Live updates: Raiders vs. Texans, Sunday afternoon
Join us for live scoring updates, news and analysis Sunday afternoon when the Raiders close out their long run of games away from Oakland by facing the Texans in Houston.
GAME ESSENTIALS: Raiders (3-3) vs. Texans (4-3) at Houston on Sunday at 1:25 p.m. (PT)
TV: CBS-TV, Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), James Lofton (analyst), A.J. Ross (reporter).
ODDS: Texans -6.5 (opened at Texans -6.5). OVER/UNDER: 51.5 (opened at 48).
SERIES: Texans lead all-time series 7-4. LAST MEETING: Texans won 27-14 in Houston on Jan. 7, 2017 in AFC Wild Card game.
WHY RAIDERS COULD WIN: Derek Carr will be facing a Texans secondary that’s had issues, including last week when the Colts’ Jacoby Brissett threw for 326 yards and four touchdown passes. Houston has permitted the most passing yards in the NFL (275.5 per game). … Houston will be without one of its top game-breakers, receiver Will Fuller, who is now out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury. … While the Texans’ Deshaun Watson is one of the more dangerous quarterbacks, there could be opportunities for the sack-starved Raiders to get to him. Houston’s offensive line, ranked 25th in the NFL, has allowed 21 sacks in seven games.
WHY TEXANS COULD WIN: The Raiders’ top offensive threat, Josh Jacobs, could find it hard to find lanes against Houston’s defense, which is the third-stingiest against the run. The Texans have only allowed an average of 57 yards on the ground in the their last three games. … Given how Aaron Rodgers diced up the Raiders’ defense, Oakland might also find it difficult to contain Watson, who has thrown for 1,952 yards and 13 touchdowns. He’s also run for almost 200 yards and five touchdowns.
RAIDERS NEXT GAME: vs. Detroit Lions in Oakland on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1:05 p.m. (PT).
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