Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) celebrates during a week 12 NFL football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 in Oakland, Calif. Oakland won 21-14. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND, Calif. — Two teams from the original American Football League met on the field for the 115th time, and the Oakland Raiders and the Denver Broncos failed to disappoint the fans.

Derek Carr went 18-for-24 for 253 yards and two touchdowns, as the Raiders rebounded from a demoralizing 33-8 loss to the New England Patriots to defeat the Broncos 21-14 before a crowd of 53,930 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The game between the two longtime rivals, who have been playing each since 1960. did not get off to a great start, as on the third series of the game, an all-out brawl got in the way of the game.

Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree and Aqib Talib got into a huge fight for the second year in a row, and in the end both Crabtree and Talib were ejected from the game just barely two and a half minutes into the game. Raiders’ offensive lineman Gabe Jackson was also ejected from the game, as he made contact with a game official during the fracas.

Carr finally got the Raiders on the board in the second quarter, as he found Amari Cooper for a nine-yard touchdown pass.

After the Broncos went three-and-out on their next series, the Raiders put the pedal on the gas and got into the end zone for the second time on the afternoon, when Marshawn Lynch scored from a one-yard out to give the Raiders a 14-0 lead at the half.

On the Raiders’ first possession of the second half, Carr extended the Raiders lead up to 21-0, as he found Jalen Richard for a nine-yard touchdown pass.

The Broncos finally got on the board in the fourth quarter, as Trevor Siemian found Cody Latimer for a 25-yard touchdown pass.

After Giorgio Tavecchio missed a 35-yard field goal, the Broncos drove down the field and narrowed the lead down to just seven points, as Siemian found Bennie Fowler for a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Unfortunately, that would be the last time that the Broncos got the ball, as the Raiders ran out the clock and split the season series with the Broncos.

Notes:
Navarro Bowman picked up the Raiders first interception of the season, as he got the pick on a reflection early in the second quarter.

The Raiders return to the field next Sunday afternoon, as they will host the New York Giants.