Year 1 of the Franchise Stars Football League continues with Week 18 and we come to you from Oakland, where a Raiders squad that has dropped four straight after an 11-1 start tries to salvage the AFC West division title that for most of the season seemed a foregone conclusion.
They’ll have to do that against a Broncos team that enters mired in a jumble of 5 teams at 9-7, with only three of them destined for the postseason. The Broncos’ defense has stepped up, but the erratic Jake Plummer is, no pun intended here, the wildcard. When he plays well, the Broncos tend to win. If he turns the ball over (21 INTs), things get a bit more dicey in Denver.
The Raiders will again be without leading receiver Tim Brown, whose hip injury will keep him out until at least the second round of the playoffs. So expect Marcus Allen to get a heavy load again, and Ken Stabler to try and piece things together in the air. But the Raiders O-Line is finally whole, and that could be a big factor. The silver and black’s defense, so good all season, will do its part.
Can the Raiders stop their slide that has already cost them the #1 seed? We’ll find out in Oakland next!
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