The Raiders should have their hands full with a resurgent Colts team Sunday thanks to quarterback Daniel Jones’ impressive start.
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CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides NFL notes and trends for Week 5 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The Colts are 7-point favorites over the Raiders in Sunday’s game in Indianapolis, though at least two sportsbooks have the line at 6½.
Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers was listed as questionable with a knee injury for Sunday’s game at the Indianapolis Colts but is expected to play.
Raiders quarterback Geno Smith leads the NFL in interceptions with seven. The team is never going to have success as long as that’s the case.
Fans have plenty of questions after the Raiders’ 1-3 start, including whether the team is headed in the right direction after some big changes in the past year.
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled against the National Football League in the NFL’s bid to rehear a court decision that favored former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden.
Professional sports bettor Chuck Edel has hit his first five best bets in the Review-Journal and is backing an NFL underdog this week.
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who has been nursing a knee injury he suffered in the team’s season opener, sat out the team’s Thursday practice.
Rookie running back Ashton Jeanty went back to his old college stance in Week 4 against the Bears, and the result was his best game yet in a Raiders uniform.
The Rams are consensus 9-point home favorites over the 49ers and the consensus total is 44 for the “Thursday Night Football” game.
Pete Carroll could be just about anywhere, doing nearly anything that comes to mind, after accomplishing so much as a championship-winning coach in college and the NFL, the multimillion-dollar contracts he received as reward for such efforts.
Former UNLV quarterback Shane Steichen has led the Colts to a surprising 3-1 start this season and is the early favorite for NFL coach of the year.
Raiders quarterback Geno Smith, who leads the NFL with seven interceptions, knows from experience not to dwell on his mistakes heading into this week’s game.
The Raiders claimed veteran offensive tackle Stone Forsythe off waivers at the end of training camp, and he will be tasked with protecting Geno Smith’s blindside.
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