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Plummer
19/29, 268 yds
1TD(rush)/1INT
QB Rating - 80.8 		Bell
17 carries, 71 yds
long - 35, avg - 4.2
0TD
Lelie
6 recs
110 yds
long - 34, avg - 18.3
0TD 		Elam
29 yd FG
33 yd FG
34 yd FG
10 total pts
Total Yards - 414, rushing - 155, passing - 259
Time of Possession - 38:32
First Downs - 24   Penalties - 5/25
Box Score
  	    1st  2nd  3rd  4th   OT   Total    
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  Broncos    10    6    6    0    0      22  
  Raiders     0    0    0    3    0       3
Jake Plummer

Ashley Lelie

*Congrats to WR Ashley Lelie for his 1st 100 yd game since December 2004!!*

*Congrats also to RB Mike Anderson for his 1st 1000 yd season since his rookie year in 2000!!*

Game Recap

1st Quarter:
3 - 0 Broncos lead
Broncos K Jason Elam kicked a 29 yd FG to put the 1st points on the board following a 9 play, 50 yd drive. Key plays: WR Ashley Lelie 16 yd reception, RB Mike Anderson 15 yd reception, WR Rod Smith 21 yd reception to the Oakland 3 yd line. A false start penalty and sack for -4 yds set up the FG.
10 - 0 Broncos lead
Broncos QB Jake Plummer scored the 1st TD of the game on a 1 yd sneak to cap an 8 play, 8 yd drive. Key plays: WR Ashley Lelie 34 yd reception, TE Jeb Putzier 17 yd reception, WR Rod Smith 19 yd reception.

2nd Quarter:
Raiders S Stuart Schweigert picked off Broncos QB Jake Plummer's pass intended for WR Rod Smith after the ball bounced off his fingers. Oakland did not capitalize on the turnover.
16 - 0 Broncos lead
On their next possession, Broncos RB Mike Anderson scored his 12th TD of the season on a 2 yd rush. Key plays: WR Ashley Lelie 12 yd reception, TE Stephen Alexander 12 yd reception, WR Rod Smith 14 yd reception. A bad snap prevented the extra point from being kicked.
With 00:48 left in the half, Broncos S Nick Ferguson picked off Raiders QB Kerry Collins in the end zone, effectively preventing a score from the 4 yd line. It was his 5th pick on the season.

3rd Quarter:
19 - 0 Broncos lead
After a 24 yd return from the 3 yd line on the opening kickoff, Raiders CB Chris Carr fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Broncos FB Cecil Sapp. The fumble was forced by Broncos WR Todd Devoe. An offside penalty on Oakland gave Denver 5 more yds and they started their drive with a 1st and 5 on Oakland's 22 yd line. They wound up 3rd and 8 at the 15 yd line and Broncos K Jason Elam kicked his 2nd FG, a 33 yarder to widen the scoring gap.
22 - 0 Broncos lead
Oakland went 3 and out on their ensuing drive and the Broncos scored on the following possession with another Jason Elam FG from 34 yds out. Key play: RB Tatum Bell 35 yd run.
After the Raiders' 2nd succesive 3 and out, Denver attempted another FG but this one sailed wide right from 52 yds out. Key plays: WR Rod Smith 24 yd reception, WR Ashley Lelie 22 yd reception.

4th Quarter:
22 - 3 Broncos Win
Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski scored Oakland's only points of the game with a 43 yd FG less than 1 minute into the quarter. Key plays: WR Jerry Porter 11 yd reception challenged by Denver and reversed, WR Doug Gabriel 14 yd reception, WR Randy Moss 14 and 15 yd receptions. QB Kerry Collins was sacked for a 17 yd loss by Broncos S John Lynch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by Oakland. Three penalties, 3 incomplete passes and a 10 yd reception by FB Zach Crockett set up the 4th and 10 at the Denver 25 yd line for the kick. Neither team came into scoring range again and the Broncos left the field with the AFC West title and the 2nd seed spot in the AFC with a 1st round bye in the playoffs.

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