Amari Cooper, Latavius Murray miss practice Wednesday

Cornerback TJ Carrie is also expected back, and the Raiders will activate Nate Allen off short-term injured reserve.

Historically, the Vikings have only beaten the Raiders once in Oakland. Yes, overall history doesn’t matter, but recent history does. The last time the Vikings finished at least. 500 on the road was the 2009 Zombie Favre year, where they were 4-4.

Trusnik brings 109 games’ worth of experience to the team, which includes 25 starts, 222 combined tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and an interception. If that is the case, the Vikings will need to find a way to balance that loss at the position. Simply put, you get a big body out there running patterns and the Raiders will have a tough time defending it. 500 halfway through the season.

The Raiders could be without two key offensive pieces Sunday when they face the Minnesota Vikings, co-leaders of the NFC North. “It can be one bad step and it’s a big play”. I think a lot of fans, while the potential move isn’t far from their mind, are pretty caught up in the fact that they finally have a good, playoff-contending team. “We have a lot of confidence in each and every one of them”. So what do the Vikes need to do to get out of Oakland with a win?

Currently, Carr is playing great and certainly better than Bridgewater.

Honorable mention: Blake Bortles, JAC (at BAL); James Starks, GB (vs. DET); Darren McFadden, DAL (at TB); Stefon Diggs, MIN (at OAK).

Pittsburgh gained 22 yards or more on eight different plays, including 57- and 59-yard hookups to Brown.

“I mean, it’s always good to tell the truth”, cornerback Neiko Thorpe said.

“There’s always things to clean up, a few little things that we could have fixed here and there”, Bergstrom said of Sunday’s performance.

However, it’s not just the teams play on the field that has been a problem. Carr and the Raiders were even able to top Phillip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers on October 25, 37-29.

Survive the first wave, then take control.

To Norton, this week’s game is a test for the Raiders to see if they can get back to the basics of solid defense: stopping the run and taking away Bridgewater’s long-ball opportunities. Even this year his only useful days for fantasy purposes came in the three contests in which he hit paydirt.

Can the Vikings stop the run this week?

Hudson has anchored one of the league’s best lines. Indicating that he is very likely to be cleared and good to go on Sunday when the Raiders host Adrian Peterson’s Vikings.

According to Murray himself, those concerns should be minimal as the AFC leader in rushing yards says he is symptom free from concussions.

Eric Kendricks took the field today. If they can’t go, the Raiders might feast on the Vikings via the running game. I think we’ll know early if the Vikings are up to the task. It seems that if Teddy throws a strike to Wallace, he drops the ball. Hayden is never going to be an elite cover corner, or worth the first round pick we used to acquire him. If the Vikings defense can limit the Raiders high-flying offense, like they have limited others this season, they should be able to get out of Oakland with a 7-2 record and head home for a showdown next week with another decent quarterback.