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NFL Preview: Denver Broncos (6-5) vs Las Vegas Raiders (2-8)

TV: CBS (4:05 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter

All-Time Series History Regular Season: LV leads series, 72-54-2 (won 8 of past 9) Postseason: Series tied, 1-1 (Home team won past 2)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/6/24: LV 18 at DEN 34 Postseason: AFC-WC 1/9/94: DEN 24 at LAA 42

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Sean Payton vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-4 Reg. Season: 166-103 (.617) Postseason: 9-8

Antonio Pierce vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 7-12 (.368) Postseason: —

BRONCOS NOTES

• QB BO NIX set career highs in completions (28), comp. pct. (84.8), pass yards (307), TD passes (4) & rating (145) last week, 3rd-high comp. pct ever by rookie QB (min. 30 atts.) & became 2nd rookie QB ever (C.J. Stroud) with 300+ pass yards, 4 TD passes & 140+ rating in a game. Has 0 INTs in 4 of past 5 & 2+ TD passes & 115+ rating in 3 of past 4. Had 3 TDs (2 passing, 1 rush) & 117.2 rating in Week 5 meeting. Has 2 TD passes in each of 3 games vs. division. Leads rookies with 14 TD passes, ranks tied-2nd with 4 rush TDs & 2nd with 2,275 pass yards. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS led the team with 87 scrimmage yards (59 rush, 28 rec.) & had 3rd rush TD of season last week. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3 overall & in 3 of past 4 on road. Had 111 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 50 rec.) in Week 5 meeting & aims for 3rd in row vs. LV with 75+ scrimmage yards. • RB JALEEL MCLAUGHLIN had TD catch in Week 5 meeting. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON aims for 5th in row with 6+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Aims for 3rd in row vs. division with rec. TD. • WR DEVAUGHN VELE (rookie) had 4 catches for 66 yards in Week 11. • WR LIL’JORDAN HUMPHREY had season-high 52 rec. yards & 1st TD of season last week. • WR MARVIN MIMS had 49-yard TD catch last week, 1st TD of season. • WR TROY FRANKLIN (rookie) had 2nd rec. TD of season in Week 11. • DE ZACH ALLEN aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of past 3 on road. Had sack in Week 5 meeting. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 12 TFL in 2024. • DE JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS aims for 4th in row with TFL. Has sack in 2 of past 3. • LB NIK BONITTO had season-high 2 sacks last week. Has sack in 8 of past 9 & has career-high 9 sacks this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LV with sack. • LB CODY BARTON had 1st INT of season in Week 11. Had 7 tackles in Week 5 meeting. • CB PAT SURTAIN II had PD last week. Had 2 INTs, incl. INT-TD in Week 5 meeting

RAIDERS NOTES

• QB GARDNER MINSHEW completed 30 of 43 atts. (69.8 pct.) for season-high 282 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 93.4 rating last week. Has 2 TD passes & 90+ rating in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 3rd home start in row with 0 INTs. • RB ALEXANDER MATTISON had 69 scrimmage yards (season-high 50 rec., 19 rush) 4th-career game with 50+ rec. yards. Has 3+ catches in 4 of past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with 60+ scrimmage yards. • RB AMEER ABDULLAH had 1st TD catch of season in Week 11. Had only rush TD of season in Week 5 meeting. • RB ZAMIR WHITE had 121 scrimmage yards (112 rush, 9 rec.) in last home meeting. • TE BROCK BOWERS had rookie TE record 13 catches last week & became 3rd rookie TE ever with 10+ catches, 100+ rec. yards (126) & rec. TD in a game. Joins Jeremy Shockey (2002) as only rookie TEs ever with 10+ catches in multiple games. Aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. Leads rookies with 70 catches & 706 rec. yards, 2nd-most catches ever by player in 1st 10 career games & most rec. yards ever by TE in 1st 10 career games. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for his 8th in row with 4+ catches. Had 72 rec. yards in Week 5 meeting & has TD catch in 2 of 3 career games vs. Den. • DE MAXX CROSBY had 5 tackles last week. Had 2 sacks in Week 5 meeting & has sack in each of his past 10 vs. Den. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. • DE TYREE WILSON had sack & FF last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. • DT ADAM BUTLER had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & 1st sack of season in Week 11. Had sack & PD in last home meeting. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE led the team with 11 tackles last week, 7th game this season with 10+ tackles, most in NFL. Had 10 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 5 meeting. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG aims for 10th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4.

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