Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders Preview and Prediction

Broncos playing for seeding, home field in playoffs; Raiders would just like a win

The Denver Broncos aim for their 10th win of the season when they take on the Oakland Raiders tonight at 8:20 p.m. ET on the NFL Network. The Broncos (9-3) have won seven games overall and have already clinched the AFC West division title. The Raiders (3-9) have lost five in a row and would love nothing more than to get a win over the division champs and take some pressure off of first-year head coach Dennis Allen in the process.

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Fantasy Football 2012: Breaking Down the Oakland Raiders

What can the Oakland Raiders do for you this fantasy season? Check out Athlon Sports' team report as we break down the rookies, veteran players to watch and avoid, fantasy playoff schedule and more to help you get ready for the 2012 season.

Inside the Locker Room
with Eric Gilmore, Freelance Writer

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The Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys Are Overrated

Some of these NFL Super Bowl contenders are pretenders

There are contenders and there are pretenders, and sometimes this late in the season it’s impossible to separate the two. One moment a team like the Buffalo Bills can look like the best team in the AFC East. The next their fast start can fall like a house of cards.

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Is Oakland receiver Jacoby Ford worth a start On Thursday night?

Will the speedy Raiders receiver live up to his hype?

Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson raved about speedy receiver Jacoby Ford in the offseason, saying he had the potential to be a standout No. 1 receiver.

Ford did show his knack for racking up big yards in just a few catches last week against Denver’s suspect pass defense. In Carson Palmer’s first start as the Oakland QB, he targeted Ford six times and the former Clemson standout pulled down five of them for 105 yards and a score.

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Carson Palmer is a top-12 fantasy quarterback against the Denver Broncos

New Raiders QB looks to take advantage of porous Broncos' defense

There’s nowhere to go but up for Carson Palmer after his -1.36-point debut to fantasy owners in 2011.

The new Oakland Raiders quarterback should have no problem raising that point total quite a bit against a Denver Broncos team that apparently decided to revert back to familiar ways last week.

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Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 9

Carson Palmer, Antonio Brown and Ben Obomanu lead the list of names this week

It is Week 9, the fifth week of bye weeks, and some big names go on vacation this weekend. You need to find someone on the waiver wire to step in and hold down the fort for a week, or maybe more in some cases.

WEEK 9 BYES: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota

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Raiders Did Not Overpay For Carson Palmer

Al Davis would approve of the price the Oakland Raiders paid in Carson Palmer trade.

by Nathan Rush

The Oakland Raiders did not overpay for Carson Palmer — they made the right move by trading for him.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Week 8

It is Week 8, the fourth week of bye weeks, and some big names go on vacation this weekend, so run to the waiver wire for some much needed help. You need someone to step in and hold down the fort for a week, or maybe more in some cases.

WEEK 8 BYES: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, New York Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay

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Carson Palmer goes to the Raiders. Do you go to him?

So Carson Palmer is the Oakland Raiders’ quarterback now. What does that mean for fantasy players?

Carson Palmer was the 13th best fantasy quarterback in 2010, averaging 17.6 points per game. He was the 15th best fantasy QB in 2009 at 15.9 points per game. That gives one optimism that he can still be serviceable. Just how serviceable is what we all want to know.

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Raiders Make An Oopsy; Trade Two First Rounders To Bengals for Carson Palmer

This may go down as one of the worst trades in history

Carson Palmer is finally out of retirement and no longer a Bengal after the Al Davis-less Raiders traded two first round draft picks (one of them conditional) to Cincinnati.

I guess Al Davis lives on.

Let's get this straight. The Oakland Raiders gave up two first rounders (ostensibly selling their future) for a quarterback who hasn't played in over a year. And when he did play the last two years, he wasn't actually "good."