1977 season: The
1977 Raiders were the
defending Super Bowl champions, whereas the Broncos had never qualified for postseason play â
AFL or
NFL. On October 16, the 4â0 Broncos defeated the 4â0 Raiders in Oakland, ending the Raiders' 17-game winning streak in a game where Raiders' quarterback
Ken Stabler threw seven interceptions.[18] Two weeks later, the Raiders would defeat the Broncos in Denver. In the
playoffs, the Broncos, competing in their first-ever postseason, and second-ever postseason game, defeated the Raiders 20â17 at
Mile High Stadium to win their first
AFC championship.[19]
September 26, 1988: The Broncos led 24â0 at halftime on
Monday Night Football. However, the Raiders sparked one of the largest comebacks in NFL history, winning 30â27 in overtime. After serving as an offensive assistant under Broncos'
head coachDan Reeves in the mid-1980s (and again in the early 1990s),
Mike Shanahan's first season as an NFL head coach was with the Los Angeles Raiders in
1988, before he was fired four games into the
1989 season.[20]
December 2, 1990: Raiders' defensive tackle
Scott Davis blocked a 41-yard field goal attempt by Broncos' kicker
David Treadwell in the final seconds for a 23â20 Raiders' win at Mile High Stadium.[21]
November 10, 1991: The Raiders won 17â16 in Denver, aided by two blocked kicks â an extra-point attempt and a last-second field goal attempt. The Broncos were trailing 17â10 with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter, and attempting to tie the game after a touchdown pass from
John Elway to
Vance Johnson. However, Raiders' defensive tackle Scott Davis blocked the extra-point attempt by Broncos' kicker David Treadwell. After the Broncos blocked a field goal attempt by Raiders' kicker
Jeff Jaeger that would have increased the Raiders' lead with 1:55 left, the Raiders returned the favor, when offensive tackle
James Fitzpatrick, playing on special teams, blocked a potential 48-yard game-winning field goal by Treadwell as time expired. It was the second consecutive meeting at Mile High Stadium in which the Raiders blocked a field goal in the game's final seconds.[22]
January 2 and 9, 1994: In the
1993 season finale (January 2, 1994), the Raiders rallied from a 30â13 deficit to beat the Broncos 33â30 in overtime to make the playoffs and set up another game between the two teams in Los Angeles
the following week. Outspoken Raiders' owner
Al Davis said before the playoff game that Denver was "scared to death of us."[23] Despite the Broncos' protests, the Raiders won, 42â24.
1995â2004
1995 season: In
1995, former Raiders'
head coachMike Shanahan, who was in an ongoing contract dispute with owner
Al Davis at the time, became the Broncos' new
head coach, heightening an already contentious
AFC West rivalry. Before Shanahan arrived in Denver, the Broncos had lost 13 out of the previous 15 against the Raiders from 1988 to 1994, but during Shanahan's 14 seasons as their head coach (1995â2008), the Broncos went 21â7 against Oakland.[24]
November 22, 1999: At the end of a Broncos' 27â21 overtime win in Denver on
Monday Night Football, Raiders' safety
Charles Woodson and offensive tackle
Lincoln Kennedy engaged in a snowball fight with some fans, after being pelted with snowballs from some unruly fans. Woodson threw a snowball that struck a woman in the face, while Kennedy charged into the stands and assaulted a fan after being hit by a snowball.[24][25]
November 13, 2000: In the final Monday Night game at Mile High Stadium, Broncos'
quarterbackBrian Griese suffered a partially separated right shoulder in the second quarter, and after receiving a pain-killing shot and missing only six plays, he led the Broncos on a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter that resulted in a last-second 41-yard field goal by kicker
Jason Elam, for a 27â24 Broncos' win.[26][27]
November 11, 2002: The Raiders trounced the Broncos 34â10 in Denver on Monday Night Football. However, the game is notable for an incident between former teammates
Bill Romanowski and
Shannon Sharpe, in which Romanowski wrestled with and dislocated Sharpe's elbow following an incompletion, forcing Sharpe to miss three games. The two were teammates from 1996 to 2001, however, Romanowski had signed with the Raiders prior to the
2002 season.[24][28]
November 28, 2004: In a Sunday night game played in a Denver blizzard, the Broncos grabbed the early lead and appeared to be headed toward an easy victory. However, Raiders'
quarterbackKerry Collins led a rally in snowy conditions and offensive tackle
