![]() ![]() Star running back Aaron Jones is still not recovered from his hamstring injury and is expected to land on the inactive list for Monday night's contest, putting further strain on young quarterback Jordan Love to make plays. Green Bay's inconsistent offense is coming off a 230-yard, two-turnover nightmare at Lambeau Field, where the Packers lost 34-20 to Detroit. The Packers have not much looked like the class of their division in 2023, and they could fall two games behind the red-hot Lions if they fail to beat the Raiders on Monday night. Jacobs, the NFL's 2022 rushing champion, is averaging less than three yards per rush this year and has scored only one touchdown on the ground. Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (concussion) is expected to play after he missed the Week 4 defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers, while running back Josh Jacobs is due for a breakout game following a slow start to 2023. "There's a lot of mutual love and respect between the Packers and I." "Obviously it felt like it just because everything seemed good a week ago and then I was gone," Adams recalled about the end of his eight-year stint in Green Bay. ![]() The Raiders hoping a highly-motivated Adams - who already has 397 yards and three receiving touchdowns this season - will guide them to victory and a return to the fringes of the AFC wild-card race. Las Vegas is hoping to snap a three-game losing skid that has sent it toward the bottom of the AFC West. K Daniel Carlson is three field goals from 150.The Raiders have not beaten the Packers since 1987, and they last won this matchup as the home team in 1984 - when the franchise was defending its last Super Bowl title and called Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum "home." Raiders seeking first home win of 2023 WR Jakobi Meyers is 76 yards receiving from 3,000. Only three other Raiders have reached that mark. Reigning league rushing champion Josh Jacobs has 166 yards on the ground with a 2.7 average, but leads all running back with 173 yards receiving. Los Angeles Rams rookie sensation Puka Nacua has 52. Adams is second in the NFL in targets with 50. The previous time the Raiders had consecutive 1-4 starts was in 20. Las Vegas is trying to avoid its second straight 1-4 start. Packers P Daniel Whelan averaged 51.8 yards on his five punts in the Lions game. That’s the highest single-game total for any player this season. Packers LB Quay Walker had 19 tackles against the Lions. Packers WR Romeo Doubs had nine catches for 95 yards - both career highs - in the loss to the Lions. They rallied from a 17-0 deficit to beat New Orleans 18-17 and trailed 27-3 at halftime in their 34-20 loss to Detroit. The Packers have been outscored 44-3 in the first half of their past two games. ![]() The Packers have won their past six “Monday Night Football” games, the longest such streak in team history. Two of the rookie’s field goals are from at least 50 yards. Packers K Anders Carlson, the younger brother of Raiders K Daniel Carlson, is 5 of 5 on field goals and 9 of 9 on extra points. STATS AND STUFF: Packers QB Jordan Love has completed just 56.1% of his passes, but he has nine completions of 30-plus yards to match Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins for the NFL lead in that category.
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