LAS VEGAS — In a city built on the get-rich-quick seduction of turning cards and tumbling dice, the Broncos on Sunday afternoon plowed ever closer to their fortune by taking the slow road.

They eschewed neon pulse for a steady drumbeat.

They stayed off the high wire and stuck to the methodical.

They played mutual fund football rather sitting at the high rollers table.

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It wasn’t always 3 yards and a cloud of Nevada desert for Sean Payton’s offense in a 24-17 win over the lowly Raiders — the game was not nearly as competitive as the final count indicated — but the Broncos know where they want to go and have a clear-eyed idea about how to get there.

This did not have to be flashy. Ten

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