And, they’ll have a chance to do it at home.
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The 4-5 Oakland Raiders will be on the road Week 11 facing off against the 2-7 Detroit Lions.
Oakland dropped its fifth game of the season with a lopsided 30-14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at the O.co Coliseum last Sunday, as per CBS Local Minnesota.
“The goal is to stack wins”, Lions cornerback Darius Slay said Wednesday. “It ain’t just about winning one”.
Detroit Lions’ Glover Quin reacts after an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, November 15, 2015, in Green Bay, Wis. The Lions won 18-16. LINE: Even. O/U: 48.5.ABOUT THE RAIDERS (4-5): Oakland will be without Aldon Smith (3.5 sacks), a key part of its defense, after the outside linebacker was suspended by the NFL for a year for violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy. The Raiders are a team that is still in playoff contention despite dropping their last two games.
-The best way for the Lions to win is find a few way to match their defensive performance from last week’s win against the Packers. When you look at the NFC picture, nobody seems to want to win the NFC East, which is looking like a. 500 team or worse will win the division. When you win, you have to pull the reins a little harder.
To beat Oakland, a depleted secondary is probably going to have to figure out a way to slow down a high-powered passing game with quarterback Derek Carr throwing to wide receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree.
Caldwell also said Nevin Lawson, who has become one of Detroit’s starting corners after the Lions placed Rashean Mathis on injured reserve Saturday, is going through concussion protocol. Detroit announced that they have signed cornerback Bill Bentley to the 53-man roster. Detroit drafted him in the third round in 2012 and he started eight games and played in 18 games over three seasons.
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“When you feel secure that the guy that you’re handing the ball to is going to have it at the end of the play and it’s not going to end up on the ground, it’s a lot easier to call that run for that guy”, Cooter said. There are certain run schemes we like with different guys.
