Oakland Raiders (4-6) at Tennessee Titans (2-8)

There is no question that the Raiders are a better football team than the Titans.

“He had a three-game stretch where the offense was averaging 30-plus points and you saw what he is capable of, ” Woodson said on the NFL Network.

Walker leads the Titans with both his 53 catches and 617 yards, and his receptions are two more than either the Patriots’ Gronkowski or Witten of the Cowboys.

The Raiders were sitting pretty at the start of November with a 4-3 record and their first win over a team with a winning record this season after defeating the New York Jets on November 1. Mularkey certainly appreciates the 6-foot, 248-pound Walker.

While the Titans are struggling to cough up a win, second overall pick Marcus Mariota has been playing great for Mike Mularkey this season. But when Musgrave opens the Detroit game with two runs into the middle of the line and follows that up with a short pass – it’s maddening.

The Raiders (4-6) have lost three straight to drop them to third in the AFC West, and they need their offence cranked back up to stay in the playoff race. “Block somebody he’s probably not a good match-up, he’s going to try to do it”. Heading into last week, Cooper had been targeted 31 times in his previous three games – if he can log 8-10 targets on Sunday, I think he goes for over 100 yards (assuming he can catch the ball). Wycheck finished with 1,516 yards in 1997 and 1998.

Raiders DE Khalil Mack vs. Titans RT Byron Bell: Bell lacks the foot speed to handle Mack on passing downs – as does LT Taylor Lewan. I’m not sure if it was acquiring Dick LeBeau, Brian Orakpo, Da’Norris Searcy or Perrish Cox that sparked this defense.

Steelers at Seahawks, 2:25 p.m., Ch. 2 • Yes, Russell Wilson and Thomas Rawls looked really good last week. “You might shut down a route initially then the quarterback starts running around, and all of a sudden someone goes deep or you lose sight of your man. It’s not easy by any means, but as a DB it’s what you signed up for”.

“It’s been such a long time”.

Marcus Mariota’s career at OR concluded 11 months ago but the now-Tennessee Titans quarterback’s legacy in Eugene will never be forgotten.

“We believe in this young guy. We have to win the game”, veteran tight end Delanie Walker said. I would not be surprised to see a relatively high scoring game. The offense also includes two rookie receivers (Dorial Green-Beckham and Tre McBride), a rookie fullback (Jalston Fowler), a rookie running back (David Cobb), two running backs in their second seasons (Antonio Andrews and Bishop Sankey) and a second-year left tackle (Taylor Lewan). I think he was targeted five or six times (by Detroit) and did a nice job. “He’s a guy who’s been a vet that’s led this entire offense, and he deserves to be out there”. NT Sammie Hill (knee), RB Dexter McCluster (right knee) and NT Al Woods (ankle) did not practice.