1990 – WK 1 – DEN @ LA [FULL GAME]

Howie Long and the Raiders host John Elway and the Broncos in the 1990 season opener at a very hot LA Coliseum (95 degrees).

The Denver Broncos versus the Los Angeles Raiders good afternoon everybody and welcome to the coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where it is another sweltering day in Southern California game time temperature is 95° almost no wind at the Coliseum whatsoever so before it’s all over it could be the team that holds up under these extreme conditions best comes out

On top I’m Joel Meers alongside of mod J two original teams from the old American Football League getting together once again Broncos have taken three of the four opening day meetings over the last 25 of mod these two better Rivals have really played it closely with the Raiders winning 13 they certainly have

Joel but you know the Denver Broncos are no matter what you think they are the American Conference champions and they are led by Dan Reeves and they are at a spot where the Raiders want to get back to be and they feel like this is an excellent opportunity for art shells

Raiders to find out if they’re back the way they were a few years ago when they were the defending American confence champion looking right now at the youngest coach in the NFL at 43 years of age of course the youngest head coach in the NFL on the other side Dan Reeves the

Fourth youngest arel loves those home games he was a perfect 6-0 after taking over for Mike Shanahan right here at the Coliseum last year starting to date me Joel when you talk about these young head coaches you you find start feeling your Agee when you have coaches that you played against

And that’s the way it is today I’ve played against both of these fellas The Pride the confidence they say is back with the Los Angeles Raiders as Jeff Jagger gets a teed up Broncos win the opening toss Al Davis just popped his head in the booth just a

Couple of minutes agoad he said now Joel andad don’t be too nervous even though it’s opening day we’re not nervous Al and I don’t think your guys are either I think Al May a little be a little bit nervous cuz you never know he he said we

Can speculate as long as we want to but today we find out just talk good we are out Montgomery Shany wer back deep and the 8990 rather the 90 campaign underway for the Denver bronos Winder doesn’t get to it it’s picked up I Believe by Moy though I believe Orson Mobley the tight

End down there on the Special Teams save the Denver Broncos from disaster at the outset of the contest John Elway coming off what the Denver people say was his best preseason hitting 70% of his passes his offensive line growing inide over the last three years they’re very very high in

Particular on the left tackle Gerald Perry Humphrey the offensive Rookie of the Year in the AFC last year in the back field with Elway Su will leave when they go to the extra tight end set moley comes in first and 10 for the Broncos their own 20 yd

Line for their first series of 1990 Bobby Humphrey on the carry good yardage for Humphrey he gets [Applause] eight by defensively the front four can stack up with the very best of them for the Los Angeles Raiders long gock Davis and Greg Townson who look Sensational over the

Last couple of preseason games the strength may be their linebacking group a very experienced one Robinson Ellison and Tom Benson a plan B signing last year and they go to ex defensive backs the two that will enter the game Terry McDaniel and Elvis Patterson the former giant second and short the delay pumper

Got more than enough for the first down out to the Third 35 yd line for Denver Mike Harden the former bronos making the stop the strong Safety what you are going to see throughout the course of the day is excellent cutability by Bobby Humphrey watch humphy find the hole here he always makes the right decision he’s always inside those blocks there’s a great cut right there and he’s always going forward he is a very efficient and

A great run and a great he’s got great eyesight he always finds the right hole the Two Carries for Bobby Humphrey and already 15 yds on the ground for the Denver Broncos and talking to Dan Reed last night we were talking to like two old running backs we kept saying as we watch

Bobby Humphrey in film he always makes the right cut and that’s something that you really can’t coach that’s an an instinctive ability that great Runners have Dan reev said to us yesterday that Bobby Humphrey did everything as a mod said on Instinct now he knows the system

She gain set him in 1100 yd the first Bronco rookie to ever go to the th000 yd Mark first and 10 for Denver they own 35 yd line Elway first pass attempt of the day is a dump off for Sammy Winder makes the first man miss still only gets about two on the

Reception Gary Lewis the quarterback coming up very nice play by Sammy weer who’s been around a long time but he’s still a very effective running back caught that ball in the Run made that first tackler Miss and still got a couple of yards Samy’s in his ninth year Southern

Mississippi so call it second and a long eight now for Elway in the Denver offense the defend than 2 minutes gone by the first 15 minutes of play at the Coliseum deep drop for Elway and good protection as his tight end K drops the ball Clarence K the center of a lot of

Attention over the last couple of weeks surrounding his eligibility some were wondering if he was a third time offender being cited for impaired driving in June but Clarence Kan as attorneys feel that no action will be taken and he is still waiting for a decision a ruling for Paul tagliaboo

That should be forthcoming in the next week or two that’s a pretty heavy burden on a young man like that I think he’ rather have something be decided and then go on rather than have it be up in limbo four wide receivers for the Broncos Advance Johnson in motion on Third and

Eight from their own 37 Elway average better than five a carry last year and he’s got the first down for Denver all the way to the LA 49 yd line on the 14 yd scramble John Elway is nothing more than a single wi tail back in that situation

You got a guy big strong fast like that that can throw the ball the way he can most quarterbacks when you make them run they’re at a disadvantage in Elway’s case once he starts running he’s like a halfback in open field and he will not hesitate to pick up that yardage on his

Own and you notice he doesn’t do a lot of that slide and he’ll try to punish somebody when they come to tackle him first and 10 for the Broncos in Raider territory at the Los Angeles 49 yd line it holds up well again forway he’s got his tie end wide open for

Another first down to the 33 yd line of Los Angeles and it’s Clarence K in his seventh Year from Georgia going at 62 237 a big confidence build for Clarence Kay first of all he comes out just a couple plays before and drops the ball and El showing his confidence in Kay

Comes right back to him and puts it right there and K picks it up makes a couple extra yards by asked Dan re yesterday it’s been a distraction all the attention surrounding play K said maybe for Clarance but it hasn’t been that type of distraction for the rest of

The team impressive start for the Broncos offensively first and 10 Bobby Humphrey tried to cut it back and does a good job to get it down to the 30yd line for a gain of about three when it looked like he’d be stopped in the back field finally he’s knocked down by hoe long

Steve Su the lead Blocker on this play number 30 now Su is a sort of a player that can play any position they’ve got him playing pullback this year and watch he well he puts a little arm out there and tries to catch the guy guess if you

Can’t block him you just throw your arm out there and try to get him how long forcing down getting blocked very well but keeps pursuing after the runner why the only one in the back field on second and seven from the 30 laway on play action is in trouble and

Is going down back at the 36 for a loss of six great outside pressure from GRE towns and in Rell told us his main responsibility is making sure that the containment is not broken by Elway the one of the things you don’t want to do when you’re trying to play against a

Quarterback like John Elway is let him get outside because once he gets outside he still has the full range of the field because he’s got such a strong arm he can throw from one side of the field all the way over to the other it’s most quarterbacks once they get outside the

End they can only throw to that side of the field but with lway it just opens up the entire field and Townsen his responsibility is to not let Elway get outside and he did that R very well that last play Four wide outs for Elway on

Third and 13 from the Raider 36 Elway out of the shotgun delivering and it’s dropped by his wide [Applause] receiver Vance Johnson usually hangs on to everything in his neighborhood that time though he felt the pressure of Mike Harden his former teammate there’s a couple of old buddies that

Have probably run a million patterns against each other Mike Harden with the Broncos before he came here with the Raiders but this this Ball’s got to be caught I think what happened Vance tried to catch the ball and make a turn back inside before he had a a handle on him

That just got right through his fingers a fine play there by Mike Harden who was right on top of it Mike heran 7 yd long beep State the punt for the first time today for Denver after a very successful Drive stalls at the 3 six of

La heran tried to angle it towards the sideline and it looks like he did get it out of bounds the linesman walking up this is what heran did so well last year he was exceptional at getting the ball inside the 20 this time all the way back

Inside the 10 so the first offensive series of the year for the LA Raiders it’ll start when we return at Their Own 8yd Line welcome back to the col seam in Los Angeles today where game time temperature is 95 de Joel Myers along with the mod Rashad those black jerseys

For the Raiders any difference wearing black on a day like today well you know what it’s always hotter on the losing side of the field I don’t think the jerseys make any difference but for these Blue Jackets we have on they’re taking a toll on me it is hot out here

Joel coming into the game today the Raiders felt very strongly about their offensive line where they’re very deep and on the other side defensively a little thin up front for the Broncos well you know in a game like this it really takes a toll on the bigger

Players and if the if the Raiders can rotate their offensive line they will have an advantage over the Denver defensive line from the 8 yd line Steve Smith with some breathing room to the 15 for the Los Angeles Raiders the offensive look this year for the Los Angeles Raiders huge group up

Front wisnoski and Montoya the strength of the offensive line their two guards much stronger at the guard position than the tackle positions for the Raiders backfield they’ll use a lot of people besides Mueller and Smith and speed to burn on the outside G and Fernandez maybe one of the most underrated wide

Receivers in the NF Brown and Holland come in when they go to the four wide out align moving on the line first mistake of the day with flags up in the air belongs to the Los Angeles Raiders balse start prior to the snap number 60 offense still second

Down Rory Graves just a little bit ahead of time here if you watching he a left tackle you see he jumps way off which pulls the Vance mu behind him and also pulls off the defense this game is going to settle down a little bit they’re they’re very fired up

This Raider team is ready for this football game brings up a second and close to nine situation for Los Angeles with Willie G in motion again Steve Smith gets the car and he’s got fresh legs him mod he did not get into Camp because of a contract hold out until the last

Couple of preseason games he’s tripped up by Mark mford Mumford one of the linebackers for the Denver Broncos they are thin up front second year man power starts at the left end a rookie a 10th round draft choice at the Right End position Jim shimansky meinberg and Fletcher the strength of the defensive

Front seven for the Denver Broncos and Atwater and Smith strong safeties both for Denver their nickel the extra backs holes Robins Corrington and Elliot Smith there be short for Los Angeles and Steve Smith again has the first down for the Raiders number 35 getting his number called regularly at the outset of the

Contest with 7 Minutes gone by in the first quarter it’s scoreless so far and it’s the first first down of the season for La the Raiders on a day like today with all this heat if they can amount up a good ground attack that’s the way you

Really wear down a team on a hot day like this you just keep pounding and pounding up the middle it’s like in a boxing match where a guy takes a lot of body shots that at some point during the course of the game it starts to weaken

