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Raiders - Broncos game crucial for division race
Associated Press

(DENVER) -- The Denver Broncos have three long practices this week instead of two as they prepare for Monday night's home game against the Oakland Raiders.

A loss to the Raiders would put Denver four games behind and probably eliminate them from the division race. Denver is now 5-and-4 on the season. Oakland is 8-and-1.

But Denver has six games remaining and coach Mike Shanahan is refusing to speculate about the playoff race. He says it's not like the Broncos only have two games left and there's been teams that start the season 5-and-oh and don't make the playoffs.

Shanahan says it's a matter of how Denver plays its remaining games and he doesn't know what'll happen with the wildcard.

Shanahan says the Broncos dug themselves into a hole but still have a chance to get out.

 
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