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After sacking Raiders quarterback Geno Smith six times on Thursday night, the Broncos now have 46 sacks through 10 games. If they continue this pace for the remaining seven games of the 2025 season, the Broncos will finish with 78 sacks, which would be a new NFL record.
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The Las Vegas Raiders just played a classic Thursday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos, and not in a good way.
Denver's defense bailed out the Broncos in a 10-7 squeaker over the reeling Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night, sacking Geno Smith six times to atone for spotty performances on offense and special teams. The Broncos (8-2) own the league's best record, but they didn't look anything like it on a windy night in the Rocky Mountains.
According to SportsLine's Inside the Lines team and Projection Model, Thursday's game could have major significance on the Broncos' division hopes, all of it bad
The Denver Broncos are generating a significant amount of excitement with the announcement of a potential new stadium that could be built by the beginning of the 2031 NFL season. The new arena is poised to have a retractable roof and a mixed-use area, all privately funded, at no cost to the Colorado taxpayer.
The Broncos outgained the Raiders 220-188 but managed just one touchdown (a 7-yard strike from quarterback Bo Nix to wide receiver Troy Franklin) and produced 11 penalties, more than they had first downs..