Can We End the Drought?
- Arjun Peroor
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min read
Everyone brings up the Broncos losing 13 straight times to the Chiefs but Denver has lost 5 straight to the Raiders and the last thing the Broncos and its fan need is another losing streak vs the Raiders. The Broncos have not beat the Raiders since Dec 29, 2019.
The 2022 Raiders are off to a slow start going 0-3 in their first 3 games. However, they should not be taken lightly and have shown to play better than their winless record. They have lost all of their games by 6 points or less. So they have been competitive in all the games they have played so the Broncos can't come into this game taking this team lightly. Denver, on the other hand, has scratched and clawed their way to a 2-1 record including a gutsy win on SNF beating the 49ers 11-10. Though Denver is 2-1, you would be lying to yourself if you said the Broncos are playing much better football than the Raiders. Especially offensively. Denver is 1/7 on TD conversions in the red zone. That is 14.3%. Yikes! The offensive line has also struggled giving up 9 sacks which is tied for 7th most in the league through 3 weeks. However, the Raiders have been abysmal in getting after the quarterback only logging 2 sacks on the whole year. Even then, the likes of Crosby and Chandler Jones still prove to be a serious threat to Denver's line. Derek Carr also seems to play his best football vs the Broncos posting a 9-6 record overall vs the Broncos throwing for 17 TDs and 7 ints. The Raiders also added one of the best wide receivers in football in Davante Adams who has been pretty good so far with 17 catches 189 yards and 4 TDs. The matchup between him and Surtain will be a fun one to look out for especially after Surtain came off one of his best games in his young career pitching a shutout while being targeted at 6 times. It would be nice to end the streak tomorrow but I do not see it happening. This Raiders team is too talented to start a season 0-4. The last time they went 0-4 was 2014 and that was Carr's rookie year. I believe the combination of the continuation of the Broncos' offensive struggles and the Raiders playing with heavy desperation will unfortunately result in a loss. I sure hope I am wrong though.
Prediction: 23-17 Raiders
Russ: 1 TD 1 INT 270 yards
Melvin and Javonte: 90+ yards and 1 TD
Defense: 2 Sacks and fumble recovery
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