The first two weeks of the NFL Season brought some optimism for Raiders fans. It showed the Raiders can hang with the cream of the crop, and the Raiders could pull out gritty wins.

Week 3 against the archrival Denver Broncos was a flashback to the 2006 stagnant offense, only this time, instead of Andrew Walter, this whooping was spearheaded by an ineffective Jamarcus Russell.

For the third straight week, Russell was beyond horrible, it came to the point that Russell was being relentlessly booed by the home crowd.

The Raider defense did put up a somewhat decent fight despite the hole the offense dug them into early in the game thanks to a couple Jamarcus picks.

The Broncos have had their third straight win, and they've been on a roll since the miraculous Brandon Stokely catch in week one.

This awful game is a giant leap back for the Raiders, whose many weaknesses were exposed once again.

Johnnie Lee Higgins and Justin Fargas played a few snaps each, perhaps giving their injuries a go during garbage time.

Despite decent running by the combination of Darren McFadden and Michael Bush, D-Mac fumbled 6 yards away from the goal line.

The Broncos also stacked the line, knowing that the Raiders have no passing game.

Final score...a forgettable 23-3.

Jamarcus Russell 12-for-21 (yay he broke 50 percent!!!) 61 Yards (wow way to average less than 3 yards an attempt) 2 interceptions. Watch out Alex Smith, Jamarcus Russell is on a mission to be the worst QB to picked #1 over all. As a fan, and someone against the crazy rookie contracts, I feel he needs to do something to justify his $60 million dollar contract.

Darren McFadden coughed up the rock on Denver's 6, killing the best TD opportunity of the day (while the game was still in reach). In his defense, Jamarcus would've ruined it eventually.

Raiders Front 8 Gave up another 200 plus yards on the ground, and the underneath passes continued. It's totally not their fault, but c'mon Correll Buckhalter? Doesn't help when the Raiders offense only comes in for 3 plays at a time, not enough to catch your breath. The front 8 should also be held accountable for the little hitches that made Orton look Elway like.

WINNERS- Hard to find some here. Well, these are perhaps the best I could think of.

Raiders Redzone Defense stopped the Broncos on a 4th n goal and a 3rd n goal stop forced the Broncos to settle for a field goal. It could've gotten out of hand fast if those two possessions were touchdowns.

Sebastian Janikowski nailed the lone Raiders score from the dirt for like 50 yards or so.

Raider Receivers, no drops, they were wide open, ran decent routes, and held on to the ball. It's not their fault the ball is going everywhere on the field and sidelines but not to them.

With a row of Bronco fans in the middle of the Black Hole, and the game becoming horribly boring, the attention of the drunk fans shifted towards those Bronco fans. They had everything thrown at them, from beer to cups, and I swear milk, their wigs were pulled off, and constantly harassed.

I actually felt bad for them. Good banter and trash talking is great, but when it gets physical, it's uncalled for. I don't appreciate being in the crossfire. I get splashed on too. But at the end of the day, sure they came into the notorious "Black Hole" decked out in the rival's gear, but you know what, the home team got clobbered. These Bronco fans aren't our quarterback, nor do they play defense. Yes, they're stupid for coming in all Broncoed out, but no need to be total douche bags towards these visitors. At the end of the day, it's a game, and we're all fans. And though they were minorities, outcasts, and probably insanely loyal, those Bronco fans went home believing Kyle Orton is the next John Elway...

Next to Jamarcus Russell, yeah Orton looks like a Winner. The cities of San Francisco and Oakland thank you for your tourism dollars. Hope you guys got out in one piece.