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C.J. Anderson hopes returning home will turn around his season

Oakland marks the spot, or crime scene in you're a Raiders' fan, where Broncos running back C.J. Anderson took the torch and ran with it last season.

Eleven months ago, in a 163-yards-from-scrimmage performance against the Raiders, Anderson went from an undrafted, unknown, under-utilized third running back to a guy who kept opposing defensive coordinators up at night.

Now, Anderson appears at a crossroads. When Broncos coach Gary Kubiak implemented his run-friendly, zone-blocking system, mumbles of 2,000 yards for Anderson this season rang through Dove Valley during training camp.

Through four games, though, Anderson has 117 rushing yards and is averaging 2.