/ SPORTS / MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Behind McFadden's big day, Oakland dominates Denver
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DENVER — Snowball effect?
This was more of an avalanche.
The Oakland Raiders scored touchdowns 8 seconds apart to
kick-start a rout of the Denver Broncos that recalled so many of the lopsided scores between these former AFI teams in the 1960s.
Behind Darren McFadden's four touchdowns, the Raiders scored the
most points in their 50 year history Sunday with a 59-14 thrashing of the demoralized Broncos.
The Raiders (3-4) won for the third straight time at Invesco Field, fueled by a 38-point outburst in the
first 22 minutes that staggered the Broncos, who allowed 328 yards rushing.
"I expected this to be a street fight," Raiders coach Tom Cable said. "It started like that and we made sure it didn't go any further"
This one was decided in the opening minutes.
opening hand
"You blinked and looked up and it was out of hand," said Denver defensive back Nate Jones.
The Broncos (2-5) had no answers for backup quarterback Jason Campbell, who started despite a sore knee in place of Bruce Gradkowski (sore shoulder), or McFadden, who showed no ill effects of a recent hamstring injury. He scored on a pair of 4-yard runs and a 19-yard reception in the first half and on a 57-yard run in the half.
Michael Bush's 1-yard TD run with 27 seconds left in the third quarter made it 59-14 and broke the Raiders' franchise scoring record of 52 points. The fifth TD rushing tied a team record and their eight
TDs established another mark
The Broncos, also born in 1960, allowed this many points only one other time, in the 1963 season opener, which they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 59-7.
"It's total shock. Total shock."
Jabar Gaffney said, "All week if you would told me that weed come out
here and get beat 59-14, I mean, I'd have just laughed at you."
The Raiders were the only ones smiling Sunday.
Cornerback
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this blowout
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tum swing for us," he said.
tum swing for it. Only a smattering of die-hards were left when the game was over. Many of the fans who rushed the exits early must have been wondering, "Can the NFL also crack down on beatdowns?"
could turn around the Raiders season.
Two of the last three times the Broncos lost at home to Oakland
"When you win a game, it's like, OK, we won, let's go onto the next one.' Now, this one, it's like, 'We won and we won convincingly. Let's let this build into a momen-
"You blinked and looked up and it was out of hand."
NATE JONES Denver defensive back
by three or more touchdowns, there was a coaching change after the season. Wade Phillips left following a 48-16 whipping in 1994, and his successor, Mike Shanahan, was
fired not long after a 31-10 loss to Oakland in 2008.
Shanshan was replaced by Josh McDaniels, who is 4-13 since starting his first season with six wins.
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