Langston Walker, playing on special teams, blocked a game-winning field goal attempt by Broncos' kicker Jason Elam in the game's final seconds for a 25â24 Raiders' win.[24][29]
2007âpresent
September 16, 2007: As Raiders' kicker
Sebastian Janikowski kicked what would have been a game-winning field goal in overtime, Broncos' head coach
Mike Shanahan called a timeout right before he made it. After the timeout, Janikowski attempted the field goal again, but it hit the upright and missed. The Broncos then won on a field goal by
Jason Elam.[24]
October 24, 2010: The Raiders scored 38 points in the first half in Denver. The Raiders routed the Broncos 59â14, making it the most points scored in a single game in Raiders franchise history, as well tying the most points allowed in a single game in Broncos franchise history, along with a 59â7 loss to the
Kansas City Chiefs in
1963.[30]
October 11, 2015: The Broncos were nursing a 9â7 lead at Oakland with 7:06 left. The Raiders were attempting to take the lead, until Broncos' cornerback
Chris Harris, Jr. stepped in front of a pass by Raiders' quarterback
Derek Carr and returned the interception 74 yards for a game-changing touchdown with 6:53 left. The Raiders pulled to within 16â10 late in the game, however, the Broncos' defense and special teams preserved the hard-fought victory.[31]
November 26, 2017: During the first quarter of a Raiders' 21â14 win in Oakland, Broncos' cornerback
Aqib Talib and Raiders' wide receiver
Michael Crabtree engaged in an ugly brawl on the sidelines that resulted in both players initially being suspended for two games, but reduced to one game apiece after an appeal. The two had a history of bad blood with each other, in which Talib yanked off a chain from Crabtree's neck, during the teams'
2016 regular season finale in Denver, with Talib repeating his actions that resulted in the brawl with Crabtree. During the play that preceded the brawl, Crabtree also punched Broncos' cornerback Chris Harris, Jr. in the stomach.[32]
September 16, 2018: In scorching hot temperatures in Denver, the Raiders took a 12â0 lead at halftime, with an ineffective performance by the Broncos' offense. However, Broncos' quarterback
Case Keenum led a second half rally, with a 1-yard touchdown on a 4th-down quarterback draw and a 10-play, 62-yard drive, which culminated in a game-winning 36-yard field goal by placekicker
Brandon McManus. Broncos' linebacker
Shaquil Barrett blocked an extra point attempt of Raiders' placekicker
Mike Nugent after a 1-yard touchdown run by
Marshawn Lynch just before halftime, which turned out to be the difference of the game.[33]
December 29, 2019: In the 2019 regular season finale at Denver, Raiders' quarterback
Derek Carr pulled the team to within a 16â15 deficit, following a 3-yard touchdown pass to Wide receiver
Hunter Renfrow with seven seconds remaining in the game. Instead of going for the game-tying extra point that would have sent the game to overtime, the Raiders opted for a game-winning two-point conversion; however, Carr's pass attempt intended for Renfrow was batted down by Broncos' nose tackle
Shelby Harris, preserving the win for the Broncos and denying the Raiders a playoff berth. Earlier in the game, a 5-yard touchdown pass from Carr to Renfrow was overturned by a booth review. On the following play, Raiders' fullback
Alec Ingold was stopped inches short of the goal line by the Broncos' defense on fourth downâa questionable call that was unsuccessfully challenged by the Raiders.[34]
Season-by-season results
Denver Broncos vs. Las Vegas/Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Season-by-Season Results
Meeting in Oakland was a de facto AFC West Championship Game in the final week of the regular season, with the loser being eliminated from playoff contention.
Broncos deny game-winning two-point conversion by the Raiders in the final seconds in Denver; this was also the Raiders' final game as a
California-based franchise.
Raiders relocate from Oakland to
Las Vegas and open
Allegiant Stadium. Similar to 2019, the season finale was game in Denver; Raiders attempt for two points, and this time succeed in doing so. Raiders sweep Broncos for first time in ten years.
^The Raiders and
Kansas City Chiefs finished tied with a 12â2 record, but the Raiders were crowned
1968 division champions. Both teams qualified for the
AFL playoffs.
^Jack Del Rio served as interim head coach for four games in the
2013 season while
John Fox recovered from heart surgery.
