Broncos–Raiders Rivalry

The Broncos–Raiders rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders.

Both teams compete in the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Since the American Football League was established in 1960, the Broncos and Raiders are the most frequent ''Monday Night Football'' matchup in league history with 20. The Broncos and the Raiders have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFL–NFL merger, the AFC West.

The Raiders lead the overall series, 73–56–2. The two teams have met twice in the playoffs, winning one each.

Notable moments

1977–1994

* 1977 season: The 1977 Raiders were the defending Super Bowl champions, whereas the Broncos had never qualified for postseason play — AFL or NFL. On October 16, the 4–0 Broncos defeated the 4–0 Raiders in Oakland, ending the Raiders' 17-game winning streak in a game where Raiders' quarterback Ken Stabler threw seven interceptions. 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 20–17 at Mile High Stadium to win their first AFC championship.
* September 26, 1988: The Broncos led 0–24 at halftime on Monday Night Football. However, the Raiders sparked one of the largest comebacks in NFL history, winning 30–27 overtime. After serving as an offensive assistant under Broncos' head coach Dan 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 , before he was fired four games into the season.
* 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 23–20 Raiders' win at Mile High Stadium.
* November 10, 1991: The Raiders won 17–16 in Denver, aided by two blocked kicks — an extra-point attempt and a last-second field goal attempt. The Broncos were trailing 17–10 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.
* January 2 and 9, 1994: In the 1993 season finale (January 2, 1994), the Raiders rallied from a 30–13 deficit to beat the Broncos 33–30 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." Despite the Broncos' protests, the Raiders won, 42–24.

1995–2004

* 1995 season: In , former Raiders' head coach Mike 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 (1995–2008), the Broncos went 21–7 against Oakland.
* November 22, 1999: At the end of a Broncos' 27–21 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.
* November 13, 2000: In the final Monday Night game at Mile High Stadium, Broncos' quarterback Brian 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 27–24 Broncos' win.
* November 11, 2002: The Raiders trounced the Broncos 34–10 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 before the season.
* 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' quarterback Kerry 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 25–24 Raiders' win.

2007–present

* 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.
* October 24, 2010: The Raiders scored 38 points in the first half in Denver. The Raiders routed the Broncos 59–14, making it the most points scored in a single game in Raiders franchise history, as well as tying the most points allowed in a single game in Broncos franchise history, along with a 59–7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in .
* October 11, 2015: The Broncos were nursing a 9–7 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 16–10 late in the game, however, the Broncos' defense and special teams preserved the hard-fought victory.
* November 26, 2017: During the first quarter of a Raiders' 21–14 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' 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.
* September 16, 2018: In scorching hot temperatures in Denver, the Raiders took a 12–0 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.
* December 29, 2019: In the 2019 regular-season finale at Denver, Raiders' quarterback Derek Carr pulled the team to within a 16–15 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 down—a questionable call that the Raiders unsuccessfully challenged.
* October 6, 2024: The Raiders were leading the Broncos 10–3 in Denver, and were threatening to add to their lead, with a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line. However, Broncos' cornerback Patrick Surtain II stepped in front of a pass from Raiders' quarterback Gardner Minshew and returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown that changed the momentum of the game in the Broncos' favor. The Broncos scored an additional 24 unanswered points for a 34–18 win, and in the process, snapped an 8-game losing streak against the Raiders.

Season-by-season results

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, 1960
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
31–14
, style=", Raiders
48–10
, Tie
1–1
, Inaugural season for both franchises and the American Football League (AFL). Both are placed in the AFL Western Division, resulting in two meetings annually.
Game in Denver was the Broncos' first home win in franchise history.
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, 1961
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
27–24
, style=", Raiders
33–19
, Tie
2–2
,
, -
, 1962
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
44–7
, style=", Broncos
23–6
, Broncos
4–2
, In Denver, Broncos set a franchise record for their largest victory overall (broken in 1976) and their largest victory against the Raiders with a 37–point differential.
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, 1963
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
26–10
, style=", Raiders
35–31
, Tie
4–4
,
, -
, 1964
, style=",
, Tie
20–20
, style=", Raiders
40–7
, Raiders
5–4–1
,
, -
, 1965
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
28–20
, style=", Raiders
24–13
, Raiders
7–4–1
,
, -
, 1966
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
17–3
, style=", Raiders
28–10
, Raiders
9–4–1
,
, -
, 1967
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
21–17
, style=", Raiders
51–0
, Raiders
11–4–1
, In Oakland, Raiders set a franchise record for their largest victory overall with a 51–point differential.
Raiders win 1967 AFL Championship, but lose Super Bowl II.
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, 1968
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
43–7
, style=", Raiders
33–27
, Raiders
13–4–1
, Raiders lose 1968 AFL Championship.
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, 1969
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
24–14
, style=", Raiders
41–10
, Raiders
15–4–1
, Raiders lose 1969 AFL Championship.
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, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
24–19
, style=", Raiders
35–23
, Raiders
17–4–1
, As a result of the AFL–NFL merger, the Broncos and Raiders are placed in the AFC West.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
27–16
, style=", Raiders
21–13
, Raiders
19–4–1
, Raiders win 14 straight meetings (1965–1971).
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,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
37–20
, style=", Broncos
30–23
, Raiders
20–5–1
,
, -
,
, style=",
, Tie
23–23
, style=", Raiders
21–17
, Raiders
21–5–2
, Raiders clinched the AFC West and eliminated the Broncos from playoff contention with their win.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
28–17
, style=", Broncos
20–17
, Raiders
22–6–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
42–17
, style=", Raiders
17–10
, Raiders
24–6–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
17–10
, style=", Raiders
19–6
, Raiders
26–6–2
, Raiders win Super Bowl XI.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
24-14
, style=", Broncos
30-7
, Raiders
27–7–2
,
, - style="font-weight:bold; background:#f2f2f2;"
, 1977 Playoffs
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
20–17
,
, Raiders
27–8–2
, AFC Championship Game.
Broncos' first home win against the Raiders since the 1962 season.
Broncos go on to lose Super Bowl XII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
14–6
, style=", Broncos
21–6
, Raiders
27–10–2
, Broncos’ first season series sweep against the Raiders since the 1962 season.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
14–10
, style=", Raiders
27–3
, Raiders
29–10–2
,
, -

, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
24–21
, style=", Raiders
9–3
, Raiders
31–10–2
, Raiders win Super Bowl XV.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
9–7
, style=", Broncos
17–0
, Raiders
31–12–2
, Last season until the 1995 season the Raiders played as an Oakland-based team.
, -
,
, style=",
, ''canceled''
, style=", Raiders
27–10
, Raiders
32–12–2
, Raiders relocate to Los Angeles.
Due to the 1982 NFL players strike, the game scheduled in Denver was canceled.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
22–7
, style=", Raiders
22–20
, Raiders
34–12–2
, Raiders win Super Bowl XVIII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
16–13
, style=", Broncos
22–19 (OT)
, Raiders
34–14–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
17–14 (OT)
, style=", Raiders
31–28 (OT)
, Raiders
36–14–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
38–36
, style=", Broncos
21–10
, Raiders
36–16–2
, Broncos lose Super Bowl XXI.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
30–14
, style=", Broncos
23–17
, Raiders
36–18–2
, Broncos lose Super Bowl XXII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
30–27 (OT)
, style=", Raiders
21–20
, Raiders
38–18–2
, In Denver, Raiders overcame a 24–0 halftime deficit.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
31–21
, style=", Raiders
16–13 (OT)
, Raiders
39–19–2
, First season series split since the 1977 season and the first time that the home team won both meetings since the 1961 season.
Broncos lose Super Bowl XXIV.
, -

, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
23–20
, style=", Raiders
14–9
, Raiders
41–19–2
, In Denver, Raiders block a Broncos' potential game-tying field goal in the final seconds.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
17–16
, style=", Raiders
16–13
, Raiders
43–19–2
, In Denver, Raiders block two kicks by the Broncos, an extra point, and a potential game-winning field goal.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
17–13
, style=", Raiders
24–0
, Raiders
44–20–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
23–20
, style=", Raiders
33–30 (OT)
, Raiders
46–20–2
, In Los Angeles, the Raiders overcame a 30–13 deficit, setting up a Wild Card round the following week at Los Angeles.
, - style="font-weight:bold; background:#f2f2f2;"
, 1993 Playoffs
, style=",
,
, style=", Raiders
42–24
, Raiders
47–20–2
, AFC Wild Card Round.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
48–16
, style=", Raiders
23–13
, Raiders
49–20–2
, Last season the Raiders played as a Los Angeles-based team.
Raiders win eight straight home meetings (1988–1994).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
27–0
, style=", Broncos
31–28
, Raiders
49–22–2
, Raiders relocate back to Oakland.
In Oakland, Broncos eliminate the Raiders from playoff contention with their win.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
24–19
, style=", Broncos
22–21
, Raiders
49–24–2
,
, -
,
,
, style=", Broncos
31–3
, style=", Raiders
28–25
, Raiders
50–25–2
, Broncos win Super Bowl XXXII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
40–14
, style=", Broncos
34–17
, Raiders
50–27–2
, Broncos win Super Bowl XXXIII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
27–21 (OT)
, style=", Broncos
16–13
, Raiders
50–29–2
,
, -

, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
27–24
, style=", Broncos
33–24
, Raiders
50–31–2
, In Denver, Broncos' K Jason Elam kicks the game-winning field goal in the team's final meeting at Mile High Stadium.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
23–17
, style=", Raiders
38–28
, Raiders
51–32–2
, Broncos open Invesco Field at Mile High (now known as Empower Field at Mile High).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
34–10
, style=", Raiders
28–16
, Raiders
53–32–2
, In Denver, Broncos' TE Shannon Sharpe and Raiders' LB Bill Romanowski engage in a brawl.
Raiders lose Super Bowl XXXVII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
31–10
, style=", Broncos
22–8
, Raiders
53–34–2
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
25–24
, style=", Broncos
31–3
, Raiders
54–35–2
, In Denver, Raiders' block the Broncos' potential game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
22–3
, style=", Broncos
31–17
, Raiders
54–37–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
13–3
, style=", Broncos
17–13
, Raiders
54–39–2
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
23–20 (OT)
, style=", Raiders
34–20
, Raiders
55–40–2
, In Denver, Broncos ice Raiders' K Sebastian Janikowski, and Jason Elam later kicks the game-winning field goal in overtime.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
31–10
, style=", Broncos
41–14
, Raiders
56–41–2
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
20–19
, style=", Broncos
23–3
, Raiders
57–42–2
,
, -

, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
59–14
, style=", Raiders
39–23
, Raiders
59–42–2
, In Denver, Raiders set a franchise record for their most points scored in a game (broken in 2023) and score their most points in a game against the Broncos. Meanwhile, the Broncos set a franchise record for most points allowed in a game (broken in 2023).
Raiders sweep the division but miss the playoffs, an NFL first.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
23–20
, style=", Broncos
38–24
, Raiders
60–43–2
, Both teams finished with 8-8 records, but the Broncos clinched the AFC West based on record versus common opponents, eliminating the Raiders from playoff contention.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
37–6
, style=", Broncos
26–13
, Raiders
60–45–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
37–21
, style=", Broncos
34–14
, Raiders
60–47–2
, Broncos lose Super Bowl XLVIII.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
47–14
, style=", Broncos
41–17
, Raiders
60–49–2
, In Denver, Broncos score their most points in a game against the Raiders.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Raiders
15–12
, style=", Broncos
16–10
, Raiders
61–50–2
, Broncos win eight straight meetings (2011–2015) and last win in Oakland.
Broncos win Super Bowl 50.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
24–6
, style=", Raiders
30–20
, Raiders
62–51–2
,
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
16–10
, style=", Raiders
21–14
, Raiders
63–52–2
, In Oakland, a brawl occurred between Broncos' CB Aqib Talib and Raiders' WR Michael Crabtree, resulting in both players getting ejected from the game.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
20–19
, style=", Raiders
27–14
, Raiders
64–53–2
, In Denver, Broncos' K Brandon McManus kicks the game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
, -
,
, Tie 1–1
, style=", Broncos
16–15
, style=", Raiders
24–16
, Raiders
65–54–2
, In Denver, Broncos deny the Raiders' potential game-winning two-point conversion in the final seconds. Game in Denver was also the Raiders' final game as an Oakland-based team and a California-based franchise.
, -

, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
32–31
, style=", Raiders
37–12
, Raiders
67–54–2
, Raiders relocate to Las Vegas and open Allegiant Stadium.
Raiders' first season series sweep against the Broncos since the 2010 season.
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
34–24
, style=", Raiders
17–13
, Raiders
69–54–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
22–16 (OT)
, style=", Raiders
32–23
, Raiders
71–54–2
,
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Raiders
17–16
, style=", Raiders
27–14
, Raiders
73–54–2
, Raiders won eight straight meetings (2020–2023) and eight straight home meetings (2016–2023).
, -
,
, style=",
, style=", Broncos
34–18
, style=", Broncos
29–19
, Raiders
73–56–2
, Broncos record their first win in Las Vegas, their first season series sweep against the Raiders since the 2014 season, and the first as a Las Vegas-based franchise.
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, -
, AFL regular season
, style=",
, Raiders 6–3–1
, Raiders 9–1
,
, -
, NFL regular season
, style=",
, Raiders 27–25–1
, Raiders 30–25
,
, -
, AFL and NFL regular season
, style=",
, Raiders 33–29–2
, Raiders 39–26
,
, -
, NFL postseason
, Tie 1–1
, Broncos 1–0
, Raiders 1–0
, AFC Wild Card: 1993
AFC Championship: 1977
, -
, Regular and postseason
, style=",
, Raiders 33–30–2
, Raiders 40–26
, Raiders have a 25–22 record in Oakland, an 11–3 record in Los Angeles and currently have a 4–1 record in Las Vegas.
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Connections between the teams

Coaches

Players

See also

* List of NFL rivalries
*AFC West

Notes

References

External links

Denver Broncos' official website

The Denver Post – Complete Broncos Coverage

Pro Football Hall of Fame – Denver Broncos team history



Las Vegas Raiders' official website

San Jose Mercury News – Raiders' coverage



Pro Football Hall of Fame – Las Vegas Raiders' team history

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