The Raiders scored the first 10 points on Sunday. The Broncos then racked up the next 34 before the Raiders finally scored again.

In the end it was a 34-18 defeat.

The Broncos won their third straight game and moved to 3-2, while the Raiders fell to 2-3. The Raiders had won eight straight against the Broncos.

Denver appears to have found its identity and is finding ways to win as rookie quarterback Bo Nix improves. Nix went 19 of 27 for 206 yards and two touchdowns, throwing a 4-yard score to Jaleel McLaughlin and a 9-yard score to Josh Reynolds. He completed a pass to 11 different receivers.

Nix threw his first career touchdown pass against the Jets last week.

But it was cornerback Pat Surtain II, who changed the momentum with a 100-yard pick-six after the Raiders threatened to extend their lead to two scores. Surtain had another interception in the second half.

The Raiders played without receiver Davante Adams, who has a hamstring injury and is on the trade block, and lost defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who left with a foot injury. They benched their starting quarterback, Gardner Minshew, after his second interception, and his replacement, Aidan O’Connell, also threw an interception.

Cornerback Riley Moss had Minshew’s second interception, who did not return after that turnover.

Minshew went 12 of 17 for 137 yards with a touchdown to Brock Bowers covering 57 yards. Bowers finished with eight catches for 97 yards. O’Connell was 10 of 20 for 94 yards and led one scoring drive late.