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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 11 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Empower Field at Mile High

DENvsLV

Broncos offensevsRaiders defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Broncos, 8 for Raiders. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

LV offenseDEN offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Broncos score a touchdown on 68% of red zone trips (8th). Raiders allow 71% (27th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Raiders are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.73 EPA per attempt. Broncos send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Raiders give up 56 yards a game to tight ends (18th), against a league average of 55. Broncos' tight ends produce 28 (31st).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Broncos succeed on 38% of plays (29th) against a defense that allows 48% (30th).

Players to watch

LV Raiders

8Kirk CousinsQB · 180/283 · 2124 yds · 19 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.19 · 10th2Ashton JeantyRB · 108 car · 337 yds · 4 TD · 37 recEPA per touch -0.1789Brock BowersTE · 41 rec · 547 yds · 5 TD · 61 tgtEPA per target +0.54 · 6th1Tre TuckerWR · 29 rec · 474 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.43 · 30th17Nakobe DeanLeft Inside Linebacker · 79 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD1 INT98Maxx CrosbyWeakside Linebacker · 22 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD3 sacks

DEN Broncos

10Bo NixQB · 149/250 · 1493 yds · 9 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback -0.01 · 23rd20Jonah ColemanRB · 30 car · 134 yds · 2 TD · 9 recEPA per touch +0.17 · 2nd17Jaylen WaddleWR · 29 rec · 315 yds · 2 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.0814Courtland SuttonWR · 20 rec · 221 yds · 1 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target -0.1529Ja'Quan McMillianNickel Back · 25 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT99Zach AllenLeft Defensive End · 25 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 3 PD4.5 sacks · T-16th in the NFL
The series · Raiders and Broncos since 1999, and this season's records54 meetings

The Broncos lead the series 31–23 since 1999. They have won the last 4. Dec 7, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium: the Broncos won 24–17. Geno Smith started at quarterback for the Raiders and Bo Nix for the Broncos; Pete Carroll and Sean Payton coached.

Raiders at home12–15the Raiders' record
In Denver11–16the Raiders' record
Most pointsRaiders 59 · Broncos 472010 · 2014
Biggest winRaiders by 45 · Broncos by 332010 · 2014

The last 5

2025 · Wk 14DEN 24 at LV 17
2025 · Wk 10LV 7 at DEN 10
2024 · Wk 12DEN 29 at LV 19
2024 · Wk 5LV 18 at DEN 34
2023 · Wk 18DEN 14 at LV 27

2026 records

RaidersBroncos
Overall4–46–2
Division1–12–1
Conference3–33–1
Other conference1–13–1
Home1–34–0
Away3–12–2
Last 5LLLLWLWWWW
StreakWon 1Won 4
Points a game27.6 – 28.821.5 – 20.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Raiders' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Broncos offense against the Raiders defenseDepth charts
Raiders defense · 3-4 DBroncos offense · 3WR 1TE72Bolles74Powers60Wattenberg77Meinerz69McGlinchey1Engram10Nix20Coleman17Waddle11Franklin14Sutton97Hemingway69Butler94Fatukasi98Crosby95Paye7Walker17Dean26Porter5Stokes3Johnson11Chinn31Stukes

Broncos offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBo Nix#10 · 149/250 · 1493 yds · 9 TD · 3 INT
  • RBJonah Coleman#20 · 30 car · 134 yds · 2 TD · 9 rec
  • WRJaylen Waddle#17 · 29 rec · 315 yds · 2 TD · 51 tgt
  • WRCourtland Sutton#14 · 20 rec · 221 yds · 1 TD · 37 tgt
  • WRTroy Franklin#11 · 6 rec · 69 yds · 0 TD · 11 tgt
  • TEEvan Engram#1 · 13 rec · 136 yds · 1 TD · 25 tgt
  • LTGarett Bolles#72
  • LGBen Powers#74
  • CLuke Wattenberg#60
  • RGQuinn Meinerz#77
  • RTMike McGlinchey#69

Raiders defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDETonka Hemingway#97 · 15 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • NTAdam Butler#69 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • LDEFolorunso Fatukasi#94 · 13 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBMaxx Crosby#98 · 22 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • SLBKwity Paye#95 · 18 tackles · 3 sacks
  • RILBQuay Walker#7 · 60 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LILBNakobe Dean#17 · 79 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RCBDarien Porter#26 · 19 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBEric Stokes#5 · 29 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • NBTaron Johnson#3 · 27 tackles · 2 PD
  • SSJeremy Chinn#11 · 56 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • FSTreydan Stukes#31 · 38 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · DEN offense against LV defense
StatDEN DEN offFavors DEN · Favors LVLV LV def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.03#21
+0.08#28+0.00
Success rate
38%#29
48%#3044%
Yards per play
4.9#26
6.2#315.4
Explosive play rate
7%#27
11%#319%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.02#22
+0.16#27+0.03
Sack rate
4%#6
7%#167%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.06#14
-0.03#24-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#25
5.2#324.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
31%#32
44%#2541%
Red zone TD rate
68%#8
71%#2761%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
107#29
163#25147
TE yards per game
28#31
56#1855
TE targets per game
4.9#31
8.6#267.6
RB receiving yards per game
53#3
32#1632
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Broncos: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.037% of throws
4too few
+0.026% of throws
Short
+0.0435% of throws
-0.209% of throws
+0.0442% of throws

Raiders: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.7324 throws
+0.0714 throws
+0.2825 throws
Short
+0.2380 throws
+0.2430 throws
+0.3281 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.