Everybody is backing down on the Raiders. Even some well known sports writers had picked them to be in the Superbowl this season and are already eating their words.

>The Broncos D got their act together in the 2nd half of the SD game and carried it over to the KC game.
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>I listen to satellite radio at work and frequently have the dial on the NFL channel. The afternoon show features John Riggins. One month ago several people called up to ask about the Broncos. He spent all his time talking about the Raiders. And he'd usually throw in a "the Broncos are going to be awful" at the end.
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>Today he was calling them best in the division by far.
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