Once the dust settles, the perception of the Denver Broncos' 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders will be framed in a more forgiving context. After all, eight wins have already mat

The Denver Broncos have been relying on a strong defense to maintain their 8-2 record this season. They secured a seventh straight win by defeating the Las Vegas Raiders 10-7 on Thursday night.

Denver (7-2) also owns one of the NFL's best defenses, headlined by pass rushing aces Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper. Bonitto has eight sacks this season, and Cooper has seven. Overall, the Broncos are allowing the third-fewest yards per game this season.

The Denver Broncos temporarily moved to the top of the AFC standings with their Thursday night win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Denver currently holds a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West, and a full two-game jump on the defending AFC champs.

In the Broncos' 10-7 victory over the Raiders, Tillman dropped back into coverage, instead of rushing the quarterback, and capitalized on Ashton Jeanty bobbling a Geno Smith pass, tipping it up into the air. Tillman came down with it, and just like his first interception of the season, proceeded to rumble downfield for serious yardage.

Former NFL MVP believes Jaxson Dart has surpassed Broncos' Bo Nix originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Denver Broncos gutted out a tough victory over their division rival Las Vegas Raiders Thursday night, 10-7.