Look past the clunky offense and the persistent special teams gaffes and you'll see the exact same thing that carried the Denver Broncos to a tickertape parade the last time they started a season 8-2.

The Las Vegas Raiders' defense had a sloppy outing in Week 9 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. They more than made up for it on Thursday night against the Denve

Broncos, Raiders make NFL history with penalty-riddled Week 10 matchup originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders played one of the rougher games of the 2025 NFL season. On Thursday Night Football, the Broncos scraped by with a 10-7 victory.

Denver (7-2) also owns one of the NFL's best defenses, headlined by pass rushing aces Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper. Bonitto has eight sacks this season, and Cooper has seven. Overall, the Broncos are allowing the third-fewest yards per game this season.

The Denver Broncos are generating a significant amount of excitement with the announcement of a potential new stadium that could be built by the beginning of the 2031 NFL season. The new arena is poised to have a retractable roof and a mixed-use area, all privately funded, at no cost to the Colorado taxpayer.

The Denver Broncos recorded six sacks, blocked a punt and pulled in an interception to propel a tight AFC West division win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Broncos had more penalties than first downs in their win against the Raiders. That won't cut it against the Chiefs next week.

Following the victory on Thursday evening, the Broncos remained undefeated (4-0) in their throwback uniforms since reintroducing them in 2024, and Denver now has the NFL's best record in the NFL at 8-2. Denver now has until Nov. 16 to recover for a game against the Kansas City Chiefs.