Raiders fans still have questions about Paul Guenther’s defense, but also the status of a handful of key players.
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The NFL reportedly fined the Raiders and head coach Jon Gruden a total of $650,000 while stripping them of a draft pick for repeated COVID-19 violations.
Offensive tackle Kolton Miller hasn’t missed a game in his Raiders career, and despite dealing with an ankle injury, he hasn’t been ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Chargers.
The Chargers had won and covered four straight in the series before a Raiders sweep last season. The over is 5-1-1 in Raiders games this season.
Five tastes of the stadium that available now.
In their matchup Sunday versus the Los Angeles Chargers, the Raiders will see how the new SoFi Stadium stacks up against their new home at Allegiant Stadium.
The NFL has fined the Raiders $500,000 and coach Jon Gruden $150,000 and stripped the franchise of a sixth-round draft pick because of COVID-19 protocol violations.
Parker played on a season-high 68 percent of the offensive snaps in 16-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns and filled in admirably for right tackle Trent Brown.
The offensive tackle has battled a number of complications, including a calf injury and issues with an intravenous injection before Sunday’s game against the Browns.
Las Vegas sportsbook directors report that public bettors are strongly favoring one team in Thursday’s Green Bay-San Francisco game.
The Steelers covered their fifth consecutive game to improve to 6-1 against the spread on the season.
The Chargers haven’t won a game in which they’ve led by 17 points or more. The rest of the NFL is 52-4 in such games.
If Damon Arnette and Bryan Edwards are back Sunday, it means the Raiders will have the bulk of their draft class intact for the first time in more than a month.
The Raiders had trade discussions, but between the asking prices of potential targets and available cap space, they decided to keep their roster intact.
Here are this week’s NFL games on TV in the Las Vegas market.
