Nine weeks of the NFL regular season are in the books, and nine weeks remain, which means the second half of the season begins tonight when the Denver Broncos host the Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field for Thursday Night Football.

One of the biggest surprises of the first half has been the Broncos (7-2), who share the best record in the NFL with the Colts and Patriots . (What odds could you have gotten for that trifecta prior to the season?) Meanwhile, the Raiders (2-6) are having another Raiders-type year -- only the Dolphins (2-7), the Jets (1-7), Titans (1-8) and Saints (1-8) have worse records.

Denver is a 9.5-point favorite over Las Vegas on Thursday.

The Broncos are doing their fans with high blood pressure no favors. They have won after trailing by eight or mor

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