Up the whole the entire team much more effective on a hot day running then passing but against backs to rotate for the Los Angeles Raiders with great ball ready to come in he but as marccus alen Traer with his first pass attempt to the day to his favorite Target Mike dial the

Tight end a first down into Denver territory 29 yds on the completion he loved to go to dial during the preseason and he starts the season that way I I got you there you see Mike Dow over there on the far side if you can see through my

Scribbling but watch him come up the field and then come all the way across up underneath the defense here’s doy breaks across now shider very effective puts that ball right there gives his tight end a chance to catch the ball and run he leads him just a little bit a

Very nice shot by shider first and 10 mu getting the call going absolutely nowhere stacked up by Warren powers on the right side of the Denver the defensive front three solid play defensively this was a much maligned defensive unit but they turned it all around before last year they were 25th

In the league stopping the Run that’s why they basically kept meinberg on the inside now Dan reev feels so strong about his defense he moves meinberg to the outside for pass rushing capabilities yeah in the past anytime they felt they had a weakness the answer to that was put meinberg there mber says

I’m glad I’m playing one position now because all I have to do is study one player but I’m not so happy because they can run away from me and I’m not involved in in every play Sol it second and nine for the Raiders Trader throwing again Powers almost gets to him and it’s

Intercepted by Braxton Tyrone Braxton with the interception to the Midfield strike for the Denver Broncos he wanted to go to Smith who eventually made the tackle Willie G in the same area Jay Rider in a little bit of trouble but shows his quick feet comes out of it

You’ll see Willie G come all the way across the field same pattern that dial ran Here Comes Willie coming toward us number 83 and at this point he sees willly but he’s not able to get Braxton on the return foron Denver Broncos on First and 10 from the 50 and Mobley are making

K belted by the one they call a hit man in the secondary Eddie Anderson for the Raiders there are certain things that you don’t want to happen when you’re running a pass over the middle and one of them is to have the ball thrown way up high and just leave

You stretched out like that I think Clarence K lucky to get up after that pass especially in in in the area by Eddie Anderson who is a Jack Tatum like hitter playay showing how tough he is by bouncing back up point game second and 10 at the

Midfield strike for Elway on his second series of the afternoon looked very strong in the first one before stall at the Raider 36 setting up the screen Humphrey can’t hang on difficult one to bring in for Bobby Humphrey plenty of pressure on both the running back and

The quarterback ho long getting in there early a look now at the 10-minute ticker Chicago shutting out Seattle at home while the Green Bay Packers comfortably in front of the LA Rams a surprise somewhat of a surprise a mod your old team losing to the cansas City Chiefs by

Three I think Kansas City a lot of people thought that this was the year they were going to get back and show that they were a real playoff contending team and by beating the Vikings first week out I think they’re a team that you that’s going to be a contender and many

Felt the same about the Detroit Lions with the run and shoot offense but they are pounded by Tampa Bay by 17 third and 10 now for laway and the Broncos three wide receivers to one side for John plenty of time as a man and it’s just behind Ricky

Ntil Gary Lewis the rookie quarterback a seventh round draft choice for the Raiders out of Alcorn State defending in the secondary Elway now only two of seven in the early going for a total of 18 yards boy if you give Elway that much time to throw the ball you sort of think

That you’re in real trouble the longer he holds that ball the more you start thinking about that deep bomb but the Raiders do an excellent job of containing Elway keeping him in that pocket and then do a great job of covering all the lanes down field Mike

Heran pting it away to the 1987 Heisman Trophy winner waiting back deep for the Raiders Tim Brown heran got his first one to go out of Bounds at the 8 yd line this one though off the side of his foot out of bounds near the 20yd

Line so the former long beat State 49er on his return home not happy with his second effort only a 29 yd Punt and the Raiders will have it once again offensively this time better field position when we come back at their own 21 still scoreless in in Los

Angeles someone you will see a great deal of this year on NBC the mag Johnson the magic man he told me that standing on the sideline he fears for his life hearing that those hits out there Raiders have it first incy 21 Vance mu bottled up in the back field good

Lateral Pursuit down the line by the Denver defensive front seven let’s head to New York now for an update Bob cus okay Joel on Houston’s First possession in Atlanta Lorenzo white fumbled Falcons recovered at the 50 took it in from there drive Capp by this 6yd run from their number one draft choice

The rookie running back from Washington State Steve brousard Glenville leads his old mates 7 nothing in the first back to Joel and aan all right Bob thank you we know it’s difficult Duty in those cool comfortable confines of the studio at 30 Rockefeller Plaza it is only 95° up in the booth at

The coliseum in Los Angeles could be approaching 105 to 110 down on the field of play second and 11 in trouble Fletcher almost got him Fletcher did have him in the grass back at the 5 yd line close to the four Simon Fletcher and Carl mecklinburg Warren pow also getting in

There but you’ve got to worry about 73 and 77 always you end up trying to run away from from mecklinburg who’s on the right side and all you do is run right back into Simon Fletcher who is a very unheralded defense when he’s a very big

Fell looks like he can play a down uh defensive end in but he plays that standup linebacker he can play either place and he is a force seems like he’s only getting better in the prime of his career right now wants to lead the linebackers in sacks Carl’s on the

Outside now means he’s really going to have to get after it well he’s taking a pretty good start he’s got one already six defensive backs in there now for the Broncos on Third and long for the Raiders the delay goes nowhere Steve Smith Bel it out of the back field check

That it was Vance mu fifth year man out of oxident college and an extra defensive back lay a hit on him Kip coron Kip kington really came in and laid the old leather on him at the end of that play got a couple of yards on the carry

Couple more yards for the putter couple of more yards in a tremendous headache so the defensive front three looking strong at the outset and that was possibly one of the concerns of the Broncos coming into the game they got the Raiders back in a hold gosit pting

From his own End Zone advance Johnson is back deep of the Midfield strike for the Broncos for a returnable typ for Johnson from the 45 running through traffic to the 45 yd line a Nifty 12yd return by Johnson after a 47 yd punt by Jeff Gossett 251 left in the first quarter still no score right now the Denver Broncos have Superior field position at the 45 to

Start their third Drive of the day the LA 45 Bobby Humphrey can he bounce outside no he does not get there Tom Benson along with Gary Lewis showing good speed Bobby Humphrey trying to bounce this play outside but the Raiders doing an excellent job you know their defense

Has played so well during the the preseason and if you can have a defense that can play steady like that they always give you offense a time to get in sync if they can just hold down these Broncos and give the give their offense a chance to get in syn

And talking to Jerry Robinson he said we have that that feeling that we’re all flying around trying to hit somebody that we had years ago little bit on the line it looked like Scott Davis a free down coming up for Elway or Mike wise actually on second and 11 Mark Jackson

Has it for the first down with the 25 yd line the fifth year man from Purdue 21 yds on the grab there are very few quarterbacks anywhere in the world that can throw a ball back right rolling out left if you watch Elway here just a

Little bootleg out to the out to the left part of the field and watch him throw this ball back behind right on the money just a Bullet there you see Scott Davis just a little bit ahead of time giving Elway that free play I’m sure he’ll take that completion I don’t know if there’s anyone in the history of the game that’s been able to throw that ball against the Rin rolling in that direction the way

Elway came without setting up he threw it right on the run without stopping his feet first and 10 best penetration of the day and body the big hit in the back field hoe long got through you never know where how’s going to turn up they list him as the starting end defensive

End but he’s all over the defensive front four he moves around quite a bit but boy he was right on this snap count you would have thought that he was in Denver’s hle right now as quick as he got off that ball late gamees just getting underway what a start for Jerry

Glenville and his new team in Atlanta he’s resurrecting that Gritz Blitz that he had down there a few years ago when he was a defensive coordinator minute 10 left in the first 15 minutes of play second just about 13 for Elway going deep he has his tight

End open TouchDown no it’s yanked away from Clarence K by Jerry Robinson it was there kay had to wait just a little bit on the ball though it was just a great play by Jerry Robinson who was obviously beat on the play but the Wy veteran I hate to call

Anybody like that cuz it makes him sound old but watch this play he knows he’s beat he watches the ball going into clarence’s arm and he pulls it out at the last minute that’s just a great play by Jerry Robinson important to be Denver the defending AFC champions Jerry Robinson told us they’ve been talking about Denver since 5 weeks ago their first preseason game over in London John Elway thought that that last play was a touchdown actually he I think he threw his hands up before clance clay came down on the

Ground Dan re was telling us yesterday that John Elway came into Camp as prepared as he has ever been and this is eighth season out of Stanford said he really worked hard during the offseason he had 70% of his preseason passes only had one picked off and that was in the

Final game against the Phoenix Cardinals I think we’re just seeing the the maturation he’s maturing as as a as a person and not and as a quarterback because he just seems so relaxed now I talked to him before the game and he he’s just a much more relaxed and more

Effective quarterback and that means trouble for anybody in the league if he’s more effective third down and 13 will they waste this great field position Elway out of the shotgun calls his own number on the quarterback draw and he can’t get the first down only with the 20 5 the

Cornerback Elvis Patterson was keeping the play inside Elway appeared to want to go outside with it and was deliberating the indecision cost him Eddie Anderson finally made the headit what the Broncos were trying to do was take advantage of the tremendous pass rush of the LA Raiders and try to let

All the rush go by and then let Elway take off running through the middle of the field but the Raiders as you say always pass was waiting for him David Treadwell from the 42 the 32 it’s a 42 yd attempt and it’s good and the first

Points of the season come from the young man who led the AFC in scoring last year was also named to the Pro Bowl in his second year out of Clemson David Treadwell with a 42 yd field goal so they do not waste the great field position starting their drive at the LA

45 yd line Elway though would have preferred the seven he thought he had it on that long pass to Clarence Cade the Washington redins defeated as Dan Reeves yesterday if he got any advice from Mike dka regarding the situation he experienced just a few weeks back the

Heart ailment where he had a blockage in his arteries said he did not receive any advice but feels better than ever all right here you see that next to the last play you see this hard Rush by Townsen up there and Elway will take the ball

And come inside and try to get up the field that way a big hard Rush by towns and outside laway tries to go underneath But Here Comes Elvis Patterson and Eddie Anderson they just have it bottled up bills are tied at three so the defending AFC champions

