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OAKLAND (8-8) At DENVER (4-12)
Monday, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
OPENING LINE – Pick ’em
2010 RECORD VS. SPREAD – Oakland 8-8; Broncos 5-11
SERIES RECORD – Raiders lead 58-41-2
LAST MEETING – Raiders beat Broncos 39-23, Dec. 19, 2010
RAIDERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (2), PASS (23)
RAIDERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (29), PASS (2)
BRONCOS OFFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (26), PASS (7)
BRONCOS DEFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (25)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Raiders scored most points in their history with 59-14 thumping of Broncos in last trip to Denver, sparked by Darren McFadden’s 165 yards and three TDs. … Hue Jackson making Raiders head coaching debut, John Fox making Broncos head coaching debut after coming over from Carolina. … Raiders going for eighth straight win against AFC West opponent. … QB Jason Campbell is 3-0 vs. Denver. … Raiders averaged 155.9 ypg last season, second-most in NFL, and Broncos allowed 154.6 ypg, second-worst in league. … McFadden averaged 6.2 yards per carry against Denver (79 rushes for 487 yards). … DE Richard Seymour needs 1 1/2 sacks to reach 50 for career. … Broncos 16-6 in last 22 openers and 32-18-1 overall, best in AFC. … QB Kyle Orton 21-9 as starter at home. He needs 226 yards passing to reach 13,000 for career. … RB Willis McGahee makes Broncos debut, joining Knowshon Moreno in backfield. … In McGahee’s last game against Oakland (on Jan. 3, 2010 with Baltimore), he ran for 167 yards and 3 TDs. … WR Brandon Lloyd led league with career-best 1,448 yards receiving on career-high 77 catches last season. … DE Elvis Dumervil has six sacks in eight career games vs. Raiders.