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1st Quarter:
No Score
 Al Wilson made a big stop on Oakland's Tyrone Wheatley on 4th and inches at the Denver 40 yard line.
 Reuben Droughns fumbled the ball on the handoff from Jake Plummer and lost it to Oakland's Marques Anderson.
2nd Quarter:
No Score
 Oakland's Sebastian Janikowski missed a 48 yard FG attempt (wide right).
3 - 0 Broncos lead
 Jason Elam kicked a 32 yard FG on a 9 play, 48 yard drive. Key play: Darius Watts 19 yard reception from Jake Plummer on 3rd and 7.
10 - 0 Broncos lead
 Rod Smith caught an 85 yard TD pass from Jake Plummer; the longest of both players' careers.
10 - 7 Broncos lead
 The Raiders answered 28 seconds later when Jerry Porter caught a 42 yard TD pass from Kerry Collins.
3rd Quarter:
10 - 7 Broncos lead
 Reuben Droughns fumbled again and the ball was recovered by Oakland's Charles Woodson on the Broncos' 36 yard line.
13 - 10 Raiders lead
 Kerry Collins threw his 2nd TD pass to Jerry Porter, a 14 yarder. Denver's Monsanto Pope blocked the extra point.
 Kelly Herndon forced a fumble from Oakland's Justin Fargas that was recovered by Denver's Donnie Spragan.
 The very next play, Jake Plummer threw an interception after ducking to avoid a sack by 2 Raiders.
4th Quarter:
17 - 13 Broncos lead
 Reuben Droughns ran 3 yards for a TD on a 6 play, 83 yard drive. Key play: Ashley Lelie 57 yard diving reception. He was not touched and managed to get up and run down to the 3 yard line.
24 - 13 Broncos lead
 Monsanto Pope made another big defensive play as he tipped Kerry Collins' pass. LT Luther Ellis caught it and ran it back 32 yards for a Bronco TD.
 John Lynch picked off Kerry Collins at the Raiders 1 yard line after an intense few minutes of play. The Raiders drove to the 3 yard line and then a defensive pass interference penalty on Willie Middlebrooks gave Oakland 1st and 10 at the 1 yard line. After a fumble and a false start penalty, the Raiders were 2nd and 18 when Collins threw for the end zone and was picked.
24 - 19 Broncos lead
 Ronald Curry made a one-handed catch in the back of the end zone from Kerry Collins. The Raiders then went for 2 but failed.
25 - 24 Raiders win
 Kerry Collins connected with Jerry Porter for his 3rd TD pass of the game. Oakland then failed on another 2pt conversion attempt.
 Jason Elam's 43 yard FG attempt was blocked by Langston Walker to clinch the Raiders' victory.
      
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