Sep 9th 2008 10:35AM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Broncos, Raiders, AFC West
Total domination. Jay Cutler and Eddie Royal did everything and anything they wanted last night/this morning, and the Raiders’ defense had no answer for any of it as the Broncos rolled, 41-14, to close out week one action.

Cutler completed 16-of-24 passes for 299 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Royal, a rookie, hauled in nine passes for 146 yards. He also ran the ball twice for nine yards, returned three kicks for 30 yards, recovered his own fumble and even attempted a pass. It was his night, and nobody was stopping him.

The Oakland defense was terrible, missing tackles and watching, almost helplessly, as Broncos receivers ran through the field wide open and uncontested all night. As a team, the Raiders were guilty of five personal foul penalties, including two from the always composed DeAngelo Hall on the same defensive series in the first half.
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