References
^
abSuper Bowl XVIII (1983) was played as the Los Angeles Raiders; All others were as Oakland Raiders
1977 season: The
1977 Raiders were the
defending Super Bowl champions, whereas the Broncos had never qualified for postseason play â
AFL or
NFL. On October 16, the 4â0 Broncos defeated the 4â0 Raiders in Oakland, ending the Raiders' 17-game winning streak in a game where Raiders' quarterback
Ken Stabler threw seven interceptions.[18] Two weeks later, the Raiders would defeat the Broncos in Denver. In the
playoffs, the Broncos, competing in their first-ever postseason, and second-ever postseason game, defeated the Raiders 20â17 at
Mile High Stadium to win their first
AFC championship.[19]
September 26, 1988: The Broncos led 24â0 at halftime on
Monday Night Football. However, the Raiders sparked one of the largest comebacks in NFL history, winning 30â27 in overtime. After serving as an offensive assistant under Broncos'
head coachDan Reeves in the mid-1980s (and again in the early 1990s),
Mike Shanahan's first season as an NFL head coach was with the Los Angeles Raiders in
1988, before he was fired four games into the
1989 season.[20]
December 2, 1990: Raiders' defensive tackle
Scott Davis blocked a 41-yard field goal attempt by Broncos' kicker
David Treadwell in the final seconds for a 23â20 Raiders' win at Mile High Stadium.[21]
November 10, 1991: The Raiders won 17â16 in Denver, aided by two blocked kicks â an extra-point attempt and a last-second field goal attempt. The Broncos were trailing 17â10 with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter, and attempting to tie the game after a touchdown pass from
John Elway to
Vance Johnson. However, Raiders' defensive tackle Scott Davis blocked the extra-point attempt by Broncos' kicker David Treadwell. After the Broncos blocked a field goal attempt by Raiders' kicker
Jeff Jaeger that would have increased the Raiders' lead with 1:55 left, the Raiders returned the favor, when offensive tackle
James Fitzpatrick, playing on special teams, blocked a potential 48-yard game-winning field goal by Treadwell as time expired. It was the second consecutive meeting at Mile High Stadium in which the Raiders blocked a field goal in the game's final seconds.[22]
January 2 and 9, 1994: In the
1993 season finale (January 2, 1994), the Raiders rallied from a 30â13 deficit to beat the Broncos 33â30 in overtime to make the playoffs and set up another game between the two teams in Los Angeles
the following week. Outspoken Raiders' owner
Al Davis said before the playoff game that Denver was "scared to death of us."[23] Despite the Broncos' protests, the Raiders won, 42â24.
1995â2004
1995 season: In
1995, former Raiders'
head coachMike Shanahan, who was in an ongoing contract dispute with owner
Al Davis at the time, became the Broncos' new
head coach, heightening an already contentious
AFC West rivalry. Before Shanahan arrived in Denver, the Broncos had lost 13 out of the previous 15 against the Raiders from 1988 to 1994, but during Shanahan's 14 seasons as their head coach (1995â2008), the Broncos went 21â7 against Oakland.[24]
November 22, 1999: At the end of a Broncos' 27â21 overtime win in Denver on
Monday Night Football, Raiders' safety
Charles Woodson and offensive tackle
Lincoln Kennedy engaged in a snowball fight with some fans, after being pelted with snowballs from some unruly fans. Woodson threw a snowball that struck a woman in the face, while Kennedy charged into the stands and assaulted a fan after being hit by a snowball.[24][25]
November 13, 2000: In the final Monday Night game at Mile High Stadium, Broncos'
quarterbackBrian Griese suffered a partially separated right shoulder in the second quarter, and after receiving a pain-killing shot and missing only six plays, he led the Broncos on a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter that resulted in a last-second 41-yard field goal by kicker
Jason Elam, for a 27â24 Broncos' win.[26][27]
November 11, 2002: The Raiders trounced the Broncos 34â10 in Denver on Monday Night Football. However, the game is notable for an incident between former teammates
Bill Romanowski and
Shannon Sharpe, in which Romanowski wrestled with and dislocated Sharpe's elbow following an incompletion, forcing Sharpe to miss three games. The two were teammates from 1996 to 2001, however, Romanowski had signed with the Raiders prior to the
2002 season.[24][28]
November 28, 2004: In a Sunday night game played in a Denver blizzard, the Broncos grabbed the early lead and appeared to be headed toward an easy victory. However, Raiders'
quarterbackKerry Collins led a rally in snowy conditions and offensive tackle
