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Ugly wins are a thing of beauty in Denver Womens Bo Jackson Jersey , where the Broncos learned all their hard lessons last year in the dreariness of defeat."We're sitting here 2-0 but we're struggling," Emmanuel Sanders after the Broncos eked out a 20-19 win over Oakland on Sunday on Brandon McManus' 36-yard field goal with 6 seconds left.It was their only lead on a sweltering afternoon in which the temperature at kickoff was a record 92 degrees.The Broncos, who overcame a 12-point second-half deficit, hadn't opened a season with back-to-back fourth-quarter comebacks since 2007. Last week, they rallied past Seattle 27-24 in Case Keenum's Denver debut."It does feel good to win the hard-fought games," Sanders said. "But I can't wait until we can win one of those smooth games. But we're going to keep pushing. I'm going to wake up in the morning and stretch my arms and go, 'Ahh. It feels good to be 2-0.'"Especially after going 5-11 last year.It was for times like these that Broncos general manager John Elway ditched his stopwatch drafts in April in favor of players who had been captains in college and left school with degrees in hand."One thing we learned last year when you're 5-11 and you're in a losing streak, you need that maturity and that leadership to get things turned around," Elway said last spring.Royce Freeman scored on a 1-yard run and fellow rookies Bradley Chubb and Josey Jewell had key stops, but the biggest contributions came from Tim Patrick, a receiver who spent his rookie season on Denver's practice squad in 2017, and undrafted rookie Phillip Lindsay, a hometown hero who starred at the University of Colorado.Patrick's first NFL catch was a doozy: an 18-yarder that set up the winning field goal . And all Lindsay did was make history Sunday.He became the first undrafted player in league history to top 100 yards from scrimmage in his first two games. He followed a 103-yard debut with a 111-yard performance that included 14 rushes for 107 yards.Other takeaways from the game, which marked the 350th win in Broncos owner Pat Bowlen's tenure:CARR REVVS UP: Derek Carr was on target all afternoon, completing 29 of 32 passes for 288 yards and a touchdown. His 90.6 completion percentage is the best mark in franchise history 鈥?with a minimum of 20 attempts 鈥?topping the record of 89.5 set by Rich Gannon on Nov. 11, 2002 Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , in Denver."He was great. Very accurate in getting us the ball. Made a lot of plays," said receiver Amari Cooper, who caught 10 passes for 116 yards four days after coach Jon Gruden gave Carr grief for not finding Cooper more in Week 1.MILLER MAGICThe Raiders protected rookie left tackle Kolton Miller by having Carr get rid of the ball quick, keeping Von Miller to one sack a week after he destroyed Seattle's game plan with four quarterback hits, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.Miller's day could have been very similar to the Seahawks game had teammate Todd Davis not been whistled for a holding call that negated Miller's strip sack and Domata Peko's fumble recovery at the Oakland 20-yard line in the first half."I had Derek Carr, it was one of the few plays that he held the ball," said Miller, who later had a sack that counted. "I was able to get in and get the sack. And the forced fumble. And we recovered it. But we had to go back out because Todd was doing the Viennese waltz with whoever it was out there."SEEING REDRookie Courtland Sutton had a 42-yard catch overturned after Gruden threw his red challenge flag. He also thought he had come down with a 21-yard TD catch, but Broncos coach Vance Joseph lost his challenge when the officials confirmed Sutton's left foot slipped out of bounds just before his right knee hit inbounds.So, Sutton finished with a single catch for 9 yards."I don't know. I thought Courtland's touchdown was a touchdown," Joseph said. "Obviously, I challenged it. The second catch, I guess he didn't finish the catch. We'll figure it out. It's a tough game to officiate. There are so many rules right now and hopefully it's fair on both sides."BLOCKED KICKOne of the few things that went right for Denver in a dismal first half was Shaq Barrett's block of Mike Nugent's extra point, leaving the Raiders ahead 12-0 at the half."Who knew that would be huge?" Keenum asked.Barrett did, that's who."Coaches always say you never know what play can end up being a game-winning play Womens Antonio Brown Jersey ," Barrett said. "That's why you've just got to play every play like that. When I'm out there, that's what I'm trying to do." After a revenge game against the Colts in week four, the Raiders will hop a flight halfway around the world for their next revenge game.Bears in London week fiveMost people will be focusing on..." NFL Revenge WeekTop five 2019 Raiders games in which Derek Carr should have revenge on his mind: Bears in LondonNew,35commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Top five 2019 Raiders games in which Derek Carr should have revenge on his mind: Bears in LondonTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Ben Hoskins/Getty ImagesAfter a revenge game against the Colts in week four, the Raiders will hop a flight halfway around the world for their next revenge game.Bears in London week fiveMost people will be focusing on the Raiders facing Khalil Mack. But that’s more about Mack getting his revenge. Derek Carr doesn’t want any part of that. He and Mack had a great relationship and now he is facing the possibility of being terrorized by his former draft classmate. But that’s for another piece. This revenge is about something else.This will be the third time Derek Carr has played in London in his career. The first two were terrible experiences for him and the Raiders. He and Mack were the rookie stars on this team in 2014 when the Raiders first played a game across the pond. Carr would be injured in the game and was replaced by Matt McGloin (seems like a theme) and the Raiders would get embarrassed 38-14 by the Dolphins.Last year the Raiders returned to London. This time without Khalil Mack, but with a similar result. Carr wouldn’t be injured in this game. At least not physically. But the Raiders were laughed out of London 27-3 to the Seahawks. It was one of Derek Carr’s worst games of the season and it was in front of 90,000 fans on a world stage. He threw for 142 yards with no touchdowns and was sacked six times. That’s not really the lasting impression he wanted to leave while the Raiders are actively trying to build and maintain their fan presence overseas.That game wasn’t just demoralizing for Carr, it was the backbreaker for the Raiders season. They officially packed it in and began looking long term. Amari Cooper was traded, Karl Joseph was rumored to be on the trade block, Marshawn Lynch was placed in injured reserve, and Bruce Irvin was waived.The next three weeks the Raiders lost badly, first to the aforementioned Colts 42-28, then 34-3 (!) to a weak 49ers team without Jimmy Garoppolo, and 20-6 stinker at home against the rival Chargers.Up to this point the Raiders have been an international embarrassment. Derek Carr will be tasked with trying to turn that perception around in what figures to be their final game in London for a long time.An added bonus to this would be hoping to hand the Bears another loss which could affect the first round draft pick the Raiders get as part of the trade they made to send Mack to Chicago.Next up: Derek Carr revenge game week 8 vs TexansAlso see: Derek Carr revenge game vs Indianapolis ColtsFollow @LeviDamien