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LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew suffered a potentially serious injury when he was sacked and landed hard on his left shoulder late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos. Minshew left the game clutching his shoulder after being tackled by linebackers Cody Barton and Jonathon Cooper.

A look at how the Broncos’ collection of rookie contributors played in Denver’s 29-19 win at the Las Vegas Raiders. Highlight: Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is producing highlights every week now. In the third quarter, Nix lofted a beautiful pass to the end zone where wide receiver Courtland Sutton made a contested 18-yard touchdown catch to give Denver a 16-13 advantage.

Instant analysis after the Broncos’ victory over the Raiders on Sunday, their first win ever in Las Vegas: Bo Holds Court: Bo Nix grabbed his back but not before grabbing the Raiders by the nape of the neck. When Nix found Courtland Sutton with a dart in the back of the end zone in the fourth quarter, it shoved the Broncos ahead by 10 points.

OFFENSE — B The Broncos settled for field goals early and cashed in touchdowns as the game went along. Bo Nix continues to play really good football and Courtland Sutton is in the midst of his most productive streak since 2019 at least and arguably of his career. Some of Denver’s most important work Sunday at Las Vegas, though, didn’t even come on a scoring drive.

With one game left in the regular season, the CU Buffs need some help to reach the Big 12 championship game. After losing to Kansas on Saturday, the Buffs are tied with three teams — Arizona State, BYU and Iowa State — with a 6-2 conference record. However, Colorado’s overall record (8-3) is slightly behind the others, who all sit at 9-2. Colorado needs to beat Oklahoma State (3-8) at Folsom Field on Saturday and then hope for the best. Here’s a look at Buffs’ path to the championship game, according to the Big 12: If two teams tie with a 7-2 record: The two tied teams at 7-2 will be the Championship game participants. Colorado gets in if it wins and two of the other three 6-2 teams lose. If three teams tie with a 7-2 record: If Colorado loses: Arizona State vs.

A pedestrian was killed in a Sunday evening crash on Colorado Boulevard in Denver, police said. Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene of the crash, in the 3400 block of North Colorado Boulevard, according to a 4:45 p.m. statement from the Denver Police Department. The block is in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood, near multiple warehouses and storage facilities. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Two dead after Civil Air Patrol plane crashes near Drake Crashes and Disasters | Tower Road reopens in north Aurora after fatal rollover crash Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian struck by RTD bus in Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian hospitalized in Denver hit-and-run near Acoma Crashes and Disasters | Motorcyclist killed in Aurora crash caused by swerving sedan, police say Police said North Colorado Boulevard is closed in both directions for the crash investigation and drivers should avoid the area. No information about the cause of the crash or if the driver was injured was available Sunday evening. This is a developing story and may be updated.  Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.