Early Thoughts on The Raiders-Broncos Week Three Matchup

Enter the Denver Broncos public enemy No. 1 for the Raider Nation. There is no other team in the NFL I would like to beat more then the orange haired horses from Colorado. When browsing around Bleacher Report I have seen the Broncos fans speaking on the Raiders.

Broncos fans bring up stats from their miracle win vs. the Cincy Bengals and their victory over the Cleveland Browns. Little do they know the Raiders fan base could care less.

When the two teams meet this Sunday, September 27th, 2009 in Oakland, California, it will mark the 98th time these two squads have battled. Long before many of us were alive the hate towards one another was on going.

When the Denver Broncos come into town, you can throw all the stats into the San Francisco Bay. They will see an Oakland Raiders team who will be prepared to do anything it takes to win.

What I hate most about the Denver Broncos fanbase is how cocky they are for a team that has done nothing since John Elway was their QB. They run their mouth and overlook the Raiders. Broncos fans are quick to ignore the fact that the Raiders were able to beat them the last time they played.

If anything the Oakland Raiders are looking for more revenge at home. Since that game in week one in 2008, the Oakland Raiders team has changed and grown up.

Broncos fans will sit here and bad talk JaMarcus Russell skills until their fingers bleed. Well, I return to what happened week 12 last season.

I'm not going to make any predictions of score or outcome, I'm not going to sit here and go over stats, and I'm not going to look at key matchups.

This is the Denver Broncos; if you don't know their team then you aren't a real Raiders fan.

I expect a great hard fought divisional game to be played.

What it's going to come down to is this; the Denver Broncos will take a plane flight to Oakland, California. They will step into the Black Hole. 60,000+ Raiders fans, who hate everything about Denver, will be cheering and screaming loud. It's going to come down to who wants it more, not the stats. When it's your rival, it's time to fight.

I'm talking bashing Kyle Orton’s head into the dirt baseball field, hitting Knowshon Moreno into next week, and covering the Broncos passing game.

We need to run the ball down the Broncos throat with McFadden, Bush, and Fargas.

We need to pass the ball and make up for last weeks poor performance at home in front of the Raider Nation.

I'm talking about the pre game Hell's Bells, seeing the Raiders come out in black, and giving high fives to the Black Hole before the game.

I could give a damn about some stats; I want to see a victory.

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