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An eight-year run of opening game futility ended as the Raiders continued their dominance of their own division with a 23-20 win over the Denver Broncos on Monday night.

Quarterback Jason Campbell threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to fullback Marcel Reece and scored on a 1-yard run, and Sebastian Janikowski had a record-tying, 63-yard field goal included among his three in the game as Oakland opened the season 1-0 for the first time since 2002.

The Raiders' last season-opening win came in 2002, a 31-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks in a game that began an AFC title run. They also broke a streak of 11 consecutive defeats in prime time, with the last win also coming in Denver in 2004.

Running back Darren McFadden rushed for 150 yards on 22 carries, and the Raiders proved more opportunistic and careful with the ball than an erratic Broncos...

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