They went 11 and five during the regular season last year while the LA Raiders were 8 and8 take a three to nothing lead the final minute of play in the first quarter well will kick it away combination of Jamie Holland to your left Ron Brown to your right plenty of

Speed for the Los Angeles Raiders they can put together quite a track team with grat Brown and G Brown a great wide receiver and kick returner for many years for the Los Angeles Rams it’ll be jamy Holland though from his own goal line good kick coverage he’s penned in

Inside the 20 only back to the 16 yd line Anthony Thompson the first one down there for the Denver Broncos so it’s the third series for Jay shider and the Raider offense and they have not enjoyed the field position they would desire at the outset of the contest started the first

Drive back their eighth or second of the 21 this time outside of their own 16 sters already thrown one interception if you’ve just joined us it was picked off by Tyrone Braton the cornerback for the Denver Broncos Broncos though with good field position so far in the first quarter really haven’t capitalized on

The situation Trader for Willie G and G got it outside of the 20 to the 23 on the final play of the first quarter so when we come back the Raiders deep in their own territory trailing by three welcome back to the colum Joel Myers along with the marot well that

Thing the thing about that is it only cools off the players that are on the bench second and short second and three for the Raiders from their own 23 Greg Bell his first Carry of the season and he’s close to the first down not totally unexpected little pushing

And shoving Warren Powers the combatant for the Denver Broncos Carl meinberg playing right in number 77 says if they can run away from me all the time that’s the only thing I don’t like but watch him pursue this play all the way from the right side he makes a

Tackle on a play that goes off the guard opposite meinberg is just an allaround force and a guy that gave these Raiders a lot of concern coming into this game Jerry oisy said we you know we want to try to run away from him but if we do

That we run into Simon Fletcher if we run at him he’s just he’s a guy that we really got to you know we got to watch out for first quarter numbers almost identical third and inches and the first down is picked up by Greg Bell he’s in his seventh Year from Notre

Dame led the Rams in rushing in each of the last two seasons updating those scores once again on the 10-minute ticker an impressive start for Jerry Glenville and his debut is the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons Miami with a couple of field goals only down by a point now to the

Patriots San Diego and Dallas are tied up in the first great match up you see Indianapolis Buffalo tied also Pittsburgh Cleveland two teams that are old old rivals as well getting together on the opening week of the Season just like the Broncos and the LA Raiders

First and 10 for Los Angeles their own 31 yd line play action for jce Raiders moving the pocket Fernandez with a completion but a short gain pass complete to Fernandez Wyman Henderson on the coverage along with Tyrone Braxton mvin Fernandez is a big play receiver and a little play like this is

Not going to keeps your confidence going keeps your offense going even though it was five or six yards it’s a plus play makes it 31 straight swervin mvin fern as he is called here in Los Angeles his wife Brenda is expecting a baby any day

Now second and five the 36 yd line for the Raiders Steve Smith this time carrying tackers to the 39 yd line for a gain of three CRA craan making the headit up the middle for Denver I’m very concerned about mecklinburg watch this ah we got a

Little bit of grabbing and hole in I guess if you can’t block him you got to hold him when you’re as good as meinberg you got to expect to get held every now and then working up against Rory Graves the left tackle out of Ohio State for the

Raiders Rory had even wrapped up that last play another third and short situation for the Raiders this time at the own 39 yd line they need to push it past the 41 Bell stays in there with the tail back Sher try to get him to jump offside for the long count

It doesn’t work but Bell with second effort gets the first down to the 42 yd line well earlier today on NFL live the discussion sent around Mike diku possibly retiring this year if the Bears win the Super Bowl will McDon feels the dick could Marcel and Gibbs maybe in the

Final year of coaching and Buddy Ryan will get a new contract from Norman bremond while Al Davis according to will McDon will make a decision on the Raiders home whether it’ll be LA or Oakland within the next couple of weeks has to be pleased with the work of his

Defensive unit so far the offensive unit staggering and this heat in Los Angeles all is only pleased if they win the Super Bowl Steve Smith side b game behind that big offensive line to the 47 yd line Carl meber you just can’t watch a Denver game or watch a Denver defense

Without talking about Carl Carl Mechman watch this he rushes up the f try to rush to passer but he never stops his Pursuit angle he just keeps going and going and playing out at that right end spot it’s hard to make a tackle that goes up the middle he said that he

Didn’t like one of the things he didn’t like about being outside was that he wasn’t involved in every play well that’s quite the contrary here today call it second and a long Five Bell goes in motion to lead the blocking for Smith and the former niton from Penn

State doesn’t get much he’s to the 49 yd line and that that is it Simon Fletcher the outside linebacker on the opposite side getting Smith Simon fletchy if you go right you get Fletcher you go left you get mecklinburg these are two impact players on this Denver Bronco team they the

Strength of the Broncos defensive unit there’s no doubt about that Sam gratty Jim Brown into the contest now for the Los Angeles Raiders three wide receivers for Trader on third three from the 49 this drive started back to their own 16 yd line movement on the line it looked like

They got the man on the nose to jump off Ron Holmes meinberg also in early was their movement though braon Holmes just signed this past week former number one draft choice the Tampa B Bakers a long hold out for the Denver Broncos came over in a deal with NAA Bay

Before the start of last season for a fourth round draft choice Bal start prior to the snap number 60 offense still third down Rory Graves and meinburg I think maybe tried to psych him up a little bit but watch his watch his right watch his right

Hand just a little bit he’s ready to go and you see that little move by Roy Graves number 16 and mackenberg just takes off on that and he gets the call off the 44 yd line so the 5yd assessment goes against the Raiders their second mark off of the day

Four wide receivers will stay in there for J shider in the Raiders and Marcus Allen is the single set in the backfield his first play of the Season Marcus alsoo holded out during the preseason pocket collapsing on Trader and Trader goes down Ron Holmes coming straight up the

Middle with the sack the second sack of the day for the Denver Broncos Simon Fletcher at the first the Broncos put so much pressure on the outside with Fletcher and meinberg that that allows Holmes it forces the quarterback to stay inside and then Holmes comes right up the middle and makes the

Play expect him to do really well early on he hasn’t been in Camp as you mentioned earlier he’s got those fresh legs early we saw that for the Raiders in that preseason game a out a couple of weeks ago and Greg Townson had just reported to camp out of those sacks on

That Friday night against Chicago Soldier Field what we didn’t know was GRE Townson had been down in Houston working out with a guy named Tom Williams twice a day in that heat Johnson staying away from the wadler off the foot of Jeff Gossett it’s out of

Bounds when we get back Denver will have it with a three-point lead after only a 38 yd punt they’ll have it at their 25 yd line Bob gck told us yesterday he consided himself a stealth lineman because he moves around so quickly that no one can see him well we’ll see if

That applies this afternoon as we’re welcome you back to the Coliseum the big defensive lineman for the LA Raiders right now the Broncos with it first and 10 of their own 25 to delay doesn’t pull anyone with Steve Su out of the back field no gain on the

Carry Craig Townson knifing through to make the hit well how does Bob goldick feel about his position well he said if you’re mad at your kid you either raise him to be a nose tackle or send him out to play on the freeway just about the same nice approach to the position by

Bob kic he is a treat to be around and we talked to the Raider coaches he’s turned out to be a team leader fun player to have on the team he’s coming over from the Cleveland Browns also likes to think of himself as a nose backer loves to go in coverage

Occasionally he’s definitely a free spirit Elway throwing on second and 10 and it’s way wide of the intended target that may have been intentional Su pretty well blanketed by Mike Harden and Greg towns in applying pressure in the back field Another look at scores around the NFL on this first Sunday of the season a dominating performance so far by the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati scoring against their former offensive coordinator the New York Jets had C Bruce Cosley Elway now three of 10 for a total of 39 yds throwing on Third and almost 11 pocket holds up going for Michael Young did he get both feet in Noe Bronco fans affectionately have a place in their heart for young remembering that big 70- yard touchdown

Catch in the AFC title game last year up down y go Michael Young a that’s awful close an old X receiver I think he might have been in on that one cuz he certainly caught it right in his hands there was no juggling at all you need a pro bowl reputation to get

That call make it to the Pro Bowl one year then maybe you get the call next [Applause] year Denver’s used to timeout with Mikan on to punt maybe they’re trying to send a message to the official please go upstairs and refie that play it doesn’t appear to be the case

We’ll be right back with the coliseum in Los Angeles with LA ready to get the ball back m ran set to put it away for the Denver Broncos with Tim Brown waiting back for the Raiders his own 35 yd line and an effective pun by heran bobbled did Montgomery get down there to

Make the recovery does Denver have it yes Out Montgomery on the fumble recovery for the Denver Broncos he’s a rookie from the University of Houston Tim Brown just lost his ball misplayed it watch it go over his shoulder at that point once that ball bounces on the ground your chances of getting it are about nil because you have no idea which way it’s going to bounce meanwhile you got all kind of

White jerseys flying in front of you and it’s just a great play by the Denver Broncos who come up with that ball coaches told us yesterday out in Montgomery the one that flies around everywhere in the Special Teams his hustle really paid off the delay for Bobby Humphrey he is belted by Tom

Benson a loss of a yard back to the 27 Tom Vincent is a big hitter here Elway trying to hand the ball underneath and Vincent right in the hole they want to just contain Bobby Humphrey and binon a tell me vinon gets so psyched up he wants to knock people

Out when he hits him CU that’s the natural attitude for a linebacker second and 11 laway on the short truck going behind his tied end when you talk about intensity Ricky Ellison number 50 is just like Vincent and Steve S it’s too hot to fight for one thing

It’s hot enough to try to play football you want to try to fight it’s way too high now there’s Ricky Ellison number 50 they call him the vampire linebacker cuz he gets so fired up and he’s drooling and chopping his feet and everything the Raiders always seem to have a guy like

That had Matt Millan earlier now they have Ricky Ellison four wide receivers in the game for LA’s only three of 12 has Miss his last four straight third and 11 pocket collapsing unloads it and it’s almost dropped and almost picked off as it is dropped Gary Lewis scrambling over as

Vance Johnson couldn’t hang on it’s a couple we’ve seen drop [Applause] now V Johnson fourth in the ASC and receptions last year was 76 dropping two in the early going today he see John Elway looking all the way at Vance Johnson puts the ball just a little bit high but Vance being the

