Monday Night Football: Fans Ready for Broncos-Raiders Showdown

The third week of Monday Night Football finds the Oakland Raiders taking on the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and fans took to social media to let their loyalties be known in a game that’s a little up in the air.

@ESPNMondayNight @CCRaiderNation Biggest upset of the season tonight Raiders win over the Broncos #raidernation

— Noe (Noah) Hernandez (@Oldiebeezie) September 23, 2013

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It's expected to be a closely fought game, with ESPN’s Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden expecting a tough game for the Broncos and the possibility of an upset:

“The Raiders have an aggressive coach, aggressive defensive scheme and aggressive players. This is a chance to get a signature win.” -Gruden

— ESPN Monday Night (@ESPNMondayNight) September 23, 2013

Broncos fans were quick to malign Gruden’s loyalties and assessment:

@ESPNMondayNight <-- Gruden is still upset about how he use to lose to the Broncos...he never says anything nice or in favor of the Broncos

— januari afrasiabi (@lovesjanuari) September 23, 2013

Denver’s ABC 7 News took a look at tonight’s game and outlined a few things to watch for, including the fact that the Raiders went into the season looking like a bottom team, but last week’s win of 19-9 over Jacksonville gives them a little cache.

But the Colorado station pointed out that tonight’s game could put the Broncos in line “to become the seventh team since 1990 to score 40 or more points in three consecutive games.”

At least some of the Twitter commentators believe the game may be a washout:

Welcome to Monday Night Football. *yaawwnn* An AFC West *yaawwnn* clash between the Denver Broncos and the new look *yaawnn* Oakland Raiders

— Aric Cisneros (@ariccisneros) September 23, 2013

And more than a few questioned how the Raiders even made it into Monday Night Football, including this Kansas City Chiefs fan:

On a scale of 1 to Von Miller, how high was @nflcommish when he scheduled the @Raiders for Monday Night Football, and not us?

— Andy Reid (@FauxAndyReid) September 23, 2013

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