NFL: DENVER (5-6) at OAKLAND (3-8) <h3>Broncos attempt to bounce back against Raiders</h3> Denver (5-6) at Oakland (3-8) 4:05 pm EST OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Seemingly on their way to a thirdstraight win, the Denver Broncos were brought back to earthwith a thud last week. The Broncos attempt to regroup from a crushing defeat when theyvisit the Oakland Raiders in an AFC West matchup Sunday. Denver appeared in total control against the Chicago Bears,leading by two touchdowns as it prepared to punt near midfieldwith just under 7 1/2 minutes to play. The punt was blocked, sparking a rally that produced twotouchdowns in the final 5:17 and an eventual 37-34 victory byChicago that dropped the Broncos a game behind division-leadingSan Diego. "You have to bury a team when you have a lead," Broncos safetyJohn Lynch said. "You have to put them away in this league." Despite allowing a punt and kick return for touchdowns, theBroncos took a 34-20 lead in the fourth quarter as Jay Cutlerthrew a 68-yard scoring pass to Brandon Marshall and a 14-yardTD to Tony Scheffler. Cutler finished 17-of-31 for 302 yards with two touchdowns andan interception. Rookie running back Andre Hall, making his first career start,added 98 yards and a TD on 26 carries. Hall, however, suffered a high ankle sprain, leaving the Broncosin a precarious position since Travis Henry and Selvin Youngmissed last week's game with injuries. "I really don't know. We'll get a better feel on Wednesday,"coach Mike Shanahan said of the muddled situation at runningback. The backfield picture has improved markedly for the Raidersthanks to Justin Fargas, who rushed for 139 yards and atouchdown in last week's 20-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Fargas scored the go-ahead TD with a 14-yard run with 9:34 toplay, helping Oakland snap a six-game losing streak. The Raiders will have a tough task making it two straight winsagainst one of their biggest rivals; the Broncos have won eightof the last nine meetings, including a 23-20 win in overtime onSeptember 16. Shanahan, who once was fired by Raiders owner Al Davis, is 20-5lifetime against Oakland.
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER AT OAKLAND NOTE: OAKLAND QB JOSH MCCOWN WILL START TODAYS GAME. QB JAMARCUS RUSSELL WILL BE THE BACK UP.</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 0 OAKLAND 0 15:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR OAK BALL ON OAK 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL TD OAK TIM DWIGHT 17 YD PASS FROM JOSH MCCOWN (SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI KICK) DENVER 0 OAKLAND 7 8:07 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 0 OAKLAND 7 8:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 16 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL TD DEN TRAVIS HENRY 4 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK) DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 0:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 0:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR OAK BALL ON OAK 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 7 7 OAKLAND 7 7 END, 1ST QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: OAK - TD, TIM DWIGHT 17 YD PASS FROM JOSH MCCOWN (SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI KICK), 6:53. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards in 6:53. Key plays: Fargas 17-yard run to Oakland 26; 5-yard running into the kicker penalty on Broncos' Sapp on 4th-and-3 to Denver 45; Vargas 6-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Denver 33. OAKLAND 7-0 DEN - TD, TRAVIS HENRY 4 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK), 14:14. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards in 7:21. Key plays: Cutler 33-yard pass to Marshall to Oakland 49; Young 8-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Oakland 32; Young 10-yard run on 3rd-and-8 to Oakland 7. DENVER 7-7</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 14:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 28 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 13:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR OAK BALL ON OAK 18 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 9:56 LEFT, 2ND QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 48 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 8:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR OAK BALL ON OAK 32 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 3:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 25 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 3:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR OAK BALL ON DEN 35 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF DENVER 7 OAKLAND 7 OAK BALL ON OAK 21 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL TD OAK ZACH MILLER 13 YD PASS FROM JOSH MCCOWN (SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI KICK) DENVER 7 OAKLAND 14 0:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 7 OAKLAND 14 0:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 18 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 7 0 7 OAKLAND 7 7 14 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: OAK - TD, TIM DWIGHT 17 YD PASS FROM JOSH MCCOWN (SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI KICK), 6:53. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards in 6:53. Key plays: Fargas 17-yard run to Oakland 26; 5-yard running into the kicker penalty on Broncos' Sapp on 4th-and-3 to Denver 45; Vargas 6-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Denver 33. OAKLAND 7-0 DEN - TD, TRAVIS HENRY 4 YD RUN (JASON ELAM KICK), 14:14. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards in 7:21. Key plays: Cutler 32-yard pass to Marshall to Oakland 49; Young 9-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Oakland 31; Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall on 3rd-and-8 to Oakland 7. DENVER 7-7 2ND QUARTER: OAK - TD, ZACH MILLER 13 YD PASS FROM JOSH MCCOWN (SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI KICK), 14:10. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Brayton recovery of Henry fumble at Denver 35; McCown 9-yard pass to Porter to Denver 21. OAKLAND 14-7</div>
NFL: DENVER at OAKLAND <div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 7 0 7 OAKLAND 7 7 14 HALFTIME SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 6:53 OAK - TD, T Dwight 17 Yd Pass From J Mccown (S Janikowski Kick). Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards in 6:53. Key plays: Fargas 17-yard run to Oakland 26; 5-yard running into the kicker penalty on Broncos' Sapp on 4th-and-3 to Denver 45; Vargas 6-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Denver 33. Oakland 7-0. 14:14 DEN - TD, T Henry 4 Yd Run (J Elam Kick). Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards in 7:21. Key plays: Cutler 32-yard pass to Marshall to Oakland 49; Young 9-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Oakland 31; Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall on 3rd-and-8 to Oakland 7. Denver 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 14:10 OAK - TD, Z Miller 13 Yd Pass From J Mccown (S Janikowski Kick). Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Brayton recovery of Henry fumble at Denver 35; McCown 9-yard pass to Porter to Denver 21. Oakland 14-7. Denver - Oakland End 2nd Qtr Statistics TEAM STATISTICS Denver Oakland FIRST DOWNS 6 12 Rushing 4 5 Passing 2 6 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-6-67% 4-8-50% TOTAL NET YARDS 115 208 Total offensive plays 26 37 Average gain per play 4.4 5.6 NET YARDS RUSHING 48 88 Rushing attempts 14 20 Average gain per rush 3.4 4.4 NET YARDS PASSING 67 120 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Gross passing yards 67 120 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 12-7-0 17-12-0 Avg gain per pass play 5.6 7.1 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-45.0 1-63.0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 1-5 1-5 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 1 2 Rushing 1 0 Passing 0 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2 Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-1 SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 11:34 18:26 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Denver Oakland RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S YOUNG 7 28 4.0 9 0 J FARGAS 17 84 4.9 19 0 T HENRY 6 16 2.7 5 1 J RUSSELL 3 4 1.3 4 0 J CUTLER 1 4 4.0 4 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CUTLER 7-12- 67 0 0 32 J MCCOWN 8-10- 64 0 2 15 J RUSSELL 4- 7- 56 0 0 20 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: None RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B MARSHALL 2 41 20.5 32 0 R CURRY 3 34 11.3 20 0 S YOUNG 2 17 8.5 10 0 J PORTER 3 29 9.7 16 0 C SAPP 2 2 1.0 1 0 J FARGAS 2 18 9.0 13 0 J WALKER 1 7 7.0 7 0 J GRIFFITH 2 11 5.5 6 0 T DWIGHT 1 15 15.0 15 1 Z MILLER 1 13 13.0 13 1 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J ELAM 1/1 0/0 S JANIKOWS 2/2 0/1 Dist.: (58)</div>
