The Broncos squandered an opportunity to secure first place in the AFC West, losing 30-20 to the Raiders, in what was extremely frustrating night in Oakland for the orange and blue. Denver came out of the gate with four consecutive three and outs and the Broncos offense failed to create any type of rhythm for most of the game.

Without C.J. Anderson leading the way, the Broncos lacked any sort of rushing attack and that was really stood out tonight. Although Trevor Siemian ended up having a decent game, without the threat of the ground game, the Oakland pass rushers were able to bring consistent pressure and disrupt the young QB.

One bright spot offensively was Kapri Bibbs, who made a nice run on third down for a key conversion on the Broncos’ first scoring drive. Then Bibbs made the play of the game in the fourth quarter, when the former Colorado State standout took a screen pass 69 yards to the house.

Bibbs is a guy that I have wanted to see more of all season. He runs hard and going back to his college days, it just seems like he has a knack for making big plays. Devontae Booker is a solid young prospect and I expect the rookie to bounce back from his lowly performance tonight, but Bibbs makes plays and the offense could use more of that.

It was not much prettier on the other side of the ball, as the Broncos defense struggled mightily to slow down the Raiders prolific offense. Latavius Murray ran right through the heart of the Denver defense and the Oakland offensive line dominated physically for four quarters.

Without Aqib Talib, the secondary was not the same “No Fly Zone” that Broncos fans have become accustomed to seeing. Bradley Roby struggled to cover Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree and Derek Carr targeted those matchups often.

The game was not officiated particularly well and there were certainly multiple borderline calls that went against Denver, but the reality is the team did not show up in a big moment tonight.

The Broncos are going to have to make major adjustments heading into their matchup with New Orleans next weekend or this team is going to be in trouble.