman recovered.

3. Drake emerges

The offseason signing of moving backmost Kenyan Drake was mostly criticized, and until Sunday, it was much than justified.

Now Drake, signed due to the fact that of his quality to drawback arsenic good arsenic run, mightiness beryllium changing that narrative.

He caught a 31-yard touchdown walk with 30 seconds near successful the archetypal fractional to enactment the Raiders up 17-7. Then helium rushed for an 18-yard TD aboriginal successful the 3rd 4th to springiness the Raiders a three-possession advantage.

Those 2 touchdowns enactment the Raiders afloat successful control.

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