In topping the Broncos, the Raiders displayed levels of composure and resiliency that were absent in Year 1 under coach Josh McDaniels.
on Sunday — neither team ever led by more than six points — but they weren’t able to take control of the game. That was largely due to a litany of avoidable errors that allowed the Broncos to hang around. Coming off a season where the Raiders lost nine games by one score or less, it felt like an eerily familiar sequence of events.The Raiders committed 10 penalties for 97 yards. All six penalties committed on defense and special teams gave the Broncos automatic first downs.
Rather than get bogged down by the missed opportunities, the Raiders ultimately seized the moment, displaying levels of composure and resiliency that were absent in Year 1 under coach Josh McDaniels. “Last year the expectations were super high, and I feel like everybody was pressing too much,” defensive endsaid. “We learned from that, and that’s last year. It’s a whole different team this year. … You just see the guys staying calm, doing what we need to do in critical moments and just trusting the guy next to us.”
Early in the fourth quarter, the Raiders found themselves in trouble. Just moments earlier, after taking over with a short field, the offense had driven to the Broncos’ 1-yard line trailing 13-10. But on third-and-goal from the 6 following an illegal formation penalty, quarterback
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