Oakland entered the day with an outside shot at reaching the NFL playoffs and came up short.
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The Vegas Nation crew previews the Raiders matchup against the Denver Broncos and breaks down how the team can still make the playoffs.
Handicapper Ted Sevransky breaks down Week 17 of the NFL season.
Tuco (52-25-3, 53½ points) trails leader It Ain’t Breezy (55-23-2, 56) by 2½ points entering the final week of the Westgate SuperContest.
Jay Kornegay (46-32-2 ATS, 47 points) leads Hank Goldberg (45-32-3) by a half point and Doug Fitz (45-33-2) by a point with one week left in the contest.
Whether the season ends for Oakland in Denver on Sunday depends on several factors beyond the Raiders’ control, but none of it matters if they don’t walk off the field a winner.
Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs was officially ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos with what the team is listing as “shoulder/illness.”
The Raiders look to keep their playoff hopes alive when they wrap up the regular season against the Broncos at 1:25 p.m. Sunday in Denver. Here is a breakdown by position.
Sixteen weeks have come and gone, and now the Raiders have one last slim chance to make the postseason with their 2019 regular-season finale against the Broncos.
The sports landscape in Las Vegas will change permanently with the arrival of the Raiders to their new home, a $2 billion structure of 65,000 seats.
The 49ers are 6-1 straight up and ATS on the road this season. Seattle is 2-5 ATS at home.
Wide receiver Courtland Sutton and rookie tight end Noah Fant have displayed an ability to be receiving threats over the course of the 2019 season.
After leaving the field on a stretcher against the Chargers, rookie cornerback Trayvon Mullen is set to play in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Broncos.
Enter Texans coach Bill O’Brien. His team is currently the No. 4 seed, and its only chance of moving up is for the Chargers to upset the Chiefs.
Both Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (shoulder) and starting left guard Richie Incognito (ankle) have been declared doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Broncos.
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