Broncos at Raiders: Week 15 preview, odds and injuries

Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20 · Allegiant Stadium4:25 PM ET

at4:25 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 8:03 PM ET

The Denver Broncos (7-2) visit the Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) on Sun, Dec 20, 4:25 PM ET at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV (Week 15, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Broncos vs Raiders?

Sun, Dec 20, 4:25 PM ET at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Broncos vs Raiders?

Broncos: Brandon Jones (S, out, hamstring), Kris Abrams-Draine (CB, out, ankle), Talanoa Hufanga (S, out, ankle), Jaylen Waddle (WR, questionable, concussion) and Riley Moss (CB, questionable, concussion). Raiders: Thomas Booker IV (DT, questionable, ankle) and Trey Zuhn III (C, questionable, concussion).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Broncos at Raiders: Week 15 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-20-den-at-lv (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 14 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Broncos red-zone offense vs Raiders red-zone defense
The Broncos' red-zone offense ranks 8th in red-zone touchdown rate (65%, 26 trips) against a Raiders red-zone defense ranked 28th (71% allowed, 38 trips faced).
8thDEN offense20 spots apart28thLV defense
2Broncos pass protection vs Raiders pass rush
The Broncos' pass protection ranks 3rd in sack rate (3.5% sacked, 310 dropbacks) against a Raiders pass rush ranked 17th (6.0% of dropbacks, 316 dropbacks faced).
3rdDEN offense14 spots apart17thLV defense
3Raiders third-down offense vs Broncos third-down defense
The Raiders' third-down offense ranks 6th in third-down conversion rate (45.5%, 110 third downs) against a Broncos third-down defense ranked 20th (41.5% allowed, 130 third downs faced).
6thLV offense14 spots apart20thDEN defense

When the Broncos have the ballEdge DEN · +11 ranks

DEN dropback offenseEPA per dropbackLV pass defense

20th+0.02310 dropbacks

DEN +10

+0.19 allowed316 dropbacks faced30th

DEN run gameEPA per rushLV run defense

15th-0.07207 rushes

DEN +11

-0.03 allowed242 rushes faced26th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Raiders have the ballNo big edge

LV dropback offenseEPA per dropbackDEN pass defense

11th+0.11343 dropbacks

-0.00 allowed383 dropbacks faced12th

LV run gameEPA per rushDEN run defense

28th-0.22206 rushes

-0.02 allowed225 rushes faced29th

Third downEdge LV · +14 ranks

DEN third-down offensethird-down conversion rateLV third-down defense

31st33.6%110 third downs

46.7% allowed105 third downs faced27th

LV third-down offensethird-down conversion rateDEN third-down defense

6th45.5%110 third downs

LV +14

41.5% allowed130 third downs faced20th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge DEN · +20 ranks

DEN red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateLV red-zone defense

8th65%26 trips

DEN +20

71% allowed38 trips faced28th

LV red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateDEN red-zone defense

24th51%37 trips

DEN +12

52% allowed29 trips faced12th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge DEN · +10 ranks

DEN big-play offenseexplosive-play rateLV defense against big plays

30th7.0%517 plays

11.6% allowed558 plays faced32nd

LV big-play offenseexplosive-play rateDEN defense against big plays

27th7.8%549 plays

DEN +10

9.5% allowed608 plays faced17th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge DEN · +14 ranks

DEN pass protectionsack rateLV pass rush

3rd3.5% sacked310 dropbacks

DEN +14

6.0% of dropbacks316 dropbacks faced17th

LV pass protectionsack rateDEN pass rush

2nd3.2% sacked343 dropbacks

LV +10

6.8% of dropbacks383 dropbacks faced12th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversNo big edge

DEN ball securityturnovers per gameLV takeaway defense

4th0.7 giveaways a game9 games

1.6 takeaways a game9 games4th

LV ball securityturnovers per gameDEN takeaway defense

18th1.2 giveaways a game9 games

1.3 takeaways a game9 games13th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesDEN 3 · LV 0 regulars out or doubtful

Broncos5 listed

3 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

OUTTalanoa HufangaS93% defense · 5 wk
OUTBrandon JonesS91% defense · 8 wk
QRiley MossCB75% defense · 8 wk
OUTKris Abrams-DraineCB72% defense · 8 wk
QJaylen WaddleWR59% offense · 9 wk

Raiders2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QThomas Booker IVDT38% defense · 7 wk
QTrey Zuhn IIIC27% offense · 8 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · DEN travels 608 mi

AwayBroncos

7days since last game

608miles to get here

1time zones

Last: Sun wk 14 at NYJ · East Rutherford · 8,549 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 608 mi

HomeRaiders

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 14 vs LAC · 13,441 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: DEN 9 games, 517 offensive and 608 defensive plays · LV 9 games, 549 offensive and 558 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32