Below is Dominic Minchella’s full summary of the Raiders’ loss:

The Las Vegas Raiders returned to their home turf to take on their division rival, the Denver Broncos. A rematch from earlier in the season that started the Raiders’ six-game losing streak, but the first game for the Broncos to face the Raiders offense under the play-calling of Scott Turner.

The Raiders entered this game without their starting running back, Alexander Mattison, who was dealing with a recent ankle injury. ESPN-ranked running back Ameer Abdullah replaced Mattison.

Neither team could do much on their first drives, each of which resulted in the football being kicked away. The Bronco’s second drive resulted in a field goal, putting them up 3-0 early. However, the Raiders seemed to find some cohesion in their offense after their first two drives resulted in punts.

The lead was short-lived before the Raiders gained control of the ball on their third drive.

Dylan Laube caught the kick return and weaved his way down the field, resulting in a 59-yard return. The return kicked off the Raiders offense, with the drive resulting in a Raider touchdown to take the lead 7-3 after the extra point kick was good. Abdullah made his presence known and caught Gardner Minshew’s touchdown pass.

Thanks to Tyree Wilson’s first sack of the season, the Raider defense would keep the Broncos from responding with a touchdown drive of their own. The Raiders forced the Broncos to make another field goal on their third drive.

The Broncos ended their fourth drive with a familiar result: a field goal. The Raiders responded with a field goal of their own. Heading into halftime, the Raiders had a 13-9 lead. It was their first halftime lead since Week 1.

The Raiders picked up where they left off on defense, forcing the Broncos to punt the ball away after 1:38 of possession to start the second half. It wouldn’t be long before the Broncos got the ball back, with Minshew throwing an interception. The interception resulted in the Broncos throwing their first touchdown of the game and taking back the lead, 16–13, to start the third quarter.

The Raiders were unable to respond with much offense after losing the lead on their first drive of the second half, but AJ Cole’s 42-yard kick would push Denver back to inside their 10-yard line. The Raider defense was unable to take advantage of the field placement, as the Broncos were able to put together a drive successful enough to punt the football away from midfield to the Bronco’s 10-yard line.

The Raider’s second drive of the second half was again unimpressive, leading to Cole punting the football again after three plays that had only gained six yards. The Bronco quarterback went back to work, moving the offense to midfield just before the end of the third quarter, with the Broncos still on top 16-13.

After getting the ball back from the Raider punt, the Broncos posted a ten-play, 26-yard gain before kicking a field goal to put the Broncos up 19–13. The Raiders had to get to work.

The Raiders were saved by a Denver pass interference that resulted in a first down for the Raiders on a lackluster drive attempt. The penalty didn’t bring much life to the Raiders. Minshew could find Brock Bowers for a gain of 13 yards, putting the team within field goal distance. The Raider drive resulted in Denver cutting the lead with a Raider field goal. 19-16 Bronco led with 9:00 to go.

The Broncos found Marvin Mims Jr for a 37-yard gain from midfield that put the Broncos in the red zone. Denver would increase their lead with another touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton, with the extra point try good, Denver took a ten point lead, 26-16, with 5:30 to go.

On a do-or-die drive, Jakobi Meyers made four catches and 57 yards to get the Raiders down the field. On third down, Minshew and the Raiders couldn’t land a touchdown, so Las Vegas had to settle for their fourth field goal of the day, making it a one-possession game, with Denver leading 26–19.

With 3:38 the game was on the line. The Broncos drive would begin at the 30-yard line. Nix started the drive with three incompletions, forcing the punt team to take the field. The Raiders have some life left with 3:12 left in the game, all three timeouts and a dream.

Minshew went down with a shoulder injury on the first play of a crucial drive, quarterback Desmond Ridder. The quarterback change happened disastrously quickly, with Ridder fumbling with the football and gaining the Broncos field position on the Raiders’ 17-yard line. The two-minute warning came sooner than the Raiders would have liked, trailing 26-19 without possession.

With a successful 33-yard field goal by Wil Lutz, the Broncos extended the lead to 29-19 with 1:58 left in the game. The Bronco defense was too much for the Raiders to overcome in the final minutes of the game, leading the Broncos to defeat the Raiders and win four of their last six. Raiders losing streak extended to seven straight games.

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