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Lack of pass rush haunts Broncos in loss to Raiders

On a radio show last week, I noted that two keys to beating the Raiders would be to win in the trenches on both sides of the ball.

Namely, the offensive line keeping Maxx Crosby at bay and the defensive line stopping the run and getting to the quarterback.

Two of those three things happened on Sunday. But the one that didn’t turned out to be a huge problem...

Lack of pressure on Jimmy Garoppolo.

The Broncos' 13.8 percent pressure rate was the lowest of the 30 teams who have played in Week 1, per TruMedia.