Denver -- It seems strange to think of it now, in the midst of so much wreckage, but if you could time-travel back to Sunday morning, you might have had some actual optimism about the Raiders. They were coming off a 34-31 win over the Steelers. The Broncos had taken back-to-back losses, and the newest instantaneous analysis of Peyton Manning was that he had lost the zip on his passes and might not again be the same Manning. The Raiders hadn't lost at whatever-corporate-name is slapped on Mile High Stadium since Lane Kiffin's brief, disastrous reign. And the Raiders now have Dennis Allen, who was the Broncos' defensive coordinator just a year ago. Surely, the bright young head coach would...
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