MONDAY NIGHT Raiders recover against Denver

Oakland broke its four-game losing streak in a big way.
DENVER (AP) -- Denver was determined to not let Oakland beat them deep. The Raiders didn't, but Rich Gannon sure picked the Broncos apart.
Gannon threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns, and completed 21 straight passes during one stretch, as the Oakland Raiders ended a four-game losing streak with a 34-10 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday night.
Back on track
Gannon was sharp as Oakland opened the season 4-0, but struggled at times during the Raiders' losing streak. Against Denver, he could hardly miss.
Gannon completed 29 of his first 30 passes, and his 21 straight completions in the second and third quarters broke Ken Anderson's single-game record of 20 set nearly 20 years ago.
"He takes a three-step drop and they're max-protecting him, it's hard to get to the QB," Denver DT Lionel Dalton said. "We tried to push and get our hands up in his face, and he kept throwing it over our hands. Unfortunately, he was hot."
Denver (6-3) dropped its safeties deep in coverage and rushed Gannon with as few as two players, which Gannon used to his advantage. He repeatedly dropped off passes underneath, then threw over the top when Denver tightened its coverage.
Offensive weapons
Gannon didn't miss until his ninth pass, and that came when running back Charlie Garner was unable to come down with both feet inbounds. He threw touchdown passes of 6 and 34 yards to Jerry Rice, and was 9-for-9 for 94 yards during a third-quarter scoring drive that Jerry Porter capped with a 22-yard TD reception.
"They weren't going to let us take a whole lot of shots downfield, so we were real patient," said Gannon, who had a quarterback rating of 131.6. "And that's the thing, you need a quarterback who is going to be patient against a defense like that, and not try and jam it in the seams and turn the ball over. We knew if we could do that, we'd have a chance."
The 40-year-old Rice continued to play like he's 20, catching nine passes for 103 yards to break the NFL record for all-purpose yards and become the first player with 200 touchdowns.
He reached 200 TDs by adjusting his route for a 6-yard score over Tyrone Poole in the second quarter, and his 34-yard touchdown pass over Deltha O'Neal in the third quarter gave him 21,817 total yards -- 14 more than Walter Payton's record.
"The guy's phenomenal," Denver safety Izell Reese said. "To be able to do that at his age and be able to do it continuously, what can you say about the guy? He still can do it."
Veteran run
Rod Woodson, Oakland's 37-year-old free safety, turned the game by doing what he does best -- returning an interception for a touchdown.
Denver was poised to take a 7-3 lead on its first drive after reaching Oakland's 4, but Woodson stepped in front of Clinton Portis for an interception at the 2. He took off up the right sideline and was slowing down when Denver's Rod Smith tackled him from behind into the end zone.