On Sunday, September24th 2012, the injury-runs out Raiders secondary allowed 384 passing yards and four touchdown to Ben Roethisberger. They allowed Mike Wallace to roam free and collect 123 yards and a touchdown, and gave up two short-yardage TD catches to tight end Heath Miller. Roethlisberger is one of the best quarterbacks in the game with one its best arms, but the Raiders may face more challenges Tougher this Sunday fighting Broncos QB Peyton Manning.
Broncos defeated the Texans on Sunday at home but Houston looks like the best team in the AFC. Denver was playing from behind all day and Manning threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns. The previous week, Manning threw three first-half interceptions against Atlanta, a team roomates too thin in the secondary. Falcons accomplished this by having two safeties deep and anticipating throws Manning. He still accurate but no longer have the same zip on the throw, so they arrived a tad too late. For a good defensive back, opening the door to vote.
In order for the Raiders to be successful against Manning, linebacker is the key. If they can stop running without the need safety for safety matters, the safeties will be able to play center field and throw deep to defend Manning. Too often, Tyvon Branch looks tackling Steelers running back a rush of five yards. He can not do that against Denver. While Denver has much worse than Pittsburgh wide receiver, they also have a better running game with Willis McGahee and Knowshon Moreno. If the front seven can stuff the run like they did against San Diego Effectively, then the secondary will be able to more effectively stop Peyton Manning and his receivers