Receiver that he is I think he feels like he should have caught that ball from the 34 it’ll be a 44 yd attempt by David T well out of the hold of kubak it’s got the distance does it have the direction yes and Treadwell two for two so far

This afternoon on the 44 yd field goal 649 left in the first half a six to nothing Denver lead as we get ready for the kickoff Treadwell back deep Ron Brown along with Jamie Holland it’ll be Holland taking it from inside his own five and blockers

Out in front for the former San Diego Charger with a flag down on the play Flags out of the plate Holland down as well just short of the 34 yd line but Flags way back at the 25 and it’s going to go against Los Angeles indicated against the Jerry

Seaman our referee working today’s contest 638 left in the first half a 6 to nothing Denver lead holding during the return number 88 receiving team first down boy Dan Turk number 67 just put Elliot Smith number 28 on his back on that play and there’s the culprit in the H holding Ethan

Horton the Raiders still unable to start these drives they keep starting too deep in their own territory this is back at their 16 yd line their previous three possessions starting throwing 821 and 16 yd lines Steve Berlin who just signed a couple of weeks ago with the Los Angeles Raiders

One of their two inactives they have a two-e exemption exemption when somebody assigned that late now they will determine later next week whether or not they want to use both weeks for Steve burline but he is in his civies today on the sideline the backup quarterback the

LA Raiders is Vince Evans the former USC Trojan malfunction down to the Feld with some of the technical equipment that’s not an official there in that Hawaiian shirt is it I like the garve of it is he certainly got the right [Applause] idea all we’re missing today are the

Trade wins we’ve got the heat like r on the islands Raiders come out with Steve Smith and Greg Bell in the backfield trailing by six so the play clock is the problem it is not functioning right now the Raiders come out first in s thr own 16 Steve

Smith with breathing room to the 22 let’s head to New York once again and an update from Bob cus in the studio Joel in Atlanta it’s a Jerry Glenville fantasy home debut sellout crowd against his old team the Oilers and doing it the way he likes his teams

To with aggressive defense this looked like one where the whistle might have blown but even Jesse Tule Atlanta wasn’t sure they said keep on going it is a Warren Moon fumble Atlanta Force fumbles the first three times Houston had the ball one set up a TD the other two will

Returned for scores 21 nothing Falcons thank you Bob second and four the cut back Runner Greg Bell and I mentioned earlier that these Raiders are going to go to the no huddle offense and that’s exactly what they’ve gone to now and it’s not it’s not a there’s Steve

Berlin looking rather cool on the sideline sorry but it’s not as you can see it’s not a hurry up offense it’s just a no huddle offense and it keeps the same 11 players in the defense in the game Traer with time throwing it away his receiver slipped down broken the pattern Willie

G and you know it would develop before long because Jay shider was not exactly accepted by Raider fans last year they really took to Steve burline on the top the field you see Steve berline working one-on-one and he’s open a little bit late got to be frustrating mvin Fernandez show his exasperation second

And 10 now out of the 26 for La over the middle Steve Smith hung out to drive by his quarterback Michael Brooks applying they hit the inside linebacker this Raider offense is a big play offense and they have not had but one big play the the pass to Mike dial early

On in the game as you look at Jerry roisy who handles the play calling of this Raider offense but they’ve got to go down field that’s what they want to do they want to come deep at you and put the pressure on you right now and they

Haven’t done that at all third and 10 Tim Brown of the game maybe they will do it it’s Ethan Horton the tied end he’s right at the first down marker at a yard Beyond so he does pick up the first down on the top toss from Jay Trader Ethan

Horton Horton has done an incredible job to work his way back into the NFL a former first round pick of the Chiefs as a running back in 85 bulked up and is now a tight end for the Raiders he’s been cut a couple of times by La but really

Persevered first down to the 37 yd line J Rider only completed 43% of his passes during the preseason take it a step further last year only 44% of his passes were completed he started nine of the games for Los Angeles Steve Smith bowling his way for good yardage showing patience too to the

43 carber injured Bronco down is Mark monford one of the most active linebackers one of the best special teams players as well it his fourth year from Nebraska hopefully it is not of the serious nature we’ll find out when we come back to the coliseum in Los Angeles Mark Mumford the linebacker

Injured they’re looking at his left leg right now lower area around the knee of the Denver Broncos second just about four first Raider pocket holds up Scott timeon has Fernandez for a first down to the 34 yd line one of the few times of how they really

Look far down field well now you’re getting a chance to see this vertical offense that you hear about these Raiders they like to go down the field here’s mvin Fernandez this is about a 22 yd pattern he just breaks in and shreder hits him right off

Of his cut great catch there with his hands there you see mvin Fernandez he’s going to run down here and bring the pass in here Sher will drop back and hit him right on the cut [Applause] there you go nice catch in the hands first and 10 of the Denver 34 with

A Gul delivered a crushing blow could not hang on it’s an incomplete pass on the attempt from Trader Wyman Henderson h g had to step up that ladder really got underneath him one of the safest times as a wide receiver is when you jump because you have no resistance it’s tough when your

Both feet are on the ground that’s when you have some resistance going forward and the defensive back has resist uh and coming with that Force at you then the collisions are a lot bigger but when you’re up off the ground there’s there’s no Force you see Willie G see it that’s

That’s just like messing around the backyard that doesn’t [Applause] hurt second and 10 now for the Raiders Inside the 35 of Denver Hernandez in motion and again no pressure on Sher coming late now up the middle sher’s in the grasp and he’s down they call him in

The grasp and he’s sacked back by Greg craan forget about the completion to Mike dle they’ve got him back at the 41 yd Line Jay Sher obviously in the grasp he showed you how strong his arm arm is watch him getting wrapped up here by craigan and still get this ball up this is a long throw that’s all armed it’s also third [Applause] Down third sack of the afternoon for the Denver Broncos Holmes with one Powers with one actually homes with one Fletcher and now Greg kraan and a timeout has been called two minutes and 55 seconds left in the first half be right back to see what the Raiders do on Third and long

Trailing by six 40 Time Out timeouts remaining for the two teams and a real blow to the Denver defense we just learned that Mark Mumford has received a sprain to the left knee and may not be able to return this [Applause] afternoon Vance M the only one in the

Back field for the Raiders on Third and long third close to 16 Trader G going deep and it’s almost intercepted by Dennis [Applause] Smith mvin Fernandez the intended target good timing by Smith this is a tough ball to catch you see the ball up in the air the receiver does mvin Fernandez and he also can feel Dennis Smith coming across he doesn’t know if Dennis Smith’s going to go for him or the

Ball that’s a ball that Dennis Smith will thinks he should have caught him and maybe he should have caught it but if he would have caught it maybe he’d be a wide receiver ronos who called the timeout before the punt of Jeff Gossett when we talked to Dan Reeves yesterday I asked

Him about Dennis Smith and what the emergence of Steve Atwater has meant to his career because a couple of years ago even three season ago it seems like at times they were picking on Dennis Smith well it’s turned out that Atwater has been good for Smith and Smith has been

Good for Atwater they really played off each other very well almost like they brought energy and enthusiasm to each other in their play in the secondary Jeff Gossett in the putt it away as Vance Johnson waits for the Broncos back at his own 10 yd line 2

Minutes and 48 seconds left in the first [Applause] half angling it for the sideline does he get it out of bounds inside the five yes he does great effort by gossip bending the Broncos back at their own three yd line a 37y yard [Applause] kick finals now on this opening Sunday

Of the season a shut out to the Bears Green Bay trailing early came from behind to beat the Rams that final we were just talking about Kansas City by three at home one of the biggest surprises Tampa Bay easily beating Detroit and another white watch for the Washington Redskins

A dream come true for Jerry Glenville and New England pulling away early from Miami that has to be considered a surprise El and the offense operating from back of their own three yd line Bobby hrey does a good job to get back to the [Applause] Three so we are winding our way down to the two-minute warning the Broncos with one timeout remaining in the first half Broncos though in the second quarter have yet to pick up a first down even though they have the only score so far in the second quarter here no one

Took anything out of his backyard after he took over for Mike Shanahan the Raiders had a perfect 6 and0 record at home you don’t let someone come in and chase you around in your own backyard really emphasized that yesterday in talking to us up at the Raiders camp in Elsa gundo

A Qui confidence about this team since archell has taken over much looser group they’re playing off a lot of positives in Camp their best preseason since 1977 they were 4- one during the preseason the bronos coming off a 3-2 preseason Mark which neither one of those counted now it’s for the real

Thing you got it exactly 2 minutes left in the first half Denver operating on second and 10 from their own [Applause] three and soly did the players believe barell will get to that in just a second F start prior to the snap Center to what extent do they believe in

Rchl Jerry Robinson would follow him anywhere to warad a lot of confidence because of archell and there he was just talking to the former general manager the San Diego Chargers back to the Raiders now Steve Hort me second and long after the penalty Elway throwing it Vance Johnson not [Applause] close

Here you going to watch just watch how quick how he long is’s off the ball his first step he’s already passed the guy in front of him he’s got to have help you cannot block howy long with one man he has not lost any quickness since

The day he came into this league and he just is a nightmare for anybody trying to block him he’s so [Applause] persistent minute 54 left in the first down ra have not had use their final time out clock stopping in the incompletion Elway almost not prepared

For that snap out of the shotgun Johnson doesn’t have a prayer that would have been overthrown had Kareem Abdul Jabar been the wide receiver on that pattern Gary Lewis defending in the [Applause] play and good pressure again one of the things that always amazes me is I watch

These Big Fellas move how he long is just you know not only quick but powerful if he doesn’t get around you with quickness he goes over you with power one of the Premier defensive linemen in all of football not much room for the putter to work with let’s see if the Raiders come

Up with a big play on the special team Mike heran ping it to Tim Brown just barely gets it away and sends out of beauty high spiral that brown will take back at his own 45 and again Alton Montgomery the first one down there on the special teams for

The Denver Broncos countering Tim Brown after a 54 yd punt by Haram and only a seven yd return Raiders getting the back with one timeout to work with a minute 37 left on the first half clock and they get it at the Denver 48 yd line the first time

They have started a drive today in Denver territory mu the only one to The Back Field gets it an interesting call stacked up at the 44 off Dennis Smith in the secondary along with Scott Curtis who is filling in now the injured Mark Mumford four yd second down at

