DENVER (AP) – They won the AFC West, earned a week off and routed the Raiders. All in all, the Denver Broncos couldn’t have asked for a more satisfying day.

Jake Plummer threw for 268 yards, Mike Anderson surpassed the 1,000-yard mark on the season and the Broncos closed out an undefeated season at home Saturday with a 22-3 victory over archrival Oakland.

At kickoff, Denver (12-3) had already secured its first division title since 1998 thanks to San Diego’s 20-7 loss at Kansas City. Cincinnati’s loss to Buffalo gave the Broncos a chance to wrap up the second seed in the AFC and the first-round bye in the playoffs that goes with it.

All that was left was to beat the Raiders (4-11) and that wound up not being too big a challenge.

Neither coach Norv Turner nor quarterback Kerry Collins did anything to reverse the thinking that this could be their second-to-last game with the Raiders.

Collins went 17-for-41 for 178 yards and an interception in the Denver end zone after being flushed from the pocket. Turner oversaw an offense that moved the ball at times, but was overcome on almost every drive by gads of untimely mistakes – illegal procedure, holding, dropped passes, receivers who slipped.

Only Sebastian Janikowski’s 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter prevented the Raiders from being shut out for the first time since 1997. Even so, they lost their fifth straight and fell to 5-17 lifetime against Denver’s Mike Shanahan, the coach Al Davis fired early in the 1989 season.

By winning, the Broncos finished 8-0 at home for the first time since 1998, when they played at Mile High Stadium, which is now a parking lot across the street from the new Invesco Field. They assured themselves their first home playoff game since then, and thanks to Cincy’s unexpected loss, they guaranteed it would be the weekend of Jan. 14-15, two weeks after next Saturday’s regular-season finale at San Diego.

Next week could be light, too. Because the Chargers are out of the playoff race and the Broncos have nothing to play for, Shanahan could choose to rest Plummer and some other starters.

Among those who might get a break are Anderson, who rushed for 46 yards and a score. He surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the second time in his career – a successful return after missing all of 2004 with a torn groin – but left in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle.

Anderson’s 2-yard touchdown run put Denver ahead 16-0 in the second quarter. Oakland’s best chance to get back in the game ended a few minutes later after Collins led the Raiders deep into Denver territory, but threw a third-and-goal interception to Nick Ferguson.

The Raiders defense held the Broncos to field goals on three trips inside the 20, but it was an exhausting effort.

Led by Plummer’s efficient passing – 19-for-29, one interception – and the running combo of Anderson and Tatum Bell (71 yards), the Denver offense held the ball for 381/2 minutes.

AP-ES-12-24-05 1928EST