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The Week 10 NFL schedule kicks with the Denver Broncos vs. the Las Vegas Raiders in an AFC West showdown on 'Thursday Night Football.' The games starts at 8:15 p.m. ET, and daily Fantasy football players will have to be creative when looking for production since this game only has an over/under of 42.
The Denver Broncos again tested the limits of the football gods' patience and the mettle of their defense, gutting out a grueling 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The excuses are over for Bo Nix and this offense after Thursday night's brutal showing.
The Las Vegas Raiders are shaking up their coaching staff midseason: The team announced Friday that they have fired special teams coordinator Tom McMahon, one day after an ugly loss to the Denver Broncos on "Thursday Night Football."
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Pete Carroll called out the lack of pass protection as the reason the Raiders couldn't take advantage of Surtain's absence, but one more than one occasion the Raiders tried using a running back to block Pro Bowl EDGE Nik Bonitto. And the results were disastrous.
"A couple of kneeldowns will take us to the finish line," the legendary play-by-play voice said as the Broncos bled out the clock to end the game. "As we mentioned at the outset they were like a horse that stumbles out of the gate, falls way behind—not tonight, a little different."
Denver (7-2) also owns one of the NFL's best defenses, headlined by pass rushing aces Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper. Bonitto has eight sacks this season, and Cooper has seven. Overall, the Broncos are allowing the third-fewest yards per game this season.
Denver Broncos defensive lineman Dondrea Tillman had his second interception of the season, this time against the Las Vegas Raiders, in a 10-7 victory on Thursday. After gathering in the ball, Tillman followed a convoy of blockers, including linebacker Alex Singleton, inside the Raider 35.
Denver Broncos running back JK Dobbins suffered a foot injury on what appeared to be an illegal hip-drop tackle in Thursday's victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Friday. Dobbins is currently awaiting a second opinion on the injury, which the team has yet to confirm.