Raiders, Jaguars come off bye weeks, looking for a win

Jacksonville - at Las Vegas - Sunday p m EST FOX BetMGM NFL odds Jaguars by Against the spread Jaguars - Raiders - Series record Jaguars lead - Last meeting Raiders beat the Jaguars - on Dec in Las Vegas Last week Jaguars and Raiders had byes Jaguars offense overall rush pass scoring Jaguars defense overall rush pass scoring Raiders offense overall rush pass scoring Raiders defense overall rush pass scoring Turnover differential Jaguars plus- Raiders minus- Jaguars competitor to watch RB Travis Etienne is coming off a season-low nine touches in a - loss to the Los Angeles Rams in London and coach Liam Coen reported this week he demands to call more runs to be keeps defenses on their toes Raiders competitor to watch TE Brock Bowers One of the NFL s top tight ends is expected to be close to fully recovered from a knee injury that has dogged him since the opener If he truly is ready to go Bowers will be a threat to put up big numbers as he did in that first match when he caught five passes for yards at New England Key matchup Raiders DE Maxx Crosby versus Jaguars OTs Walker Little and Anton Harrison Crosby ranks third in the NFL with tackles for loss including four sacks and faces a association that allowed a combined sacks in its past two games Key injuries Jaguars WR CB Travis Hunter was added to the injury statement with a knee issue Thursday LB Devin Lloyd calf the AFC defensive sportsman of the month for September is considered a long shot to play S Eric Murray neck won t play CB Jourdan Lewis neck LB Dennis Gardeck chest and WRs Dyami Brown shoulder and Brian Thomas Jr shoulder and Tim Patrick groin are expected to go Raiders Crosby back and DT Adam Butler back are expected to play but will not practice until at least Friday S Lonnie Johnson Jr fibula could make his season debut Series notes The three bulk current meetings were decided by no more than a touchdown This is the third time in four years the teams will have played each other The teams have met just times in the regular season That s tied for second fewest among Raiders opponents with two other teams but not so low for the Jags Stats and stuff Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence threw for a season-high yards against the Rams He has at least one TD pass in six of seven starts this season RB Travis Etienne has at least yards from scrimmage in consecutive games WR Brian Thomas Jr had nine catches for a career-high yards and a TD last season against the Raiders If Hunter plays it will be mostly on offense partly because Thomas has nine drops and several more attempts in which he short-armed throws DE Josh Hines-Allen necessities two sacks to break the franchise record of set by Tony Brackens in Crosby s tackles for loss since his rookie season in are the largest part in the NFL Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers has multiple receptions in consecutive games Bowers has caught at least two passes in his first games which ties the longest streak for a TE to open a career Detroit s Sam LaPorta set the record in - Las Vegas S Jeremy Chinn necessities one sack to become the eighth defensive back since with six consecutive seasons with at least one The Raiders defensive line has broken up passes best in the league Indianapolis and New Orleans are next with nine each Coach Pete Carroll can pass Bill Parcells in career victories They are tied at th with apiece K Daniel Carlson s made field goals are the second majority since he entered the league in He is one behind Justin Tucker Fantasy tip Hunter could be emerging as the Jaguars top receiver The Heisman Trophy winner produced his first -yard event just before the bye week catching eight passes on targets Expect the Jaguars to continue going to him if he plays AP NFL https apnews com hub NFL Source