ALAMEDA — Five things we learned Wednesday as the Raiders began serious preparations to face the Denver Broncos in Week 1 of the regular season:
1. It’s a mystery meeting
The Raiders and Denver Broncos have played 119 regular- and post-season games since 1960 and they may never be more of a mystery to each other than when they kickoff off on Monday night.
The Broncos have a new coach in Vic Fangio, a new quarterback in Joe Flacco and have overhauled their systems of offense, defense and special teams. The Raiders have their systems of football in place, but only 19 players (including seven starters) who faced Denver last Dec.