DENVER — Denver’s defense bailed out the Broncos in a 10-7 squeaker over the reeling Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night, sacking Geno Smith six times to atone for spotty performances on offense and special teams.

The Broncos (8-2) own the league’s best record, but they didn’t look anything like it on a windy night in the Rocky Mountains.

They barely outplayed the Raiders (2-7), who just traded away top receiver Jakobi Meyers , in winning for the seventh straight time overall and extending their NFL-best home winning streak to 10.

Wil Lutz’s 32-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the third quarter broke a 7-7 tie and followed J.L. Skinner’s block of AJ Cole’s punt, setting up Denver’s struggling offense at the Las Vegas 12.

The Broncos lost 2 yards on three plays and Lutz, who was

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