The Raiders are coming off one of their best performances of the season on both sides of the ball last week against the Falcons but it wasn't enough for the victory. This week they return home hoping to build off that performance on the road and put a victory on the board against a struggling Jaguar team. The Jaguars also come in at 1-4 and haven't played well really all year. This game will be the first of two in a row that the Raiders will have to play a team coming off a bye week, giving the opposition two weeks to prepare. We'll see if the added week will give the Jaguars any kind of advantage in this one. Let's get to the matchups and predict a winner.
Raiders Offense vs. Jaguars Defense
The Raiders clicked against the Falcons last week both in the passing game and the running game, amassing over 470 yards of offense. They'll hope that trend continues against a porous Jaguars defense, giving up 424 yards/game, including 163 yards on the ground. The Raiders are the healthiest they have been all year and are looking to get in a groove. McFadden is still struggling to break a long run and is still only averaging 3.2 yards/carry on the year. Look for the emphasis to be on turning that around against a Jaguar team that has really struggled against the run.
Advantage: Raiders
Raiders Defense vs. Jaguars Offense
The Raiders also look to continue the momentum from last week on the defensive side of the ball where they held the high-powered Falcon offense to under 285 yards total offense. Look for the front seven to put a strong emphasis on stopping the Jaguars running game, as Maurice Jones-Drew is really their only weapon on offense. They are only averaging 98 yards/game rushing but MJD is averaging 4.9 yards/carry. Much of that is due to their defense being on the field the majority of the time and falling behind early in games. The Raiders also intercepted their first three passes of the season last week and will hope to get a few more this week against a very week passing game in the Jaguars. They rank last in the NFL in passing yards/game and Blaine Gabbert has really struggled.
Advantage: Raiders
Special Teams
The Jaguars have a good punter in Bryan Anger and decent kicker in Josh Scobee. Their return game is average. The Raiders have the best punter and kicker in Shane Lechler and Sebastian Janikowski.
Advantage: Raiders
Prediction: Raiders 27, Jaguars 14
Record to Date: 2-3
Raiders Offense vs. Jaguars Defense
The Raiders clicked against the Falcons last week both in the passing game and the running game, amassing over 470 yards of offense. They'll hope that trend continues against a porous Jaguars defense, giving up 424 yards/game, including 163 yards on the ground. The Raiders are the healthiest they have been all year and are looking to get in a groove. McFadden is still struggling to break a long run and is still only averaging 3.2 yards/carry on the year. Look for the emphasis to be on turning that around against a Jaguar team that has really struggled against the run.
Advantage: Raiders
Raiders Defense vs. Jaguars Offense
The Raiders also look to continue the momentum from last week on the defensive side of the ball where they held the high-powered Falcon offense to under 285 yards total offense. Look for the front seven to put a strong emphasis on stopping the Jaguars running game, as Maurice Jones-Drew is really their only weapon on offense. They are only averaging 98 yards/game rushing but MJD is averaging 4.9 yards/carry. Much of that is due to their defense being on the field the majority of the time and falling behind early in games. The Raiders also intercepted their first three passes of the season last week and will hope to get a few more this week against a very week passing game in the Jaguars. They rank last in the NFL in passing yards/game and Blaine Gabbert has really struggled.
Advantage: Raiders
Special Teams
The Jaguars have a good punter in Bryan Anger and decent kicker in Josh Scobee. Their return game is average. The Raiders have the best punter and kicker in Shane Lechler and Sebastian Janikowski.
Advantage: Raiders
Prediction: Raiders 27, Jaguars 14
Record to Date: 2-3
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