Langston Walker, playing on special teams, blocked a game-winning field goal attempt by Broncos' kicker Jason Elam in the game's final seconds for a 25â24 Raiders' win.[24][29]
2007âpresent
September 16, 2007: As Raiders' kicker
Sebastian Janikowski kicked what would have been a game-winning field goal in overtime, Broncos' head coach
Mike Shanahan called a timeout right before he made it. After the timeout, Janikowski attempted the field goal again, but it hit the upright and missed. The Broncos then won on a field goal by
Jason Elam.[24]
October 24, 2010: The Raiders scored 38 points in the first half in Denver. The Raiders routed the Broncos 59â14, making it the most points scored in a single game in Raiders franchise history, as well tying the most points allowed in a single game in Broncos franchise history, along with a 59â7 loss to the
Kansas City Chiefs in
1963.[30]
October 11, 2015: The Broncos were nursing a 9â7 lead at Oakland with 7:06 left. The Raiders were attempting to take the lead, until Broncos' cornerback
Chris Harris, Jr. stepped in front of a pass by Raiders' quarterback
Derek Carr and returned the interception 74 yards for a game-changing touchdown with 6:53 left. The Raiders pulled to within 16â10 late in the game, however, the Broncos' defense and special teams preserved the hard-fought victory.[31]
November 26, 2017: During the first quarter of a Raiders' 21â14 win in Oakland, Broncos' cornerback
Aqib Talib and Raiders' wide receiver
Michael Crabtree engaged in an ugly brawl on the sidelines that resulted in both players initially being suspended for two games, but reduced to one game apiece after an appeal. The two had a history of bad blood with each other, in which Talib yanked off a chain from Crabtree's neck, during the teams'
2016 regular season finale in Denver, with Talib repeating his actions that resulted in the brawl with Crabtree. During the play that preceded the brawl, Crabtree also punched Broncos' cornerback Chris Harris, Jr. in the stomach.[32]
September 16, 2018: In scorching hot temperatures in Denver, the Raiders took a 12â0 lead at halftime, with an ineffective performance by the Broncos' offense. However, Broncos' quarterback
Case Keenum led a second half rally, with a 1-yard touchdown on a 4th-down quarterback draw and a 10-play, 62-yard drive, which culminated in a game-winning 36-yard field goal by placekicker
Brandon McManus. Broncos' linebacker
Shaquil Barrett blocked an extra point attempt of Raiders' placekicker
Mike Nugent after a 1-yard touchdown run by
Marshawn Lynch just before halftime, which turned out to be the difference of the game.[33]
December 29, 2019: In the 2019 regular season finale at Denver, Raiders' quarterback
Derek Carr pulled the team to within a 16â15 deficit, following a 3-yard touchdown pass to Wide receiver
Hunter Renfrow with seven seconds remaining in the game. Instead of going for the game-tying extra point that would have sent the game to overtime, the Raiders opted for a game-winning two-point conversion; however, Carr's pass attempt intended for Renfrow was batted down by Broncos' nose tackle
Shelby Harris, preserving the win for the Broncos and denying the Raiders a playoff berth. Earlier in the game, a 5-yard touchdown pass from Carr to Renfrow was overturned by a booth review. On the following play, Raiders' fullback
Alec Ingold was stopped inches short of the goal line by the Broncos' defense on fourth downâa questionable call that was unsuccessfully challenged by the Raiders.[34]
Season-by-season results
Denver Broncos vs. Las Vegas/Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Season-by-Season Results
Meeting in Oakland was a de facto AFC West Championship Game in the final week of the regular season, with the loser being eliminated from playoff contention.
Broncos deny game-winning two-point conversion by the Raiders in the final seconds in Denver; this was also the Raiders' final game as a
California-based franchise.
Raiders relocate from Oakland to
Las Vegas and open
Allegiant Stadium. Similar to 2019, the season finale was game in Denver; Raiders attempt for two points, and this time succeed in doing so. Raiders sweep Broncos for first time in ten years.
^The Raiders and
Kansas City Chiefs finished tied with a 12â2 record, but the Raiders were crowned
1968 division champions. Both teams qualified for the
AFL playoffs.
^Jack Del Rio served as interim head coach for four games in the
2013 season while
John Fox recovered from heart surgery.
References
^
abSuper Bowl XVIII (1983) was played as the Los Angeles Raiders; All others were as Oakland Raiders