The Las Vegas Raiders were better at one thing against the Denver Broncos on Thursday: Being bad on offense.

The Broncos had a terrible performance on offense at Empower Field at Mile High, but the Raiders were even worse, as they lost, 10-7, in a ho-hum contest.

Las Vegas suffered its third straight loss and fell to 2-7. Denver, on the other hand, claimed its seventh consecutive win and improved to a league-leading 8-2.

The Broncos' defense bothered the Raiders all game , including being held scoreless in the last three quarters. Geno Smith was sacked a season-high six times. Brock Bowers , meanwhile, was only targeted three times.

Raiders coach Pete Carroll credited the Broncos for their proper coverage against Bowers.

“We were trying. We were trying all night long. The ca

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