Six second and six now inside the Denver 45 Trader with ample time over the middle golf can’t hang on well-timed hit by Wyman Henderson Willie G with a breaking pattern over the middle and Trader putting that ball just so he could make the catch and Willie not able to hang on to it watch Willie driving on the

Defensive back little out mve and then comes across the middle watch the ball arrive just before the defender that’s got to be a catch got to catch catch that one you have to make plays in a big play offense third and a long six for the Raiders in Denver

Territory traider again with time and a wide open Tim Brown drops it brown got behind Tyrone Braxton that is five drops now by the Los Angeles Raiders Jay shider cannot do any better than he down the last three throws last two throws this ball here to Tim Brown nobody around him just

Gets right through his hands the only thing he can do better is run the ball out there and hand it to him which is illegal but I know Tim Brown knows he should have caught that ball not having a great day at this point he’s dro the pun early on and then

Just dropped that big pass you got to have these big plays the the Raider offense is predicated on making the big plays Vance Johnson calling for the fair catch has it cleanly back at his 8 yd line on the punt from Jeff Gossett so the Raiders waste their best

Field position of the day starting that last drive at the Denver 48 yd line and now don’t forget Denver has one timeout remaining with that six to nothing lead and still plenty of time with a quarterback like John Elway on the by jeffson trying to keep that confidence level up

Aren’t they Ahad well you can be upset with yourself for dropping a pass but you just got to get over we got a lot of time to play here and he’ll have another opportunity and I think that what Fernandez being the veteran that he is is telling him hey you’ll get another

Shot there’s nothing you can do to get that one back la playing it safe on the pitch to Bobby Humphrey good Pursuit down the line by the front seven the LA Raiders it’s a gain on the 11 yd line hoe long one to the first ones in

There so it’s obvious the Denver Broncos are content because of the field position they’re in right now back around their own 10 yd line to take it into the locker room with a six-point lead only the first 30 minutes of the season for the Denver Broncos and the LA

Raiders but on the positive side of H the defense has been outstanding for both teams well I don’t think it’s been so much as timing they’ve been dropping balls the timing’s there they have been wide open I guess you got to you got to catch the ball six to nothing lead at

Halftime for the Denver Broncos welcome back to the coliseum in Los Angeles where the Denver Broncos the defending AFC champions have a six to nothing lead over the Los Angeles Raiders it has been a day dominated so far by the two defensive units both quarterbacks for the most part looking

Out of St Traer started to come on a little bit over the final 5 minutes of the first half but then all of a sudden we saw a ton of drop Balls by the LA Raiders now the two teams head into the halftime locker room Joel Myers along

With the mod Rashad what is going on at this point in the halftime locker room well I think what what at the halftime locker room they just want to get half to half better play both teams need to play a little bit better but what you’re

Seeing is a Denver team who is a champion they know how to win and they at least got some points up on the board in terms of the Raiders they just I like I said earlier they have no continuity to their offense and if you’re a big

Play offense you must make big plays Denver has kept them from doing that therefore they’re leading the game 6 nothing and there was some concern when we talked with archell yesterday regarding his offense and in particular the passing attack he felt pretty solid about his running game of mod but didn’t

Have that same encouragement when we talked about the pass well there’s no way that you can coach catching the football and art knows that better than anything the only thing you can do is provide protection for your quarterback give him time to throw the ball with

Shider has had time it’s just that they have not made that big play and I I expect that to change you just got to keep going back to trying to do the things that you want to do to win a game and that’s throw the ball down the field

It is somewhat surprising though as aad pointed out when you watch 30 minutes of Los Angeles Raider football and you don’t see a post pattern well maybe not so much a post pattern but even the little short ones that they got to throw you got to catch those because those are

Things that keep your offense anytime you can do something offensively that is positive even little things it goes into the big scheme of things and and enables you to come up with a big play they haven’t been able to do it and give a lot of credit to the defensive front for

The Los Angeles Raiders because Bobby has not been able to get off in the early going as well for the Broncos but when we talked about the Broncos knowing how to win they still have put some points up on the board and I I expect to

See both teams really unleash it and get going in the second half well you sound like Jerry Robinson because Jerry Robinson said they do know how to win and for the LA Raiders to be successful they’ve got to go through Denver I sound like Jerry Robinson they do have to go through

Denver I mean Denver you know a lot of people think about the Broncos as a team that’s lost in the Super Bowl but not many people realize or know what it takes to get to that Super Bowl the Broncos talking about the Super Bowl car meinberg mentioned to us yesterday there

Is really no residual lingering effect from that blowout a 55 to 10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers they’re a weak to we team and they’re very positive in football there is no carryover for anything even if you win a Super Bowl you get to celebrate for a while but

Once the season starts it’s wide open it is wide open again but the teams you got to give credit to the ones that are always around the top and the Broncos are one of those teams for many seasons the AFC West has been considered a weak

Link in the AFC recently though now with the emergence at the LA Raiders Bobby Beth moving down at the GM at the San Diego Chargers things are looking to appear on the rise right now well the thing about Beth he can’t play though that’s I mean it probably looks good in

The front office but you got to get out on the field and do it and that’s what the Raiders have to do if they want to get back to where they were early on in the 70s defensively the Raiders looking like the old Raiders at least on that

Side of the line at Old aggressive intimidation hard-hitting attack playing very physical football now we’ll find out in the second half if they can generate some points on the board the secondary doing a good job in the early going for the Denver Broncos Jamie Holland back deep along

With Ron Brown the former Olympic sprinter as Treadwell gets into it and the second half is underway at the Coliseum it’ll be taken by Holland at the 11 that he’s brought down to the 30yd line Randy Robins the reserve safety making that hit on the Special Teams as

We look at the first half numbers as you look at those numbers I guess the only thing that jumps up on you which is not there is just a score basically the Raiders have been been able to rush the ball 62 yards as opposed to Broncos 33 and they’ve thrown

The ball 108 yards to 67 for the Broncos but like I say the the big statistic is the score and that Denver in the lead six nothing Marcus Allen only one of the backfield so very little time in the first half and it’s skipped into the Bread Basket of mvin Fernandez by Jay

Shider that’s a pass that Sher would like to have back just the ball faded away you see fernandz just a little slant pattern timing route the ball bounces just before it gets to him it’s just a little route that you run down and you just kind of break in between

The cornerback and the safety and expect the ball in stride straighter at five drops when you look at those numbers five of 13 for 75 throwing once again on second and 10 trying to set up the screen Allen on the reception breaking the tackle and picking up the first down across the 40

To the 42 we have talked about all around running backs Marcus Allen is one of the best in the business at running blocking receiving and making something happen just a little screen pass to the left Marcus watch him use the Blocker in front of him he waits and then takes off

To the outside and picks up all the other yardage on his own Marcus had a bit of a muscle pull during training camp and didn’t get a lot of playing time but the Raiders say it didn’t matter we know what Marcus can do first and 10 for the Raiders their

Own 42 the to Marcus Allen should bugging his way to the outside big yardage for out into the secondary all the way to the Denver 30yd Line near the 29 a gain of [Applause] 29 Marcus Allen who does not have the Blazing speed knows this feeli so well

This ball this play was supposed to go inside he takes it outside uses blockers very well and then Cuts back across the field a little slip there or Marcus would have gone a lot further but in a big play offense you got to have a big play player and Marcus Allen is just

That they Spott it at the 30 or it’s first and 10 for the Raiders in Bronco territory greater for Willie G hangs on this time at the 12 yd line the very same pass play that he tried to throw to Fernandez just a little short Breakin pattern you’ll see Willie G come down

And it’s not a hook pattern it’s just a pattern that willly got will use his speed to move the defense back and then stop right there in the corner and Sher put it right there if he would there’s no way he could have dropped that one I think it

Probably went halfway through his chest Wyman Henderson was defending in the play was good for 18 yds on the completion and very quickly they started at their own 30 and the Raiders now have it at the Broncos 12 yd line Allen gets the call gets a block to the outside atwat

The last form of containment pulls him down to the nine Marcus Allen has brought some excitement into this crowd and he seems to be having a little bit of TR problems with his footing a little slip there but he just has the ability to find a hole bounce way outside and

Keep getting that positive yardage tussle going on in Cleveland Buffalo moving ahead of Indianapolis now as we look at the her’s 10-minute ticker New England big over the Dolphins 216 Allen stays on the back field with Steve Smith on second and seven from the 9yd line of Denver best penetration of the

Day for the Raider offense Allen following Smith only a yard Marcus Allen who you saw leave the field early in the first half got 10 stitches over his eye looking a little bit like Mike Tyson you’ve been top of the boxing world who got a bunch of stitches over

His eye Marcus back in the ball game now and providing the the punch that’s brought this Raider offense down inside the 10 yd line Raiders have had the ball for the first 3 and 1/2 minutes of the second half but right now facing third and still a long six close to

Seven Traer with pressure coming finds dial doesn’t get the first down what a hit by [Applause] Atwater he’s a very good play by shider who felt the blitz coming and picked his tied up in right away you see shider get the ball out the dial and dial trying to get that first

Down and here comes Atwater who really unloads on him watch the end of this play Atwater is a big hitter the Raiders fourth down and two yards and they are going to go for it the crowd is on its feet now with the in Los Angeles a gamble early in the

Second half by RL in La Trader in trouble into the end zone behind Ethan Horton and Denver holds Good pursuit of the quarterback though by Simon Fletcher Simon Fletcher put instant pressure on shraer if he would have had more time it was a play that they wanted

To call where they bring they bring shider outside he either run or throw the pass and it’s an incomplete play a pretty good gamble the heat got to the Raiders they come up empty Denver Broncos have it back first and 10 of their own four yd line so the

Gamble maybe not the most judicious decision by archel and the Raiders does not pay off as the tight end is wide open for John Elway oron Mobley out across the 10 let’s look back on that play the fourth and two situation back at the four yd

Line well we were going to take a look at it here it is you see both the backs and The Raid Offense going this way shider coming this way then you’ll see meinberg here at water here break through and put the pressure on Sher he had to throw the

Ball before he wanted to had to throw it a little bit behind the receiver and they didn’t convert that fourth down Bobby Humphrey gets the first down on his first Carry of the second half just barely across the 15 yd line Ricky Ellis the inside linebacker combining on the hit with the strong

Safety Mike Harden the Raider defense has been playing very well so in thinking about that gamble you think if you don’t get the first down as we look at Marcus Allen putting a little on his head right where he got those 10 stitches at halftime but if you don’t get the first

