Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Denver 38, Oakland 24
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, November 6, 2011
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 58125

Eddie Royal scored his first two touchdowns of the season – including an 85-yard punt return with 5:53 remaining – as the Denver Broncos scored the final 24 points to stun the host Oakland Raiders 38-24 on Sunday.

Willis McGahee also scored twice, including a 24-yard run with 1:53 left to ice it, and rushed for 163 of Denver’s season-high 298 yards as the Broncos (3-5) snapped a four-game losing streak to the Raiders.

Denver's Tim Tebow rushed for a career-high 117 yards and was 10 of 21 for 124 yards and two touchdowns.

McGahee’s 60-yard touchdown on the final play of the third quarter tied the game at 24, one play after Chris Harris intercepted Carson Palmer.

Palmer threw three touchdown passes and three interceptions – two to Champ Bailey – in his first start for Oakland (4-4), which remained in a first-place tie with San Diego and Kansas City in the AFC West.

Michael Bush had 129 yards of offense – 96 rushing – and his first career receiving touchdown as Oakland fell to 8-2 in its last 10 games against division foes.

The Raiders seemed to be in control after Jacoby Ford’s circus 18-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter made it 24-14.

Eric Decker caught his sixth touchdown pass in the last seven games, a 27-yarder in the first quarter to give Denver a 7-3 lead.

Palmer, obtained from Cincinnati in a trade Oct. 18, finished 19 of 35 for 332 yards.

Tebow, who improved to 3-3 as a starter in his career, has completed 46.4 percent of his passes this season.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Denver   Oakland
Willis McGahee Player Michael Bush
20 Attempts 19
163 Yards 96
8.2 Avg Yards 5.0
2 Touchdowns 0
60 Long 16
Receiving
Denver   Oakland
Eric Decker Player Jacoby Ford
3 Receptions 5
47 Yards 105
15.7 Avg Yards 21.0
1 Touchdowns 1
27 Long 34
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Denver 412 299 113 5 1 3 2.0 1
Oakland 416 100 316 3 1 0 1.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against San Diego. The Raiders have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Broncos have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.