If 2016 taught us one thing about the Oakland Raiders, it’s that they will go as far as Derek Carr’s arm and legs will take them. We all brutally found that out when Carr broke his leg on Christmas Eve just before the playoffs were to begin.
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Five Raiders players land on PFF Top 101
Pro Football Focus has released their annual Top 101 players . The Raiders are well represented, placing five players on the list.
Left tackle Penn out for Raiders against Texans
Star left tackle Donald Penn is out with a knee injury for the Oakland Raiders in their AFC wild-card playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday. With Penn out, the Raiders will look to Menelik Watson to protect rookie third-string quarterback Connor Cook’s blind side in his first NFL start.
Live playoff updates: Raiders vs. Texans, Saturday
Get live NFL playoff scoring updates, news and analysis Saturday at 1:35 p.m. when the Raiders face the Texans in Houston in an AFC Wild Card game. The good news for the Raiders is that they’re back in the playoffs for the first time in 14 years.
Raiders vs. Texans: Odds, TV Schedule, Predictions for 2017 AFC Wild Card
It’s a battle between a third-string quarterback making his first career NFL start and a quarterback who has gone from backup to starter to backup to starter to backup to starter in the last two seasons . He’s going to make a few plays and kill a couple drives.
Raiders to start Connor Cook at QB against Texans
For the first 15 games of the season, rookie Connor Cook was inactive each week, making his biggest contribution as a scout team quarterback who would sometimes dress up like Cam Newton or Philip Rivers before Oakland faced those stars to lighten the mood at practice. Now with the Raiders set to play their first playoff game in 14 years, Cook has been thrust into a much more significant role.
Raiders hoping to have enough healthy bodies for playoff game vs. Texans
In terms of optimism, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio didn’t start off his weekly news conference offering the sunniest picture. As Oakland faces a short week before opening the playoffs with Saturday’s Wild Card round game against the Houston Texans, Del Rio was asked if he was concerned about having enough healthy bodies.
Raiders head into playoffs with uncertainty at quarterback
Oakland Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin sits on the sideline with an injury during the first half of the team’s NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Denver. Oakland Raiders quarterback Connor Cook fumbles in the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Denver.