Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce ... Desmond Ridder will thus remain in a backup role behind Minshew, who had opened the season as Oakland's starter before losing the job to Aidan O'Connell ...

Before Sunday, Denver's last road win over the Raiders came on Oct. 11, 2015, in a 16-10 triumph from the Oakland Coliseum ... from Las Vegas quarterback Gardner Minshew in the fourth quarter.

This also was the Broncos' first road win in this series since defeating the then-Oakland Raiders ... eight straight in 2014. Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew landed hard on his left shoulder ...

There have been better days for the Las Vegas Raiders, whether that was in Sin City, Oakland or Los Angeles ... Let's get this out of the way: Gardner Minshew isn't a free agent this offseason.

The franchise born in Oakland, hijacked to Los Angeles ... Tua Tagovailoa remains healthy but the Raiders will start Gardner Minshew, who has been benched twice this season, at quarterback.

With the Broncos defeating the Raiders 29-19, it marked the first time they had won a road game against them since 2015 when the team was in Oakland ... an overthrown Gardner Minshew pass early ...