LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Raiders are again at Allegiant Stadium and trying to flip the ship round after back-to-back losses. This Sunday, they’re internet hosting the Chicago Bears, one other 1-2 group with one thing to show.
The Raiders and the Bears are each projected to be on the backside of their divisions, however they’re additionally hoping to beat expectations.
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The distinction proper now, nonetheless, is that the Bears received their most up-to-date recreation, beating the Dallas Cowboys in Week 3 in Chicago. In the meantime, the Raiders have not received since their Week 1 matchup towards the New England Patriots in Foxborough.
The way to watch Raiders vs. Bears on TV
Raiders followers can sleep in for this recreation a bit bit, with a day kickoff. The sport might be proven reside on KLAS with kickoff scheduled for 1:25 p.m.
Kickoff: 1:25 p.m. PT
Channel: CBS – KLAS
Followers in Las Vegas and Chicago will be capable of watch the sport on their native CBS stations, however the remainder of the nation’s CBS stations are anticipated to be displaying Kansas Metropolis Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens.
Tickets for the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Chicago Bears
In the event you do not have already got tickets for this recreation, you are going to must pony up some money, with seats beginning round $250 by way of Ticketmaster, the Raiders’ official ticketing companion.
Going to the secondary market, tickets are not any extra reasonably priced as of Tuesday afternoon. VividSeats has tickets beginning at $245 whereas StubHub has tickets beginning at $249.
Climate Forecast for Raiders Recreation Day
Bears followers coming to Vegas for the sport might be handled to a snug weekend, with highs forecast round 85 levels. There may be, nonetheless, a slight probability of rain all through the weekend because the monsoon season wraps up.
Whereas this weekend might be good, it isn’t too late for locals to anticipate one other 100-degree day earlier than the warmth releases its grip. There have been 77 days this summer time over 100 levels in Las Vegas, and final 12 months the ultimate triple-digit day wasn’t till Oct. 6.
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Fortunately, Allegiant Stadium is enclosed, so followers will get to benefit from the recreation in consolation and never want to fret in regards to the late-afternoon solar beating down on them.
What to look at for: Raiders vs. 49ers
Raiders participant to look at
RB Ashton Jeanty. He hasn’t had a lot room to run behind a shaky offensive line, so Jeanty hasn’t resembled the type of again who was the Heisman Trophy runner-up final 12 months at Boise State in dashing for 144 yards by way of three video games. However he has proven glimpses of the rugged again who shined in faculty. His thirteenth missed tackles are eighth highest amongst working backs, in response to Subsequent Gen Stats. On the time, in response to Subsequent Gen, his 2.4-yard common after contact is worst amongst backs with at the very least 25 carries.
Key matchup
Raiders broad receivers vs. Bears secondary. Las Vegas’ greatest path to victory seems to be whether or not it may possibly reap the benefits of a Chicago secondary that ranks close to the underside in passing yards allowed. If these defensive backs, nonetheless, can hold the Raiders from beating them deep and drive extra time-consuming drives, that might give the Bears a serious benefit.
Key accidents
Bears: CB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) has missed all three video games. … TE Colston Loveland (hip) was harm within the first half final week. … RT Darnell Wright (elbow), LB T.J. Edwards (hamstring) and DT Grady Jarrett (knee) have been additionally banged up.
Raiders: TE Michael Mayer (concussion) is in protocol this week. … S Jeremy Chinn (pectoral) and Decamerion Richardson (hamstring) have been restricted in observe Wednesday.
Collection notes
The Bears have received three of the previous 4 conferences and 5 of seven. … That is the Bears’ second recreation in Las Vegas. In addition they visited in 2021, profitable 20-9. … The franchises have met in 5 cities. Along with Chicago, Las Vegas, Oakland and San Francisco, additionally they performed one another in London in 2019. The Raiders received that recreation 24-21.
Stats and stuff
The Bears are one win away from becoming a member of Inexperienced Bay as the one franchises with 800 regular-season victories. The Packers have 812. … Ben Johnson bought his first win as an NFL head coach final week. … Williams is tied with Detroit’s Jared Goff and Pittsburgh’s Aaron Rodgers for second within the NFL with seven landing passes. … WR Rome Odunze has caught at the very least one TD in every of the primary three video games and has 4 on the season — tied for the league lead with Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown and Las Vegas’ Tre Tucker. His 4 TD catches tied a franchise file for the primary three video games of a season. If he catches one this week, he would change into the primary Bears participant with TD receptions in 4 straight video games since Alshon Jeffery’s six-game run in 2014. … Odunze and Raiders CB Kyu Blu Kelly have been highschool teammates at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. … Rookie Luther Burden caught three passes for 101 yards final week, together with a 65-yarder on a flea-flicker for his first profession TD. … With 20 landing catches, Cole Kmet wants one to move Greg Olsen for second most by a Bears tight finish. … S Kevin Byard III had his thirtieth profession interception final week, second most amongst energetic gamers. … Raiders WR Tre Tucker has 4 landing catches, tied for the NFL lead. Three have been in Sunday’s loss at Washington. … Las Vegas’ 38-game streak with at the very least one sack is the longest energetic one. … QB Geno Smith’s 831 yards passing is second solely to Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert’s 860. … Brock Bowers can prolong his streak to 21 video games with at the very least two catches, which might tie the longest for a good finish to open a profession. Detroit’s Sam LaPorta set the file in 2023-24. … Chinn is searching for his sixth consecutive season with at the very least one sack. Solely six different defensive backs, going again to 1982 when the statistic grew to become official, have had at the very least one sack every of their first six seasons. … A victory would transfer coach Pete Carroll right into a tie with Invoice Parcells for sixteenth in NFL historical past with 172 wins. … The Raiders’ 20 tackles for loss are the third most this season behind New England (22) and Tampa Bay (21). … Las Vegas has created 15 performs of 20 yards or longer, behind on Baltimore’s 16.
Fantasy tip
Odunze returns to his hometown and certain will wish to make an announcement. Williams has a consolation degree with Odunze, focusing on him 27 occasions this season. Odunze has simply 16 catches, however he has scored 4 touchdowns and is plus-11 in anticipated factors added, in response to Subsequent Gen Stats. Given the Raiders’ struggles on the again finish, he might have a possibility to place up large numbers.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
