McFadden picks up where he left off in 2010

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Darren McFadden started this season the way he ended the last one.

Oakland’s big-play running back delivered more of those long runs that ended talk about whether he would be another Raiders draft bust and started the conversation about where he ranks among elite NFL backs.

McFadden ran for a league-high 150 yards in the season-opening 23-20 victory at Denver on Monday, building on the stellar performance last year when he rushed for 1,157 yards and scored 10 touchdowns.

Coach Hue Jackson calls his star one of the most complete backs in the league and McFadden is starting to prove that on a weekly basis.