Down then you hope your defense can hold him you still got pretty good field position Humphrey Starting In Motion gets the pitch getting blocked to the outside not much yardage available though out to the 18 near the 19 for about four second year out of Alabama Mike

Harden the safety who played so long for the Denver Broncos coming up to make that stop he is very very familiar with this Denver offense having practiced having probably played against this offense more than anybody in football every day in practice and anytime that you leave one team the owners on playing

Him is you want to show them that they made a mistake so he is one Fired Up football player against these Broncos [Applause] Today second and just about seven of the play action for El Townsen got him with one hand Greg Townsen with a sack for the Raiders before we look at that play Let’s go to Bob Costas for an update in our studios in New York jool was the number one pick in the

Entire draft and here’s a look at Jeff George’s first official NFL touchdown pass the great veteran formerly of the New England Patriots Stanley Morgan makes a leaping catch 25 yd TD hookup and at Buffalo Indianapolis creeps to within six at 1610 Joel all right Bob ah

Mod just what you were alluding to that great defensive pressure paying off if they can hold on third down now they should get field position out of [Applause] it four wide receivers setting up for Elway throwing out of his own End Zone and it’s intercepted touchdown Jerry Robinson

Lway had to rush it trying to get to Steve Soul the great pressure paid off and the defense scores the first points of the day for the LA Raiders former NFL Rookie of the Year with the Philadelphia Eagles back in 1979 play his college ball R this field for UCLA

Bruins Jeff Jagger in for the point after drive as the Raiders take their first lead of the afternoon we’ll be right back for the red hot Coliseum in Los Angeles with Los Angeles on top by a point a great play Here by hoe long who will get double team but break through

The pressure put all the pressure in laway which will cause him to throw this interception watch how he long break through two got three guys puts the pressure on laway who lets it go a little soon Jerry Robinson standing right there and brances into the end

Zone big play by Jerry Robinson who has been rejuvenated with this with these new young players that the Raiders have he said it’s like playing on the Raiders of old with these guys flying around the field and they do need some leadership and they’re getting it from Jerry

R Sammy Wier and out in Montgomery waiting for the kickoff from Jeff Jagger a very short one will’ll be taken by an upman across the 35 to the 40 and bringing it back Melvin Bratton the fullback at his second year out of Miami now here is some great linebacker

Play Jerry Robinson watching the eyes of Elway he’ll back up and watch Elway all the way make the interception here and then take it in for the TD watch Jerry Robinson he’s watching outway the entire way just as if they were playing Katch so the Raiders have the lead with 7 minutes and 40 seconds left in the third quarter Elway now only four of 17 of the passing Department Bobby Humphrey gets the call and Greg Townson gets the stop Greg Townsen a man that they sent down to a training camp down in Houston

To lose weight went down there and put on 15 lbs of solid muscle and he is a nightmare on anybody trying to block him and mean the first Breakman broke into the league all they talked about is pass rushing abilities but he has turned into an allaround defensive end Townson led the

AFC in sacks two years ago he was fifth in the AFC last season wrapped up Bobby Humphrey he’s now got only 22 yards on 11 carats young man that rush for better than 1150 yd last year second and close to seven for Elway off he is now two for his last 11

He hits his wide receiver Mark Jackson and he’s got a first down for the Broncos Jackson found that little scene Elway is a guy you keep quiet for a minute but when he gets noisy he that’s when he really causes the problem I don’t think you ever shut out a guy like

Elway it’s only happened a couple times in Super Bowl situations but any other time once he gets rolling he is always is dangerous they’re in Raider territory at the 47 rchl mentioned to us yesterday he said Elway is going to get his place he just try to hold him to a minimum he’s

Going to make things happen though Humphrey Bratton in the back field play action for o on First and 10 he’s got room to roam but there’s a flag in the air normally where you see a holding call he’s out of bound to the 40 yd line after a Scramble for Seven it’s defensive holding on the Raiders that’ll also bring an automatic first Down holding prior to the pass number 50 defense first Down Ricky Ellison just Ricky Ellison right here he will try to cover this back here he can’t cover him I guess if you don’t want to get beat for a touchdown this is what you do watch Ricky Ellison well I can’t cover him maybe I just grab a hold of him and

Tag along for the [Applause] ride it is a first down for the Broncos at the 42 yd line of the Raiders humphy on the misdirection throwing the ball and overthrowing Bratton who was tangled up going downfield with Gary Lewis the cornerback Tom Benson was coming in on Bobby Humphrey little razzled Dazzle from the Broncos anytime you do things like this and Dan Reeves is you know the Dallas Cowboys used to do a lot of stuff like that and it wasn’t so much razzled Dazzle as really a part of their uh play call it’s a play that they practice a

Lot on in practice they use it a lot it’s not just something that they go let’s see if we can trick them they it’s an actually a good play they spend a lot of time on it and it almost worked second and 10 from the 42 for the

Broncos who Su splits out as a wide receiver Elway with time but Howe Longs applying pressure Elway with the speed to get outside makes something out of nothing all the way down to the 37 as you see hoe long chasing him all the way out of bounds let’s check the

Herds 10-minute ticker once again finals you expected some surprises as well like the Tampa Bay Score Phoenix is yet to win for Joe bugle didn’t win during the preseason they dropped their final six games of last year’s regular season many you’re feeling that Phoenix will Suppy Dallas Cowboys in the Celler this year in the nfc’s Eastern Division big third down now for the

Broncos third and five at the 37 of Los Angeles Elway under throws his man and he had him he wanted to go to Vance Johnson there are flags down though and actually it turns out to be a break for Elway and the Broncos a delay of games so the play Never officially Started they’ll get another crack at it now on third down instead it’ll be third and 10 Ricky theal in there for one of the few times this afternoon four receivers for Elway out of the [Applause] shotgun over the middle intercepted picked off by former Bronco Mike Hardy Elway looking for n heal and Mike Harden told us yesterday that he during the course of practice he

Would play so many games with John Elway trying to read his eyes trying to figure out which way he’s going and he felt very confident that he was up on that you see Elway looking downfield Harden trying to play Elway and the ball thrown a little bit in front Harden makes the

Interception the Raiders have it back leading by a point he was released by the Denver Broncos last September promtly picked up by the LA Raiders he led the Broncos in interceptions five straight seasons and he’s got his first interception of the year John O has been picked off twice

Now on the only two series that he has had the ball in the second half this [Applause] afternoon Napoleon mallum his first Carry of the day been out of football since 1986 takes it across the 35 to the 36 another look at the HT 10-minute ticker shut out for the Bears while the

Packers W it home Kansas City by three also at Home and the other finals discuss some others still in progress at Cleveland a tight one between the Browns and the Steelers and Miami on a roll right back in in the third quarter in Foxboro second and six for Trader and the Raiders can’t get away second sack of the day for Warren Powers the fourth overall for the Denver Broncos all the way back to the 25 yd line it appeared that jce Raider had a lot of time he couldn’t find an open receiver you’ll see him set here the offensive line doing a very good job he just can’t find anybody downfield and Powers the heads up play trips him [Applause] up a lot of times when you have the type of offense that the Raiders have where you always looking way down field it puts a lot of pressure on that offensive line third down and 18 now for Los Angeles their own 25 pocket starting to collapse and so do

Shider again poers in there along with Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater and the Denver defense coming through fifth sack now for the Broncos talking to there’s Wade Phillips that orchestrated that sack right there the defensive coordinator who has changed a few thought patterns up there in Denver he says I wanted our defense

To be simple enough that if we get a player in the first year that had lot of talent I wanted him to be able to play I didn’t want to have the guy be around for two or three years and have to learn the defense whatever he can do we’ll

Find a way to play him and let him do it Jeff Gossett rting once again Johnson Mario a turn up with the Broncos should have up standing field position good punt though by Gossett Johnson at his 30 and down at the 31 a 51 yd Punt and the first one down

There for the Raiders there you see the off offensive line coach Kim hton doing his version of the telestrator his is a little bit more um a little bit better than mine I think that’s Kim hton used to be at the Houston oers doing a fine job out here at the

Raiders Melvin bton on the reception to the 35 yd line first and 10 call for John Elway Lewis and Benson defending for La coming over you had to expect a close game between these two five of the last 11 have gone into overtime and eight of

The last 12 have been separated by three points or less this game nowhere near over see the fellas over there trying to find a cool breeze somewhere you can tell when it’s really hot you don’t want to sit real next to anybody you want to try to find

An empty spot so you can get all that fresh air you can Elway with Time Has It deflected at the line wanted to go for the tight end Clarence K and it looked like Ricky Ellison got in there maybe even Greg Townson got his hand on the ball hoe long and and Bob

Gock and Scott Davis are putting so much pressure in the middle that they are keeping Elway away from throwing that ball straight over the middle watch how he long in the middle just quick off the ball and coming still coming at the quarterback but always keeping that

Pressure on him a lot of time a hurry is better than a sack because in a hurry you get a chance to get an interception third and six now at the 35 yd line line Elway has his man who fumbles it loose ball picked up by the Raiders down the sideline it’s a

Touchdown for Terry McDaniel three turnovers now in the second half already by the dendra Broncos and two have resulted in touchdowns for the LA Raiders Vance Johnson coughed it up when you talk about the team speed of this La Raider team you talk about Willie G Tim Brown Sam grat well the

Fourth person on that relay team that we talked about early would be this fell right here Terry McDaniel once he picks that ball up he just distances himself from the offense MC came in the camp a little bit hurt had a pulled muscle but with that little quick Dash there

You can tell he’s healed Jeff Jager in with the extra point attempt Raiders trying to go up by eight points and taker is Right On [Applause] Target another look at the completion and fumble by Vance Johnson John Elway here finds Vance Johnson over the middle Vance Johnson

Makes the catch and he’s wrapped up just as he goes down the ball pops loose Eddie Anderson knocks it Loose now watch McDaniel as he picks it up and he just is in full stride full speed within two steps and just runs away from everybody another look at this Vance

Johnson not able to get the ball into his body Elway puts it right there Vance Johnson with the catch down watch Eddie Anderson come in knocks it loose and stays on Vance Johnson so he can’t reach for the fumble now McDaniel picks it up and off to the race as he

Goes that is a big play in in trying to turn your season around you got to big place learning how to win you don’t have to always score points with the offense and the Raiders have scored two touchdowns today with their defense Terry McDaniel the ninth player selected in the first round of

