Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos Free MNF Prediction

Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos Free MNF Prediction: I don’t like John Fox all that much, but he does bring an old-school toughness to a football team if only because he believes in running the ball and making their opponent stop them. I’m not so sure the Raiders are going to be able to do that.

Denver has a better offensive line than they’ve shown the last couple years, and that’s probably because they’re pass blocking on 80% of the snaps since Josh McDaniels became the head coach. Well, now we get to see what a backfield rotation of Knowshon Moreno and Willis McGahee can do behind an offensive line that is going to get a chance to maul some guys. They also have an underrated passing attack with Kyle Orton and Brandon Lloyd. I wouldn’t expect the same passing numbers as last season, but, I do expect them to put some pressure on the Raiders who will be without Nnamdi Asomuogh for the first time in a long time. No shut down corner on one side of the field will certainly change some things.

At home, early in the season, in the thin air – I like the Broncos.

Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos (-3)