Denver extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 24-17 victory over Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium on December 7, 2025. The Broncos held the ball for 39 minutes and three seconds, ran 72 plays to the Raiders’ 48, and outgained them 356 yards to 229. Geno Smith left in the third quarter with a right hand and shoulder injury; Kenny Pickett replaced him, threw a fourth-quarter touchdown to Shedrick Jackson, and Daniel Carlson added a 46-yard field goal as time expired — but Las Vegas had trailed 24-7 entering the fourth.
Shedrick Jackson 25-yd pass from Kenny Pickett (Daniel Carlson kick) — 6 plays, 65 yds, 1:39
DEN 24, LV 14
Q4
0:00
LV
Daniel Carlson 46-yd field goal — 6 plays, 44 yds, 0:58
DEN 24, LV 17
Mims’s 48-yard punt return in the second quarter was the go-ahead score and the game’s only special teams touchdown.
Passing Stats
PLAYER
TEAM
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Bo Nix
DEN
31/38
204
5.6
0
0
3–8
77.2
89.9
Geno Smith
LV
13/21
116
5.5
1
0
3–19
51.5
92.6
Kenny Pickett
LV
8/11
97
8.8
1
0
1–5
15.4
129.7
Nix completed 81.6% of his 38 attempts. Smith was sacked three times for a combined loss of 19 yards before exiting in the third quarter; Pete Carroll said postgame there appeared to be no significant structural damage to the hand or shoulder.
Rushing Stats
Denver Broncos
PLAYER
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
RJ Harvey
17
75
4.4
1
15
Adam Prentice
2
22
11.0
0
18
Jaleel McLaughlin
4
22
5.5
0
11
Tyler Badie
4
16
4.0
0
7
Bo Nix
3
15
5.0
1
8
Marvin Mims Jr.
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team
31
152
4.9
2
18
Las Vegas Raiders
PLAYER
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Ashton Jeanty
10
30
3.0
0
6
Kenny Pickett
1
6
6.0
0
6
Geno Smith
1
4
4.0
0
4
Team
12
40
3.3
0
6
Harvey added 25 receiving yards for 100 yards from scrimmage on the afternoon.
Receiving Stats
Denver Broncos
PLAYER
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Courtland Sutton
6
10
62
10.3
0
14
Pat Bryant
4
4
32
8.0
0
13
Lil’Jordan Humphrey
3
3
27
9.0
0
15
RJ Harvey
6
6
25
4.2
0
9
Adam Trautman
2
2
17
8.5
0
12
Adam Prentice
2
2
11
5.5
0
6
Troy Franklin
3
4
11
3.7
0
6
Jaleel McLaughlin
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
Evan Engram
2
2
8
4.0
0
6
Tyler Badie
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
Marvin Mims Jr.
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
Team
31
36
212
6.8
0
15
Las Vegas Raiders
PLAYER
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Jack Bech
6
6
50
8.3
0
17
Brock Bowers
4
5
46
11.5
1
15
Tyler Lockett
3
4
41
13.7
0
26
Shedrick Jackson
1
1
25
25.0
1
25
Tre Tucker
2
5
24
12.0
0
13
Ian Thomas
2
2
17
8.5
0
12
Ashton Jeanty
2
4
8
4.0
0
4
Raheem Mostert
1
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team
21
28
213
10.1
2
26
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos
PLAYER
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Alex Singleton
8
1
0
0
0
0
Talanoa Hufanga
5
4
0
0
0
0
Riley Moss
5
2
0
0
0
0
Dre Greenlaw
4
2
0
1
0
0
Nik Bonitto
3
3
2.0
2
0
2
Jahdae Barron
3
3
0
0
0
0
Pat Surtain II
3
1
0
0
1
0
Jonah Elliss
3
0
0
0
0
0
Malcolm Roach
2
2
1.0
1
0
1
Justin Strnad
2
2
0
0
0
0
Jonathon Cooper
2
2
0
0
0
0
John Franklin-Myers
2
1
1.0
1
0
1
Ja’Quan McMillian
2
1
0
0
0
0
Brandon Jones
1
1
0
0
0
0
JL Skinner
1
1
0
0
0
0
Kris Abrams-Draine
1
1
0
0
0
0
Adam Prentice
1
0
0
0
0
0
Dondrea Tillman
1
0
0
0
0
0
Zach Allen
0
0
0
0
0
3
Team
49
27
4.0
5
1
7
Bonitto’s two sacks pushed his 2025 season total to 12.5, making him the first Denver player with double-digit sacks in consecutive seasons since Von Miller did it in five straight years from 2014 through 2018.
