The New England Patriots don’t play the Denver Broncos until week 15, but the answer key to the test might already be available, courtesy of the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders defeated the Broncos 30-20 on Sunday night, despite a mere 184 passing yards by QB Derek Carr.
How’d the Raiders pull it off? They ran the ball down the throat of the Broncos defense, over and over and over and over again.
“In the second half, we only ran two (running) plays," Raiders LT Donald Penn said after the game, per NFL.com’s Mike Silver.