No. 4 – Denver will trail at some point
As Broncos quarterback, Peyton Manning has trailed the Oakland Raiders by a total of three points for exactly five minutes and 29 seconds. That happened after Manning was picked off in the opening possession in November 9th, 2014 and Oakland converted the turnover into a field goal. Denver responded with its own field goal to tie and reclaimed the lead on their next possession.
Sunday will be the most nervous Broncos fans have been during a Raiders game since Carson Palmer had a 17-7 lead at halftime over Tim Tebow.
Denver has had a penchant for letting opponents stick around late in games this year, so it should come as no big surprise that they’ll let the Raiders do the same, relatively speaking. The Broncos won’t need a fourth-quarter comeback or late game-winning drive as they’ve needed in their previous four wins, but the Raiders will have a lead at some point, maybe as late as the third quarter.
