Team news: Las Vegas Raiders

After running 31 yards on a designed quarterback keep in his only snap of Monday's showdown against the Ravens, Mariota will sit on IR for the next 3 weeks. He will be eligible to return Week 5 against the Bears. Expect Jon Gruden's golden boy, Nathan Peterman, to slide in as David Carr's primary backup.

Raiders coach Jon Gruden told reporters Friday that RB Josh Jacobs is out Week 2 at Pittsburgh.

Related Player: Kenyan Drake

It was going to be tough to see Jacobs play and be effective with toe and ankle injuries and the decision to sit him Week 2 is the smartest. Kenyan Drake is the lead back followed by Peyton Barber.

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was not spotted at practice.

Jacobs was nursing a toe injury last week and was also dealing with an illness. He seemed to either aggravate the toe injury or pick up a new ailment on Monday night against the Ravens, His participation in Friday's practice could determine his availability for Week 2. Jacobs is currently our 27th ranked running back due to facing off against an imposing Steelers defense.

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs did not practice Wednesday due to toe and ankle injuries according to Vic Tarfur of The Athletic. Tarfur mentioned that Jacobs is expected to miss numerous Wednesday practices but is already banged up.

Related Player: Kenyan Drake

Jacobs came into Week 1 dealing with illness and the toe injury. The ankle injury is new and a major concern considering how much he has already dealt with. One less day of rest makes Jacobs's status for Sunday a legitimate question.

Marcus Mariota took a designed quarterback run 31 yards on third-and-1 early in the game, but was unable to play for the rest of the contest.

Related players: Derek Carr, Nathan Peterman

While Mariota is Las Vegas’ backup quarterback, Gruden apparently had significant plans for the 2015 No. 2 overall pick saying, “Yeah, we lost a big part of our offense,” Gruden said. “Hopefully it’s not going to linger on.” Peterman is next up on the depth chart.

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs, added to the injury report with a non-COVID illness is trending toward playing tonight, source said. Should be good to go. Side note: Las Vegas is 100% vaccinated as a team.

Related players: Kenyan Drake

We reported earlier today that Drake could see a big workload tonight, with or without Jacobs in the lineup so that puts some doubt in the minds of Jacobs owners. The good news is he's trending toward playing but coming off an illness may not see his normal workload.

Josh Jacobs being listed as questionable.

Related players: Kenyan Drake

Edwards went on to say expect a big day out of Drake in Week 1. Edwards added to expect a big day out do Drake even if Jacobs still plays. Those counting on either player on Monday night should monitor that situation leading up to game time.