Colts look for 5th straight win in series vs. Raiders
INDIANAPOLIS (7-7) vs. OAKLAND (11-3)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Raiders by 5 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Indianapolis 7-6-1, Oakland 9-5
SERIES RECORD - Raiders lead 8-7
LAST MEETING - Colts beat Raiders 21-17, Sept. 8, 2013
LAST WEEK - Colts beat Vikings 34-6; Raiders beat Chargers 19-16
AP PRO32 RANKING - Colts No. 18, Raiders No. 3
COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (19), PASS (7).
COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (20), PASS (27).
RAIDERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (6), PASS (6).
RAIDERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (25), PASS (25).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Colts won four straight in series since 23-18 loss in 2001. ... Indianapolis has not won on consecutive weeks this season. Only back-to-back wins broken up by bye week. ... Loss would eliminate Colts from playoff contention in consecutive seasons for first time since before Peyton Manning arrived in 1997-98. ... RB Frank Gore needs 109 yards to become first Colts runner to reach 1,000 yards in season since Joseph Addai in 2007. Gore would join Emmitt Smith (11), Curtis Martin (10), Walter Payton (10) and Barry Sanders (10) as only players with at least nine 1,000-yard seasons. ... Indianapolis WR T.Y. Hilton has 81 catches, one shy of career high set in 2013, `14. ... Raiders clinched first playoff berth since 2002 last week. Oakland can clinch division with two more wins. ... Raiders QB Derek Carr has seven fourth-quarter comebacks this season, tied for second most behind Matthew Stafford's eight for Detroit this season. ... Oakland LB Bruce Irvin has five sacks over last five games. ... Raiders S Reggie Nelson had fourth INT last week and leads all active players with 34 since 2007. ... Fantasy Tip: Raiders WR Amari Cooper targeted just three times last week and averaging 41.8 yards receiving per game over last six, down from 98.4 from first eight.
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