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Raiders can win AFC title by beating Denver

The particulars

  • Opponent: at Denver Broncos
  • Time: 1:25 p.m.
  • Line: Broncos by 1 1/2
  • Records: Raiders 12-3; Broncos 8-7
  • TV/radio: Ch. 13 (Jim Nantz, Phil Simms)

Three things to watch

MATT McGLOIN HAS BEATEN LONG ODDS BEFORE

Quarterback Matt McGloin has defeated long odds before. He didn’t get a scholarship out of high school, walked on at Penn State and left as the school’s career leader in touchdown passes. He didn’t get an invitation to the NFL combine but beat out Oakland’s fourth-round draft pick, Tyler Wilson, for a roster spot as an undrafted rookie in 2013.