The 1988 draft out of Tennessee John Elway will still be heard from there’s a lot of time to go in this game raer doing a heck of a job converting these turnovers two or three of them into touchdowns that’s winning football Jagger kicking to the away to Winder and Out Montgomery will take it to the seven yd

Line Montgomery breaking tackles out across the 30 to the 31 last year it was the Denver Broncos that dominated in the takeaway category in the AFC at least so far this afternoon the opportunities have been the LA Raiders capitalizing those two mistakes John Elway 7 for 22 69 yds two

Interceptions but he’s got a lot more bullets in his belt and I guarantee you the Raiders will not be able to to let up on him because he just keeps coming at you Broncos not able to get their offense in syn either just like the Raiders in the first down Su and

Humphrey in the back field on First and 10 from the 31 hway with time has a man but over throws Vance Johnson he was open momentarily before Eddie Anderson the safety came over Flags down on the play well he wasn’t really open he was covered short and long and that you

Can’t throw the ball through the short man that was Eddie Anderson who was underneath he really there was no angle to get the ball into the [Applause] receiver preliminary signal has it going against Denver so far everything has gone against the Broncos in the second half Hing number 67 offense still

Faran they call it undug guell you will see lion Washington cover him short Eddie Anderson Club cover him deep and watch the receiver here it appears that he’s open but he’s in a slot where Elway cannot get the ball to him there’s a man in front of him there’s a man behind him

That has to be a perfect throw to get that in there Vance Johnson covered it’s outside the 20 for it’s first and [Applause] 20 the moving pocket for John Elway with all day and has him Man Mark Jackson who loses it as he hits the deck get up in completion no fumble for a first down to the 42 yd Line Mark Jackson showing a lot of concentration here when you go up that ball over the middle you know you’re going to be hit and he’s pounded by a linebacker but that ball it looked like it came out on the way Down [Applause] [Applause] Steve Su he’s got the first down inside La territory to the 45 yd line Steve Su an all-around back who gives the Broncos so many ways of using him he’s able to anytime they have him isolated on a linebacker they figure like they have a they have a mismatch because Su

Actually could play wide receiver he’s playing fullback he can play in the slot and when you have a chance to do all that with one man you get a chance to isolate him on on a particular Defender because you don’t bring in a bunch of new receivers the defense

Doesn’t bring the nickel in so you get Su isolated up on linebackers or safeties either one it is a mismatch he is one of the reasons that OS go with only four running backs as opposed to five like so many other teams because he is so multi-talented that’s the end of

The third quarter a quarter dominated by La be right back after these messages from your local station looking at ice being applied to the leg of Willie G who is apparently okay maybe just preventive preventative ice but he’s so important to that Raider big play offense first play of the fourth quarter

First and 10 for the Broncos at the 45 of LA and it’s Mark Jackson pulling away from the defensive back inside the 10 yard line got away from Eddie Anderson all the way down to the four 41 yds on the Completion Mark Jackson here on Terry Liz will just run a pattern all the way down pushing back with his speed and bring it back and Elway will put that ball right on the money I mentioned Elway having many more bullets in his in his belt and

Here’s one of them you see being fired right here very nice pattern by Mark Jackson who makes a nice run after the Catch best Drive of the second half no question about that for the Denver Broncos but they come up confused for the offensive line have to use one of those precious three [Applause] timeouts so they stop the clock with 1431 left in the fourth quarter first and goal for the Broncos

They Trail by eight they’ve got it inside the five laway throwing maybe not yes he has a man wide open and it’s batted down he yet stool in the end zone coming up Dan Lance an extra defensive back in his second year out of Alban e State an excellent play by Dan

Lan Elway floating out to the right side trying to find a receiver it’s just a naked bootleg watching he’s taking his time trying to find somebody now watch L time has jumped perfectly and just knocked this ball down great play by Dan L Steve Z is coming across the back of

The end zone was available most likely saved a touchdown second and goal for Denver was sool in motion Elway has to tie it in Moy can’t hang on same play Same young man involved Dan L number 25 covering moley but this ball was really thrown a little bit too high and

And out of the back of the end zone had he even caught the ball I think he would have been out of the end zone here you’ll watch Elway another roll out same kind of a bootleg you see Moi open right now and as Elway lets his ball go even

Had he caught that ball his first foot comes in out of bounds so now it’s a third and goal situation as Dan land came up with a couple of big plays Broncos today only one of 10 in third down conversions out of the shotgun Elway has it batted away hoe long Long’s got

It and it’s another turnover the fourth of the second half picked up by the LA Raiders we have been talking about the Relentless pursuit of Howe long all day it pays off right there Raiders get it back as it appeared the Broncos were ready to make it a tight

One talking all day about the Relentless pursuit of hoe long who never gives up right here he gets a hand on the ball knocks it out and then picks it up now Howe figures nobody’s touched me I think I’ll take off running but once again you

See lway trying to find a receiver howwi long reaches and backs the ball away howwi he picks it up and takes off running like a bull in the CH shop going the wrong way and this is what happens after you run three or four yards and

With a with a fumble pick up you got to go over and get that oxygen first and 10 Marcus Adam leaping over a w be tackler breathing room out to the 16 near the 17 Marcus Allen is instant offense anytime he’s in the game he just don’t

Know how to how to play him you know if he’s going to run the ball is he going to he’s an excellent blocker he may be the best allaround back in football and there’s Hoy long who doesn’t want to hear anything about now all he wants is some cold tiles and you

Know it’s funny when you get tired like that you can’t hear he does know what they’re saying no idea temperature down on the field today is over 100° on the floor of the LA Coliseum second and three close to the 17 Marcus Allen with a first down out to the 21 yd

Line updating those scores once again Atlanta continues to pull away while the Jets go up by 10 the new New York Jets New England still maintaining that four-point margin an eight-point lead for the Los Angeles Raiders and don’t forget the Denver Broncos had to use that timeout

Early in the fourth quarter they’ve got two remaining now Marcus Allen stays in the back field it’s ejection on the sideline Mark Jackson John Elway Marcus Allen four carries a total of 39 yds the most productive out of the Raider back Back Field this afternoon his number is called again

Nothing doing this time though only a yard the 22 when you talk about knowing how to win that’s finding a big play anywh you can find it the and the Raiders just dodged a bullet by howy long coming in knocking that ball down because the Broncos were knocking at the door Marcus Allen saw very very little

Time during the preseason held out of Camp early came in late and had a slat hamstring pole but very effective this afternoon especially in the second half Steve Smith hel it to the line of scrimmage knifing through is Carl Mecklinburg hoe long still not over that not over that and said he’s been playing so hard and it’s so hot the doctors have down there they’ve just taken his blood pressure to make sure everything’s okay easy day to become dehydrated that’s probably the case with hoe long third and long for the Raiders

Third and eight at their own 23 Allen stays in the back field with Steve [Applause] Smith and gets it way short of the first down though Steve Atwater in the stop out of the secondary Denver Broncos so the Broncos have had the fall four times in the second half those four possessions

Have resulted in two interceptions and two fumbles and they are ready now to get it back for a fifth time but they are trailing by more than a touchdown plenty of time left though 10:45 in the fourth Goss it ready to put it away Lance Johnson on the run returnable typ for Vance

Johnson but doesn’t get much although the Broncos because with a short 35 yd punt when we come back we’ll have outstanding field position at their own 45 yd line Hoy long we’ve just found out maybe a possible concussion he was hit on the jaw on the return of that

Fumble laway stumbles on his drop back fires it from Mobley in the tight end has the completion for 6 yds to the Raider 49 yd line we welcome you back to the coliseum in Los Angeles Joel Myers in Amad Rashad with 10 minutes and 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter liel

Washington the injured Raider looks like he’s got a something wrong with his hip Li watching on the bottom of the screen watch him come in for this tackle on Moy gets a it’s a very nice tackle and then just you know sometimes you can land kind of funny you some kind of way

That that you’ve landed you know many times before and all of a sudden one time you it may be a cramp even I mean you get so dehydrated in games like this that you’ll get cramps like that and they cramp in some weird parts of your body places you never thought you had

Muscles and it appears that that’s what lion Washington had a cramp in his hipbone which is a new one on me although I’ve been dehydrate and had things cramp up that I didn’t know could possibly cramp Washington came to the Raiders from the Cardinals and a deal back in

1987 has been a starter in their secondary ever since Broncos down by eight looking at a second and four in Raider territory Elway now 12 of 29 for 150 yd he’s also thrown two interceptions Melvin Bratt a big pullback out of the University of Miami near the first down

Marker number 71 bill pel in for Hoy long and Broncos ran right at him the Raiders feel like they’ve got just a a stalard in bill pqu because he can play so many positions he’s got great lateral movement and can play tackle or end and they don’t get a big drop off in

That defensive front when they have beel in there Gary kubak coming in on the third and short the Raiders got caught though in some very late substitutions Los Angeles so the Raiders had to callau a timeout they had too many men on the field well that that

Conference you see over there with all those white shirts they’re all gathered around John Elway icing him Down we must remind you that it is 100° on that field down there the team with the added depth eventually should come out on top we’ve just received word deat prostration for John Elway Steve anop there there’s not a lot that you can do try to get flu with him

As quick as possible John they they tell us that he’s hyperventilating but you see he’s he’s having a discussion down there so they seem to have it under Control the Raiders are coming out of Camp very deep on their offensive and defensive lines we saw Bill mcel take over for hoe long they could also use Mike wise Off the Bench Mike Charles as well I I understand we had a thermometer we were going to put on the field but I

Also understand that it broke or or did it melt it it blew up through the top third and Ines and kubak on the sneak has the first down inside the 45 Gary kubak in his eighth year out of Texas A&M so the Denver Broncos only go with two quarterbacks it is such a helpless feeling to be dehydrated or be in a position like Elway is in now in a football game because you you don’t have the energy to even get out of

The way and that’s when injuries start to happen it’s such a tough game still in motion on First and 10 design rolling the pocket ho Long’s back in they’re giving Chase no ho long is not as it’s thrown and it’s complete to Mark Jackson it was 79 not 75 Bob

Goldick who is after the quarterback Jackson with the completion that’s pretty good strategy by kuia if he can make 79 Bob gock chase him from sideline to sideline it won’t be long that gock will be joining him over there on the sideline trying to get some water but a great Pursuit there

