Raiders report
Schedule
All practices astatine Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, unless noted:
Saturday — Off
Sunday — vs. Denver Broncos, Allegiant Stadium, 1:25 p.m.
Monday — Rich Bisaccia quality conference, 1 p.m.
Tuesday — Off
Wednesday — Practice, 11 a.m.
Thursday — Practice, 11 a.m.
Friday — Walkthrough, 11 a.m.
Saturday — Off
Sunday — at Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Field, 10 a.m.
Quote of the day
Interim manager Rich Bisaccia cautioned against speechmaking excessively overmuch into the Raiders’ caller occurrence against the Broncos.
While the Raiders person won 3 consecutive and 4 of 5 successful the series, the teams look antithetic heading into Sunday’s crippled astatine Allegiant Stadium than they did adjacent connected Oct. 17 erstwhile the Raiders won 34-24 successful Denver.
For example, the Broncos volition person a antithetic backmost arsenic Drew Lock gets his archetypal commencement of the season.
Bisaccia said astir of the scouting has focused connected Denver’s past mates of games to get a look astatine the existent constitution of the roster. But helium knows thing tin hap erstwhile the longtime part rivals get unneurotic connected the field.
“It’s ever a donnybrook,” helium said. “It’s a large rivalry. I don’t expect this to beryllium immoderate different.”
Of the Broncos, helium said, “they’re well-coached and precise physical. They’re moving the shot truly well. The backmost … tin propulsion the shot down the field. … He’s a physical, beardown guy.”
Injury report
Star choky extremity Darren Waller has officially been listed arsenic doubtful for Sunday’s game, though it’s looking much and much similar helium volition miss a 4th consecutive crippled with genu and backmost injuries.
Linebacker and starring tackler Denzel Perryman is questionable, though Bisaccia offered a reasonably optimistic prognosis. He is trending toward playing.
Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins is besides listed arsenic questionable aft not practicing each week with a backmost injury. Right tackle Brandon Parker was upgraded to a afloat subordinate successful signifier and won’t transportation an wounded designation into the game.
Compton’s instrumentality uncertain
Bisaccia said he’s inactive not definite if linebacker Will Compton volition instrumentality to the squad successful clip to play Sunday’s game.
The seasoned recovered retired his parent had died portion the squad was successful Cleveland past week and returned location to beryllium with his family.
“His mom’s ceremonial conscionable got implicit yesterday,” Bisaccia said Friday. “I’ve been successful interaction with him. We’ll benignant of cognize implicit the adjacent 2 days what Will’s going to extremity up doing.”
Surgery a success
Safety Johnathan Abram underwent country connected his enarthrosis connected Thursday and is out for the remainder of the season.
Bisaccia said the process went well. The squad hopes to person Abram backmost aft the holidays to statesman his rehabilitation process.
Four stay connected COVID list
The Raiders inactive person 4 players connected the reserve/COVID-19 list, including 3 antiaircraft backs.
All 4 players are believed to beryllium vaccinated, which means they could trial retired of protocols and instrumentality to play connected Sunday.
Nate Hobbs was the archetypal to spell connected the list, investigating affirmative conscionable hours earlier Monday’s crippled against Cleveland. Brandon Facyson, Roderic Teamer and Jermaine Eluemunor could nutrient antagonistic tests and return, giving the Raiders a large woody of uncertainty arsenic they hole for the game.
The Raiders could person reinforcements successful the secondary. Rookie Tyree Gillespie has been practicing and could beryllium activated from injured reserve.
“He’s got a accidental (to marque an impact) on with astir 12 different guys due to the fact that of the COVID situation,” Bisaccia said. “There’s a truly bully accidental helium could beryllium up this week depending connected who we extremity up with oregon don’t extremity up with successful the COVID situation. But yes, he’s practiced truly good for the past 2 weeks.