No surprises on the injury reports for the Broncos and Raiders. Both teams will be without their starting left tackles, but those have been well-documented.
Denver put Ryan Clady on season-ending injured reserve. With Oakland, rookie Menelik Watson (who looks really iffy as a starting left tackle anyway) should be out for at least another couple of weeks.
Champ Bailey (foot) is questionable. Unlikely that the Broncos will risk him.
They've got tight end Joel Dreessen (knee) questionable. When he's healthy and has his confidence back, Dreessen could challenge for some playing time. But he's just a blocking tight end -- he's not going to dislodge Julius Thomas.
Oakland will be without safety Tyvon Branch, who's out. They also won't have David Ausberry, who should be part of their offense at tight end when he's healthy. Ausberry (shoulder) is out and didn't practice all week.
Oakland's guard, Lucas Nix (ankle) is questionable. He was limited in practice on Friday and Saturday. He's another lesser offensive line starter.