Las Vegas Raiders
PLAYER
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Devin White
19
10
0
0
0
0
Jeremy Chinn
11
7
1.0
0
0
2
Eric Stokes
9
6
0
0
0
0
Darien Porter
6
4
0
0
2
0
Isaiah Pola-Mao
5
4
0
0
0
0
Elandon Roberts
5
2
0
0
0
0
Jonah Laulu
5
2
0
0
0
0
Lonnie Johnson Jr.
4
3
0
0
0
0
Maxx Crosby
4
2
1.0
2
0
1
Thomas Booker IV
3
1
0
0
0
1
Adam Butler
3
0
0
0
0
0
Charles Snowden
2
1
0
1
0
0
Tonka Hemingway
1
1
1.0
1
0
1
Jamal Adams
1
1
0
0
0
0
Kyu Blu Kelly
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tommy Eichenberg
1
1
0
0
0
0
Malcolm Koonce
1
0
0
0
0
1
Jon Rhattigan
1
0
0
0
0
0
Dylan Laube
1
0
0
0
0
0
JJ Pegues
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
84
46
3.0
4
2
6
Crosby’s two tackles for loss gave him 25 on the season, breaking his own Las Vegas franchise record of 23 set three years prior.
Special Teams Stats
Kicking
PLAYER
TEAM
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Wil Lutz
DEN
1/1
100.0%
23
3/3
6
Daniel Carlson
LV
1/1
100.0%
46
2/2
5
Punting
PLAYER
TEAM
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Jeremy Crawshaw
DEN
1
35
35.0
0
1
35
AJ Cole
LV
3
143
47.7
0
2
58
Punt Returns
PLAYER
TEAM
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Marvin Mims Jr.
DEN
1
48
48.0
48
1
Las Vegas had no punt returns.
Kick Returns
PLAYER
TEAM
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Marvin Mims Jr.
DEN
2
39
19.5
24
0
Raheem Mostert
LV
2
55
27.5
29
0
Dylan Laube
LV
1
29
29.0
29
0
Team Stats
CATEGORY
DENVER
LAS VEGAS
Final Score
24
17
Total Yards
356
229
Total Plays
72
48
Yards per Play
4.9
4.8
Passing Yards (net)
204
189
Comp/Att
31/38
21/32
Yards per Pass
5.0
5.3
Sacks–Yards Lost
3–8
4–24
Rushing Yards
152
40
Rushing Attempts
31
12
Yards per Rush
4.9
3.3
1st Downs
27
16
Passing 1st Downs
14
11
Rushing 1st Downs
11
3
Penalty 1st Downs
2
2
3rd Down Efficiency
7/12 (58.3%)
3/9 (33.3%)
4th Down Efficiency
1/3
1/3
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/3
1/2
Penalties
8–50
3–25
Turnovers
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Defensive/ST TDs
1
0
Time of Possession
39:03
20:57
Total Drives
7
8
Injuries and Inactives
Denver Broncos
DT D.J. Jones (ankle) — did not play
TE Nate Adkins (knee) — did not play
Las Vegas Raiders
QB Geno Smith (right hand, shoulder) — injured Q3, did not return
CB Kyu Blu Kelly (knee) — injured Q2, did not return; led Las Vegas with 3 interceptions on the season
TE Ian Thomas (calf) — injured Q4
TE Michael Mayer (ankle) — did not play
WR Alex Bachman (thumb) — did not play
WR Dont’e Thornton Jr. (concussion) — did not play
Officials
POSITION
OFFICIAL
Referee
Shawn Smith
Umpire
Tra Blake
Down Judge
Jay Bilbo
Line Judge
Jeff Seeman
Field Judge
Dyrol Prioleau
Side Judge
Boris Cheek
Back Judge
Dino Paganelli
The win moved Denver to 11-2, tied with New England for the AFC’s top seed — the Broncos holding the tiebreaker on a 6-0 record against common opponents. Las Vegas dropped to 2-11, its seventh straight defeat and 11th consecutive divisional loss, the longest such active skid in the league at that point in the 2025 NFL season.
Stats sourced from ESPN, NFL.com, and AP Wire. Passing yards reflect net totals after sack yardage deducted.
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