The Denver Broncos (2-0) are heading to the Oakland Coliseum this week to take on the Oakland Raiders (1-1).  The Broncos defense has been great so far this season but the offense has been a different story.  The Raiders are in similar circumstances as the Broncos, as their offense is even worse than the Broncos but they also have a revamped, strong defense.

Broncos’ quarterback Kyle Orton will look to get the offense going, but he has not showed much as the passing game has been pretty weak.  The Broncos should be 1-1, but a tipped pass into the hands of Brandon Stokley got the Broncos a last second win in week one.  The Raiders defense has looked very strong and almost upset the highly powered San Diego Chargers.

Raiders’ quarterback JaMarcus Russel has struggled a lot early in the season, but he also shown flashes of great play.  He needs to do a better job with his decision making and not hold on to the ball for so long.  He has gotten decent protection, and the sacks that have occurred are usually Russel’s fault.  One of his protector’s, right guard Robert Gallery, is out at least four weeks after he broke his leg last week.

The Raiders do have a lot of talent on offense, but it hasn’t really clicked yet.  If Russel can get the offense going, the Raiders will win this game for sure.  The Broncos have one of the best defenses in the league though, so that probably wont happen, but the Raiders defense is going to make some plays.  I think both defenses are going to force some turnovers and score some points for their teams and I see the Raiders pulling out a late victory for the upset.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Broncos 20, Raiders 24