Raiders players prepared to back Cook in playoffs

It will happen. Someone from the Savage/McGloin/Cook clump will be victorious on Saturday and Moore might even be capable of helping the Dolphins get past the Steelers on Sunday for the second time this season.

On Wednesday, we looked at the Texans, who, statistically, have little business making the playoffs.

The Raiders: Oakland had seven players selected to the Pro Bowl, however they will be without quarterback Derek Carr.

After Derek Carr broke his leg on Christmas Eve, Matt McGloin suffered a trapezius muscle injury in Oakland’s final game of the season.

This game is continuing a time-honored tradition of the Saturday, AFC wild-card game being the least desirable of the four weekend games, with neither team appearing to be a threat to the top seeds.

The Houston Texans’ defense that finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the National Football League in total defense may have had its lowest moment when they blew a fourth-quarter lead to the Oakland Raiders in Week 11.

Cook completed 14-of-21 passes for 150 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.

Earlier Monday, while on an end-of-season conference call with New Orleans media, Payton stopped short of offering assurances about his future in New Orleans, but insinuated his expectations of returning when he asserted some recent published reports about him contained factual errors.

Aikman returned for a few plays in the divisional round, and though Dallas was loaded in nearly every position group, they could not regroup after their starter went down again with a knee injury, the Cowboys losing to the Lions 38-6. We can’t expect them to come in and put us on their shoulders. “So we need to stop the run and make them one-dimensional”.

Now that the quarterback battle is no longer a mystery in terms of who will start, here’s another question that is likely swirling around: Can Cook outduel Osweiler? Without Carr’s arm, the Raiders may have to rely on running back Latavius Murray and for the defense to create chances for them.

This Raiders team is the strongest, deepest, and most talented it’s been in more than a decade. Oakland is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 postseason games. The Raiders were held to 57 yards on 16 attempts in the loss to Denver.

I don’t necessarily think the Giants will win outright, but I can’t resist banking the number, and then I’m pretty sure the Packers will be up against it at some point in this game, and I think the Giants’ defense will be solid enough to keep this score down and give Eli Manning a shot or two at pulling off another Lambeau upset. That’s what it is. In the six games since the win over Houston, the backfield has combined for just 27 catches for 215 yards. The latter stat is most disconcerting when it comes to evaluating a team at playoff time. Saturday’s game may not be pretty, but the Texans should come away with the victory, their first in the postseason since the 2012 playoffs.

If the quarterback kept his cool in Denver with only a minimal number of practice snaps with the regulars, you’ve got to think he’ll be more collected and confident going into Houston with more preparation.

“Now it could be better if you have an experienced backup, but we have two young guys”. “Those are the ways we can help the quarterbacks”. Before his injury we got 6 of 11 for 21 yards. His frightening closing speed, alongside his ability to create turnovers, will be crucial in trying to carry a defense that has been obliterated by most teams this season.