here in the denver studios. 9news insider mike cliss is in oakland following a 20. 30 loss to the raiders. i am stunned! i thought the raiders were overrated and the broncos would walk all over them. how about you? >> i was not surprised at all. >> really? >> a game that's typical for rillo. derrick carr was passing the got beat in all three phases. but i was not surprised with what the raiders were able to do tonight. >> mike? >> yeah, i was surprised by how decisive the butt kicking was by the raiders. [ chuckle ] >> when you can't run the ball and they run all over you, you just got outmanned. and i was surprised by that. now, afterwards you heard gary kubiak and a lot of players say, look, the broncos didn't lose the championship here. d championship with this victory tonight. but it did have the sense that these were two teams passing each other in the bay area night. the raiders are ascending. the broncos without aqib talib. and that was a concern come into this game. they're not the same defense without talib. and if they're not the same defense, they're not the same team. >> we al

and welcome to "broncos drew soicher, rod mackey, mike cliss and chad brown on the broncos bye week where we should have nothing to talk about. but instead, tony romo decides he wants to play for the broncos next year. mike, do you expect the bronx to express mutual interest? >> i don't. but never say never with john elway. years ago, i went on one of these tv shows and they asked me -- >> you can't remember which one. [ laughter ] >> well it was >> name drop! >> you asked! i didn't know how -- if i should lie or go ahead with the story. anyway, i go on that show and say, no! the broncos aren't going after peyton manning! they're committed to tim tebow. the broncos see that show. they call me and say, mike, you may want to dial that down. did you know what tim tebow's numbers were on 3rd down? right away, i knew the broncos were going after peyton manning. admitting they made a mistake with paxton lynch with the first round -- >> are you buzzing right now? [ laughter ] >> anyway, i'm saying, no. they'll have no interest. >> chad, should the broncos make it happen? >> let's see. we have an

mike cliss, 9news. >>> it's as much a part of thanksgiving traditions as turkey is. nfl football. three games played today. all six teams above .500. or at .500. that's what the steelers and the colts were. i just say were, over that mark, without andrew luck, indy no match for pittsburgh. pittsburgh rolled 28-7. >>> the cowboys hosting the redskins, looking to improve their nfl's best record. dallas has only been beaten once. ezekiel elliott ran for 2 touchdowns. dallas kept on rolling, 31-26. >>> the lions have been playing 1934. the former broncos kicker, matt prater playing with the game time, and game winning field goal in the last two minutes of the 4th quarter, including that walkoff. the lies beat the vikings, 16- 13. >>> finally, speaking of those kickers. we had brandon mcmanus on the broncos huddle last night, so emmanuel sanders decided to show off and try an extra point himself. >> i want to try it. >> do not hurt yourself. >> i guess i've got to do it how a kicker does it. count your steps? >> this is an old fashioned st figure out the wind. even though we're indoors