Clearly this recreation will pale compared to the one final Monday, however let’s have some enjoyable with the ultimate matchup of Week 5 anyway . . .
Enjoyable Truth: I used to be a teen the final time the Oakland Los Angeles Oakland Las Vegas Raiders beat the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
The yr was 1987.
Notice: If you wish to have some enjoyable, try the field rating from that recreation: The main receiver for every group had 33 yards, and 4 quarterbacks mixed to finish a complete of 21 passes on 51 makes an attempt.
How about some extra historical past?
These two groups first met on January 14th, 1968 in little recreation known as Tremendous Bowl II (aka Ess Bee Eye-Aye).
The Packers received that day by a rating of 33-14, however wouldn’t beat the Raiders within the common season till 1990, when Inexperienced Bay snapped a 5-game shedding streak towards the Silver and Black.
A win tonight can be Inexperienced Bay’s Ninth-straight towards the Raiders.
Sadly . . .
DraftKings Sportsbook favors the Sin Metropolis group.
Me, I feel the Packers will win.
Causes:
Inexperienced Bay’s final recreation was 10 days in the past, after they misplaced to the Lions on Thursday Night time Soccer, so they need to be well-rested.
Inexperienced Bay’s “sample” this season is Win —> Lose —> Win —> Lose, which implies the following outcome within the sequence is —> Win.
The Raiders have misplaced three straight (at Buffalo, 38-10; vs. Pittsburgh, 23-18; and on the Chargers, 27-17); their solely win of the season is over Denver in Week 1, by a single level (17-16).
Davante Adams is nursing a shoulder harm and even when he performs (he was listed as “Questionable” on Friday), he’s not going to be 100%.
Jimmy Garoppolo is the Raiders quarterback. I’m sorry, that’s imply. However I’m additionally not sorry, as a result of it’s true.
Absent the benefits that Kyle Shanahan’s scheme (and San Francisco’s expertise) afforded him, Garoppolo has struggled. He’s at present No. 20 in QBR, No. 24 in quarterback score, and has extra interceptions (6) than landing passes (5).
Bonus Motive: Teaching.
The Decide: Inexperienced Bay wins and, by extension, the Raiders fail to cowl | Under45 factors.
Let’s see if my Area Gulls cohorts agree . . .
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