"Darren McFadden is surprised it took him three years to get his first 1,000-yard season, but the running back said, "It is well worth the wait."

McFadden, slowed by injuries his first two seasons, ran for 119 yards Sunday and now has 1,112 - the first Raiders back to top 1,000 since Justin Fargas in 2007.

"I am feeling very comfortable out there," McFadden said. "I feel like I am running with patience and then when I see it, I am hitting it."

Film buffs: The Raiders saw something on Broncos game film and knew all week that they were going to run an end-around to receiver Jacoby Ford on their first play. Ford followed center Samson Satele, and after linebacker D.J. Williams was out of the picture, Ford turned on the jets for a 71-yard touchdown run.

"Darrius (Heyward-Bey) did a great job running the cornerback out, and that was really my guy," Satele said. "He ran for Darrius, and I (saw Williams) coming. That guy is not slow, man. I had to get on my horse, and I made him bite one way and then I cut him.

"When you cut someone and then you look up and your guy is scoring, that's the best feeling for an offensive lineman.""