Last week against San Diego, Carr actually went under center but never took a snap, drawing Joey Bosa offsides. But Indianapolis is coming off of one of its most dominating wins of the season after drubbing Minnesota 34-6 on the road.
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Do you think the Oakland Raiders or Indianapolis Colts will win this NFL Week 16 game?
The Raiders were leading 33-14 at the time.
If Oakland (11-3) can beat the Indianapolis (Dec. 24) and Denver (on the road January 1), respectively, it will go into the playoffs on quite a high, claiming its first AFC West crown in more than a decade.
“It’s nice to go out there and just concentrate on the game at hand because nothing else really matters”, quarterback Derek Carr said. Then at the same time, execution; guys wanting to win, really putting it together and playing well as a team. I say it all the time, but in real life, it really doesn’t matter.
“As we know the pinkie and the thumb are really your locking mechanisms to hold onto a football and so when you got a pinkie or a thumb that’s injured, you just have to be as smart as you can to secure that football, because that’s important to the way that we win these games”. It’s on us and that’s all that matters. He said their hard work is the reason they’ve been so effective at the end of games. If they’re to capture the division, they’ll need to win their remaining two games, the Texans will need to lose their last two games, and the Titans will need to lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. Other star quarterbacks left out were New Orleans’ Drew Brees and Indianapolis’ Andrew Luck. “All we have to worry about is ourselves”.
“Hopefully things can shake out and if we take care of our business these last two weeks we’ll be in the playoffs, ” Frank Gore said. Despite the late lull, Oakland still features big-play potential. Carr’s team won the game, but Luck made quite the impression.
As Cole was taking Carr down, Carr’s right foot got pinned underneath him. And I’m here to tell you that is a big advantage for the Raiders.
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The 23-year-old hasn’t posted the same type of numbers in 2016, catching 30 passes for 307 yards through nine games. Left tackle Taylor Lewan earned his first Pro Bowl honor in his third season, while linebacker Brian Orakpo earned his fourth Pro Bowl trip overall and first since signing with Tennessee in March 2015. It appears Denzelle Good will return to his right guard spot, sending Joe Haeg to right tackle.