Watch kubak rolls out and watch goic number 79 that just keeps pursuing him now gool is not a very small fella like I say on a hot day like this takes the toll on the big guys clock continues to roll under 8 minutes left first and 10 at the 26 of Los

Angeles play action for Gary kubak with time and a completion the Vance Johnson inside the 20 flag down on the late hit Ricky Ellison was there so was Tom Benson Tom Benson I think was a little late they had already knocked Vance Johnson down and as he jumped up to try to keep

Running personal foul unnecessary roughness number 54 unnecessary roughness call against Tom Benson now you see Vance Johnson’s down he stands up in vincing unnecessarily [Applause] roughing it’s always so strange lame we can’t understand that you know I how can he say somebody else did it he’s the only guy that hit

Him more importantly for the Denver Broncos they’ve got it first and goal now at the Los Angeles 9yd line 7 and 1/2 minutes left kubak who’s going a fine jobson taking over Sammy Winder wrapped up in the back field ho he long is back in there comes up with a big play hoe

Long is now when when people say he’s a football player you could say that about Howie Long Howie Long the PO possible concussion he’s tired hot winded and there he comes back he only knows one way to play and that’s just all out Relentless let’s not forget the LA offense has yet to score a point today with two touchdowns coming on a interception return by Jerry Robinson and also a 42 yd fumble return by the defensive back Terry McDaniel kubia on second and goal has problems finds his receiver still who

Stays on his feet Mark Jackson to the five great effort by the former Purdue boiler [Applause] makers Mark Jackson with a just a little pattern where you come up underneath the other receivers little Crossing pattern you see kubak backing up looking for Mark Jackson the entire way fires it his

Jaction a great catch here in traffic and now watch him keep his feet still running twisting very good play by Mark Jackson third and goal the ball at the LA five under 6 minutes remaining as Bratton goes in motion Humphrey nowhere on the carry Bob goldic no bill

Beel some fresh bodies coming off that Raider bench paying off in the fourth quarter Bill Paquel a starter on almost any other team in the National Football League comes in as a backup here watch pqu in the middle of your screen number 71 just gets right by everybody and

Makes the tackle he’s almost in the back field during the handoff now the Raiders making wholesale changes showing that they’ve got great depth in their defensive line you see Elway sitting in front of the air conditioner there Treadwell in for a 24 yd attempt it’s good and now

The Denver Broncos are within five third field goal of the afternoon and it’s a five-point game it is a sarine September afternoon in Los Angeles and it has taken its toll on players from both teams welcome back I’m Joel Myers of Mo Rashad and 505 remaining into the game one of the most

Important offensive opportunities now for the LA Raiders well the Raiders with their style they just got to keep coming at they got to keep coming at Denver because this is not a game where you can set on the ball and hope that you can

Run the clock out you got to try to keep putting points on the board and Gary kubak for everybody outside of Denver let me tell you this young man can play quarterback so the Broncos are still dangerous with kubak in a quarterback very very important offensive series

Coming up now for the Raiders even if they can’t get points they want to hang on of the ball a good three three and a half even four minutes the kick is on its way that is taken by Jamie Holland Holland with a good return out to the 30yd

Line before we come back at the cam it’s time for an update Bob cus in NFL live Joel a few moments ago Cincinnati trailed by 10 then Boomer asias and threw a touchdown pass to James Brooks and right after that what was Ken O’Brien thinking he seemingly makes a

Beline for the End Zone David pure sacks him there for the safety since he’s within one with about 6 minutes left Joel all right Bob a five fivepoint contest with 455 left and now the pressure on the Denver defense to get the ball back to their offensive [Applause]

Unit this is under to the fourth offensive series of the second half for the LA Raiders at their own 29 yd line nothing on the carry second and nine the ball of the 30yd [Applause] line clock rolling under 42 that clock up baby that clock up Trader appears to

Be autobiz at the line of scrimmage nobody there busted play and Traer makes something out of it getting about four third and a short five b in the backfield with Smith as trater is throwing the short one for Fernandez complete for the first down to the

Two pulled it off in front of Tyrone Braxton there’s the biggest enemy right now for the Denver Broncos the clock Roos have two timeouts Remaining just like the Raiders these two have been involved in four openers the Broncos who’ve taken the last three the most recent in 86 a 3836 win Denver fans won’t forget back at Mile [Applause] High Steve Smith Dr down by Atwater but he gets three on the carry to the

46 you’ve just joined us John El had to leave the game with about 10 minutes remaining due to heat frustration yurri kubak is taken over this is a a very helpless feeling for John Elway who would love to be back in that game playing but there’s just nothing he can

Do second and seven a 14-9 Raider lead Steve Smith weaving his way out of the back field breaking tackles close to the Midfield strike Dr down by Michael Brooks the Raiders have been trying to find a ground attack the entire game and if they find it now it could be the

Icing on the CI [Applause] here we have reached the two-minute warning in Los Angeles the heat continues to be a factor we’ll find out if the Broncos are when we return it’s one of the best rivalries in the NFL and right now the Los Angeles Raiders enjoying a fivepoint

Advantage over the Denver Broncos well they expected about 55,000 attendance at the C see him today 54,2 just a couple of miles down the Harbor Freeway 50,000 on hand the Dodger game as they take on the cinnati Reds and just a few more miles over to the beach probably about 300,000 stunning in

Sun B another look at scores around the NFL Cleveland with a field goal now has a 10-point lead on the Steelers at home a runway for Atlanta and Jer GL debut and a big come from behind in the fourth for Cincinnati still time left though at River Front Buffalo up by nine over

Indianapolis Miami still trailing by four well that’s the margin with San Diego on top of Dallas we’re ready for the biggest third down of the game it is third and just about three the ball just short of the Midfield strike John Elway getting ready to come back in

If Denver can hold LA on Third and three Smith and Allen in the backfield Marcus Allen gets the call and doesn’t get the first down he’s not even close Denver has just called their final timeout stopping the with a minute and 52 Seconds and it really would be amazing and it appears he will be coming back Dan Reeves trying to get some strategy going because they have no more timeout but in a quarterback like John Elway who knows how to work that clock they still have a lot of time he looks so

Listless looks so void of energy on the bench it’s amazing he could get back up with the helmet on and even make the attempt well it’s amazing what athletes do with the snap of the ball we saw howy long looked like he was never going to play football again in life and came

Back in and make great plays so a lot of times you just let it lie until you can gather up and get it going for that one play One play at a time four quter Chargers 14o so now V Johnson will get ready for the punt from Jeff

Gossett as the Broncos will get one final try down by only five it’s been a productive day for gossip no pressure as they set up for the return and Johnson has it to the 15 out across the 20 and he goes to be 22 close to the

23 seven yd return after the 35 yd Punt and here comes John Elway a situation like this where they need a touchdown they need John El they need that big gun in there the guy that’s has the possibility of making it happen in one play Raiders defense been tough all

Day they’ve got to just put it together one more time Raider defense has really done it in the trenches today minute 43 left Elway out of the shotgun two wide receivers to each side and Su on the back field laway has time and has Vance Johnson tries to save time and does so

Getting to the sideline after the completion for about 6 yds to the 29 heads up play by Johnson saves a good 20 seconds this is a drill that every team in the National Football League spends a lot of time on that two-minute drill where everybody should know exactly what they’re supposed to

Do you cannot have mental errors if you you hope to be successful during this period of the game second and [Applause] four hit as he throws it wanted to go to Michael Young no he was sacked they say he is sacked he was in the grass of Greg Townsen Greg

Townsen that physical fitness routine he did down in Houston said he used to have to run up a 45t heill that was at a 45 Dee angle many many times it’s paying off now in this this game that he just keeps coming on and also it looks like

Forel might have been the first one to get to him it’s now third and 11 back at the 22 of Denver trips to the near side Elway rolling to that side but he’s shut off by hoe long and Long’s got him [Applause] again what a

Day with the 10th year All Pro out of Villanova howwi he long the left side of your screen just keeps coming he is unblockable he is right on Elway before you can even look down field fourth and 19 last try for Elway and the Broncos out of his own End Zone

Way short of the first down on the incompletion to Mark Jackson who couldn’t hang on anyway so they begin to celebrate for good now at the coliseum in Los Angeles and no question the scar of the game number 75 so the Raiders do it on a day where

Their offense did not produce a point they get it back a Denver 14 yd line 14 is the magic number right now for the Raiders and Denver cannot stop the clock so One Snap for Jace Raider and the Los Angeles Raiders and it will become official the Raiders will win their

Opener at home for archell has yet to lose as the head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders he is a perfect 7 and0 five sacks for the Raiders two belong to how long the other three to Greg Townsen the Raiders for him down [Applause] Defensively AR shell said before this game that the Broncos were where they wanted to be and they and the Raiders just took a giant step trying to get back right in that Championship caliber level AR shell was very happy with the work of his team during the preseason

Said he they were flying around they just didn’t know how good they were and after playing a team like Denver they would find out more today because they were playing a championship team a team that they beat and rl’s got to be very happy about today what has to impress

You amount about the Raider defensive unit it appears they’re a very deep group they have a lot of people on the defensive front and in the secondary as well and a very experienced group of linebackers well the mark of a good team is is if if your offense isn’t playing

Well your defense has got to do it for you and there you see hoe long who had such a great day today and I asked him yesterday if he preferred playing tackle or in he just listen I show up the practice I show up to the games they tell me which one I

Play and I just play it and boy he played Today let’s check out those finals around the National Football League shout out for Mike dikin the Chicago Bears the LA Rams losing their opener on the road to the Green Bay Packers without the Magic Man the Green Bay Packers right d with started and went the whole way a quarterback Kansas

City by a field goal over your old te the Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay taking on Detroit one of the pleasant developments during the preseason but the Lions fell flat in their opener at home losing by 17 Tampa B I’m sorry I’m sorry Joel but Tampa Bay quietly putting

Together a very good team down there easy win for Washington over Phoenix and game still going on Cleveland up by tan at home a runway for Atlanta in glanville’s debut the Jets still trailing by two to the Bengals at Cincinnati Buffalo late in that game winning by nine while Miami now has

Taken the lead over New England San Diego still clinging to that four-point Advantage down in Irving [Applause] Texas so the final once again here at the col seam in Los Angeles the Raiders beating the Broncos by [Applause] five